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In the sprawling metropolis of Phoenix, Arizona, traveling via automobile is a hard reality. With gas prices remaining steady, new car buyers are looking for options that can save them money at the pump. Consumers are particularly curious about the Chevy Volt and hybrid vehicles in general. Phoenix Chevy dealers are not only pushing the environmental and fuel saving benefits …

This coming year promises to be a good one for people looking to upgrade to a more fuel-efficient car. New models coming from the auto industry are showing excellent promise in styling, fuel efficiency and sticker prices. These economy-style gas savers appeal to a wide customer base looking at compact and subcompact cars to help save money at the pump. …

When the idea of the electric car was proposed to minimize greenhouse gases and pollution, the two basic platforms were the hybrid platform and a pure electric platform. When it comes to the latter, the main issue is the low range of operation. While the breakthrough in battery technology is unlikely to happen, students, scientists, hobbyists and of course companies …

Electric Vehicles are popping up all over the automotive landscape as many car manufacturers are getting on board with producing hybrid or all EV cars to meet the growing demand of consumers who want to avoid the gas pump as much as they can or altogether in the case of plug in vehicles. This week in San Francisco EV Week …

The Phoenix International Auto Show promises to be electrifying in more ways than one, thanks to BMW’s continued commitment to hybrid vehicles. While the Motor Trend Auto Show’s website doesn’t reveal the exact BMW models that will be on hand Nov. 22- 25 at the Phoenix Convention Center, BMW may be considered remiss if it didn’t at least showcase a …

How your business can save energy this summer With summer upon us, now is the time for businesses to take steps to save energy before the temperature rises. Upgrading to high-efficiency cooling equipment and lighting are two ways businesses can use less energy and improve comfort this summer. Here are some specific tips to stay cool, save energy and keep …

IEESmartTalk asked: Mass market adoption of plug-in electric vehicles (PEVs) has the potential to fundamentally transform the nation’s energy use, reducing our dependence on foreign oil, decreasing emissions of greenhouse gases, and increasing national security. This panel, moderated by Tony Earley, Executive Chairman of DTE Energy, and featuring Ted Craver of Edison International, Nancy Gioia of Ford Motor Company, Britta …

By Ysabel Yates It sounds like a child’s question: can you generate solar power underwater? The answer, according to Phillip Jenkins and his team at the US Naval Research Laboratory, is yes. The researchers recently demonstrated a method for harvesting solar power underwater at depths of 30 feet. Currently, the only option for underwater energy is batteries, which shortens the …

Drive Green: How Pay-As-You-Drive Insurance Helps the Planet When it comes to driving, going green usually means driving a fuel efficient car or – if you really want to save a few trees and don’t mind waiting for your car to charge – either buying one of those hybrid cars or a fully electric car. Pay-as-you-drive insurance is yet another …

This year ethanol prices are going up due to foreign market pressures, loss of subsidies and other factors. But last year according to this study ethanol had a positive effect on US gas prices. America’s growing use of domestically-produced ethanol reduced wholesale gasoline prices by an average of $1.09 per gallon in 2011, according to updated research conducted by economics …

There are more and more electric car options for the consumer this year. But sales may not be happening. Why is that? bill asked: Americans are just not buying into the idea that was supposed to relieve pain at the pump. The electric car was meant to be a breakthrough in the automotive world, but as 11 News reporter Chris …

OriginOil and Algasol Renewables to Develop an Integrated Algae Growth and Harvesting System Algasol, collaborating with NASA and Lawrence Berkley National Laboratory, will bundle its offering with OriginOil’s Algae Appliance(TM) OriginOil, Inc. (OTC/BB: OOIL), developer of breakthrough technology to convert algae into renewable crude oil, and Algasol Renewables, a technology company with a unique patented technology for low-cost cultivation of …

You have to check out this new development in the wind energy field. Altaeros Energy has come up with a blimp that is tethered to the group and can be raised from 300-1500 ft in the air to capture wind energy which is then transmitted to the ground via the tether. From their press release: Altaeros Energies, a wind energy …

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is envisioning a future where you can pull into a parking space and be given the option to wirelessly charge your electric car. It just needs somebody to invent the technology. Up to four contractors will be rewarded with up to US12 million in DOE grant money for innovation in static wireless charging. The …

Add low-maintenance security light with this motion sensor, solar powered outdoor light. Just position the panel in a sunny location. At night, the light will automatically turn on when motion is detected and turn off again after a user-defined timer setting. No wiring is required, making this ideal for remote or hard to light locations. Brightness is equivalent to a …

It doesn‘t happen every day that a US president visits a German automotive plant. But on Wednesday, US President Barack Obama did just that, stopping at a Daimler plant near Charlotte, North Carolina, to talk about energy as US petrol prices rise. “We‘ve got to develop every source of American energy – not just oil and gas, but wind power …

The premise behind the zero energy homes is that you have a house that not only generates its own energy through renewable energy sources but also has less of an initial carbon impact with the materials that are used to build the house. The theory is that you end up with a carbon neutral home. Zero energy homes and similar …

Choices like sun, water or wind are great producers of power without negative impacts towards the environment. They also offer price efficient solutions for the home. In the event you desire for the home to be much more green when it comes to power consumption, maintain reading to find helpful tips and guidance on how you are able to begin …

So you want to go green. But where do you start? Unless your sibling or significant other happens to be a green energy specialist or sustainable living expert, the path to true eco-friendliness and energy efficiency is difficult to take. Often times homeowners will simply spend money on perceived fixes because some TV talking head said so, while failing to …

Part 2 of our discussion with Michael Gorton, CEO of Principal Solar. Part one is here We continue our discussion about mass market solar energy development with Michael Gorton. Today we are talking about pricing of solar panels and how it will affect the growth of wide spread commercial power development with solar. Kevin: It would appear with some of …