Archive for April, 2011

Fast Charging Station for Electric Vehicles

Apr 4, 2011 – Siemens has launched a new electric-vehicle charging station on the market that can fully recharge a battery within one hour. By doubling the output to 22 kilowatts, the charging station cuts charging times in half. The station is also protected against vandalism, thanks to a doubly secured charging cable and the [...]

GE Report Says: 5% of World’s Natural Gas Wasted: Eliminating Wasteful Global Gas Flaring Could Be the Next Big Energy and Environmental Success Story

Apr 4, 2011—GE (NYSE: GE) released a study, Flare Gas Reduction: Recent Global Trends and Policy Considerations, which estimates that 5 percent of the world’s natural gas production is wasted by burning or “flaring” unused gas each year—an amount equivalent to 30 percent of consumption in the European Union and 23 percent in the United [...]

World’s first hybrid solar thermal energy center!

Apr 3, 2011 – FPL’s Martin Next Generation Solar Energy Center is now up and running — and making global history in the process. For the first time, large-scale solar generation is working in tandem with a natural gas power plant. Harnessing free fuel from the sun’s rays, this cutting-edge technology enables us to “take [...]

Urgent News: Super Perigee Sun Will Have Major Effect on Earth’s Energy Uses!

April 1, 2011 – Less than two weeks ago on March 19, we were treated to a full moon of rare size and beauty when the moon rose in the east at sunset.  It was the largest view of the moon in 18 years.  The moon’s orbit is an ellipse with the closest side being [...]

Solar Power For Clean Water

Solarball cleans water by condensation. Video from CNN follows: