Engineering Society of Detroit Conference on Alternative Energy
03/09/10
The ESD, the acronym for the Engineering Society of Detroit, is now 115 years old and it remains an august institution in the City of Detroit. Once housed in a magnificent marble building next to the Detroit Institute of the Arts it is an encompassing institution that holds many fine conferences on Engineering developments and Issues. Their recent conference held on March 3rd on Alternative Energy was something of a rousing affair, which we do indeed need since Michigan has been hardest hit in this recent Economic turn-down.

Distributed Energy Production And The DIY Movement
03/09/10
A distributed model revolutionized the way industrial-scale computing was delivered. Is it possible that something similar could be achieved for energy production?

Linear Cities Could Lead to 100% Global Sustainability
03/05/10
Energy, Food, & Transportation for the Components of our Genes, Forevermore!

AltEnergyMag Interview - Sanyo North America Now and in the Future
03/03/10
Aaron Fowles is the Specialist of Corporate Communications for SANYO North America Corporation’s Regional Offices, based in San Diego. In this position, Mr. Fowles oversees all public relations activities, including media relations, strategic planning and implementation for all North American regional companies.

10 Things Every Solar Company Should Know in 2010
03/03/10
Renewable Energy companies need Public Relations (PR) for several reasons. The following are the top 10 things I believe every RE company should be aware of in 2010. Remember, the solar industry is still a nascent industry just at the beginning of its steep growth curve. But general awareness of solar and other renewables and their benefits is very low among the general public. The industry needs to educate and communicate with the American public so they better understand renewables and the bright future they can bring to our world.

Cooling applications represent 25% of all electricity use in the United States, consuming over 7 quadrillion BTUs of energy and generating nearly 600 million metric tons of CO2 emissions annually. The Palo Alto Research Center (PARC), is developing a new form of refrigeration that could be three times as efficient as existing forms. It's based on thermoacoustics, a technology that works for cooling at extremely low temperatures (such as for liquefying gases), but hasn't been used for cooling at room temperature (what you need for household refrigeration). PARC has developed a proprietary thermoacoustic refrigeration technology that can achieve double the efficiency of the best current residential and commercial air conditioning and refrigeration systems. Wide adoption of PARC's technology could lead to dramatic energy savings and greatly reduced CO2 emissions. PARC's approach could:

• Double the efficiency of air conditioning
• Save 4 quadrillion BTUs (13% of total U.S. electricity use) per year
• Reduce CO2 emissions by 311 million metric tons annually

Solar Energy International PV Instructor Training wraps up third year
Submitted on: 03/15/10, 06:00 PM
Annual event is part of SEI's commitment to train the trainers.

SEIA Appoints Kimbis as Director of Policy and Research, General Counsel
Submitted on: 03/15/10, 12:35 PM
Thomas P. Kimbis named as the new Director of Policy and Research, and General Counsel.

PV Powered Inverters Used in 1 MW Solar Project at the University of Toledo
Submitted on: 03/15/10, 11:12 AM
PV Powered, Inc. announces that its commercial inverters have been installed at the University of Toledo’s Scott Park Campus of Energy & Innovation in Toledo, Ohio. The 1.12 MW system was installed by Advanced Distributed Generation LLC and will be owned by Constellation Energy Projects & Services.

Largest Rooftop Solar Installation in Pacific Northwest to use PV Powered Inverters
Submitted on: 03/15/10, 11:06 AM
PV Powered, Inc. announces that its commercial inverters are being installed in a new 2.4 MW project in Portland, Ore., the largest rooftop solar project in the Pacific Northwest. The project will cover approx. 900,000 sf with innovative thin-film solar panels from Advanced Green Technologies.

AGI company formed in partnership with American Tank
Submitted on: 03/15/10, 05:45 AM
AGI Projects is a new company formed in partnership with American Tank & Vessel to design, fabricate and erect field tanks and vessels.

Caleffi iSolar - Differential Temperature Controllers

A multi-functional temperature differential controller with add-on system functions, the iSolar series can be used for a wide variety of applications and has inputs for four PT1000 sensors. Preset factory defaults are defined for control of a standard solar water heating system with a second relay (some models) to divert any surplus heat. The auxiliary relay can be used to maintain the tank temperature, protect the system from overheating, or use another source to heat the storage tank. This controller features a large Liquid Crystal Display (LCD) user interface with three function keys. The easy-to-use icons assist to operate and customize a solar heating system.

RainWise

(Bar Harbor, ME, United States of America)

RainWise manufactures professional meteorological equipment for consumer, enterprise, and industrial applications. Our selection of more than 50 rain and temperature gauges, monitors, sensors, and related software products are ideal for weather enthusiasts, municipalities, federal government, and industrial manufacturers. All our products are proudly made right here in the United States and are backed by free software upgrades and lifetime support.