• Wind power bought as part of pact over Ark. plant

    Updated: 2012-01-31 20:00:00
    Southwestern Electric Power Co. has signed long-term agreements to purchase power from wind projects as a way to meet a renewable energy commitment it made in a recent legal settlement over a coal-fired power plant in southwestern Arkansas. via Wind power bought as part of pact over Ark. plant | Washington Examiner.

  • Battery Modules for Hybrid and Electric Vehicles Will Be a $47 Billion Market in 2020, Says ABI Research

    Updated: 2012-01-31 18:00:00
    Smart Grid Blog News updates on smart grid technology Home About Contact Us Videos Downloads Battery Modules for Hybrid and Electric Vehicles Will Be a 47 Billion Market in 2020, Says ABI Research Posted by Derek on January 31, 2012 News Hello there If you are new here , you might want to subscribe to the RSS feed for updates on this . topic In 2011, the first plug-in hybrid electric vehicles PHEVs went into production to add the next level of electric-only drive to the steadily growing popularity of the hybrid assist vehicle . Large lithium-ion battery production facilities came online in a number of countries around the world to support the anticipated demand fueled in many countries by generous subsidies and tax benefits . The battery module market is expected to grow from about 5

  • Gen Y Consumers More Interested in Hybrids, Electric Cars Than Traditional Gas-Powered Vehicles

    Updated: 2012-01-31 16:00:00
    , Smart Grid Blog News updates on smart grid technology Home About Contact Us Videos Downloads Gen Y Consumers More Interested in Hybrids , Electric Cars Than Traditional Gas-Powered Vehicles Posted by Derek on January 31, 2012 News Hello there If you are new here , you might want to subscribe to the RSS feed for updates on this . topic A new survey indicates that Gen Y consumers—a.k.a . Millenials , those born roughly between 1982 and 1993—are more interested in hybrids and electric cars than they are in traditional , gas-powered automobiles . The problem , from the automaker’s point of view , is that thus far consumers in this age demographic haven’t shown nearly as much interest in cars as the generations that came before . them via Gen Y Consumers More Interested in Hybrids , Electric

  • Revised Offshore Installations Ordinance (SeeAnlV) Enters Into Force

    Updated: 2012-01-31 15:37:22
    The revised Offshore Installations Ordinance (Seeanlagenverordnung – SeeAnlV) entered into force today after having been promulgated yesterday. The revision shall speed up permitting procedures, in particular for offshore wind farms. The revised version of the SeeAnlV was promulgated yesterday. Minister Peter Ramsauer pointed out that the new SeeAnlV helps to accelerate the construction of wind farms and the transmission [...]

  • BWE: Wind Power Growth Rebounds in 2011

    Updated: 2012-01-31 14:44:36
    Wind power rebounded in Germany in 2011 after a weaker 2010, confirming forecasts, the German Wind Energy Association (BWE) and the German Engineering (VDMA) said. According to figures compiled by the German Wind Energy Institute (DEWI), in 2011 895 wind turbines (2010: 754) with a capacity of 2,007 MW (2010: 1,551 MW) were installed. The increase of 456 MW [...]

  • Cars With the Best Gas Mileage – Hybrid Electric-Petroleum Vehicles

    Updated: 2012-01-31 14:00:00
    Smart Grid Blog News updates on smart grid technology Home About Contact Us Videos Downloads Cars With the Best Gas Mileage Hybrid Electric-Petroleum Vehicles Posted by Derek on January 31, 2012 News Hello there If you are new here , you might want to subscribe to the RSS feed for updates on this . topic With the cost of goods and fuel skyrocketing , drivers are looking for all available alternatives to cut down fuel consumption and therefore cut down monthly fuel expenses . That is why hybrid fuel-efficient vehicles that offer great gas mileage are the top choice for these drivers . Three hybrids that offer just this are the 2011 Toyota Prius , 2012 Honda Civic Hybrid and the 2012 Toyota Prius . V via Cars With the Best Gas Mileage Hybrid Electric-Petroleum Vehicles No related . posts

  • Juan de Bedout Outstanding Mechanical Engineer at Purdue

    Updated: 2012-01-31 13:50:56
    On November 11th, 2011, Juan de Bedout, Technology Director for the Electrical Technologies and Systems organization at GE Global Research, ...

