December 31, 2010 – Happy New Year! Best wishes for a healthy, green energy 2011. Use less energy, conserve energy, use new technology, use solar power, use wind turbines, drive an EV, drive a hybrid, drive a compact, ride a bicycle. Small changes by everyone in 2011 can have a big effect. Please leave your [...]
Dec 31, 2010 – This makes sense. In Florida and other southern states in the US, a great deal of heat coming into a house is from direct sunlight on the roof. [Ever wonder what happens to your UPS shipments in their brown trucks compared to the white FedEx trucks. Don't ship eggs unless you [...]
The ABC Nightline video below is a story about environmentally-friendly houses near Taos, New Mexico and in other areas made from mud and items found in garbage. Electric power comes from solar energy. Utility bills can be only $100 per year for propane which powers the kitchen range.
Dec 29, 2010 – Siemens has received its largest onshore wind order to date. The purchaser is the US utility MidAmerican Energy headquartered in Des Moines, Iowa. Siemens will deliver a total of 258 wind turbines, each with a capacity of 2.3 megawatts (MW) for several wind farms in Iowa. After commissioning in January 2012, [...]
Dec 23, 2010 – Solarfun Power Holdings Co., Ltd. (Nasdaq: SOLF), a vertically integrated manufacturer of silicon ingots, wafers and photovoltaic (“PV”) cells and modules in China, announced that it has signed a long-term supplementary wafer and polysilicon product supply contract with GCL-Poly Energy Holdings Limited (3800.HK). GCL-Poly will provide Solarfun with a total of [...]
The following video from CNN discusses the Nissan Leaf and Chevy Volt. Electric cars and other topics are discussed as the Top Ten Innovations for 2010. The IPAD is the number one innovation for the year. The IPAD is a green product since it is easy and convenient to read newspapers and other material on [...]
Dec 19, 2010 – The holiday season is in full swing. We all use more energy in December. Most of the USA is getting icy blasts of cold air despite global warming. More oil and electricity used to heat homes. Fuel used by snow plows. Holiday display lights use more energy even with the trend [...]
Dec 19, 2010 – Are you ready to purchase the all-electric 2011 Nissan Leaf? The entry level Leaf is $33,000 so you should read a review before you do. http://www.edmunds.com/nissan/leaf/2011/road-test2.html. After you do, please come back and add your comments here. Have you bought a Leaf? What is your experience? Please leave your comments [...]
Dec 14, 2010 – Environmental care is a tenet of SWISS’s corporate culture. As part of its plan to reduce CO2 emissions, the airline invested billions of dollars in fuel-efficient aircraft with state-of-the-art engines. The airline’s high-performance flight systems enable more precise route management. Its lighter-weight materials, including the air cushion seats, cut down aircraft [...]
In Florida we are having unusually cold weather. In West Palm Beach, the temperature last night was thirty-three degrees (F). The heat was not working in our house. This house holds heat well. There is a covered patio by the swimming pool and the dark-colored garage door faces west. On Sunny days the Garage and [...]
Dec 13, 2010 – What’s the best way to save energy this Christmas shopping season? Buy your gifts online. Yes, they have to be shipped. But, instead of driving to the mall or multiple store locations, you can surf the web until you find just the right item. Try Amazon, Ebay, PriceGrabber or many other [...]
Dec 9, 2010 – SunPower Corp. (Nasdaq: SPWRA, SPWRB) announced an agreement with Iberdrola Renewables to design and build a 20-megawatt (MW) photovoltaic solar power plant, Copper Crossing, on 144 acres of former private agricultural land in Pinal County, Arizona. The plant, which began construction this month and is expected to create approximately 200 jobs [...]
Dec 3, 2010 – Hertz will start renting Coda electric cars in California in 2011. The Coda is made in China with final assembly in California. Sticker price is $44,900 about $12,000 more than the Nissan Leaf. The Coda’s range is about 120 miles compared to about 70 miles for the Leaf. Coda expects to [...]
Dec 3, 2010 Solarfun Power Holdings Co., Ltd. (Nasdaq: SOLF), a vertically integrated manufacturer of silicon ingots, wafers and photovoltaic (“PV”) cells and modules in China, announced that it has received Underwriters Laboratories Inc. (“UL”) certification for its SF260 polycrystalline module. UL certifies that the SF260 polycrystalline module, along with the rest of Solarfun’s UL-certified [...]
Dec 3, 2010 – Is there one entity that has bought over 20% of all hybrid autos? Yes. The United States government. The government bought 14,584 GM and Ford hybrids since January 2009 when President Obama was inaugurated while Ford and GM sold a total of 63,434 vehicles. That is 23%, almost a quarter of [...]
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