Efficient Danes use hydrogen cells to maximize wind power
December 22, 2010 by admin
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Last week, we showed you how everyday Danes profit from pioneering wind power. But there’s a challenge — how to store that power when the wind isn’t blowing. Denmark is searching for answers, including building Europe’s first “hydrogen neighborhood” — homes that are powered and heated with the help of hydrogen fuel cells. John Larson reports from Denmark. worldfocus.org
Power – Grille to Grille Challenge
December 19, 2010 by admin
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The Cascadia™ has a combination of power and fuel-efficiency that lets you demand it all. With the newly designed Detroit Diesel DD15™, the Cascadia can get up to five percent better fuel economy than with the Series 60 engine helping improve your profitability mile after mile. And because the DD15 delivers 90 percent of its available power in 1.5 seconds, you can enjoy the on-demand power you want with the efficiency you need. See what other drivers had to say at www.grilletogrillechallenge.com
Green Wheels: Solar Power
December 3, 2010 by admin
Filed under Electric Cars
voom.tv Grab your sunscreen, because on this episode everything’s powered by the sun. We’ll meet “solar guru” Steve Heckeroth. Not only is his homestead 100% solar-powered, so are his vehicles. He designs and builds electric tractors, and he charges them, along with his Toyota Rav4-EV, with free energy from the sun. We’ll also check in with the Stanford Solar Car Project team and their UV-powered car — Solstice. Covered with solar panels and stocked full of lithium ion batteries, this car looks like a UFO and can drive across the country without ever stopping to fill up!
Electric Power Research Institute’s Arshad Monsoor talks about “smart charging”
December 3, 2010 by admin
Filed under Hybrid Cars
Planet Vehicle talks with EPRI’s Arshad Monsoor about smart charging your hybrid car
Power Management Questions for Every CIO
November 23, 2010 by admin
Filed under Going Green
Swardson partial to green, gold – and blue
Comedian Nick Swardson admitted to having dinner with Packers QB Aaron Rodgers at Chambers on Saturday. KQ’s Tom Barnard , no stranger to ribald humor himself, was in the audience for Swardson’s show.
Read more on Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune
City Ends Free Distribution Of Leaf Bags
Bloomington residents who want to go green as they corral their leaves will have to pay for biodegradable paper bags themselves this year as the city promotes composting and tries to save money.
Read more on WRTV Indianapolis
Durant returns and leads Thunder over Timberwolves
Kevin Durant scored 28 points and Jeff Green added 24 as both returned from injury to help the Oklahoma City Thunder win their fifth straight with a 117-107 victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves on Monday night.
Read more on San Diego Union-Tribune
Who will make a song and dance about Celtic Tiger?
Remember the old Wolfe Tones’ ballad: Wrap the green flag round me, boys, To die were far more sweet, With Erin’s noble emblem boys, To be my winding sheet.
Read more on Belfast Telegraph
Power Management Questions for Every CIO
Electricity is the second largest data center expense. CIOs must get their energy management act tog
Read more on Forbes
Eagles going even greener with wind, solar power
November 22, 2010 by admin
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Town gets closer to green
WINCHESTER – Five down and one to go. Should Town Meeting this Thursday approve the stretch code, Winchester will become a Green Community and be eligible to apply for approximately $150,000 out of $4M in grant money this fiscal year.
Read more on Woburn Daily Times Chronicle
Eagles going even greener with wind, solar power
The Philadelphia Eagles are taking their gridiron off the grid.
Read more on CBS4 Quad Cities
Eagles going even greener with wind, solar power
The Philadelphia Eagles are taking their gridiron off the grid.
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Calif. warehouse fire began in Neil Young’s car
(AP:SAN CARLOS, Calif.) A fire at a San Francisco Bay area warehouse where singer-songwriter Neil Young stored memorabilia started in a vintage car the singer had converted into a hybrid vehicle in a much publicized project to promote fuel-efficiency, authorities said.
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Eagles going even greener with wind, solar power
The Philadelphia Eagles are taking their gridiron off the grid.
