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Wind Energy Growth + Electric Cars Growth = Better Planet ? |
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- Wind Energy in the US grows by 39% : Key stat: "The nation’s wind turbines generate enough electricity to power the equivalent of 9.7 million homes, according to the report." This is very heartening news i.e. 10% of electricity from US homes could come from Wind.
- China continues to invest in clean energy and is the world's largest wind energy producer
- Electric Car launches from major car manufacturers including GM's Volt , Hyundai's i10 , Nissan's Leaf , BYD's Electric Car and many more
- Of course, the key in an all these ...
Ad from 1962: Each Day Humble Supplies Enough Energy to Melt 7 Million Tons of Glacier |
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An ad from Humble Energy 1962! Wonder how many lawsuits this would have caused today!
Light Bulb of the future made by Philips |
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Philips just made a light bulb and submitted the bulb for a $10M prize started by the Department of Energy
From the NY Times
Philips announced today that it is the first company to submit anentry in the contest. The company has first-mover advantage, because iftheir lamp is shown to meet the rules, then Philips wins, even if another company enters later with better results.
In May 2008, the Department of Energy announced that it would award$10 million to the first company that developed a solid-state lamp thatcould replace a standard bulb. Among the criteria: The lamp can use ...
New battery to store Energy in your home and recharge from sunlight |
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Inside Ceramatec's wonder battery is a chunk of solid sodium metal mated to a sulphur compound by an extraordinary, paper-thin ceramic membrane. The membrane conducts ions -- electrically charged particles -- back and forth to generate a current. The company calculates that the battery will cram 20 to 40 kilowatt hours of ...
Chevy Volt will give a mileage of 230 mpg |
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I love the Chevy Volt (even though its not out yet). Its a game changer and will attack the demand side of the equation on the oil problem. Once this is introduced the momentum will have to shift to electric cars worldwide. The 230 mpg announcement is great news even thought theoritically if you drive less than 40 miles per day, the mileage is infinite. More here: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/12/business/12auto.html