Tag Archives: California

Problems With Electric Cars

Pavel Gurnik asked: Upon looking at Toyota praises and other electric cars I thought I would give a shot at explaining the problem behind electric cars. One of my major concerns if I owned an E car would be the maintenance behind it. I mean literally could you go under the hood and change the oil? The transmission oil? Oil …

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Symposium on Global Green Cities of the 21st Century to Be Held in San Francisco

California Lieutenant Governor Gavin Newsom to Deliver Keynote Address Worldwide Experts to Participate via Virtual Meetings by Marriott with AT&T and Cisco TelePresence SAN FRANCISCO , CA – Organizers and sponsors of the Global Green Cities of the 21st Century: Evolving Models for Sustainable Urban Design today announced that the symposium will take place February 23-25, 2011 at the San …

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State Of Residential Solar Power For 2011

If you want to look into the future of sustainable energy in the United States, look at solar power. If you want to look into the future of solar power, look at the prices for solar panels. If you want to look at the future of solar panels, look to China.

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Southern California Edison Throws Switch on Seven New Neighborhood Solar Stations

Utility Sees Transformation of Solar Photovoltaic Power Market Seven new solar power plants capable of providing electricity for 8,125 average homes are now online for Southern California Edison (SCE) customers, the utility announced today. The newest solar photovoltaic installations, located in Ontario and Redlands, Calif., have a combined peak generating capacity of 12.5 million watts (AC). The new plants bring …

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History Of Hybrid Car

anonymous asked: In 1905, the application for a patent for a hybrid gasoline and electric motor power train brought the hybrid technology motors into existence. At that time the energy saving features were not the main focal point of this dual power model but, nonetheless, the history of hybrid car technology had been born. This application dealt with supplementing a …

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Wind Power For Kids

Barbara Feldman asked: From the windmills of yesterday, to the wind turbines of today, the wind has long been harnessed as an energy source. In fact, because it is a clean and renewable resource, the use of this energy is increasing worldwide. In honor of Windmill Day (celebrated the second weekend in May by both the English and the Dutch), …

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Solar Day Coming Soon – June 18th

Third Annual SolarDay is Coming June 18 for the U.S. and Canada The annual green day for solar, clean energy and protection of the planet The third annual SolarDay will be held nationally in the U.S. and Canada on Saturday, June 18 with events in U.S. cities and other sponsored events by companies and the solar industry. 26 SolarDay City …

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Energy News Updates –

used pellet plant Biomass pellet plants are a complete fit to equipment used to create wood pellets generally for use as pellet fuel There are several pieces of equipment used to create pellets including biomass pellet mills One of the first pieces of equipment in the biomass pellet plant is the hammer mill or chipper Before pellet compression can take …

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Alt E Updates –

horse barn plans People who own horses try to build safe and comfortable homes for their animals Today people often try to build horse barn themselves A small horse barn is not difficult to build even if you do not have much wood working experience The task becomes even easier if you get some top quality horse barn plans Small …

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Alternative Energy Updates –

houtpellets machine A biomass pellet machine is used to compress wood residues into biomass pellets Biomass pellets have quite a lot of different uses including energy pellets animal bedding as well as even BBQ pellets The process of producing wood pellets in a wood pellet machine relies on the basic principles of heat along with pressure Heat is required to …

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Alternative Energy Updates –

steps of geothermal energy Sheldon P asked The term geothermal came from the Greek words geo and therme which means earth and heat respectively Geothermal is from the heat acquired from the hot circulating ground water of the Earth People have used this particular type of energy for centuries now One of the most common sources of geothermal energy is …

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magnets4energy free download Magnet Generators Are a Free Energy Breakthrough – True Or False Do you wish to save lots of on your energy costs in an eco friendly manner If therefore you’ve got several options Solar power systems are the most popular various energy choice In bound areas generating electricity with a wind turbine system may be a realistic …

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The Benefits of Owning a Hybrid Car in California

Anthony Peck asked: Twenty years ago the threat of global warming was just as abstract and surreal as the threat of alien invasion is to us today. Yes, of course it’s a distinct possibility. It’s something we’ll deal with when it gets here. Today it’s here, and it’s impossible for us to be so flippant about it. The permanent damage …

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Energy News Updates –

feed pellet mills for sale A pellet mill is the core piece of equipment in the pellet manufacture line or pellet plant There are several unlike designs of pellet mill including the flat die pellet mill and the ring die pellet mill At PelHeat we promote for sale predominantly the flat die pellet mill Flat die pellet mills are in …

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BMW Megacity EV

BMW and the German Chamber of Commerce invited me to a dinner about BMW’s electric future last month at Stanford University. BMW Group owns MiniCooper, BMW, and Rolls Royce. Although they didn’t lend me a Rolls Royce to take friends to dinner in Napa Valley, they did let me take the MiniE for a spin. The MiniE electric car delivered …

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Alternative Energy Updates –

used wood pellet mill for sale A pellet mill is the core piece of equipment in the pellet manufacture line or pellet plant There are several unlike designs of pellet mill including the flat die pellet mill and the ring die pellet mill At PelHeat we promote for sale predominantly the flat die pellet mill Flat die pellet mills are …

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clearedge power price Fuel cells and fuel cell technology has been a big buzz now for the last couple years with lots of talk and plans for cars that run on them and so on But it has seemed to be very much a thing of the future and not of today in terms of consumer use of fuel cells …

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Alternative Energy Updates –

why should people use wind power As oil prices continue to explode alternative energy is getting a close look in the United States Here is a guide to wind energy in the USA One of the worlds fastest growing types of renewable energy sources is wind energy While most of the Earth is still reliant on different types of fossil …

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MJ in Illinois asked Are there U S federal tax advantages or rebates for using wind power Does Illinois have tax advantages or rebates for using wind power What are the required average wind speeds for Chicago and other areas to successfully use wind power Solar power MAKING A HOMEMADE SOLAR SYSTEM One of the biggest household expenses is the …

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