  • Dominion and Lockheed Martin Announce Grid Side Energy Efficiency Solution and Development Alliance

    Updated: 2012-01-31 10:00:00
    Smart Grid Blog News updates on smart grid technology Home About Contact Us Videos Downloads Dominion and Lockheed Martin Announce Grid Side Energy Efficiency Solution and Development Alliance Posted by Derek on January 31, 2012 News Hello there If you are new here , you might want to subscribe to the RSS feed for updates on this . topic Dominion NYSE : D and Lockheed Martin NYSE : LMT announced today the availability of the EDGE(SM Grid Side Efficiency solution for utilities . EDGE is the first of several smart grid applications to be delivered through a joint marketing and development alliance between the two . companies EDGE is a modular and adaptive conservation voltage management solution enabling utilities to deploy incremental grid-side energy management that requires no behavioral

  • IBM and VELCO to Build Next Generation Communications Network for Vermont Energy Grid

    Updated: 2012-01-31 08:00:00
    Smart Grid Blog News updates on smart grid technology Home About Contact Us Videos Downloads IBM and VELCO to Build Next Generation Communications Network for Vermont Energy Grid Posted by Derek on January 31, 2012 News Hello there If you are new here , you might want to subscribe to the RSS feed for updates on this . topic At the 2012 DistribuTECH conference , IBM NYSE:IBM and the Vermont Electric Power Company VELCO today announced an agreement to build an intelligent fiber optic and Carrier Ethernet communications and control network across the State of Vermont . Spanning more than 1000 miles , this advanced fiber communications network will connect transmission substations to Vermont’s distribution utilities , delivering reliable electric service and the capabilities required for the

  • Updated Guidelines to Help Ensure Electrical Devices are Smart Grid Ready

    Updated: 2012-01-31 06:00:00
    Smart Grid Blog News updates on smart grid technology Home About Contact Us Videos Downloads Updated Guidelines to Help Ensure Electrical Devices are Smart Grid Ready Posted by Derek on January 30, 2012 News Hello there If you are new here , you might want to subscribe to the RSS feed for updates on this . topic Taking a step closer to ensuring that new electrical devices will be ready to plug into the nation’s next-generation power grid , the National Institute of Standards and Technology NIST s Smart Grid Interoperability Panel SGIP recently outlined the process by which test laboratories and certifying organizations are accredited for evaluation of Smart Grid . products via Updated Guidelines to Help Ensure Electrical Devices are Smart Grid Ready No related . posts Tags : electrical

  • Boulder leads country in hybrid vehicles

    Updated: 2012-01-31 04:00:00
    Smart Grid Blog News updates on smart grid technology Home About Contact Us Videos Downloads Boulder leads country in hybrid vehicles Posted by Derek on January 30, 2012 News Hello there If you are new here , you might want to subscribe to the RSS feed for updates on this . topic If a tree falls in Boulder , will it hit a hybrid electric vehicle It’s not that likely , in the big picture of things . But on the other hand , it’s about five times more likely in Boulder than in your average U.S . . town That’s because 4.8 percent of all vehicles registered in Boulder are hybrids , according to registration statistics collected by the Boulder County Clerk and Recorder’s Office , compared with a national average of less than 1 . percent via Boulder leads country in hybrid vehicles Boulder Daily

  • $1 billion more pumping into US wind

    Updated: 2012-01-31 02:00:00
    Dire predictions abound for U.S. wind power development if a federal production tax credit dies as scheduled at the end of this year, but projects already in the works appear to retain solid investment appeal. Sempra Energy sure seems to think so. The sprawling California energy company said it is jumping in with BP on Continue reading →

  • Solar energy: Flower power

    Updated: 2012-01-31 00:00:00
    SOLAR-POWER stations take up a lot of room. They need either vast arrays of photovoltaic panels, which convert sunlight directly into electricity, or of mirrors, which direct it towards a boiler, in order to raise steam and drive a generator. The space these arrays occupy could often be used for other purposes. via Solar energy: Continue reading →

  • Photos: The smart grid devices at DistribuTECH

    Updated: 2012-01-31 00:00:00
    As I’ve been walking the floor at DistribuTECH in San Antonio, Texas — one of the largest smart grid focused conferences of the year — I’ve been snapping pics of the grid connected devices that will deliver a more efficient system and create the Energy Internet. via Photos: The smart grid devices at DistribuTECH — Continue reading →

  • Army and Air Force Push Solar Power into Quantum Territory

    Updated: 2012-01-30 22:00:00
    Smart Grid Blog News updates on smart grid technology Home About Contact Us Videos Downloads Army and Air Force Push Solar Power into Quantum Territory Posted by Derek on January 30, 2012 News Hello there If you are new here , you might want to subscribe to the RSS feed for updates on this . topic The Department of Defense has been on a roll with new solar energy installations , but the real action is going on behind the scenes in laboratories where DoD is quietly supporting research into low cost , lightweight solar cells enhanced with quantum dots . In the latest project , researchers from the Army Research Laboratory and the Air Force Office of Scientific Research have teamed up with the University of Buffalo to create a quantum-enhanced technology that could boost existing solar cell

