Archive for January, 2011

Echo Solar Systems

Jan 28, 2011 – PVT Solar claims that its Echo solar energy system delivers twice the energy of a basic solar electric, PV, system.  Check out the technical information on their website.

Solar Powered Attic Fans

Jan 28, 2011 – US Sunlight Corp. manufactures and distributes solar powered attic fans.  They save energy 2 ways.  First, they are solar powered so they use no grid electricity.  Second, by ventilating the attic you will use less electricity for air conditioning.

Hanwha SolarOne Defines New Identity and Synergies with Hanwha Group

Jan 24, 2011 – Hanwha SolarOne Co., Ltd. (f/k/a Solarfun Power Holdings Co., Ltd., or “Hanwha SolarOne” or the “Company”) (Nasdaq: SOLF), a vertically integrated manufacturer of silicon ingots, wafers and photovoltaic (“PV”) cells and modules in China, today expanded upon the significance behind its transition from the “Solarfun” brand name to its new “Hanwha [...]

Unintended Consequences: Electric and Hybrid Vehicles

Jan 24, 2011 -  What unintended consequence results from an increasing number of electric vehicles and high mileage-per-gallon hybrids.  Lower tax receipts from fuel taxes that go to  maintain the deteriorating highway infrastructure.  Tax receipts are already down 2% from 2007 to 2010.  How can the federal, state & local governments make up for this?  [...]

Time To Invest in Solar Power Companies?

The video from CNBC with Gordon Johnson of Axiom Capital and CNBC’s Herb Greenberg, discuss whether now is a good time to invest in solar power stocks and which sectors of the industry are the best.

New Winter Blizzard Hitting Northeast & New England

Jan 11, 2011 – The third snow storm in 3 weeks is hitting the East Coast again after dumping smaller amounts of snow in the Southeast.  This will result in much greater use of heating fuels in affected areas.  Hopefully you increased the insulation in your house before the winter.  Please leave your local results [...]

Honda Promoting Natural Gas Vehicles

1/11/11 – Normally I would date this post as Jan 11, 2011, but I wanted everyone to know that today is 1/11/11.  All the talk at the Detroit Auto Show has been about hybrid and all electric vehicles.  But Honda Motor Co. has announced that it will sell a natural gas version of its Civic [...]

What Costs $1 Trillion [Not million; Not billion]?

Jan 10, 2011 – Answer: The Smart Electricity Grid.  A trillion $.  Really.  Who is going to pay for it? We are!  Smart meters will send real time energy use data to the utility. We’re getting them shortly in South Florida. The major problem is that the largest amount of energy usage is on the [...]

ECOtality Secures $10 Million Investment from ABB

Jan 10, 2010 – ECOtality, Inc. (NASDAQ:ECTY), a leader in clean electric transportation and storage technologies, announced that ECTY has secured a $10 million equity investment from ABB.  In conjunction with the investment, ECOtality and ABB have entered into a North American manufacturing agreement that establishes a collaborative and strategic supplier relationship between the ABB [...]

Porsche Enters Hybrid Auto Market

Jan 10, 2011 – Porsche revealed its 918 RSR, a two-seater, mid-engine coupe that demonstrates in a conventional sports car the hybrid drive technology found in the 911 GT3 R, at the 2011 North American International Auto Show in Detroit, MI.  OK, even Porsche is now using hybrid technology. This flywheel accumulator is an electric [...]

Ads Continued: Canon

Jan 6, 2011 – We’ve all heard and seen Canon cameras, copiers, printers and other medical and office devices.  Did you know that they are doing their part to conserve energy and reduce emissions?  Their recent ad shows a beautiful picture of Glacier Perito Moreno, a World Heritage site in Argentina.  Presumably the photo was [...]

How to Install Solar Power with No Upfront Cost

Jan 4, 2011 – SunRun is the simple and affordable option for homeowners who want to switch to solar. SunRun pioneered affordable home solar with the first residential power purchase agreement in 2007, and is the best at it today. With over 7,000 customers, SunRun is now the nation’s leading clean alternative to utility electricity. [...]