Google Invests In Human Monorail
Google's Project 10^100, the search engine giant announced on Friday that it's given $1 million to Shweeb, which makes a transportation system based on pedal-powered pods that zoom around a monorail track about 20 feet above the ground. If that sounds like a crazy but kinda cool concept, that's because it is. The original prototype was built as a ride in an amusement park in New Zealand, where pod pedalers race each other on a side-by-side track for a fee of $35. Google is funding the company to help it test the system as public transportation in an urban setting. Shweeb hasn't announced the location of the planned first transit system (please make it in the Bay Area), but says on its website it will disclose the location shortly. Here's some characteristics of the Shweeb that likely attracted Google: It requires practically no energy other than human pedaling so it's a fossil-fuel-free transportation, and it's really efficient, requiring "less energy to cover a given distance than any other vehicle on earth," according to the company. The pedaled pods are also based on recumbent bikes (the bikes where you sit back and relax), which I could imagine Google's young outdoor enthusiast types identified with... Source - Gigaom
Today's Energy Standards for Refrigerators Reflect Consensus By Advocates, Industry to Increase Appliance Efficiency
Advocacy groups and appliance manufacturers hailed a 25 percent increase in energy efficiency for most new refrigerators, starting in 2014, thanks to new efficiency standards that the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced today.
UMA Solar to Exhibit Breakthrough Preheat Technology
UMA Solar, manufacturer and distributor of the industry's highest-performing solar thermal products for residential and commercial applications nationwide, announced today it will be exhibiting a new solar preheat application at the Solar Power International 10 conference in Los Angeles.
SAINT-GOBAIN SOLAR INTRODUCES LIGHTSWITCH™ PORTFOLIO OF SOLUTIONS FOR PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULES
Solutions provide photovoltaic module manufacturers with cost-effective, efficient, and long-lasting options
Australian Climate Change Committee welcomed by Australia's largest energy chamber.
The WA Sustainable Energy Association Inc. (WA SEA) welcomes the announcement today by Australia's Prime Minister Julia Gillard of the membership and terms of reference for the new multi-party Climate Change Committee to help build consensus on how Australia will tackle Climate Change.
Not just academic - Green Rock geothermal energy for The University of Western Australia.
An announcement by Green Rock Energy Limited of Commonwealth Government funding for $7 million under the Geothermal Drilling Program to support a proposed project at The University of Western Australia's Crawley Campus is welcomed by the WA Sustainable Energy Association Inc. (WA SEA).
Renewable energy the "People's Choice".
The WA Sustainable Energy Association congratulates Jim Thomson from Outback Energy Supply as recipient of the "People's Choice" award for 2010 for the invention "Outback Power Pack" on the Grand Final episode of the Australian ABC New Inventors program.
Clenergy International New Product Announcement
Clenergy is a high Technology, multinational company focused on renewable energy development. Headquartered in Xiamen China, Clenergy had recently released two new products: SolarTerrace II and Solar Matrix PRO
Christopher Associates/Beijing Tonsan Adhesive Co. Ltd. to Present at SMTA International 2010
Jasbir Bath will present "An Evaluation of Sealants used in Photovoltaic (PV) Module Manufacture" at the upcoming AIMS/Harsh Environments Symposium at the SMTAI Technical Conference, scheduled to take place October 25-28, 2010 in Orlando, FL.
IPVEA Co-Hosts Successful Launch of PV Production Forum 2010 in Valencia
IPVEA jointly organized the PV Production Forum 2010, with the EU PVSEC. The forum attracted 250 participants in its three sessions about PV markets, silicon & thin film production today.
Renewable Energy Group acquires ARES biodiesel assets
Renewable Energy Group grows national footprint by acquiring assets in New Mexico 15 million gallon-per-year biodiesel facility.
Renewable Energy & EE Congress for South East Europe - CALL FOR ABSTRACTS - deadline -25 Oct. 2010
Renewable Energy & Energy Efficiency Congress for South East Europe, set for April 13-15 in Sofia, Bulgaria, is now accepting abstracts for the 2011 Congress program. Submit your abstracts by October 25, 2010 and take advantage of the opportunity to share your insight with the renewable energy & energy efficiency industry and gain visibility for your concept.
7th SouthEast European EE & RES Congress & Exhibition Presented at Nis
Warm welcome of the EE & RES event in Nis.
By Maya Kristeva, Via Expo, Bulgaria
Whopper of a wind farm opens off Britain
LONDON — The world's largest offshore wind farm had its grand opening Thursday — and its location on the estuary of the Thames River makes it a showcase for Britain's push to move beyond fossil fuels. So far, 100 wind turbines have been planted in waters up to 80 feet deep across the estuary in southern England. The idea is to produce enough electricity, 300 megawatts, to power the equivalent of 200,000 homes. Each turbine is nearly as tall as a 40-story building and the blades are at least 65 feet above the water for clearance with vessels. No turbine is closer than 1,600 feet to another and the entire "farm" covers an area of 22 square miles. Up to 341 turbines will be installed over the next four years. With Thursday's opening, which tops a 91-turbine farm off Denmark, Britain now has more offshore wind capacity than the rest of the world combined. in now gets three percent of its electricity from renewables but aims to get 15 percent by 2020. As part of that, the government this year awarded licenses to wind farm developers in a program that could deliver up to 32 gigawatts of generation capacity and require investment of more than $117 billion. MSNBC
Solar San Antonio Hosts Local Solar Tour In Support of World's Largest Grassroots Solar Event
Free tour showcases 25 solar powered homes and businesses in Bexar County to share the benefits of solar energy
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