ScienceDaily (Sep. 29, 2011) — A team from the National University of Singapore’s Nanoscience and Nanotechnology Initiative (NUSNNI), led by principle investigator Dr Xie Xian Ning, has developed the world’s first energy-storage membrane. Electrical energy storage and its management is becoming an urgent issue due to climate change and energy shortage. Existing technologies such as [...]
Sept 30, 2011 – More than four years after the market launch of the current generation the smart fortwo remains on the road to success. Until today over half a million models of the innovative two-seater have been sold. And sales continue to rise: since the beginning of the year 69,073 smart fortwo have been [...]
Sep 27, 2011 – The Chevrolet Sonic is not a hybrid or EV, but it is a subcompact that gets 40 mpg on the highway with a manual transmission. You do remember how to use one, don’t you? Did you ever use a manual transmission? It is currently the only subcompact being built in the [...]
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Sep 27, 2011 – The Mercedes-Benz Vito E-CELL is making its mark thanks to an innovative concept and high-performance drive system. A fully functioning van for everyday applications, it has a maximum payload of around 900kg and a load compartment with no restrictions on use. This means it can assume all the usual transportation duties [...]
Sep 27, 2011 – OK, it’s not a hybrid or EV, but it does get 37 mpg highway. So what do you give up to get that mileage? Size. It is only 10 feet long and it has only 93 horsepower. You won’t be using the left lane on the highway too frequently. Oh, don’t [...]
Sep 26, 2011 – The Prius is becoming a hybrid line rather than just a model. The original Prius remains, but there are other models coming. First is the Prius V that is a small mini-van. It will come with the same system and engine, but be longer and wider and should be available within [...]
Sep 24, 2011 – Ormat Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: ORA) announced that its wholly-owned indirect subsidiary, OFC 2 LLC, and its project subsidiaries (“Ormat”), have finalized and signed the loan documentation for a 20-year loan for up to $350 million under a financing with John Hancock Life Insurance Company (USA). The transaction will be guaranteed by [...]
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Sep 26, 2011 – Ford’s first electric car [EV] is set to go on sale by December 31, 2011. But the Ford Focus Electric will not be launched nationwide. It go on sale initially in New York and of course in California. It will have a lithium ion battery pack that will require 3 to [...]
Sept 25, 2011 – The New York Times has an editorial today about Solyndra. The Solyndra ‘Panic’ In August, Solyndra, a California-based solar panel maker, announced it would file for bankruptcy. The collapse cost 1,100 workers their jobs and American taxpayers $535 million in loan guarantees that Solyndra had received under a Congressionally authorized program [...]
Sep 24, 2011 – Toyota makes the Prius hybrid that has garnered all the fame for hybrids. However, they continue to expand their hybrid line. The new Camry hybrid will be on sale in November. The Camry hybrid will have a 4 cylinder, 2.5 liter engine that will get 35 mpg on the highway and [...]
By: Tara Bozick Published: September 22, 2011 U.S. Green Energy Corp. workers are busy making solar roofing materials inside the company’s temporary location on Trade Street in Danville. The orders keep coming in, so the company has been hiring to ramp up production at Piedmont Warehouse, said Chief President Operating Officer George Peterson. The company [...]
Sep 22, 2011 – Ormat Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: ORA) announced today that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Ormat International, Inc., signed a commitment letter issued by the Overseas Private Investment Corporation (“OPIC”) to provide project financing of up to $310 million, to refinance and expand Ormat’s 48 MW Olkaria III geothermal complex located in Naivasha, Kenya. Under [...]
The Alliance’s Green Schools Program empowers students to make a difference in the way their schools use energy. Energy costs are an enormous expense for U.S. schools – approximately $6 billion each year. In many schools, energy costs are second only to personnel costs, exceeding the cost of textbooks and supplies. What’s worse, much of the [...]
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