Ford will debut a solar-powered electric car at the Consumer Electronics Show next week. The car, a concept vehicle not ready for dealer showrooms, is a version of the C-Max Energi plug-in car already sold by Ford (F, Fortune 500). Like the C-Max Energi, the new C-Max Solar Energi can go 21 miles on electricity between charges. It then can switch over and run on gasoline until … [Read more...]
Xzeres Wind acquires Southwest WindPower
It has just been finalized: the XZERES Company, designer, manufacturer and marketer of small (2.5 – 10kW) wind powered, distributed energy turbines and other renewable energy products, has acquired the assets of Southwest Windpower. The sale definitely places XZERES’s global offering of small wind turbines with best in class, advanced engineering designed to address the … [Read more...]
DIY Solar Panel Kits from Silicon Solar
DIY solar panel kits are specifically designed for home do-it-yourselfers, experimenters, students and anyone interested in learning about solar power from the ground up. If you’re one of those people who learns best by doing, or just loves tinkering around with things and putting them together, a DIY solar panel kit is one of the best, most exciting and most fulfilling ways to … [Read more...]
Pure Energies Teams with WWF to Power with Solar
PURE Energies has teamed up with World Wildlife Fund (WWF) to launch a new program to help Americans lower their household energy costs and reduce their personal impact on climate change. Starting today through September 2014, each homeowner who signs up for solar through the One Block Off the Grid (1BOG) online solar marketplace on WWF's Renewable, It's Doable website, 1BOG … [Read more...]
Dow PowerHouse Solar Shingles
The Dow Company has recently expanded its reach with solar shingles. After piloting the product in Colorado, California and Texas, they will soon be available across the USA. Solar shingles are an interesting dual solution product: in addition to covering and protecting your roof as regular shingles, they also replace traditional photovoltaic panels. The roofing system … [Read more...]
New York State wants more Renewable Energy
In a statement issued this week, New York Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo and the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) have released a long-anticipated call for renewable energy as part of the state's efforts to meet its 30% forecast by 2015 renewable portfolio standard (RPS). They are seeking a $250 million solicitation, administered by NYSERDA, and looking … [Read more...]
Protecting the Earth from meteors
Is it possible to protect the Earth from meteors? There has been a lot of talk lately about the possibility of sending space craft into outer space with the expressed purpose of finding and destroying possible impact meteors, but can it really be done? About 65 million years ago – give or take a few years – the dinosaurs could only look on as a streak of light hurdled closer … [Read more...]
Top 10 Photos of Earth
For most of us, seeing the Earth from space is only possible in our imagination. This Top 10 List of Earth Photos will show you what it looks like out there. Thanks to NASA who share photos of our planet all year round, we can see some amazing images and come to our own conclusions about what's going on with the planet we live on. See for yourself what the effects of storms, … [Read more...]
Geminid Meteor Shower
The Geminid Meteor Shower is not one of the better known, but it always puts on a good show. At 5 AM this morning I got up to see for myself this year. It was cold here in Canada – about 22 degrees F, but it was well worth braving the frigid temperatures. During the course of an hour I saw a total of 42 meteorites, with 5 that were in the wow class. That is quite a few more … [Read more...]
After Hurricane Sandy
In late October, when super storm Sandy came charging through the east coast of the United States, most renewable energy systems were left pretty much untouched. That was a good thing for most people, but when the power went out it seemed that the grid tied systems that were in place were unable to power up the system to any usable level. In all but a few cases, most residents … [Read more...]
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