  • Good news for a change! Oklahomans happy with smart meters

    Updated: 2012-01-30 20:00:00
    Smart Grid Blog News updates on smart grid technology Home About Contact Us Videos Downloads Good news for a change Oklahomans happy with smart meters Posted by Derek on January 30, 2012 News Hello there If you are new here , you might want to subscribe to the RSS feed for updates on this . topic The Oklahoma Corporation Commission , initially skeptical about Oklahoma Gas Electric’s gradual smart meter rollout , is now sold on the technology” according to a story in the Oklahoma City Oklahoman . One reason : When a unit was installed at the home of deputy director Brandy Wreath it made a drastic difference , 8221 he . confesses via Smart Grid : Good news for a change Oklahomans happy with smart meters No related . posts Tags : Brandy Wreath Oklahoma City Oklahoman Oklahoma Gas Electric

  • Kyocera to Launch Solar With Li-Ion Battery Storage for Homes in Japan

    Updated: 2012-01-30 18:13:29
    A big energy-related disaster doesn't just leave horrible marks on people's lives; it also can propel better and quicker policy and technology adoption. Kyocera on Monday said it plans to start selling a system that pairs solar panels with lithium-ion batteries for the residential market in Japan starting this summer.

  • Secretary Salazar, Governor Brown Expand Partnership to Expedite Renewable Energy Projects in California

    Updated: 2012-01-30 18:00:00
    , Smart Grid Blog News updates on smart grid technology Home About Contact Us Videos Downloads Secretary Salazar , Governor Brown Expand Partnership to Expedite Renewable Energy Projects in California Posted by Derek on January 30, 2012 News Hello there If you are new here , you might want to subscribe to the RSS feed for updates on this . topic Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar and Governor Edmund G . Brown Jr . recently signed an agreement to expand a state and federal partnership that has , over the last two years , paved the way for more than a dozen utility-scale solar energy projects and more than 130 renewable power projects in . California These projects , which underwent rigorous environmental review , are seen as generating thousands of construction jobs and power local

  • Deep Pu

    Updated: 2012-01-30 15:01:13
    Home by Sector Biofuels Carbon Smart Grid Renewables Solar Storage Transport Water Cleantech News Submit Blog Press Release Advertise Jobs About About Cleantech Blog What is Cleantech Bloggers Bookshelf Contact Cleantech Blog Blog With Us Gartner Forecasts 100,000 Electric Car Sales for 2012 Deep Pu On January 30, 2012, in Blog by Richard T . Stuebi The USA Today recently ran an uncommonly in-depth article about the massive efforts to clean-up the decommissioned and horribly contaminated Hanford nuclear site in rural Washington . state A relic of the Manhattan Project and the Cold War , Hanford was the primary site for the production and refinement of plutonium atomic symbol Pu for the U.S . arsenal of nuclear weapons . It was plutonium processed at Hanford that went into the very first

  • 2012 Called Make or Break Year for Smart Grid

    Updated: 2012-01-30 08:00:00
    Smart Grid Blog News updates on smart grid technology Home About Contact Us Videos Downloads 2012 Called Make or Break Year for Smart Grid Posted by Derek on January 30, 2012 News Hello there If you are new here , you might want to subscribe to the RSS feed for updates on this . topic Vladimir Lenin , who needs no introduction , famously or perhaps notoriously said that communism equaled Soviet power plus the complete electrification of Russia . A Russian joke had it , QED , that Soviet power equaled communism minus electrification . But we digress . What brings all this to mind was the assertion this week by Damir Novosel , at a meeting this week in Washington , D.C . that this will be a year in which regular people will be looking for the highly touted smart grid to produce real

  • Smart meters have benefits

    Updated: 2012-01-29 09:00:00
    Smart Grid Blog News updates on smart grid technology Home About Contact Us Videos Downloads Smart meters have benefits Posted by Derek on January 29, 2012 News Hello there If you are new here , you might want to subscribe to the RSS feed for updates on this . topic It was short-sighted and irresponsible for the city council to oppose the power security and energy conservation benefits that smart meters will . provide Smart meters will give the power company an early warning when the system is under stress . This allows the power company to take actions to avoid a major outage . Smart meters won’t help when we have hundreds of down trees , but they will help during late summer peak periods when there is drought , heavy demand , fires and low flow from all the hydroelectric sources . By

  • ETSI Approves Open Smart Grid Protocol (OSGP) for Grid Technologies

    Updated: 2012-01-28 07:00:00
    Smart Grid Blog News updates on smart grid technology Home About Contact Us Videos Downloads ETSI Approves Open Smart Grid Protocol OSGP for Grid Technologies Posted by Derek on January 28, 2012 News Hello there If you are new here , you might want to subscribe to the RSS feed for updates on this . topic ETSI has recently published two specifications for Smart Grid that will help drive the development and deployment of open , interoperable smart grid technologies . internationally As the smart grid evolves , it will become commonplace for utilities to cooperate with grid-aware systems and devices to reduce power usage intelligently , giving commercial , industrial and municipal users reduced rates in exchange for lower consumption while increasing grid reliability and the use of renewable

