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Lcoe: Levelized Cost Of #energy
Jan 28 2018 02:05 PM | eds in Green Energy
LCOE, is the cost per unit of electricity generated from any source, . . . when all costs, such as: . . . . . . infrastructure, . . . . . . labour, . . . . . . land, . . . . . . raw material, . . . . . . maintenance, and . . . . . . total expected elec...
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Net Zero #home
Jan 25 2018 01:45 PM | eds in Green Energy
A net-zero home, . . . is one that generates as much power as it uses. To do this, . . . you’ll definitely need to incorporate renewable energy. Start with Efficient heating and cooling. A home that’s properly insulated, . . . with minimal air leakage...
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Community #microgrid: Virtual Power Plant
Jan 25 2018 04:20 AM | eds in Green Energy
Warner, New Hampshire, . . . is forming each building as its own microgrid, . . . then linked together, to form a community microgrid, . . . creating a "virtual power plant." 1-24-2018 Source: Community #Microgrid: Virtual Power Plant
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#microgrids: Future
Jan 22 2018 02:20 PM | eds in Green Energy
Solar PV costs, . . . may not have much further to fall, but there is plenty of room, . . . to reduce costs associated with energy storage, and . . . microgrid design and control systems. Today, electricity grid regulations, . . . are among the bigges...
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Costs Of Driving #electric Vs Gasoline Vehicles?
Jan 21 2018 09:15 PM | eds in Green Energy
Cost to operate cars: . . . . . . $1,117.- Gas(twice as expensive) . . . . . . $485.- Electric (1/2 as expensive). Maintenance parts: 1-21-2018 Source: Costs of Driving #Electric VS Gasoline Vehicles?
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Small #electric Delivery Vehicles
Jan 17 2018 08:05 PM | eds in Green Energy
It is estimated that vehicles contribute more than . . . 1/2 the total carbon monoxide, and nitrogen oxide . . . that accumulates in the air. Combine that with nearly a . . . 1/4 of the entire atmospheric hydrocarbon content, . . . it is no surprise t...
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China: World Leader In #renewable
Jan 17 2018 02:15 PM | eds in Green Energy
The Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA) says, . . . China’s total investment in clean-energy projects was . . . $32 billion in 2016, and . . . $44 billion in 2017, The Chinese government has shut down up to, . . . 4...
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50 #tesla Electric Semi Trucks
Jan 15 2018 12:20 AM | eds in Green Energy
Bee’ah, (a large UAE-based environmental & waste management company) . . . announced that it had placed a pre-ordered for, . . . 50 Tesla Electric Semi trucks. Bee’ah, also purchased Tesla's Powerpack battery for their headquarter complex, . ....
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Fully #charged
Jan 14 2018 08:50 PM | eds in Green Energy
Fully Charged News https://www.youtube....h?v=1mlU-0DtZ6g Barriers to EV adoption | Fully Charged https://www.youtube....h?v=9k7k3Mzknm8
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#electric Barge In Europe
Jan 14 2018 12:00 AM | eds in Green Energy
5 autonomous electric barges, . . . will begin operating between the . . . De Kempen intermodal terminal in the south of the Netherlands, and . . . Antwerp beginning in August. The barges are expected to remove, . . . 23,000 trucks — most of them dies...
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#tesla Supercharger Network 2018
Jan 14 2018 12:25 AM | eds in Green Energy
Tesla’s Supercharger network, in North America, . . . close off all remaining gaps in long-distance travel routes, . . . also within large cities where Tesla ownership rates are high, and for . . . Model 3 buyers, who don’t have access to home charging...
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#renewables: Won't Disrupt The Grid?
Jan 13 2018 02:35 PM | eds in Green Energy
It is common to hear people say, . . . that renewables like solar and wind disrupt the grid, . . . because they vary in voltage and frequency, . . . depending on wind speed and cloud cover. There are also concerns about microgrids, . . . disrupting the...
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Puerto Rico: #sun Commander®
Jan 04 2018 03:20 PM | eds in Green Energy
In a disaster, or a need for power at a remote location, the . . . Sun Commander® can be un-deployed in about . . . 3 labor hours (three men 1 hr). The unit is then ready to be pulled behind a standard . . . 3/4 ton pick-up truck. or loaded in a . . ....
