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PV panels integrated with roofing material
Posted by admin2 on 22 May 2010 | Tagged as: Uncategorized
Companies such as Dow Chemicals, California’s Custom Bolt Metals and Pennsylvania’s CertainTeed are integrating thin-film solar laminates with roofing shingles and metal roofing.
Another development is The Dow Chemical Co.’s announcement of the POWERHOUSE Solar Shingle. The Midland, Mich.–based company says the system integrates low-cost, thin-film PVC cells into a proprietary roofing shingle that can be interwoven into standard asphalt roofing. It’s slated for limited availability by mid-2010 and wider availability in 2011.
22% of world’s energy could be solar by 2050
Posted by admin2 on 16 May 2010 | Tagged as: Uncategorized
The International Energy Agency announced that 22% of the world’s energy could come from solar power by the year 2050.
Between them, the IEA says CSP and PV can provide 2.3 percent of the world’s power by 2020, rising to 8.8 percent in 2030, when grid parity kicks in.
By 2050, PV and CSP can each provide 11 percent of global electricity, the IEA added.
World’s first biofuel-capable helicopter developed in Australia
Posted by admin2 on 15 May 2010 | Tagged as: Biofuel, Uncategorized
Queensland’s Delta Helicopters has developed the Delta D2, a biodiesel-capable helicopter designed for use in remote farms in Australia.
It is expected that the Delta D2 will be made available in self-assemble kit form, designed for use by farmers on Australia’s remote farms, who already have diesel on hand for their trucks, tractors and farm machinery. The engine is coming from the US firm DeltaHawk. They’ve been working on diesel aviation engine that they claim burns 40% less fuel standard gasoline aviation engines and 75% less than turbine aviation engines. Plus they reckon they can get 30-40% more range per gallon. What’s more, a DeltaHawk diesel aviation engine is said to be capable of using biofuels.
McDonald’s logo becomes green in Europe
Posted by admin on 24 Nov 2009 | Tagged as: Uncategorized
McDonald’s franchises in Europe will change its logo’s red background to green in an attempt to promote a more eco-friendly image.
About 100 German McDonald’s restaurants will make the change by the end of 2009, the company said in a statement Monday. Some franchises in Great Britain and France have already started using the new color scheme behind their Golden Arches.
California to require 30% in renewables by 2020
Posted by admin on 17 Sep 2009 | Tagged as: Uncategorized
California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger signed an executive order requiring that 30% of the state’s power needs be generated by renewable energy by 2020.
The executive order explicitly states that renewable energy from “resources and facilities located throughout the Western Interconnection” is welcome. The Western Interconnection is the power grid that spans the West.
Nokia working on battery-less cell phones
Posted by admin on 11 Jun 2009 | Tagged as: Uncategorized
Nokia is developing a prototype cell phone that is charged by ambient radio waves.
A prototype radio wave-powered cell phone in development at the Nokia Research Center in Cambridge, U.K. will be able to harvest 50 milliwatts of power (enough to recharge a turned-off phone), and current prototypes can harvest 3 to 5 milliwatts. Nokia’s device works much like radio frequency RFID tags that convert electromagnetic waves into radio signals. It’s a system that requires a wideband receiver to harvest as many different frequencies (between 500 megahertz and 10 gigahertz) as possible.
Renewable energy conference a success
Posted by admin on 04 Apr 2009 | Tagged as: Uncategorized
The sixth annual Renewable Energy World North America conference exceeded expectations when it was held in Las Vegas, Nevada on March 10-12.
With more than 225 companies exhibiting, both the exhibit and attendance numbers reflected significant increases over a year ago. Next year’s numbers are again expected to increase. A total of over 5,000 attendees and 300 exhibitors are expected at the Renewable Energy World North America conference and expo in Austin, Texas, February 23-25, 2010.
From landfill trash to ethanol
Posted by admin on 22 Mar 2009 | Tagged as: Uncategorized
Canada’s Enerkem has developed a process that uses a gasifier to turn landfill trash into ethanol.
Enerkem’s $250 million project will produce 20 million gallons of ethanol each year from household trash and feedstock from agricultural activities. The production facility will take a major step towards cutting down trash piles by diverting 60% of municipal solid waste from Mississippi’s Three Rivers landfill and turning it into ethanol.
New Jersey uses landfills to generate energy
Posted by admin on 27 Oct 2008 | Tagged as: Uncategorized
Landfills in New Jersey are using methane to generate electricity for use in thousands of homes.
Gov. Jon S. Corzine’s Energy Master Plan for the state touts landfill methane gas as one of the key renewable energy sources that the state hopes will combine to supply 30 percent of New Jersey’s electricity consumption by 2020. According to the plan, New Jerseyans produce 6.7 pounds of trash per day, 50 percent more than the national average.
One-of-a-kind renewable fuels plant breaks ground in Louisiana
Posted by admin on 08 Oct 2008 | Tagged as: Uncategorized
Dynamic Fuels broke ground on a unique fuel plant in Geismar, Louisiana.
The new facility will use Syntroleum’s Bio-Synfining Technology (patent pending) to produce high quality renewable fuels. Unlike the ethanol and bio-diesel industries, which use food ingredients such as corn and soybean oil to produce fuel, the Dynamic Fuels project will primarily use non-food grade animal fats produced or procured by Tyson Foods, such as beef tallow, pork lard, chicken fat and greases.