  • Electric Car and Hybrid Car Sales will Triple in Next Six Years

    Updated: 2012-01-28 05:19:56
    Home by Sector Biofuels Carbon Smart Grid Renewables Solar Storage Transport Water Cleantech News Submit Blog Press Release Advertise Jobs About About Cleantech Blog What is Cleantech Bloggers Bookshelf Contact Cleantech Blog Blog With Us Gartner Forecasts 100,000 Electric Car Sales for 2012 Deep Pu Electric Car and Hybrid Car Sales will Triple in Next Six Years On January 28, 2012, in Blog by John Addison from original post at Clean Fleet Report Pike Research’s John Gartner forecasts that global sales of hybrid and electric cars will grow from 995,000 in 2011 to 2,870,000 in 2017. Half the hybrid cars and all of the EVs will use lithium battery packs by 2017. In fact , the latest hybrid cars from Ford , Buick , Honda , Hyundai and Kai use lithium batteries not nickel-metal hydride NiMH In

  • CSC and Proximetry to Deliver First Smart Grid Network Management Cloud Service for Utilities

    Updated: 2012-01-28 05:00:00
    Smart Grid Blog News updates on smart grid technology Home About Contact Us Videos Downloads CSC and Proximetry to Deliver First Smart Grid Network Management Cloud Service for Utilities Posted by Derek on January 27, 2012 News Hello there If you are new here , you might want to subscribe to the RSS feed for updates on this . topic CSC NYSE : CSC announced today that it is collaborating with leading wireless network and performance management software provider Proximetry to leverage its AirSync™ platform as the foundation of a first-of-its-kind smart grid network management cloud service . For utility operators seeking to proactively and efficiently manage their smart grid communication networks , CSC’s AirSync Cloud offering provides network management to multi-vendor , multi-radio LTE ,

  • Solar-power project debuts at local middle school

    Updated: 2012-01-28 03:00:00
    Smart Grid Blog News updates on smart grid technology Home About Contact Us Videos Downloads Solar-power project debuts at local middle school Posted by Derek on January 27, 2012 News Hello there If you are new here , you might want to subscribe to the RSS feed for updates on this . topic Sierra Middle School on Thursday unveiled its 200,000 solar power system courtesy of a PG E grant that will power about 20 classrooms , lower the campus’ overall energy bill and will be used as a catalyst for green” . education The school also celebrated its new title California Solar Schools Model” the first in PG E’s Solar School Program that teaches the value of renewable energy and energy efficiency at 125 campuses throughout . California via Solar-power project debuts at local middle school

  • CES 2012: LG Press Conference Featuring Smart Fridges!

    Updated: 2012-01-28 01:00:00
    : Smart Grid Blog News updates on smart grid technology Home About Contact Us Videos Downloads CES 2012 : LG Press Conference Featuring Smart Fridges Posted by Derek on January 27, 2012 News Hello there If you are new here , you might want to subscribe to the RSS feed for updates on this . topic The early 8AM presentation by LG Electronics had press cramped like sardines with standing room only in the large auditorium . With so many products in their stable , we heard brief introductions to their HD 3D televisions , smartphones , the Smart Grid , smart home appliances and . connectivity via CES 2012 : LG Press Conference Featuring Smart Fridges Bright Side Of News No related . posts Tags : appliances ces connectivity HD smart grid No comments . yet Leave a comment You must be logged in to

  • If These Walls Could… Generate Power

    Updated: 2012-01-27 20:13:53
    Blog Read our latest posts on renewables and energy efficiency Authors Learn more about our passionate blog authors Xcel Energy Visit the Xcel Energy website Search : for Renewable Energy Friday January 27, 2012 by Tim Laughlin tags clean energy renewable energy saving energy solar energy Solar Shingles solar technology Solar Walls comments 0 If These Walls Could Generate Power The ever-changing solar market continues to move ahead with enormous strides . While such innovations such as the new plug n’ play” solar panels are creating buzz , there are a number of other significant innovations that are helping homeowners fulfill their energy-saving . goals Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings Corporation recently introduced a material that enables the walls of buildings and other structures to

  • The bird’s eye view of Big Data

    Updated: 2012-01-27 20:07:21
    This blog was co-written along with Christina LaComb. While it is common knowledge that Big Data challenges exist for companies such ...

  • Solar Feed-in Tariff Cut in April?

    Updated: 2012-01-27 17:06:50
    Federal Environment Minister Norbert Röttgen (CDU) wants an extra solar feed-in tariff cut to become effective on 1 April 2012, Reuters reported after a meeting of the parliamentary party leaders of the ruling CDU/CSU and FDP coalition on Wednesday. Details of the cut still remain unclear. Minister Röttgen again dismissed proposals by his colleague Economics [...]

