• California Considers Mandated Grid Storage

    Updated: 2010-03-19 23:06:00
    Home Contact About EcoGeek.org MAR 19 Recent Comment i The grid itself is already the most sustainable form of storage we . View all Comments Share Email it Print it Digg it Reddit it Del.icio.us Stumble it California Considers Mandated Grid Storage Written by Philip Proefrock on 19 03 10 Legislators in California have introduced a bill that would require electric utilities to provide grid-scale energy storage in their operations . The bill would call for a capacity of 2.25 of daytime peak demand by 2014 and 5 of peak demand by 2020. A variety of technologies could be included in the mix to provide grid energy storage including pumped storage hydro compressed air storage utility-scale batteries and flywheel storage systems This may have the indirect effect of encouraging the utilities to promote efficiency measures and to encourage load shifting , in order to lower the amount of storage that would be . required via : Building Energy Performance Info image : credit http : www.flickr.com photos andyarmstrong CC BY-SA 2.0 Email this Hits : 810 Comments 2 Subscribe to this comment's feed Not exactly solving the problem written by Ben March 19, 2010 I don't think mandating utilities to

  • High-efficiency hydraulic hybrid car could get 170 mpg

    Updated: 2010-03-19 20:22:00
    Get RSS feeds and email updates from Yahoo Green GREEN HOME LIVING GREEN Saving energy at home Recycling Recycling electronics Stopping junk mail Finding a green job Researching global warming basics Saving money Saving water at home Commuting ALL LIVING GREEN TOPICS GLOBAL WARMING TOOLS Measure Your Carbon Footprint Make a Plan to Reduce Your Footprint Change a Lightbulb Find a Reuse Group Save Cash Green Innovations Gift Guide BLOGS The Conscious Consumer Green Picks The Green Cheapskate Driving Directions The Daily Green News Grist Ask Umbra EcoGeek ecomii Healthy Living EcoHuddle Environmental Lovins Climate411 Guest Bloggers All Blogs Technology Home Garden Transportation Food Health Energy Buying Recycling Nature MORE TOPICS SEARCH YAHOO GREEN FOR : Search Green High-efficiency hydraulic hybrid car could get 170 mpg By Philip Proefrock Posted Fri Mar 19, 2010 1:22pm PDT Related : topics Cars Concept Cars More from EcoGeek blog Buzz up INGOCAR is a developmental concept for a 5 passenger car with a hydraulic drive system in place of a conventional power-train . With the weight reduction this offers and other efficiencies in the systems , the designers say their vehicle could

  • High-Efficiency Hydraulic Hybrid Car Could Get 170 MPG

    Updated: 2010-03-19 20:22:00
    Home Contact About EcoGeek.org MAR 19 Recent Comment We are in peak oil now . This vehicle will be liquid fueled . In the fut . View all Comments Share Email it Print it Digg it Reddit it Del.icio.us Stumble it High-Efficiency Hydraulic Hybrid Car Could Get 170 MPG Written by Philip Proefrock on 19 03 10 INGOCAR is a developmental concept for a 5 passenger car with a hydraulic drive system in place of a conventional powertrian . With the weight reduction this offers and other efficiencies in the systems , the designers say their vehicle could get 170 . mpg The INGOCAR is a hydraulic hybrid vehicle Like some electric hybrids such as the Chevy Volt , it uses the motor indirectly instead of using the mechanical motion of the motor to move the car . But rather than using a motor as a generator to produce electricity , the INGOCAR has a highly-efficient 2-stroke diesel engine which is used to pressurize a hydraulic tank called the accumulator . Pressure from this tank is then used to turn individual wheelmotors in each . wheel Hydraulic power makes the regenerative braking of the INGOCAR much more efficient than that in electric motor vehicles , as well . Regenerative braking with

  • Meet the GeoDesigner: GIS and Data-Enriched Design

    Updated: 2010-03-19 19:13:17
    …in Architect magazine… “Earlier this year, nearly 200 people—planners, engineers, developers (of both software and real estate), architects, and academics—gathered in Redlands, Calif., at the corporate headquarters of ESRI. Founded as the Environmental Systems Research Institute in 1969 by Jack Dangermond, the company is the market leader in GIS (geographic information system) [...]

