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June 2010

New Process to Boost Hydrogen Fuel Cell Usage

Submitted by Stefan Wray on Tue, 06/29/2010 - 2:17pm
Publication Date: 
Tue, 29 Jun 2010 19:17:10 +0000
Time Stamp: 
1277839030
Original URL: 
http://www.alternative-energy-news.info/new-process-hydrogen-fuel-cell/

A new process is being tested by chemical engineers of Purdue University to get high hydrogen production at fuel-cell temperature-level with no catalyst use. This is full of promise for vehicles powered by hydrogen and other portable electronic items like dig-cams, medical diagnostic devices, defibrillators, cell phones and notebook computers. The research funded by [...]

Fresh-Water Wind Farm on Lake Erie

Submitted by Stefan Wray on Wed, 06/23/2010 - 2:08am
Publication Date: 
Wed, 23 Jun 2010 07:08:09 +0000
Time Stamp: 
1277276889
Original URL: 
http://www.alternative-energy-news.info/fresh-water-wind-farm-lake-erie/

A fresh-water wind farm is taking shape at Lake Erie and when completed will provide 20 megawatts and get on to about one gigawatt power by 2020. Huge individual turbines 300 feet tall, to be built by GE will be erected off Ohio, Cleveland. Better designs: These are special gearless super-efficient turbines, with three [...]

Dock Here for Clean Renewable Solar Energy!

Submitted by Stefan Wray on Tue, 06/22/2010 - 2:09am
Publication Date: 
Tue, 22 Jun 2010 07:09:46 +0000
Time Stamp: 
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Original URL: 
http://www.alternative-energy-news.info/dock-here-for-clean-renewable-solar-energy/

This can very well happen in the near future with billboards advertising – bold and strong, beckoning electric vehicles for recharging. Already in Berlin-Adlershof, this is happening. The largest independently functioning solar charging station is offering high-quality, computerized and completely safe kind of solar charging to electrical cars. Electric-power cars’ handicap – finding a [...]

Iberdrola Opens 404-MW Penascal Wind Farm

Submitted by Stefan Wray on Mon, 06/21/2010 - 11:00pm
Publication Date: 
Tue, 22 Jun 2010 04:00:00 GMT
Time Stamp: 
1277179200
Original URL: 
http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/rea/news/article/2010/06/iberdrola-starts-operations-at-404-mw-penascal-wind-farm?cmpid=rss

Iberdrola Renovables has started up operations at the Penascal wind farm in the state of Texas. This is the largest facility operated by the company worldwide with installed capacity of 404 megawatts (MW).

Synthetic Fuel from CO2 and Solar Energy?

Submitted by Stefan Wray on Mon, 06/21/2010 - 2:09am
Publication Date: 
Mon, 21 Jun 2010 07:09:54 +0000
Time Stamp: 
1277104194
Original URL: 
http://www.alternative-energy-news.info/synthetic-fuel-co2-solar-energy/

Really amazing are the innovative ways solar power is put into use. Now a team of scientists working in Sandia National Laboratories is focusing on exploring basic steps to make synthetic liquid fuel with the help of solar panels. The goal is that this will help considerably reduce carbon dioxide emissions.

Conversion goals:

The team [...]

Highly Efficient Solar Cells Could Result from Quantum Dot Research

Submitted by Stefan Wray on Sun, 06/20/2010 - 11:00pm
Publication Date: 
Mon, 21 Jun 2010 04:00:00 GMT
Time Stamp: 
1277092800
Original URL: 
http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/rea/news/article/2010/06/highly-efficient-solar-cells-could-result-from-quantum-dot-research?cmpid=rss

Conventional solar cell efficiency could be increased from the current limit of 30 percent to more than 60 percent, suggests new research on semiconductor nanocrystals, or quantum dots, led by chemist Xiaoyang Zhu at The University of Texas at Austin.

In the Heart of Texas, a Wind Power Transmission Snag

Submitted by Stefan Wray on Sun, 06/20/2010 - 6:00pm
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Original URL: 
http://earth2tech.com/2010/06/14/in-the-heart-of-texas-a-wind-power-transmission-snag/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+earth2tech+%28Earth2Tech%29

(Source: Earth2Tech) Nobody likes high-voltage transmission lines running through their backyards, not even deep in the energy-loving heart of Texas. Last week, a group of landowners (the Heart of Texas Landowners Coalition, in fact) persuaded the state’s Public

Airborne Wind Turbines?

Submitted by Stefan Wray on Wed, 06/16/2010 - 3:23am
Publication Date: 
Wed, 16 Jun 2010 08:23:53 +0000
Time Stamp: 
1276676633
Original URL: 
http://www.alternative-energy-news.info/airborne-wind-turbines/

Yes, the day is not far off when reaching for sky is the new motto for generating cost-effective renewable energy. Initially it was considered to be technically non-viable to tap high-altitude winds. But today, technically-advanced materials and innovative computer know-how are giving new life to this scheme with innovative autonomous aerial structures using wind [...]

Mira EV Travels 1000km on Single Charge

Submitted by Stefan Wray on Tue, 06/15/2010 - 2:04am
Publication Date: 
Tue, 15 Jun 2010 07:04:43 +0000
Time Stamp: 
1276585483
Original URL: 
http://www.alternative-energy-news.info/mira-ev-1000km/

Mira EV has created a world record with completing 1000 km run on a single battery charge non-stop, powered by Sanyo’s lithium-ion battery systems. This experiment took place on the world’s longest race course in Japan, in Shimotsuma. Organized by Japan Electric Vehicle Club, this long marathon driving was accomplished by a [...]

Duke Secures Financing for Texas Solar Project

Submitted by Stefan Wray on Sun, 06/13/2010 - 11:00pm
Publication Date: 
Mon, 14 Jun 2010 04:00:00 GMT
Time Stamp: 
1276488000
Original URL: 
http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/rea/news/article/2010/06/duke-secures-financing-for-texas-solar-project?cmpid=rss

For the second time in three weeks, Duke Energy announced the financing of assets in its commercial renewable power portfolio. Duke Energy Generation Services (DEGS) has raised approximately US $45 million by leveraging its ownership of the 14-megawatt Blue Wing Solar Project, currently under construction in San Antonio, Texas. Prudential Capital Group provided the 25-year loan.