  • Hydrogen 'sponge' could extend EV driving range

    Updated: 2012-01-27 15:49:51
    CNET News Home Reviews Cell Phones Camcorders Digital Cameras Laptops TVs Car Tech Forums Appliances Cell Phone Accessories Components Desktops E-book Readers Games and Gear GPS Hard Drives Storage Headphones Home Audio Home Video Internet Access Monitors MP3 Players Networking and Wi-Fi Peripherals Printers Software Tablets Web Hosting You are here : News Latest News Mobile Cutting Edge Media Security Business Tech Health Tech Crave Webware Apple Microsoft Politics Law Gaming Culture Blogs Video Photos RSS Download Windows Software Mac Software Mobile Apps Web Apps The Download Blog CNET TV How To Computers Home Theater Smartphones Tablets Web Marketplace Log In Join Log In Join CNET Sign in with My profile Log out CNET News Cutting Edge Hydrogen sponge' could extend EV driving range by

  • Meeting of Central Eastern European Electricity Forums Deals with Loop Flows Following German Energy Strategy Shift

    Updated: 2012-01-26 18:01:39
    A meeting of the Central Eastern European Electricity Forum (CEEE Forum) at the Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology (BMWi) yesterday dealt with the cooperation between transmission system operators regarding the implementation of the necessary measures to reach an internal EU electricity market by 2014, impediments for the electricity trade and also unscheduled loop flows [...]

  • R-Squared Energy TV: Episode 9 – Energy Tradeoffs with Palm Oil & Fracking

    Updated: 2012-01-26 07:58:52
    Join the forum discussion on this post In this week’s episode of R-Squared Energy TV, I answer questions on palm oil and hydraulic fracturing (fracking). Some of the topics discussed are: The EPA decision to exclude palm oil from qualifying as renewable biomass under RFS2 The Chinese influence over the palm oil trade The issue of trade-offs in our [...]

  • Rhineland-Palatinate: Wind Power Given Priority in State Development Programme for Expansion of Renewables

    Updated: 2012-01-25 10:03:17
    The state government of Rhineland-Palatinate in a first reading approved an update of the State Development Programme (LEP IV) for the Expansion of Renewable Energy. The programme intends to increase the share of renewable energy sources to 100% by 2030. Wind power shall play a key role. Thus a number of LEP IV amendments aim at facilitating in particular [...]

  • F.A.Z.: BMWi Draft Ordinance on Electricity Demand Side Management

    Updated: 2012-01-24 19:41:30
    The Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology (BMWi) is preparing a new ordinance regulating demand side management and allowing network operators to shed large loads to avoid grid overload, the newspaper Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (FAZ) reports. The measure shall increase network stability in Germany that suffered after last year’s energy policy shift when eight nuclear power [...]

  • Gartner Forecasts 100,000 Electric Car Sales for 2012

    Updated: 2012-01-24 16:31:20
    Home by Sector Biofuels Carbon Smart Grid Renewables Solar Storage Transport Water Cleantech News Submit Blog Press Release Advertise Jobs About About Cleantech Blog What is Cleantech Bloggers Bookshelf Contact Cleantech Blog Blog With Us U.S . Water Infrastructure : FAIL Almost Gartner Forecasts 100,000 Electric Car Sales for 2012 On January 24, 2012, in Blog by John Addison from original post at Clean Fleet Report Gartner , the largest technology market research firm , is forecasting 100,000 electric car sales in 2012 in the United States . Yesterday , I took in the presentation at the SV Forum and then talked with Thilo Koslowski , Vice President of Gartner’s Automotive and Vehicle Practice . He acknowledged that 100,000 is quite a jump from the 18,000 sold in 2011 which included 9,674

  • Bonissone honored with IEEE Award

    Updated: 2012-01-24 14:17:46
    Longtime computer scientist Piero P. Bonissone was selected to receive the Fuzzy Systems Pioneer Award from IEEE ...

  • Viewpoints from the Board Room: Interview with Voith Hydro CEO and President Kevin Frank

    Updated: 2012-01-24 14:00:00
    Kevin Frank was named chief executive officer and president of Voith Hydro Inc. in November 2010. Frank discusses technology, policy and the factors driving the hydropower market.

  • Zero emissions from liquid air

    Updated: 2012-01-24 08:26:21
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  • New Monthly or Quarterly Solar Feed-in Tariff Cuts?

    Updated: 2012-01-23 20:48:49
    Initial information after a meeting of Federal Environment Minister Norbert Röttgen with representatives of the solar industry suggests that the 2011 solar boom might lead to monthly or at least quarterly solar feed-in tariff cuts but not result in a higher reduction than the maximum reduction of 24%. The 2011 capacity addition of another 7,500 [...]

  • “Quo Vadis Anthropogenic CO2?” Part 3: Uses of CO2

    Updated: 2012-01-23 19:00:39
    So far I have discussed the problems that CO2 can pose and methods at hand to capture CO2 emissions.  The ...

