Energy News

Like any other power generating technology, change, cures for problems, and the adoption of new technologies, don’t happen overnight. But wind energy of tomorrow won’t be the same as today.

Current mail delivery vehicles cover 4.1 million miles and burn 1.4 million gallons of fuel each day* at an assumed 14-16 mpg each. A 25 mpg Drop ‘N Hybrid-equipped vehicle would save 840,000 gallons a day, and at a national average $3.76 a gallon, that’s $3,158,400 each day!

The EV Engineering project is converting a fleet of locally manufactured Holden Commodore passenger cars to proof-of-concept fully-electric vehicles by June 2012, to demonstrate the technical viability and attractiveness to customers of a full-size electric car.

The CHP project will produce at least 14 MW of electric power that will supply the Blue Plains facility with nearly 30 percent of the AWTP’s average power demand.

The demonstration developed from a grant by the Department of Energy’s Research Partnership to Secure Energy for America (RPSEA). The effort funded the demonstration of ElectraTherm’s waste heat generator that uses produced water to create “green” electricity usable onsite for field operations or for export to the grid.

The Newton Step Van, is a zero emission solution for thousands of delivery routes in urban environments, offers a gross vehicle weight of 14,000 pounds to 26,000 pounds and a range of approximately 100 miles on a single charge.

Fukushima Prefecture expects this experimental project to spawn a new industry in renewable energy and create employment as part of recovery efforts in the wake of the Great East Japan Earthquake.

Solar electric windows a step closer. News updates of more than 6 MW completed, more than 200 MW in the development pipeline.

Manufacturers need to find and use every possible way to overcome the real or perceived short comings of electric cars and trucks to attract more buyers. Tail pipe emission-free and oil-free isn’t enough. Buyers are looking for more.

Fossil fuel emissions, which contain organic carbon, can speed up the rate of glacier melt when deposited on glacier surfaces.

In response to the growing concern over utility costs and demand charges associated with 50kW chargers, Fuji Electric will initially focus on targeting retail owners, fleet managers, and local municipalities with its 25kW DC Quick Chargers.

Extensive trials have been completed to ensure the device, developed during 2010-2011 and due to be deployed at EMEC’s wave test site at Billia Croo by the end of March, is sea-ready and ongoing environmental studies will monitor any potential impact during the full test phase.

The new facility’s 149 wind turbines – set among the wind-blown farm lands of Garfield County, in southeast Washington – will generate enough electricity, on average, to power about 100,000 homes.

The Frisco Wind Farm represents DeWind’s single largest US-based operating project to date, adding to DeWind’s global installed base of more than 1600 MW. Additional projects utilizing DeWind turbines are slated for completion during 2012, with DeWind’s North American installed base approaching 200 MW by the end of the year.

Resilience is the new green. With decades of green building experience, we are ready to face climate change.

Architects and designers may be on track to meet 2030 carbon goals, says Ed Mazria's Architecture 2030.

The stringent Passive House standard may be losing some of its rigor in the U.S.