Read more on KCBD-TV Lubbock
Saving power, water key to green building
November 21, 2010 by admin
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Virginia hoops fall to Stanford
STANFORD, Calif. – Jeremy Green had a nice talk with former teammate Landry Fields, now with the New York Knicks. Then he went out and had a nice game. Green scored 21 points in leading Stanford to its seventh consecutive victory over Virginia, an 81-60 decision Thursday night. Freshman Anthony …
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Climate watch/The EV solution
For Sausalito resident Tim Besse, the hardest part about being a good environmental citizen — going “green” and buying local — was searching for a new car. With a new baby in tow, Besse knew he and his wife would need more than just his 10-year-old Mini Cooper to get around. He was interested in buying an electric vehicle, but was worried about their range — most EVs go about 100 miles per three …
Read more on Ross Valley Reporter
Green session for local businesses will be held next week in capital
Opportunities for small- and medium-sized businesses in the green economy will be the subject of a presentation in Fredericton on Nov. 23.
Read more on Daily Gleaner
Pro football: Packers in familiar position
GREEN BAY — It was at about this same point in the 2007 season that the Green Bay Packers faced the type of schedule theyre looking at over the next month or so.
Read more on Wisconsin Rapids Daily Tribune
Saving power, water key to green building
“Going green” in Dare County involves more than erecting a few windmills in Kill Devil Hills, Nags Head and along National Park Service properties near Oregon Inlet.
Read more on Outer Banks Sentinel
Portable HHO Generator System installed in a fishing boat – gained 30% MPG and more power!
November 21, 2010 by admin
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www.hhowatchdog.com – Portable HHO Generator installed in a fishing boat 440 inboard engine. Reported 40% increase in gas mileage and more power in the engine.
BMW Electric power steering EPS ?????????
November 21, 2010 by admin
Filed under Fuel Economy
The electric power steering system makes driving your BMW vehicle even more of a dynamic, responsive experience. The actual level of force applied in turning the steering wheel is precisely measured, and the steering behaviour of the vehicle instantly adjusted to suit the situation. This ensures you enjoy more direct steering. The high-performance Sports mode takes this experience to an even higher level. Although hydraulic steering systems are used very often in automobiles, electric power steering is becoming more and more widespread. This system offers the benefits of greater fuel efficiency, thanks to its ability to supply its own energy needs according to the current driving conditions, and less tyre wear. In addition, the system requires less space than an hydraulic system, and is remarkably low-maintenance. Electric power steering delivers a highly flexible, individual steering dynamic. A torque sensor measures the force that the driver is applying to the steering wheel, and adjusts the vehicle’s steering characteristics to suit the situation. This ensures a more immediate and direct sports driving experience. A press on the “Sports” mode button enhances this further with an even more sporting steering style.
Largest solar power plant in Mass. about to start
November 14, 2010 by admin
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222 Berkeley rates LEED gold
The retail and office building at 222 Berkeley St. in Boston’s Back Bay neighborhood has received LEED Gold Certification for existing buildings from the US Green Building Council, said Equity Office, whose real estate portfolio includes 222 Berkeley.
Read more on Boston Globe
Green group fears LNG project risks
An eco lobby group says Qld faces great environmental risks surrounding the coal seam gas to LNG project.
Read more on BigPond News
Australia approves Shell’s giant floating LNG plant
Australia Friday gave environmental approval for Shell to install a revolutionary floating liquefied natural gas (LNG) plant which is set to become the world’s longest vessel.
Read more on AFP via Yahoo! Philippines News
Woodbridge earns “silver’ award for going “green”
WOODBRIDGE — The township’s efforts at becoming “green” has it earned it silver.
Read more on MyCentralJersey.com
Largest solar power plant in Mass. about to start
AP – On land poisoned by toxins from a long-gone manufacturing era, more than 6,500 solar panels face the south sky, capturing the sunlight of a late autumn day in the Berkshire Mountains.
Read more on Yahoo! Green