  • U.S. Water Infrastructure: FAIL (Almost)

    Updated: 2012-01-23 00:57:35
    . : Home by Sector Biofuels Carbon Smart Grid Renewables Solar Storage Transport Water Cleantech News Submit Blog Press Release Advertise Jobs About About Cleantech Blog What is Cleantech Bloggers Bookshelf Contact Cleantech Blog Blog With Us Ford Expands Customer Choice Lowers Manufacturing Cost Gartner Forecasts 100,000 Electric Car Sales for 2012 U.S . Water Infrastructure : FAIL Almost On January 23, 2012, in Blog by Richard T . Stuebi The Water Innovations Alliance WIA recently completed an assessment of the state of the U.S . water infrastructure , which was given an overall grade of D- by the American Society of Civil Engineers in its most recent infrastructure report card Underlying that nearly failing grade , the WIA produced some startling statistics in a recent newsletter not

  • New Funding for Micro CHP Plants

    Updated: 2012-01-21 10:45:37
    The Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety (BMU) published a new guideline on the promotion of micro combined heat and power plants (micro CHP) with an installed capacity of up to 20 kW. The support programme will be managed by the Federal Office of Economics and Export Control (Bundesamt für Wirtschaft [...]

  • Batteries charge quickly and retain capacity

    Updated: 2012-01-21 00:35:27
    The batteries in Illinois professor Paul Braun's lab look like any others, but they pack a surprise inside. Braun's group developed a three-dimensional nanostructure for battery cathodes that allows for dramatically faster charging and discharging without sacrificing energy storage capacity. The researchers' findings would be reported in the March 20 advance online edition of the journal Nature Nanotechnology........

  • Growing nanolasers on silicon

    Updated: 2012-01-21 00:35:27
    Engineers at the University of California, Berkeley, have found a way to grow nanolasers directly onto a silicon surface, an achievement that could lead to a new class of faster, more efficient microprocessors, as well as to powerful biochemical sensors that use optoelectronic chips. They describe their work in a paper to be published Feb. 6 in an advanced online issue of the journal Nature Photonics.......

  • In Solar Cells, Tweaking the Tiniest of Parts Yields Big Jump in Efficiency

    Updated: 2012-01-21 00:35:27
    Scientists from the University at Buffalo, Army Research Laboratory and Air Force Office of Scientific Research have developed a new, nanomaterials-based technology that has the potential to increase the efficiency of photovoltaic cells up to 45 percent. -- Specifically, the scientists have shown that embedding charged quantum dots into solar cells can improve electrical output by enabling the cells to harvest infrared light, and by increasing the lifetime of photoelectrons. The technology can be applied to a number of different photovoltaic structures........

  • Stump the Scientist: Static electricity

    Updated: 2012-01-20 20:56:42
    As always, thanks for submitting your Stump the Scientist questions!  We appreciate everybody playing along with us!  We’ve finally got ...

  • Solar Feed-in Tariffs Under Review

    Updated: 2012-01-19 19:49:10
    He wanted to maintain the feed-in tariff promotion scheme under the Renewable Energy Sources Act (EEG), but discuss further cuts of solar feed-in tariffs with industry, Federal Minister of the Environment Norbert Röttgen (CDU) said at an annual energy industry conference in Berlin. His comments came as a reaction to calls by his colleague Economics [...]

  • A New Play on Solar

    Updated: 2012-01-19 16:28:02
    Blog Read our latest posts on renewables and energy efficiency Authors Learn more about our passionate blog authors Xcel Energy Visit the Xcel Energy website Search : for Renewable Energy Thursday January 19, 2012 by Tim Laughlin tags energy bills Plug n play renewable energy saving energy solar panels solar power solar technology comments 2 A New Play on Solar The launch of new plug-n-play” solar panels has generated buzz in recent weeks . The manufacturer , Colorado-based Onyx Service Solutions . Inc introduced the product earlier this . month The new 330-W system will offer homeowners the option of purchasing a complete , pre-packaged solar PV system that can be set up at low cost with relative ease and connected with a standard plug or extension cord . With its point and shoot” ability

  • “Quo Vadis Anthropogenic CO2?” Part 2: Carbon capture and storage techniques

    Updated: 2012-01-19 15:39:53
    In yesterday’s blog, I lay out the problem at hand, but now, what do we do to fight it? Carbon capture ...

  • R-Squared Energy TV: Episode 8 – Biomass Pros and Cons

    Updated: 2012-01-18 18:15:54
    Join the forum discussion on this post In this week’s episode of R-Squared Energy TV, I give a short presentation on the pros and cons of using biomass for energy. People tend to have strong feelings on this topic in one way or another, and I will explore a bit of the reason for the [...]

  • Quo Vadis Anthropogenic CO2? Part 1: Greenhouse gas emissions and global warming

    Updated: 2012-01-18 15:58:31
    Hello there! My name is Konrad Eichhorn Colombo and I recently started as a blog editor for GE’s Edison’s desk. ...