  • Weyerhaeuser Joins USCAP

    Updated: 2010-03-19 15:11:33
    The USCAP family has grown again. Weyerhaeuser, one of the world's biggest timber and paper products companies, announced today that it has joined the United States Climate Action Partnership. That brings USCAP's membership to 29 companies and NGO's. The widely diverse members have all banded together to support passage of strong climate and clean energy legislation in Congress. Weyerhaeuser joins such "strange [...]

  • 72-Hour Campaign Generates 300,000 Calls

    Updated: 2010-03-15 13:55:59
    Our regular readers will remember this recent post about the launch of our 72 Hours for Clean American Power calling campaign. EDF joined forces with 10 fellow environmental organizations to flood the Senate with calls demanding action on climate change legislation. We're happy to say the campaign was a big success.  An amazing 300,000 of you called [...]

  • Can the U.S. Compete with China? Fred Krupp Says "Yes"

    Updated: 2010-03-12 21:59:19
    China's growing economic power is a growing concern for many Americans. Can the U.S. continue to compete with China in the global marketplace? In a new piece for Reuters, EDF President Fred Krupp says "yes" — through the power of comprehensive climate and energy legislation. Fred talks about the new "tripartisan" effort to pass a climate and clean energy [...]

  • Concentrated Solar Power Isn't Just for Deserts, It Could be for Walls Too

    Updated: 2010-03-11 22:32:00
    , Home Contact About EcoGeek.org MAR 11 Recent Comment Much as I appreciate all this great new innovative forward thinking fo . View all Comments Share Email it Print it Digg it Reddit it Del.icio.us Stumble it Concentrated Solar Power Isn't Just for Deserts , It Could be for Walls Too Written by Megan Treacy on 11 03 10 Usually when you read about concentrated solar power , it's referring to some large project destined for the Mojave Desert , but Syracuse's Center of Excellence in Environmental and Energy Systems SyracuseCoE has set out to prove that this technology can be used in smaller , colder . settings SyracuseCoE in Syracuse , NY is itself a LEED-platinum-certified , 55,000 square-foot building that serves as a testing ground for renewable energy and efficiency technologies . The south wall of the building is home to a concentrated solar facade that , at first glance , resembles the frosted cube walls found in doctors' office waiting . rooms This 8-foot by 8-foot facade houses several clear pyramid lenses that track the sun and concentrate the rays onto high-efficiency PV cells . Extra energy not converted to electricity is used for heating water and radiant heat in the

  • ES&T's Best Papers 2009

    Updated: 2010-03-11 04:00:00
    The top three papers are by research teams based in the U.S., China, and the European Union.

  • Transonic Combustion Improves Gas Engine Efficiency Over 50%

    Updated: 2010-03-11 03:01:00
    Home Contact About EcoGeek.org MAR 10 Recent Comment Cool Smokey Yunick Greatest auto mechanic ever developed what he View all Comments Share Email it Print it Digg it Reddit it Del.icio.us Stumble it Transonic Combustion Improves Gas Engine Efficiency Over 50 Written by Philip Proefrock on 10 03 10 Conventional gasoline engines are terribly inefficient things . Only 13 of the energy of the fuel actually moves the car . 62 is lost in the engine as waste heat , and driveline losses , accessories , and idling also reduce the . efficiency Transonic Combustion is planning to build automobile engines with improved efficiency obtained through heating and pressurizing gasoline before injecting it into the combustion chamber . This puts it into a supercritical state that allows for very fast and clean combustion , which in turn decreases the amount of fuel needed to propel a vehicle , according to MIT Technology Review A transonic test vehicle achieved 64 MPG in highway driving , compared to a 48 MPG hybrid Prius , and running at a steady cruising speed of 50 mph , the test vehicle achieved 98 . MPG Like diesel and HCCI the Transonic Combustion technology operates without needing a spark

  • Google Maps Adds Bicycle Information

    Updated: 2010-03-11 00:23:00
    Beginning today, Google has begun providing bicycle directions for its Google Maps service with directions for cyclists in 150 cities in the United States. Google already incorporates public-transit and walking directions in addition to automobile driving directions, and the bicycling community has been calling for Google to add bike routes for some time. The routing suggested for cyclists is designed to avoid freeways and high-traffic areas, and to select gentler terrain by routing around hills. To make it even more useful for riders on the go, Google expects to have a mobile version available in the near future, as well.

