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Wind Farm Technicians A Growing Industry

March 30, 2009 | By Kevin | No Comments | Filed in: Wind Energy.

With the economy in a slump and many parts of the country with unemployment around 10-percent or more, the wind turbine industry needs employees. And, if you live near Concordia, Kansas you can get training at Cloud County Community College. Wind turbine technicians can expect to make $18 per hour and up to start. They • Read More »

Solar Etching Technology Is More Efficient and Self-Cleaning

March 25, 2009 | By Kevin | No Comments | Filed in: Solar Energy.

New solar etching technology being developed by researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology is both more efficient in absorbing light rays and self-cleaning. Chemical etching of solar panel surfaces at the micron and nanoscale helps to trap light in 3-dimensional structures. The efficiency of the solar cells is increased by as much as two • Read More »

HumanCar Promotes Fun, Exercise and Environment

March 23, 2009 | By Kevin | 1 Comment | Filed in: Human Power.

Row, row, row your boat gently down the stream. Well, you get the idea anyway of the human power involved, not on the stream, but on the roadways, for the HumanCar which is to be unveiled officially on Earth Day 2009. This fun four seat mostly manually operated vehicle promotes exercise and environmental benefits. The • Read More »

Sustainability in Schools Becomes a Core Value

March 18, 2009 | By Kevin | No Comments | Filed in: Sustainability.

Sustainability has been a core value for a small number of people for a long time and now even businesses are getting into the act. But, if you want to change the world you need to start in the schools. Today, I’ll outline three different schools where sustainability is making an impact. The first is • Read More »

Ventomobile Wind Powered Vehicle

March 16, 2009 | By Kevin | No Comments | Filed in: Transportation.

This one escaped me last summer so I thought I would catch up and talk about it now. The Ventomobile, which is a wind-powered velomobile may just be one of the most unique green vehicles on the planet. A typical velomobile is a human-powered vehicle (some come with electric assist, too) that one sits inside, • Read More »

Hydraulic Hybrid 100 MPG Car in Hunt for X-Prize

March 13, 2009 | By Kevin | 1 Comment | Filed in: Transportation.

There is a hydraulic hybrid car in the hunt for the Automotive X-Prize that is geared towards getting over 100 mpg. A company called Lightning Hybrids is keeping the details of their new hydraulic engine very hush-hush as patents are pending and competition is fierce. What the company is saying however is not only will • Read More »

Pininfarina B0 Electric Car to Rollout in 2010

March 9, 2009 | By Kevin | No Comments | Filed in: Electric Cars.

The Pininfarina B0 Electric Car (that’s B Zero and not B. O. as in body odor) will start rolling out in 2010 to six European countries. In fact, the near bankrupt Pininfarina now plans to rollout 10,000 models that year plus 20,000 in 2011 and 30,000 in 2012. The Pininfarina B0 will rollout first to • Read More »

AirPod Air Car Showing Off at Auto Show

March 6, 2009 | By Kevin | 1 Comment | Filed in: Air Cars.

I’ve talked about the MDI air cars before and this is another iteration by the French company that is sure to gain a following. The MDI AirPod air car is a cute little 3-seater that runs on compressed air and is just begging to carry a few iPods inside as well. The AirPod is a • Read More »