A professor in a snowy part of Canada tries to address a compelling question – how do you harvest the sun’s power in the world’s snowy places?
Year: 2011
Smart Meters, Even Faulty, Doing Their Job
A new column from the Environmental Defense Fund talks about how smart meters, even when technically malfunctioning, still report back properly.
Solar Panel Leases: What You Should Know
Solar leases make it easier to afford upfront costs associated with putting solar energy in at home. They aren’t without issues though, so read here to learn more.
Wind Power Education Speaks To Kids
KidWind Project is a small company in St. Paul, Minnesota taking an open source approach to educating children everywhere about wind power. We interview them.
Green Lite Motors A Green Car Player
Green Lite Motors is typical of the wide range of niche green car manufacturers springing up around the country. We interview them to learn about their offering.
Nathan Fillion, Others See New Arcimoto EV
Start-up automaker Acrimoto recently unveiled a prototype of its all-electric SRK vehicle in Eugene, Oregon, to actor Nathan Fillion and others gathered.
New York Offers Solar Thermal Incentives
To support a newly adopted state renewable energy goal, a New York state agency has launched an incentive program for solar thermal installations.
Stanford Salt Water Battery A Better Design?
A research team at Stanford University has developed a type of battery that takes advantage of the salt found in sea water to efficiently generate electricity.
A Long Term American Energy Future View
President Obama’s speech last week on America’s energy future draws a positive response from the Environmental Defense Fund in our latest column.
Portland Apartments Go Green In EcoFlats
Portland, Oregon, already playing host to an array of green buildings, gets another as the uber-eco EcoFlats apartments open to renters. We take a preview.
Smart Meters: An Integral Smart Grid Piece
The Environmental Defense Fund, in our latest column, comes out in support of smart meters as a way to help manage an overtaxed energy grid.
DIY Wind Turbine Project Goes Open Source
This DIY, vertical-axis wind turbine uses easily attainable parts, can be built by anyone and yields impressive power output. As a bonus, it’s open source.
Post Katrina Lower 9th Ward Homes Go Green
The Make It Right Foundation–created by actor Brad Pitt, after visiting New Orleans, post-Katrina–is dedicated to the green re-building of the Lower 9th Ward.
Solar Power Research An Energy Crisis Fix?
Cheaper solar might be on the way after a Stanford team uses a nanometer-thick layer of organic material to boost the efficiency of quantum dot cells.