There’s an interesting article in the NY Times about how a fight is brewing around the building of large solar farms and water rights in several states. Simply stated some large solar farms use water to cool the PV panels and can consume millions (and sometimes billions) of gallons of H2O per year.
This consumption of [...]
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The BMW Gina when it was unveiled last year was a great example of outside the box thinking. Gina stands for Geometry and Functions in ‘N’ Adaptations.
The BMW Gina’s defining characteristic is its spandex like textile skin that replaces a metal outer body. The textile skin fits over an aluminum and carbon fiber wire frame. [...]
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For those who thought I was crazy, insane, off-the-wall, ludicrous, way off base and downright cuckoo for suggesting that one day we all may be able to Google our refrigerators, take note.
Google is now developing its new cheap thermal solar technology complete with mirrors tracking the sun, focusing its beams upon a heliostat, turning a [...]
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The Postcode Lottery Green Challenge encourages green innovation that will have a positive impact on everyone’s lives. This year 6 finalists have already been picked and could win $500,000 euro ($727,000 USD). The winner will be picked September 25, 2009 in Amsterdam.
In order to qualify for the top 6, the finalists had to do 3 [...]
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I’ve talked about Odyne Systems and DUECO twice before. The first time I talked about these companies was in February 2008, where in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, they along with the Adams Electric Cooperative unveiled the world’s first plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) utility truck.
Then a month later in 2008, Odyne Corporation upped the ante again by [...]
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