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Ed's Articles
Dod Goes Apple Saving Money
May 21 2013 08:30 PM | eds in Ed's Articles
The U.S. Defense Department has released a security guide for . . . smart phones and tablet computers made by Apple Inc., . . . setting the stage for their wider use on military networks. The military uses about . . . 600,000 commercial mobile devices...
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Smaller And More Efficient Homes
May 20 2013 02:25 PM | eds in Ed's Articles
Tired of paying mortgages and rent and having nothing to show for it. . . . Want to make a change toward smaller, simpler living, . . . develop a lifestyle that is simple, adventurous, and fun! How about effectively reducing a $1,500-per-month...
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Family Farm Eliminates Their Electric Bil
May 13 2013 08:25 PM | eds in Ed's Articles
Goal: Produce 100% of the electricity locally with 51kW solar PV system and . . . insulate their 100+ acres family farm from uncertain and . . . erratic energy prices in the future. Source: Solar-Farm
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Off-Grid Load Estimator
Apr 08 2013 01:10 AM | eds in Ed's Articles
Calculate solar or wind off-grid system loads or perceived loads . . . by entering information in the blanks. Source: Off-Grid-Load-Estimator
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Local Food?
Apr 03 2013 03:10 PM | eds in Ed's Articles
When the lettuce only has to come down a staircase from the roof, . . . that’s about as local as you can get. The Whole Foods scheduled to open this fall in Brooklyn, will have a . . . 20,000-square-foot greenhouse on its roof. Source: brooklyn-who...
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Electric Cars
Apr 01 2013 06:00 PM | eds in Ed's Articles
Nominated for 2011 Grammy Awards!
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India's Tata Ace Pickup Truck
Mar 31 2013 01:10 PM | eds in Ed's Articles
Cheap enough to be affordable, . . . Tough enough to haul pigs all week, . . . . . . Pretty enough to go to Church on Sunday.
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$15,550.- Electric Vehicle
Mar 17 2013 11:50 PM | eds in Ed's Articles
Bollore electric car $15,550.- (Batteries Not Included) . . . (Unlimited millage batteries leased for $105.- per month) . . . 4 seats . . . Range 155 miles . . . Speed: up to 75 mph. Source: bollore-bluecar greenpacks
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What's The Most Important Thing To Do?
Mar 17 2013 02:10 PM | eds in Ed's Articles
eLab: The Value of Distributed Energy Resources The U.S. is at the cusp of transformative change in the electricity system, and . . . the only thing limiting us may be our imagination. Source: ELAB
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Dramatic Changes Sweeping European Grid
Mar 15 2013 02:35 PM | eds in Ed's Articles
A $520 million dollar, power station in Bavaria, . . . built just 3 years ago, having hardly been used and losing money, . . . the owners of Irsching-5 (pictured below) are threatening to close it. It’s just one illustration of the dramatic chang...
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