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• Latin America’s Largest Wind Project to Power Mexico Coca-Cola, Heineken, OXXO
• Concentrating Solar Power Alliance Launched
• Fracking Caused Ohio Earthquakes: It’s (Almost) Official
• Scoot Networks Is the Zipcar of Electric Scooters
• Suntech Sets New Conversion Efficiency Record for Mass-Produced Solar Cells — 20.3%
• High-Efficiency Solar Panels for Low-Income Houses (Nice)
• Spherical Micro Solar Cells
• Future Airplanes Could Get Power from Themselves
• Window Film Most Cost-Effective Energy Conservation Solution, Study Finds
• EV Heating (and Cooling) Could Revolutionize Energy Use

Latin America’s Largest Wind Project to Power Mexico Coca-Cola, Heineken, OXXO Posted: 12 Mar 2012 08:36 AM PDT Latin America's largest wind project to date is moving forward as Mexico's Marena Renovables has placed an order for 396-MW worth of wind turbines with Danish manufacturer Vestas Wind Systems A/S. Vestas for its project in the southern Pacific state of Oaxaca, which consists of 132 V90-3.0 MW wind turbines. Related posts: World’s Largest Wind Power Project Moving Forward New Solar & Wind Power Projects (Largest Wind Power Project in Washington, Largest PV Farm in Texas, & More) Siemens Energy Racks Up $900 Million of Wind Turbine Orders in the Americas

Concentrating Solar Power Alliance Launched Posted: 12 Mar 2012 06:24 AM PDT   Last week, Abengoa, BrightSource Energy, and Torresol Energy (some of the world’s top concentrating solar power companies) launched the Concentrating Solar Power Alliance (CSPA). “The new organization is dedicated to educating U.S. regulators, utilities and grid operators about the unique benefits of concentrating solar power (CSP) and of thermal energy storage as a foundational resource for a [...] Related posts: Concentrating Solar Power to Bounce Back World's First Molten Salt Concentrating Solar Power Plant Opens Concentrating Solar Power Much More Valuable at Higher Solar Penetration Levels

Fracking Caused Ohio Earthquakes: It’s (Almost) Official Posted: 12 Mar 2012 05:17 AM PDT Remember those earthquakes in Ohio seismologists from Columbia University thought could be caused by activities related to natural gas fracking? Well it looks like the experts were on the right track. Last week the Ohio Department of Natural Resources issued the strictest set of fracking-related rules in the country, based on a preliminary report linking [...] Related posts: Earthquakes & Fracking Are Arkansas Earthquakes Related to Fracking? Natural Gas Fracking Good at Creating Earthquakes

Scoot Networks Is the Zipcar of Electric Scooters Posted: 12 Mar 2012 05:09 AM PDT Scoot Networks, one of the companies chosen by the Greenstart accelerator program, is bringing the Zipcar idea to scooters. The start-up is offering its [...] Related posts: Affordable, Powerful Electric Scooters Coming Soon Smith Electric Vehicles Delivers New Electric Truck to FedEx Why Electric Cars Are Awesome

Suntech Sets New Conversion Efficiency Record for Mass-Produced Solar Cells — 20.3% Posted: 12 Mar 2012 05:02 AM PDT The world's largest PV manufacturer, Suntech, seems to have gotten an edge as it has announced a new world record for conversion efficiency [...] Related posts: Screen-Printed Solar Cell Sets New Efficiency Record – 20.2% IBM Sets New Solar Cell Efficiency World Record Kyocera Sets New Solar Cell Efficiency Record

High-Efficiency Solar Panels for Low-Income Houses (Nice) Posted: 12 Mar 2012 04:55 AM PDT   SunPower, a leading manufacturer of high-efficiency solar cells, solar panels, and solar systems based in Silicon Valley, and GRID Alternatives, a non-profit solar installer in the Bay Area, have teamed up to put SunPower’s high-efficiency solar panel rooftop system on low-income homes in San Francisco. “Under terms of the supplier agreement, SunPower will provide [...] Related posts: Solar Panels from SunPower Achieve Guinness World Record Boeing to Start Commercial-Scale Production of High-Efficiency (but Not Record-Breaking) Solar Cells Suniva Develops Low-Cost, High Efficiency Solar Cells

Spherical Micro Solar Cells Posted: 12 Mar 2012 04:33 AM PDT   This is a new solar technology I don’t remember reading or writing about yet. Kyosemi Corporation, an optoelectronics company, has created tiny spherical (or Spheral) solar cells. These micro solar cells are just 1-2 mm across but (or because of that) could have wind-ranging applications. Of course, first of all, being spherical (not flat), the [...] Related posts: Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells Reach Highest Efficiency Ever New Solar Cells Can Be Rolled Up Like a Carpet Australian Scientists Create World's Most Efficient Solar Cells

Future Airplanes Could Get Power from Themselves Posted: 12 Mar 2012 04:09 AM PDT   Think about this: when airplanes land, there is some pretty serious energy lost as the plane brakes and slows down. We already have electric vehicles, trains, buses, shipping trucks, garbage trucks, and more saving energy from such braking and using it later for power. Why not planes? An Airbus 320, when landing, could creates approximately [...] Related posts: CleanTech Breakthrough: Wind-powered Airplanes The Future of Flight Largest Airplane Order in History – American Airlines Orders Low CO2 Planes

Window Film Most Cost-Effective Energy Conservation Solution, Study Finds Posted: 12 Mar 2012 03:35 AM PDT   International Window Film Association (IWFA) — yeah, I didn’t realize that existed — reported last week that “a comprehensive analysis of window film found it to be the most cost-effective energy saving choice for Californians when used in retrofit applications on homes and buildings.” Interesting. Energy & Financial Savings The paypack period for window film [...] Related posts: Full Cost of Coal $500 Billion/Year in U.S., Harvard Study Finds The 23 Most Cost-Effective Policies for Stopping Climate Change Solar Homes Sold 20% Faster, and for 17% More, NREL Study Finds

EV Heating (and Cooling) Could Revolutionize Energy Use Posted: 12 Mar 2012 12:29 AM PDT Electric vehicles can already be fuel-efficient, however in very cold or very hot weather, when air conditioning or heating requires the same energy used for driving the vehicle, range can suffer. "A 5-pound EMOF-based heat pump [electrical metal-organic framework] the size of a 2-liter bottle could theoretically handle the heating and cooling needs of an electric vehicle." Related posts: Energy-Efficient Heating & Cooling Using Ductless Heat Pumps Free Energy from Air Heat Pumps – is that Magic? Plug-In Radiant Floor For Energy Efficient Heating

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