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Malta Wants More Solar

Thu, 23 May 2013 23:09:17 +0000

Malta has started a photovoltaic subsidy and rebate scheme worth €21 million.
. . . The government will also reopen the
. . . . . . solar water heaters,
. . . . . . roof insulation and
. . . . . . double glazing schemes,
. . . intended to improve domestic energy efficiency rates.

Source: Malta

Solar Cook: Tea And Egg In 6 Min

Thu, 23 May 2013 17:51:02 +0000

Source: Solar-Rocket

Health: Tricorder

Thu, 23 May 2013 02:15:01 +0000

Scanadu's SCOUT Monitors Vitals Signs
A demo of an updated version of the Scanadu SCOUT,
. . . will soon be in the hands of real users.
Design changes which are coming and
. . . the Scanadu's 30 day Indiegogo campaign.

How To Cut Solar Energy Costs By 80%

Wed, 22 May 2013 22:56:23 +0000

SunWater Crowdfunding Campaign shows
. . . How To Cut Solar Energy Costs by 80%

Electric Car Charging

Wed, 22 May 2013 22:32:32 +0000

This infographic compiled by PluginCars.com, PlugShare, and Recargo
. . . shows the growth of electric vehicles and charging places in the U.S.A.

Source: Infographic

Dod Goes Apple Saving Money

Tue, 21 May 2013 20:25:11 +0000

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, including
. . . 470,000 BlackBerry devices,
. . . 41,000 Apple platforms and
. . . 8,700 Android-based systems.

Source: DOD Military Pentagon

Englands Solar Ambulances

Mon, 20 May 2013 23:45:32 +0000

South Central Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust (SCAS)
. . . installed modules on all new RRVs - 36 to date.
The addition of the modules reduces fuel consumption,
. . . as the vehicles no longer need to be left idling when attending an incident. Battery replacement costs have also been reduced and
. . . availability of vehicles increased as the vehicles do not need
. . . to spend time off the road for battery recharging.
It will reduce its carbon dioxide emissions by 30.28 tonnes and
. . . its fuel costs by more than £50,000 over the next 5 years.
SCAS provides ambulance services in
. . . Berkshire,
. . . Buckinghamshire,
. . . Hampshire and
. . . Oxfordshire in the South East England region.

Source: Ambulances

Where's The Solar?

Mon, 20 May 2013 16:25:53 +0000

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’ rectangular swept area catches twice as much wind
. . . when compared to the circular swept area
. . . of typical onshore wind turbines of the same diameter and
. . . is therefore capable of delivering twice as much power from a single installation
. . . and far more power from the same wind farm area.
The Savonius current turbine acts as a ballast,
. . . making the power generation assembly self-righting.

Source: Renewable Co-generation MODEC Inc

Battery Swap Tesla?

Mon, 20 May 2013 14:40:09 +0000

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

Smaller And More Efficient Homes

Mon, 20 May 2013 14:19:48 +0000

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 mortgage payments to a
. . . monthly $350 that covers renting  land, electricity and water.


Source:  TreeHugger

$2 Trillion Market, Solar

Mon, 20 May 2013 02:31:59 +0000

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 parity,
. . . which has been reached in numerous countries over the last few years,
. . . the solar industry is now able to attack that market with gusto.

Costs will continue to fall, efficiency will rise,
. . . “We are just at beginning,” Wenger said.

Within 3 years, storage and the smart controls to manage energy
. . . allow homeowners and businesses to manage
. . . their energy production and consumption.
That’s a whole new ball game,
. . . it’s what the utilities have been doing
. . . for 100 years and presumed they would continue to do.

Source: $2 Trillion Market

Fdic Bank Closings

Sun, 19 May 2013 22:50:40 +0000

Bank closing in May
State . . Bank Name
------- -----------------------------
AZ . . . Central Arizona Bank
GA . . . Sunrise Bank
NC . . . Pisgah Community Bank

FDIC BANK Closings
. . . 2007 . . . .3
. . . 2008 . . . 25
. . . 2009 . . .140
. . . 2010 . . .157
. . . 2011 . . . 92
. . . 2012 . . . 49
. . . 2013 . . . 13
. . . . . . . . . . . -----
TOTAL . . . .480

I intend these announcements to be a positive thing.
. . . When you see the FDIC closing a bank,
. . . capital is no longer bring wasted and
. . . tied up in failed enterprises.
. . . It is a sign of an economy trying to recover.

Source: fdic

U.s. Military Prove's Solar Reliable

Sun, 19 May 2013 02:30:36 +0000

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 military has cut its consumption of generator liquid fuel from
. . . 20 gallons per day to 2.5 gallons per day.
The military pays $1 per gallon for liquid fuel and spends
. . . $399 per gallon delivering it to those remote bases.

Source: Military

Big Banks Betting On Solar Power

Sun, 19 May 2013 02:00:28 +0000

Goldman Sachs investing in a $500 million fund from SolarCity.
This is the latest in a growing trend of
. . . big banks betting on solar power

Source: Goldman Sachs

U.s. Energy Independence Part 1

Fri, 17 May 2013 23:24:33 +0000

4-part series on the ideas that could usher in
. . . a new era of true energy independence for the United States.

Source: Part-1