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Energy-8: Where Will The 2012 World Future Ener...

Jan 08 2012 12:00 AM | eds in Ed's Articles

QuoteWorld Future Energy Summit is the world’s foremost annual meeting . . . committed to advancing . . . . . . future energy, . . . . . .energy efficiency and . . . . . .clean technologies . . . by engaging . . . . . .political, . . . . . .business, ....

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Mit: V2G Electric-Powered Trucks, Will Save Mon...

Feb 01 2012 04:15 PM | eds in Ed's Articles

A company looking to purchase an electric-powered delivery truck today . . . will likely experience some sticker shock: . . . Such a vehicle costs nearly $150,000, . . . compared to about $50,000 for the same kind of truck . . . with a standa...

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2012 Pv Forecast: Industry Value Chain Blues

Feb 15 2012 02:00 AM | eds in Ed's Articles

At the turn of the year, photovoltaics manufacturers are faced with difficult choices: continue selling at prices that do not allow for positive margins, or shutter production and wait for the current situation to settle down. In 2011, manufacturers fr...

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Energy-7: Higher Efficiency With Quantum Dot So...

Dec 28 2011 11:25 PM | eds in Ed's Articles

Quote solar.jpg U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory . . . Researchers, have reported the first solar cell that produces a. . . photocurrent that has an external quantum efficiency greater than. . . 100% when photoexcited wi...

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Is The Current Recession's Bank Closings, M...

Jan 20 2012 11:50 PM | eds in Ed's Articles

One of the most significant aspects of the Great Depression in the . . . United States was the erosion of confidence in the banking system. In all, 9,000 banks failed during the decade of the 30s. . . . It's estimated that 4,000 banks failed durin...

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German Ev Design Project

Feb 05 2013 03:50 AM | eds in Ed's Articles

A sturdy, . . . monocoque body (curb weight below 882 pounds before batteries are added) . . . state-of-the-art carbon fiber materials, (safe, lightweight, but expensive material) . . . efficient, compact, lightweight, asynchronous electric engine (20...

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The Story Of Stuff

Nov 20 2011 01:05 AM | eds in Ed's Articles



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Energy-3: Secretary Chu: We Can Win Clean Energ...

Nov 23 2011 06:50 PM | eds in Ed's Articles

Quote Chu.jpg $7,000,000,000,000.- (Trillion) are at stake in the global battle to win market share in renewable energy and the United States can win that battle, U.S. Secretary of Energy Steven Chu said during stops in Colorado. Chu toured a GE...

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Energy-5: Carbon Nanotube Ultracapacitors

Dec 13 2011 01:50 PM | eds in Ed's Articles

Dr. Riccardo Signorellihas served as CEO of FastCAP Systems, . . . a startup focused on researching and developing . . . carbon nanotube ultracapacitors, a technology that combines . . . the advantages of ultracapacitors and batteries . . . without the...

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