| Create a Free Account or Sign In to connect and share in green living and alternative energy forum discussions. |
1
Green Energy
Where's The Solar?
May 20 2013 04:30 PM | eds in Green Energy
Japan: Floating Wind & Current Hybrid Power Generation System . . . called "SKWID" (Savonius Keel & Wind Turbine Darrieus) . . . provides cost-effective power generation, . . . with minimal environmental impact. The Darrieus’ rectangula...
Read story → comment
Battery Swap Tesla?
May 20 2013 02:45 PM | eds in Green Energy
Deconstructing the battery pack of the Tesla Model S and . . . a recent filing with the SEC revealed Tesla’s plans for battery swapping. Source: Tesla-Battery Battery-Swap
Read story → comment
$2 Trillion Market, Solar
May 20 2013 02:35 AM | eds in Solar Power
The first point made by CEO Tom Werner of SunPower is that . . . the solar industry has barely scratched the surface of the . . . $2.2 trillion global energy market . . . (that’s an annual figure by the way). The key point is that because of grid...
Read story → comment
U.s. Military Prove's Solar Reliable
May 19 2013 02:35 AM | eds in Solar Power
DOD’s annual $20 billion energy budget makes it the . . . biggest single energy consumer in the world and . . . it intends to keep building toward, . . . 3 gigawatts of solar capacity by 2025. By shifting Afghan remote bases to solar, . . . the m...
Read story → comment
U.s. Energy Independence Part 1
May 17 2013 11:30 PM | eds in Green Energy
4-part series on the ideas that could usher in . . . a new era of true energy independence for the United States. Source: Part-1
Read story → comment
V3Solar Popular Science
May 17 2013 02:45 AM | eds in Solar Power
Solar energy isn’t quite cost-competitive yet. . . . Bridging the final gap requires breakthroughs, . . . that increase efficiency while cutting costs. V3Solar can use cheaper, less heat-tolerant material, . . . than other light-concentrating systems....
Read story → comment
Fighting Blackouts Pv + Storage
May 16 2013 01:05 AM | eds in Solar Power
After the devastation of the Tsunami and nuclear meltdown in Mach 2011, . . . Japan became painfully aware of the importance of both safety and . . . maintaining a steady supply of electricity. The combination of a PV system and battery storage . . . g...
Read story → comment
Scotland's Renewable Energy
May 15 2013 10:10 PM | eds in Green Energy
Farming Wind and Water for electricity
Read story → comment
100,000 Panasonic Solar Lantern/chargers
May 14 2013 05:20 PM | eds in Solar Power
To mark its 100th anniversary, Panasonic plans to distribute . . . 100,000 solar lanterns that also charge mobile phones and other small devices. Source: Panasonic
Read story → comment
Hyundai's Solar Project
May 14 2013 01:35 AM | eds in Solar Power
Hyundai will build South-Korea's largest solar rooftop solar installation. . . . 213,000 square meters, . . . 40,000 PV modules, . . . 11.5 million KWh/year and the reduction of . . . 5,600 tons of carbon dioxide emissions, equivalent to planting ....
Read story → comment