Not your typical cigar, but a decidedly feminine form, complete with a double helium bag, flat bottom and skirts, this hybrid dirigible is buoyed by both military and civilian contracts. The Hybrid Air Vehicle also combines properties of an aircraft and a hovercraft.
Global sales of utility-scale electricity storage systems are forecast to grow more than 35% at an annually compounded rate as grid operators make greater use of renewable energy sources and build out interconnections and smart grid systems.
Top cleantech news from the last day or two.
The National Hockey League has picked the Pittsburgh Penguin’s brand new LEED Gold hockey stadium as the “perfect place” to kick off its new recycling campaign, which will focus on getting tailgaters to recycle their cans and bottles when they attend the 2011 NHL Winter Classic game today. It’s yet … [continued]
The Pittsburgh Steelers have partnered up with a local environmental initiative to bring a solar powered tire pump to fans tailgating at this Sunday’s game versus the New York Jets. The matchup is also among the home games in which the Steelers have teamed up with aluminum giant Alcoa to … [continued]
Con Edison Development and Panda Power Funds started construction on a 20-megawatt solar electric generating station in Pilesgrove, NJ last week. This solar farm will be able to power over 5,100 homes and will be the largest solar farm in the northeastern U.S. upon completion. The farm will include 71,400 … [continued]
Renewable energy and energy efficiency will be focus of India’s $2.3 trillion energy investment plan over the next two decades. The plan is aimed at achieving consistently high economic growth rates without having any net adverse impact in the environment. While the exact proportion of the investment for renewable energy is not … [continued]
The people who live in Detroit could really use some good news after taking the hardest landing as the Age of Oil clunkered to a close. A massive homesteading retrofit program to bring free energy from sunshine would be just perfect. In 2007, Michigan’s Governor Granholm had instigated one of … [continued]
Wineries are notorious for using large amounts of water, with estimates ranging up to 20 gallons of water needed to produce a singe gallon of wine. Jackson Family Wines is one wine maker that has found a high tech way to put a billion-gallon dent in its own annual water … [continued]
The University of California, San Diego, in support of its ambitious goal of being the greenest university in the U.S., are installing a 1.2 MW solar electric system as part of its comprehensive sustainable energy program. This system will contribute approximately 1.5 million kW hours of clean energy to the … [continued]