  • EEG Clearing Agency Starts Consultation Regarding PV Installations Near Motorways and Railways

    Updated: 2012-01-18 14:19:55
    Clearingstelle EEG (EEG Clearing Agency), which serves interested parties with regard to the interpretation and disputes relating to the EEG, has started a consultation in a new advice procedure (Hinweisverfahren) concerning PV systems that are installed within a distance of up to 110 metres to motorways and railways. The amended Renewable Energy Sources Act that [...]

  • Ford Expands Customer Choice – Lowers Manufacturing Cost

    Updated: 2012-01-17 14:58:36
    Home by Sector Biofuels Carbon Smart Grid Renewables Solar Storage Transport Water Cleantech News Submit Blog Press Release Advertise Jobs About About Cleantech Blog What is Cleantech Bloggers Bookshelf Contact Cleantech Blog Blog With Us Is Sodium Sulfur NaS Battery a viable Grid Energy Storage Solution U.S . Water Infrastructure : FAIL Almost Ford Expands Customer Choice Lowers Manufacturing Cost On January 17, 2012, in Blog by John Addison original post at Clean Fleet Report The new Ford Fusion gives car owners unprecedented choice in powertrains and fuel economy . The Ford Fusion can be offered with an efficient EcoBoost engine or as a hybrid with better mileage than any midsized sedan or as a plug-in hybrid that allows many trips to use zero . gasoline Classic styling , smooth driving

  • Is Sodium Sulfur (NaS) Battery a viable Grid Energy Storage Solution?

    Updated: 2012-01-16 16:41:06
    Home by Sector Biofuels Carbon Smart Grid Renewables Solar Storage Transport Water Cleantech News Submit Blog Press Release Advertise Jobs About About Cleantech Blog What is Cleantech Bloggers Bookshelf Contact Cleantech Blog Blog With Us Blue Is The New Green Ford Expands Customer Choice Lowers Manufacturing Cost Is Sodium Sulfur NaS Battery a viable Grid Energy Storage Solution On January 16, 2012, in Blog by David Anthony By David Anthony and Tao Zheng On September 21st , 2011, sodium-sulfur NAS batteries installed at Mitsubishi Materials Corp’s Tsukuba Plant , Japan , caught on fire . It took firefighters more than 8 hours to control the blaze , and two weeks to extinguish the fire . NGK Insulators Ltd . the company that manufactured the energy storage system , said the fire

  • When We Struggle, We Learn

    Updated: 2012-01-16 15:42:49
    If there was one key takeaway from the most recent RenewableEnergyWorld.com and Solar Power-gen webcast it was that the year ahead will be difficult for large-scale solar power development due to poor access to capital, an uncertain policy landscape, the pending trade case against China and module prices that are too low to support a healthy indust

  • Solar Fred Solar Marketing Tip: What If We Sold Residential Solar Like Cars?

    Updated: 2012-01-16 14:00:00
    While solar is making steady progress towards the main stream, it ain’ there yet. Many consumers are still suspicious of solar because it’ unfamiliar. They’e seen panels and solar homes in pictures, but it’ not like buying or selling a car… or is it? Making analogies to something familiar can be very helpful fo

  • Blue Is The New Green

    Updated: 2012-01-16 00:21:07
    Home by Sector Biofuels Carbon Smart Grid Renewables Solar Storage Transport Water Cleantech News Submit Blog Press Release Advertise Jobs About About Cleantech Blog What is Cleantech Bloggers Bookshelf Contact Cleantech Blog Blog With Us Kia Optima Hybrid Car Review Is Sodium Sulfur NaS Battery a viable Grid Energy Storage Solution Blue Is The New Green On January 16, 2012, in Blog by Richard T . Stuebi I don’t know exactly when green” became the de facto official color of environmentalism , but it dates back at least to the 1970s , when European political parties rooted in ardent environmental positions took the name . Green” But , as Paul Markille noted in The Economist s excellent annual round-up of speculations for the new year The World in 2012 there seems to be a movement afoot to

  • Debunking Energy Myths, Part III

    Updated: 2012-01-11 23:28:30
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  • R-Squared Energy TV: Episode 7 – The Carbon Emissions Quandary

    Updated: 2012-01-11 18:58:11
    Join the forum discussion on this post In the first episode of R-Squared Energy TV for 2012, I give a short presentation on global warming. I believe there are a number of misconceptions around the U.S. contribution to greenhouse gas emissions, and I provide some graphics that may surprise some viewers. Some of the topics discussed [...]

