Aug 11
Book review – Energy Transitions: History, Requirements, Prospects
The discussion about our energy supply is full of extremely optimistic expectations. There are many people who believe that full replacement of fossil with renewable energy sources in an extremely short time span is possible.
Aug 11
American Solar Energy Society Issues Call for 15th Annual National Solar Tour
Online registration has begun for solar-savvy installers and grassroots organizations interested in showcasing their communities’ solar-powered homes, businesses and public agencies during the non-profit American Solar Energy Society’s (http://www.ASES.org) 15th Annual National Solar Tour, the world’s largest grassroots solar event.
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Aug 11
ASES & National Solar Tour Sponsor Globama Initiative for Solar on the White House
The American Solar Energy Society (http://www.ases.org) is lending its support to a powerful public-private partnership to demonstrate the technological advances that can bring clean, job-creating, domestically-produced solar energy back to the White House. The Globama Initiative is encouraging citizens of all political persuasions to confirm their support of this taxpayer-friendly project by signing an electronic petition that can be found at www.solaronthewhitehouse.com.
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Aug 11
Blender Pump Shortage Perpetuates Reliance on Foreign Oil
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Aug 11
Canadian Solar Inc. Announcing the Selection of Guelph to Host its Solar Module Manufacturing Facility in Ontario, Canada
Canadian Solar Inc., one of the world`s largest solar companies, is announcing the location and the next steps to establishing a new solar module manufacturing facility in Ontario, Canada at a media conference being held this morning. The facility, located at 525 Speedvale Avenue, West in Guelph, Ontario, Canada, is expected to be ready to commence production early next year, and will be one of the largest solar panel module manufacturing plants in North America. The facility is being developed by Canadian Solar Solutions Inc. – a wholly owned subsidiary of Canadian Solar.
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Aug 11
SunRun Enters Solar Market in Pennsylvania
Joining the ranks of New Jersey, Massachusetts, Arizona, California, and Colorado, SunRun announced this week that its solar service plans are now available in Pennsylvania.
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Aug 11
Air Force Base Installing 15 MW of Solar
Even though the campaign to put solar on the white house so far hasn’t made much headway, that doesn’t mean that the U.S. government is not interested in solar. This was evidenced this week with the Arizona Public Service Co (APS) announcement that it is developing a 15-MW solar power plant at Luke Air Force base in Arizona.
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Aug 11
Siemens and Samsung Invest Heavily in Ontario
Leading wind turbine manufacturer Siemens has partnered with consumer electronics giant Samsung to build a turbine production facility in the Canadian Province of Ontario. The facility could produce 600 jobs when completed.Leading wind turbine manufacturer Siemens has partnered with consumer electronics giant Samsung to build a turbine production facility in the Canadian Province of Ontario. The facility could produce 600 jobs when completed.
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Aug 11
Researchers Hope to Yield High-Efficiency Thin Film
A group of researchers is meeting this week in the UK to form a partnership to help a Norwegian company develop a nano-particle cell that could reach efficiencies of more than 20 percent.
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Aug 11
Apple has been throwing down the cool patents lately, but this newest one isn’t a handheld gadget like a smart phone or smart tablet — this is a smart bike.
The as-yet-unnamed smart bike (iPedal would keep the “p” theme going) will allow you to either sync your iPhone or iPod Touch with the bike or use a provided detachable display to access some cool features like monitoring and sharing your course, health and performance stats with other cyclists.
According to the patent, the bike will have sensors that communicate with sensors in the iPhone enabling it to measure and display real-time data like speed, distance, time, altitude, elevation, incline, decline, heart rate, power, derailleur setting, cadence, wind speed, path completed, expected future path, heart rate, power and pace.
It sounds a lot like what the Nike + iPod set up or RunKeeper app provides for running, but with much greater data options. I’m sure there are other impressive features in the works that would make cyclists willing to shell out money for it. It will be interesting to see if this smart bike will have the power to revolutionize cycling the way Apple products have changed how we do so many other things.
via Wired
Aug 11
Apple has been throwing down the cool patents lately, but this newest one isn’t a handheld gadget like a smart phone or smart tablet — this is a smart bike.
The as-yet-unnamed smart bike (iPedal would keep the “p” theme going) will allow you to either sync your iPhone or iPod Touch with the bike or use a provided detachable display to access some cool features like monitoring and sharing your course, health and performance stats with other cyclists.
According to the patent, the bike will have sensors that communicate with sensors in the iPhone enabling it to measure and display real-time data like speed, distance, time, altitude, elevation, incline, decline, heart rate, power, derailleur setting, cadence, wind speed, path completed, expected future path, heart rate, power and pace.
It sounds a lot like what the Nike + iPod set up or RunKeeper app provides for running, but with much greater data options. I’m sure there are other impressive features in the works that would make cyclists willing to shell out money for it. It will be interesting to see if this smart bike will have the power to revolutionize cycling the way Apple products have changed how we do so many other things.
via Wired
Aug 11
Apple has been throwing down the cool patents lately, but this newest one isn’t a handheld gadget like a smart phone or smart tablet — this is a smart bike.
The as-yet-unnamed smart bike (iPedal would keep the “p” theme going) will allow you to either sync your iPhone or iPod Touch with the bike or use a provided detachable display to access some cool features like monitoring and sharing your course, health and performance stats with other cyclists.
According to the patent, the bike will have sensors that communicate with sensors in the iPhone enabling it to measure and display real-time data like speed, distance, time, altitude, elevation, incline, decline, heart rate, power, derailleur setting, cadence, wind speed, path completed, expected future path, heart rate, power and pace.
It sounds a lot like what the Nike + iPod set up or RunKeeper app provides for running, but with much greater data options. I’m sure there are other impressive features in the works that would make cyclists willing to shell out money for it. It will be interesting to see if this smart bike will have the power to revolutionize cycling the way Apple products have changed how we do so many other things.
via Wired
Aug 11
Built-in solar struggles with costs, efficiency
Given their unobtrusive nature, photovoltaic materials integrated into rooftop material were once touted as the next big thing in solar power. Instead, they’re in the doldrums.
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Aug 11
Massive Growth in UK Solar Jobs
Image credit: Solarcentury
It seems like the UK solar industry is on fire right now. No sooner was the renewables feed-in tariff approved, than solar installers were inundated with inquiries from would-be customers, and we’ve even seen plans announced for the country’s first utility-scale solar plants. Now there’s further evidence … Read the full story on TreeHugger
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