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Updated May 16, 2012

Balqon Receives Contract from the Port of Los Angeles to Retrofit Electric Yard Tractors

EEStor Provides a Progress Update of its Ultra-Capacitor Based Electrical Energy Storage Units.

NY-BEST: Stakeholders Meet to Detail Plans for Advanced Battery and Energy Storage Product Commercialization Center.

REFUsol Opens Inverter Manufacturing Facility in Greenville, South Carolina.

Recast Energy Expands Inventory of Carbon Offsets from Biomass Thermal Energy Project.

SMUD Solano Wind Project Complete.

ClearEdge Fuel Cell System Supports Renovation of Historic Hollywood-era Hotel.

Toyota April Sales Surge with Help from Hybrids, New Prius c.

Heliatek Sets New World Record Efficiency of 10.7 Percent for its Organic Tandem Solar Cell.

ElectraTherm’s Green Machine Generates Power from Waste Heat at Czech Republic Biogas Facility.

Gamesa Freezes Work on Offshore Wind Turbine Prototype: U.S. Market, Uncertainty of Tax Credit and Regulatory Conditions Bring Halt to Project.

AeroVironment Wins Contract for Electric Ground Support Equipment Fast Charge Systems at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport.

Toyota RAV4 EV Unveiled at EVS 26 in Los Angeles

MidAmerican Solar and First Solar Start Construction on Largest Solar Project in the World.

AES Combines Advanced Battery-Based Energy Storage with a Traditional Power Plant in Chile.

S&C Energy Storage System Supports Microgrid at California Jail.

International Wastewater Heat Exchange Systems: North America’s First Sewage Heat Recovery System Installed.

Synergy Dairy: New York’s Largest On-Farm Biogas Power Project Generates Renewable Energy for Nearly 1,000 Homes.

ACCIONA to Install First 3 MW Turbines in North America.

NASA Partners License Nanotube Technology for Commercial Use.

EERC and DenYon Energy Develop Integrated Power and Waste Management System for the Poultry Industry.

First Wind Starts Major Construction Work on Palouse Wind Project.

Civil Society Institute Survey: "Partisan Divide" On Energy Issues Is A Myth, Strong Bipartisan Support Seen For Shift To Cleaner Energy.

Landsvirkjun: Europe Could Receive Renewable Energy From Iceland via Submarine Cable.

More NewsLinks

PLANET TOO HOT? PAINT IT WHITE. If all else fails stratospheric particles could reflect sunlight and cool us down.


RETHINKING ELECTRIC CARS – PART 8. Stored energy in electric cars can be home energy.


AMERICA’S ABUNDANT NATURAL GAS: READY TO SQUANDER. Reserves could be burned up quickly if the economy improves.


RETHINKING ELECTRIC CARS - PART 7. Electric vehicle prices will drop only when new models are developed.


ZERO CARBON FUELS. Generating hydrogen on demand with metals and water.


RETHINKING ELECTRIC CARS - PART 6. Elecrtric cars need to lighten up to carry bigger battery packs for longer range. But how?


DOWNDRAFT POWER. MAN-MADE WIND ENERGY. Mother Nature’s fury copied to generate clean power.


RETHINKING ELECTRIC CARS -- PART 5. Chipping away at e-vehicle cost: Using fewer onboard computers. What about a laptop?


RETHINKING ELECTRIC CARS -- PART 4. Expensive lithium-ion batteries keep vehicle costs high. Electric automobile manufacturers need an alternative battery chemistry.


HEADS IN THE SAND AS OCEANS RISE. Believe in manmade global warming or not, studies still show temperatures and seas rising.


RETHINKING ELECTRIC CARS -- PART 3. Light duty pickup trucks put on a diet could make really excellent electric vehicles.


WIND INNOVATION. Wind energy of tomorrow won’t be the same as today.


RETHINKING ELECTRIC CARS -- Part 2. Tailpipe emission-free and oil-free isn’t enough. Manufacturers need to find and use every possible way to overcome the real or perceived short comings of electric cars and trucks to attract more buyers. Try Long Distance Loaner Vehicles.


 

More News Stories and Commentary

Seven Days of Solar

Week of April 29, 2012.
Sharp builds its three millionth module in Tenn. plant. News updates of more than 9 MW completed, more than 586 MW under construction and more than 2.5 MW in development.

Week of April 22, 2012.
NASA seeks next gen space solar power. News updates of more than 101 MW completed and nearly 195 MW under construction.

Week of April 15, 2012.
The US solar industry has growing pains, but its future is solid. For the week news updates of nearly 4 megawatts completed, more than 200 MW in the pipeline.

What's new inside?... Products: BIPV solar, LED lighting, RFI's (2) for fuel cells, RFP for alternative fuels

vanguard1

Vanguard I, the world's first solar powered satellite, proved PV solar as a viable energy resource.
Now NASA seeks a new generation space solar electric systems.

priusc

Toyota: "Based on current sales, the demand for the fuel-saving Prius Family models seems to be outpacing the company's initial U.S. target of more than 220,000 units this year."
"During its first 49 days on the market, Prius c (above) posted sale of 8,901 units.

apussolar

West Virginia's largest solar power plant.
A 407 kW carport array at American Public University System headquarters.