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Living Off The Grid

10/01/04, 12:00 AM | Solar Power
The charge for connecting to the grid would have amounted to $125,000., whereas the total cost for the Renewable Energy system was $25,000., - a savings of $100,000!

NEW ENERGY BILL: Reducing Our Dependence On Foreign Oil

10/01/04, 12:00 AM | Solar Power | Analysis and Trends
The lion's share of oil consumption stems from transportation needs. In 2002, the transportation sector accounted for about 68% of total petroleum use with gasoline accounting for two-thirds of the petroleum consumed in the transportation sector.

One Year After The Big Blackout Alternative Energy Makes Gains

10/01/04, 12:00 AM | Solar Power | Analysis and Trends
As last year's blackout showed, whenever what we know and trust fails us, we immediately seek out the alternatives. Which meant that stocks in alternative energy companies spiked significantly in the days following the blackout.

Reliable Pitching: Ultracapacitors And Wind Turbine Pitch Systems

10/01/04, 12:00 AM | Solar Power, Energy Storage | Projects and Tours, Storage Systems, ultracapacitors | Maxwell Technologies, Inc.
Ultracapacitors prove to be a high-reliability solution for the severe power pulses needed for wind turbine pitch control.

WHAT AMERICA NEEDS NOW

10/01/04, 12:00 AM | Solar Power | Analysis and Trends
"We are like tenant farmers chopping down the fence around our house for fuel when we should be using Nature's inexhaustible sources of energy - sun, wind and tide. I'd put my money on the sun and solar energy. What a source of power! I hope we don't have to wait until oil and coal run out before we tackle that." - Thomas Alva Edison (1847 - 1931)

Astris Energi Demo a Hit with General Public

09/30/04, 08:39 AM | Solar Power
Astris Energi Inc. had a major success at the Hydrogen and Fuel Cells 2004 Conference and Trade Show, held recently in Toronto. The Conference was the North American debut of Astris' E8 Portable Power Generator and also featured Freedom, Astris' alkaline fuel cell powered Golf Car.

Astris Energi to Participate in Resource Conference

09/29/04, 02:49 PM | Solar Power
Astris Energi Inc. (OTCBB: ASRNF), the world's leading alkaline fuel cell (AFC) technology company, announced today that it will be participating in the Toronto Resource Investment Conference on October 3rd and 4th at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre.

Green-Trust

09/29/04, 11:31 AM | Solar Power
Used fryer oil powered electrical co-generation system.

GREY WATER SYSTEMS COMING ONSTREAM IN AUSTRALIA

09/28/04, 06:33 AM | Solar Power
Greywater reuse systems, promising to save the average household mnay tens of thousands of litres of water a year, are finally becoming mass consumer products, with the release of a sub-A$800 system.

Kyocera Establishes Global Infrastructure to Double Production Capacity for Solar Electric Modules

09/27/04, 09:39 AM | Solar Power
Company aims to become world's largest "fully-integrated" producer

New 187-Watt "d.Blue" is Kyocera's Most Powerful PV Module to Date

09/27/04, 09:36 AM | Solar Power
Named in reference to its 187-watt maximum power output, the new KC187G is the largest, most efficient photovoltaic module Kyocera has marketed to date.

ONSET COMPUTER CORPORATION INTRODUCES NEW THERMOCOUPLE LOGGER

09/27/04, 09:31 AM | Solar Power
New HOBO® U12 Thermocouple Logger accepts J, K, S, or T thermocouple probes, monitors temperatures up to 3200°F

ONSET COMPUTER CORPORATION LAUNCHES K-12 ENERGY CONTEST

09/27/04, 09:29 AM | Solar Power
New HOBO Energy Challenge promotes hands-on science learning and energy awareness with free equipment loans to teachers and students

NREL Selects Contractor for New Science & Technology Facility

09/27/04, 09:27 AM | Solar Power
The new research building will be constructed at NREL's main campus, at the foot of South Table Mesa adjacent to the Laboratory's existing Solar Energy Research Facility.

Ballard to Demonstrate Fuel Cell Technology in Three Distinct Backup Power Generation Applications

09/27/04, 09:25 AM | Solar Power
Government of Canada to Provide Funding for Fuel Cell Demonstration Projects

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