  • Colorado Approves 30% by 2020 Renewable Energy Standard

    Updated: 2010-03-10 00:04:00
    Home Contact About EcoGeek.org MAR 09 Recent Comment One important thing to note with regards to all distributed , renewable . View all Comments Share Email it Print it Digg it Reddit it Del.icio.us Stumble it Colorado Approves 30 by 2020 Renewable Energy Standard Written by Megan Treacy on 09 03 10 Yesterday , Colorado's state legislature finalized a bill to increase the state's renewable energy standard to 30 percent by 2020. Colorado was one of the first states to adopt a renewable energy standard at all , committing in 2004 to get 10 percent of their electricity from renewables by 2015 and increasing that to 20 percent by 2020 in 2006.  This latest measure puts the state right behind California , who has the highest standard at 33 percent by 2020. The bill also requires utilities to get 3 percent of their electricity from distributed sources like rooftop solar and other smaller wind and solar installations in order to give a boost to local renewable energy and construction companies . That requirement alone will be responsible for 1 GW of clean energy , save 6.8 billion gallons of water and reduce emissions by 30 million tons of CO2 a . year via Climate Progress Email this Hits

  • Verifying Emission Cuts

    Updated: 2010-03-08 04:00:00
    Atmospheric measurements can truth-check assertions about greenhouse gas reductions

  • Final Hours: Join Hundreds of Thousands in Calling the Senate!

    Updated: 2010-03-04 21:33:54
    Starting this Tuesday, we asked you to call your senators and demand clean energy legislation. We joined up with several other groups and challenged you to get as many calls in as possible within 72 hours. You have already surpassed our greatest hopes by absolutely flooding the Senate: We believe we've collectively, across the [...]

  • Hall of Fame Goalie Mike Richter Calls for Action on Climate Change

    Updated: 2010-03-02 22:29:30
    A new voice has joined the chorus demanding action on climate change — one that will be familiar to any winter sports fans reading this. Hockey legend Mike Richter says he worries that future generations of children won't be able to skate on frozen ponds the way he did when he was young. The Hall of Fame [...]

  • 72 Hours, Thousands of Calls

    Updated: 2010-03-02 20:28:48
    We need your help to unleash our clean energy future, create millions of new jobs, and reduce the carbon pollution that causes global warming. Join EDF and Clean Energy Works as we call Senators and demand climate action. Today is the first day of the 72 Hours for Clean American Power calling campaign. From today through Thursday, [...]

  • China Takes the Lead on Clean Energy Jobs: How the U.S. Can Still Win

    Updated: 2010-02-26 15:35:03
    A majority of Americans are worried that the United States’ role in the world economy will diminish in the coming years, according to a new Washington Post-ABC News poll. But the truth is, China is already beating the U.S. to clean energy jobs. China is quickly becoming the global powerhouse in clean energy manufacturing and innovation, dwarfing [...]

  • Why Walmart's Carbon Commitment Can Make Such a Difference

    Updated: 2010-02-25 17:56:36
    Archimedes said "Give me a place to stand, and I shall move the earth," when explaining the principle of levers. Leverage is the big news about Walmart's announcement today. The company has committed to reducing 20 million metric tons of carbon pollution from its products lifecycle and supply chain over the next five years. [...]

  • Help EDAF Get 100,000 Letters for Climate Action

    Updated: 2010-02-23 19:09:03
    If we want to fight climate change, improve our national security, boost our economy and create jobs, then we need the Senate to pass a comprehensive clean energy and climate bill — and do it soon. That's why EDAF has launched a campaign to get 100,000 letters for climate action. We want to make sure your Senator knows [...]

  • Seeking Funds for Geoengineering

    Updated: 2010-02-22 04:00:00
    Scientists tell house subcommittee that the U.S.needs an additional federal climate research program

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