  • Kia Optima Hybrid – Car Review

    Updated: 2012-01-10 19:26:43
    Home by Sector Biofuels Carbon Smart Grid Renewables Solar Storage Transport Water Cleantech News Submit Blog Press Release Advertise Jobs About About Cleantech Blog What is Cleantech Bloggers Bookshelf Contact Cleantech Blog Blog With Us Banking on a Low-Carbon Energy Future Blue Is The New Green Kia Optima Hybrid Car Review On January 10, 2012, in Blog by John Addison from original post at Clean Fleet Report It’s an ideal California day for this test drive of the Kia Optima Hybrid . As the day warms , we will be able to open the sunroof , even though it is January . The sky is so clear that we can see the Farallon Islands 26 miles from shore . The drive will combine city streets , freeway acceleration , hill climbing , and navigating curves over steep cliffs descending to the ocean . It

  • Tackling the Renewable Energy Transmission Tiger - Is There Hope? Is There Help?

    Updated: 2012-01-10 11:36:00
    Sign-In or Create a Free Account World's 1 Renewable Energy Network for News Information News Blogs Video Finance Companies Products Jobs Calendar Magazines Events Awards Renewable Energy Solar Energy Wind Energy Geothermal Energy Bioenergy Hydropower Tackling the Renewable Energy Transmission Tiger Is There Hope Is There Help By Russel E . Smith , Texas Renewable Energy Industries Association 2012-01-10 06:36:00.0 Post Your Comment Do you like this opinion commentary Email Bookmark Print Feed Share Tweet Share Texas , USA Building transmission to accommodate utility-scale renewable energy generation in the U.S . is seen as essential by much of the renewable energy industry . But can it be justified Doing so will necessarily involve constructing some of the longest stretches of wire ever

  • How TOF-SIMS can be used on ceramic materials

    Updated: 2012-01-09 19:34:24
    My colleague and fellow Edison’s Desk blogger Vincent Smentkowski published a great overview of time of flight secondary ion mass ...

  • Banking on a Low-Carbon Energy Future

    Updated: 2012-01-09 14:31:49
    Home by Sector Biofuels Carbon Smart Grid Renewables Solar Storage Transport Water Cleantech News Submit Blog Press Release Advertise Jobs About About Cleantech Blog What is Cleantech Bloggers Bookshelf Contact Cleantech Blog Blog With Us Think Small Electric City Cars Kia Optima Hybrid Car Review Banking on a Low-Carbon Energy Future On January 9, 2012, in Blog by Richard T . Stuebi One of the world’s largest banks , London-based  HSBC NYSE : HBC issued last September a very interesting research report entitled Sizing the Climate Economy” At less than 60 pages , it’s an excellent read for those interested in the future growth of the advanced energy economy . There are really too many highlights to capture all of them in this blog post , but here are a few . snippets HSBC pegs the global

  • It’s 2012. So Now What Do I Do With My Old Light Bulbs?

    Updated: 2012-01-06 20:40:00
    Blog Read our latest posts on renewables and energy efficiency Authors Learn more about our passionate blog authors Xcel Energy Visit the Xcel Energy website Search : for Energy Efficiency Friday January 6, 2012 by Tim Laughlin tags CFLs corporate energy efficiency energy efficiency Energy Independence and Security Act EISA of 2007 LED Lighting Lighting Lumens saving energy comments 1 It’s 2012. So Now What Do I Do With My Old Light Bulbs With the stroke of midnight on December 31, 2011, a new dawn of efficiency standards was ushered in . And with it a wave of . confusion Even though questions still remain about timing the Energy Independence and Security Act EISA of 2007 is officially here . And while the EISA legislation has received quite a bit of media coverage there are still many

  • Stump the Scientist: AC vs DC power flow

    Updated: 2012-01-06 16:11:03
    Happy New Year everybody!  As we enter 2012, we promise to answer more questions for you this year than we ...

  • Think Small – Electric City Cars

    Updated: 2012-01-06 00:02:26
    Home by Sector Biofuels Carbon Smart Grid Renewables Solar Storage Transport Water Cleantech News Submit Blog Press Release Advertise Jobs About About Cleantech Blog What is Cleantech Bloggers Bookshelf Contact Cleantech Blog Blog With Us New Year’s Resolution : Commercialize Free Energy Technology Banking on a Low-Carbon Energy Future Think Small Electric City Cars On January 6, 2012, in Blog by John Addison original post by John Addison at Clean Fleet Report Volkswagen’s Think Small” is ranked as the most successful campaign in advertising history according to AdAge.com The ad campaign ranks ahead of iconic Nike’s Just do it , Clairol’s Does she or doesn’t she , and Apple’s 1984.” VW’s agency DDB launched the Think Small” campaign in 1959. The VW Beetle soared in popularity at the same

  • Introducing the newest Chemistry and Chemical Engineering blogger, Swarna Addepalli

    Updated: 2012-01-04 13:19:40
    I would like to introduce one of my colleagues, Swarnagowri (Swarna) Addepalli, to the Chemistry and Chemical Engineering (CCE) Edison’s ...

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