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Farming Energy From The #sun
Jan 04 2018 01:45 PM | eds in Green Energy
Denmark's 140MW solar farm, that may include battery storage, . . . plans to be constructed on, . . . 270ha of farmland. The site is generally on a . . . 5-year rotation of cropping and sheep grazing. The facility would comprise up to . . . 400,00...
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Viking: German Offshore #wind Farm
Jan 04 2018 01:35 PM | eds in Green Energy
Viking, a new offshore wind farm in Germany: . . . . . . 70 Adewen turbines, . . . . . . 350MW capacity. . . . . . . 70 Adewen turbines, . . . . . . 350,000 homes power supply, and . . . . . . US$1.68bn cost, . . . has fed electricity to the grid...
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Wyoming #wind Energy
Dec 31 2017 03:00 PM | eds in Green Energy
Wyoming, . . . is one of the epicenters of coal production in the US, . . . but it is also blessed with rich wind resources. Wyoming’s high-capacity wind energy resources, . . . complement California’s renewables, . . . that helps Californians not onl...
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Beijing, China: 112,600 Charging Poles
Dec 30 2017 10:10 PM | eds in Green Energy
Beijing, has built, . . . 112,600 charging poles for . . . new energy cars, as of the . . . end of November. 12-30-2017 Source: Beijing, China: 112,600 charging poles
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Vermont: 1St #wind Farm
Dec 30 2017 02:45 PM | eds in Green Energy
Vermont's, Deerfield Wind Farm, . . . 30-MW, includes . . . 15 Siemens Gamesa wind turbines, which produce energy for . . . 14,000 average Vermont homes annually. 12-30-2017 Source: Vermont: 1st #Wind farm
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Uk: Wind Farms Vs Coal
Dec 28 2017 02:20 PM | eds in Green Energy
75% of days this year, . . . British wind farms generated more electricity, . . . than coal plants. ‘The Government has focused on reducing coal use, . . . which now supplies less than . . . 7% of our electricity. 12-28-2017 Source: UK: Wind farms V...
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Hawaii: Community-Based Renewable Energy
Dec 27 2017 01:55 PM | eds in Green Energy
Public Utilities Commission, . . . issued a decision directing, . . . Hawaii’s electric utilities, . . . to implement a community-based renewable energy program. Solar power, . . . will soon be an option for many Hawaii residents, and businesses, . ....
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Iran: Air #pollution Problems
Dec 26 2017 07:00 PM | eds in Green Energy
As the result of dangerous levels of air pollution, . . . schools in Tehran, and in many other large cities throughout the country, . . . were closed last week. Authorities also instituted a scheme, . . . to halve the number of cars allowed on the roa...
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China: #solar Power Highway
Dec 24 2017 02:55 PM | eds in Green Energy
Jinan South Ring Expressway, . . . 1.2 mile (2 km) stretch of solar highway, . . . meaning solar panels on the road, . . . will be powering the towns surrounding it. The panels heat can transfer through the concrete, . . . allowing them to automatical...
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Alaska: #solar Power
Dec 24 2017 02:30 PM | eds in Green Energy
Solar Panels, are replacing Diesel Fuel, . . . in Canada’s Far North. Solar energy, . . . makes sense in places where you have plenty of light. But, Canadian communities with as little as . . . 5 hours of sun a day, . . . could soon leapfrog from dies...
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#heat: Better Than A Rocket Stove
Dec 23 2017 12:50 AM | eds in Green Energy
Which is better, to heat a green house: a . . . . . . rocket stove, or . . . . . . pile of leaves? https://www.youtube....h?v=lIzWgBWF3SQ 4 season greenhouse, . . . designed for deep winter conditions, . . . that takes solar heat from the summer, stor...
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Hampshire College: Goes 100% #solar
Dec 17 2017 02:45 PM | eds in Green Energy
The Massachusetts college, has installed a . . . 19-acre solar farm, complete with . . . Tesla batteries to store up power, . . . 15,000 panels producing about . . . 4.7 megawatts of power each year, . . . more than Hampshire can even use. The price h...
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