July 2009

SunWize Commercial Power Systems Completes Largest PV Installation in Texas

Publication Date: 
Fri, 31 Jul 2009 05:00:00 GMT
Time Stamp: 
1249016400
Original URL: 
http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/rea/partner/sunwize-technologies-1199/news/article/2009/07/sunwize-commercial-power-systems-completes-largest-pv-installation-in-texas?cmpid=rss

SunWize Commercial Power Systems, the commercial installation division of SunWize Technologies, Inc., recently completed a 337-kW DC solar electric system for the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) at their Dallas Medical Center. The installation is the largest PV installation in Texas and the second major project completed by SunWize for the VA in their effort to utilize renewable energy and improve energy efficiency.

10 Minute Charge for Student-Built Electric Car

Publication Date: 
Thu, 30 Jul 2009 08:00:36 +0000
Time Stamp: 
1248940836
Original URL: 
http://www.alternative-energy-news.info/10-minute-charge-for-student-built-electric-car/

We are familiar with the better qualities of electric vehicles. They use alternative energy and leave less carbon footprints on the climate. But they are still not mass produced. They have many drawbacks and one has to find a remedy for such disadvantages. One of the hurdles in making them vehicles of masses is [...]

Sumitomo Enters US Wind Energy Market

Publication Date: 
Wed, 29 Jul 2009 05:00:00 GMT
Time Stamp: 
1248843600
Original URL: 
http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/rea/news/article/2009/07/sumitomo-enters-us-wind-energy-market?cmpid=rss

Sumitomo Corporation of America (SCOA) in conjunction with Sumitomo Corporation (SC) is entering the U.S. wind energy business with the purchase of an interest in a 120-megawatt (MW) wind farm in Martin County, Texas.

Virtual-Engineering Power Plants

Publication Date: 
Tue, 28 Jul 2009 18:49:43 +0000
Time Stamp: 
1248806983
Original URL: 
http://www.alternative-energy-news.info/virtual-engineering-power-plants/

We are familiar with the fact that photovoltaic and wind energy installations, hydroelectric power stations and biogas resources provide us with much desired clean and green energy and with minimal or no carbon content. But they are still in the stage of infancy and needed more work on them in order to replace fossil [...]

Oncor Names Smart Meter Partners: IBM, Ecologic Analytics

Time Stamp: 
1248724821
Original URL: 
http://earth2tech.com/2009/07/15/oncor-names-smart-meter-partners-ibm-ecologic-analytics/

(Source: Earth2Tech) Texas utility Oncor may have rolled out almost 250,000 smart meters to customers already, but it won’t be building out all that network infrastructure alone. On Wednesday morning some of Oncor’s partners announced their participation in

What factors affect the output of wind turbines?

Publication Date: 
Fri, 24 Jul 2009 08:00:15 +0000
Time Stamp: 
1248422415
Original URL: 
http://www.alternative-energy-news.info/what-factors-affect-the-output-of-wind-turbines/

Wind energy is undoubtedly one of the cleanest forms of producing power from a renewable source. There is no pollution, there is no burning of fossil fuels, and unless something very drastic happens, you don’t run out of wind. But it’s not like you can erect a wind turbine anywhere and it will start [...]

Hydrogen From Waste Materials

Publication Date: 
Wed, 22 Jul 2009 08:00:24 +0000
Time Stamp: 
1248249624
Original URL: 
http://www.alternative-energy-news.info/hydrogen-from-waste-materials/

Environmentalists are continuously searching for green and clean fuel. Until now they have been putting a lot of energy and talent into hydrogen fuels because when hydrogen is burned, the only emission it makes is water vapor. So it is a great advantage that burning of hydrogen doesn’t produce carbon dioxide. Clearly, hydrogen is [...]

SunCatcher Power System Ready For Commercial Production

Publication Date: 
Tue, 21 Jul 2009 08:00:11 +0000
Time Stamp: 
1248163211
Original URL: 
http://www.alternative-energy-news.info/suncatcher-power-system-ready-for-commercial-production/

Stirling Energy Systems (SES) and Tessera Solar worked jointly and have come out with their precious device called SunCatchers(TM). They exhibited their four newly designed solar power collection dishes at Sandia National Laboratories’ National Solar Thermal Test Facility (NSTTF). SunCatchers are the new dishes that will be utilized on commercial-scale by 2010. Chuck Andraka, [...]

Comprehensive Alternative Energy Events Calendar

Publication Date: 
Sun, 19 Jul 2009 23:45:12 +0000
Time Stamp: 
1248047112
Original URL: 
http://www.alternative-energy-news.info/comprehensive-alternative-energy-events-calendar/

We recently revamped our events page to include a google calendar to help you all keep up with upcoming conferences, shows and workshops that promote energy alternatives and provide networking opportunities for all of you involved in the industry. If you know of any upcoming events/conferences that we have missed, please feel free to [...]

Solar Lanterns for Sub-Saharan Africans

Publication Date: 
Fri, 17 Jul 2009 08:00:57 +0000
Time Stamp: 
1247817657
Original URL: 
http://www.alternative-energy-news.info/solar-lanterns-for-sub-saharan-africans/

When one lives in a developed country it becomes hard to visualize that how people manage in those parts of the world where electricity is still a distant dream. Residents of the village Ahire, Maharashtra in India claimed that people didn’t want to marry their daughters in their village due to lack of electricity. [...]