People living off the grid have done this for years. The will use wind or solar power and then store the extra electricity as either hydrogen or inside lead acid batteries for later use. Now, Panasonic has developed a home lithium ion battery that will rival all others for massive storage of home electricity. Panasonic • Read More »
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Geothermal energy is gaining ground in Australia and the UK
December 11, 2009 | By Kevin | No Comments | Filed in: Geothermal Energy.Our English-speaking friends in Australia and the United Kingdom are getting in on the geothermal energy craze. Let’s start with Australia first. In Victoria Australia the first geothermal energy plant will go live in around three years. The new geothermal plant will provide enough energy to power 120,000 homes. Before the geothermal plant is built • Read More »
Blue Concept Cars at the L. A. Auto Show That Are Really Green
December 2, 2009 | By Kevin | No Comments | Filed in: High Mileage Vehicles.Green cars actually come in all different shapes, sizes and colors. When perusing the debuts and concept cars for the Los Angeles Auto Show I happened to notice that many of these green cars are actually painted blue. There are several blue car offerings from Mercedes, Subaru, BMW and Toyota. The Mercedes-Benz E350 Bluetec is based • Read More »