AltEnergyMag
Alternative Energy Industry Newsletter - May 2010
>>> All New Articles and News Headlines

The Automotive X PRIZE Competition, Stage Two Completed
05/13/10
The Competition may be a far more important Competition than realized. The goal is to beat 100 MPGe and provide beautiful, affordable transportation. That means the equivalent of 100 miles per gallon (gasoline) equivalent. This is done to level the playing field regardless of the fuel being used by the vehicle. Hence the vehicle can be powered by battery stored electricity and the energy usage can be measure equivalently with traditional gasoline.

Small Wind Industry - Nick Blitterswyk, Urban Green Energy
05/13/10
Urban Green Energy is a world leader in small wind energy, focused on providing high quality, high performance, and attractive products to customers around the world. UGE's products include vertical axis wind turbines and hybrid streetlamps.

Micro Inverter or the AC-Module Inverter: Truths vs. Myths
05/07/10
When it’s time to choose an inverter for a PV system, the system owner and the installer have the choice to use a string inverter or micro inverters for the installation. It is important to realistically assess the viability of this technology.

Case Study - Western Reserve Wind Project
05/05/10
The leadership of Western Reserve Local Schools should be applauded for installing a wind project that allows them to be fiscally responsible, climatically aware and educationally adaptive.

Global Investments in Renewable Energy are expected to reach $653.35 billion by 2015
04/29/10
Technological innovations are underway to make these sources more affordable and efficient, which will result in their wider application. Thus, technological innovations and research and development activities for renewable energy are gathering momentum.

Publish Your Story at AltEnergyMag
We're changing the way we distribute stories in order to spread the word faster. From now on we'll publish new articles every week or so. The process is very simple. Just email the article (news@altenergymag.com) along with any diagrams, photos etc. that you wish to have included. Length is not restricted. We do all the formatting and title graphics etc. and then let you preview the finished product before it goes live.  Biographies and company links can also be included.

Please bear in mind that we seek educational articles focusing on the technologies and benefits to readers rather than simple product cut sheets and promotional material.

As soon as you send the article we will get it ready and send you a link to preview before it goes live. It will go online (on the home page) as soon as we receive approval and stay in our library forever. It will still be included in our bimonthly eMagazine which is a compilation of recent articles and may be featured in this newsletter.

DuPont Photovoltaic Solutions portfolio of PV materials is key to crystalline silicon and thin film solar cell and module manufacturing. Our products help increase the efficiency and lifetime of solar modules.

>>> Hot Story
The Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) today released an independent study projecting the positive economic impact of the Department of Treasury Grant Program (TGP) and the Manufacturing Investment Tax Credit (MITC). The study found that extending the TGP and MITC by two years would add 200,000 new domestic jobs to the solar workforce and supporting industries in the United States. Additionally, it would result in 10 gigawatts (MW) of new solar installations by 2016 – enough to power 2 million homes. “The clean energy grant program created in last year’s stimulus bill allowed enough renewable energy to come on line to power four cities the size of Seattle and create over 140,000 new jobs,” Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA) said. “Extension of the Treasury Grant program is essential to continuing our nascent economic recovery and moving to a cleaner, more distributed 21st energy system. >>> more hot stories

Rolls has been producing premium batteries specifically designed for the renewable energy market since 1984.  That’s why those who can’t afford to go without power know they can’t afford to trust anyone else.
www.rollsbattery.com

>>> Hot Product

Assured Power Delivery / Custom-Designed Power Delivery Solutions

Complex power delivery challenges demand excellence in execution and support. At AETI, we provide integrated solutions designed to meet multi-component compatibility, industry and regulatory specifications, and extreme environmental conditions. For 60 years, we have delivered more than 10,000 power distribution and control systems to nearly every Oil & Gas exploration, production, pipeline operator, petrochemical company, and marine vessel supplier. Our systems work for decades, many being supported by a second generation of technicians and engineers. But, we don\'t stop at reliability and safety. We are committed to helping our customers face adversities with innovative power technologies that increase power delivery efficiencies and reduce total cost of ownership

The U.S. Army Tank Automotive Research Development and Engineering Center (TARDEC) and Fort Bliss will co-host the inaugural
Renewable Energy Rodeo and Symposium (RERS)
at Fort Bliss, TX, 8-9 June 2010.
For more information, visit https://renewable-energy-rodeo.com/.

>>> Upcoming Events
Date Event Name Location
May 17 - 22 SOLAR 2010, ASES NATIONAL SOLAR CONFERENCE
Publish your show news here - free opportunity for Solar 2010 Exhibitors
Phoenix, AZ
May 23 - 26 2010 WIND POWER CONFERENCE & EXHIBITION
Publish your show news here - free opportunity for WindPower 2010 Exhibitors
Dallas, Texas
Jun 08 - 10 ENERGY OCEAN 2010 Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
Jun 08 - 09 RENEWABLE ENERGY RODEO AND SYMPOSIUM Fort Bliss, Texas
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