“Biblically terrible”: Honda’s new low-cost hybrid
Monday, May 18th, 2009Honda’s new low-cost hybrid, the Insight, may be environmentally friendly, but it kind of sucks — a lot, says Jeremy Clarkson .
Archive for May 18th, 2009
Solar Power connects with Costco
Monday, May 18th, 2009Solar Power Inc. has a big deal with a big-box retailer.
Contact seeks year-long delay on wind farm hearing
Monday, May 18th, 2009The board of inquiry considering Contact Energy’s proposed $1 billion, 180-turbine Waikato wind farm could take more than a week to decide whether to approve a year-long adjournment to the hearing.
Scott Burgess: Burgess: Chevrolet Volt is quick, quiet, on schedule
Monday, May 18th, 2009Silent and more powerful than you’d expect, the Chevrolet Volt remains on schedule as General Motors Corp. gets ready to begin building prototypes of the electric car. GM let me drive a mule version of the vehicle Monday morning in a short trip around its Warren Technical Center track.
Synthetic catalyst mimics nature’s ‘hydrogen economy’
Monday, May 18th, 2009By creating a model of the active site found in a naturally occurring enzyme, chemists at the University of Illinois have described a catalyst that acts like nature’s most pervasive hydrogen processor.
Obama on Health Care and Energy - Weekly Address
Monday, May 18th, 2009Filed under: BlackSpin , health , Barack Obama , Politics , Obama’s Weekly Address Black Voices Blogs : President Obama declared in this week’s weekly address that he has gotten off to a good start on new health care reform and alternative energy policy. On the energy side, Obama praised House leaders for bringing utilities, environmental advocate and … Read more
Costco Awards Solar Power, Inc. Contract for New Jersey Solar Installation
Monday, May 18th, 2009ROSEVILLE, Calif.—-Solar Power, Inc. an international manufacturer, designer, distributor and installer of photovoltaic solar systems has been awarded a contract by Costco to design and install a 500kW AC system at Costco’s Hazlet, New Jersey retail store.
Equivalence principle in space test
Monday, May 18th, 2009Since Galileo Galilei and Newton, the assumption is valid that inert and heavy mass are equivalent. This is, however, questioned by new physical theories such as the String theory. Now, the equivalence principle is put to test with so far unachieved accuracy within the scope of the “Microscope” space project — a German-French cooperation. PTB (Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt, Germany) has …
Hot Style Meets Green Tech in Plug-In Electric Sports Car
Monday, May 18th, 2009San Jose is the center of attention for car fanatics with a flair for going green today as Fisker rolls out their plug-in electric hybrid sports car the Karma.
Marin and Sonoma counties plan electric-car fueling network
Monday, May 18th, 2009NORTH BAY - U.S. automakers are diving belatedly into the hybrid and electric-car market, but what’s the good of an electric car that runs out of juice between San Francisco and the town of Mendocino?
