Archive for December 21st, 2009

Oklahomans, Buy $895 Electric Car Before It’s Too Late [I Feel Gassy]

Monday, December 21st, 2009

If you’ve got the cash, Oklahoma is practically giving away Kandi Coco plug-in electric cars. With Smart-like styling and Chinese production techniques, $895 buys you a lot of street legal electric…

Source: jalopnik.com

Oxford electric motors turn heads as well as wheels

Monday, December 21st, 2009

Attach two Oxford Yasa Motors to the chassis of a family saloon car, rip out most of the heavy stuff from under the bonnet and add a rechargeable electric battery and you’ll have Jeremy Clarkson drooling all the way to his local dealership. These tiny, lightweight motors, really pack a punch

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

U of M, WindLogics partner to study and improve wind turbine performance

Monday, December 21st, 2009

WindLogics, a St. Paul-based wind and solar resource analysis company, is participating in a University of Minnesota-led consortium selected by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to study and improve wind turbine performance and reliability.

Source: www.finance-commerce.com

Russian Space Program Tech Leads to Hydrogen Storage Breakthrough

Monday, December 21st, 2009

Breakthrough uses capillary array to store hydrogen…

Source: www.dailytech.com

Ex-Russian PM warns against attack on Iran’s nuclear facilities

Monday, December 21st, 2009

JORDAN, December 21 (RIA Novosti) - Any attack on Iran’s nuclear facilities would have “horrible and unpredictable consequences,” a former Russian prime minister said on Monday.

Source: rss.feedsportal.com

U.S.-Backed Climate Deal to Give Obama Sway in Senate

Monday, December 21st, 2009

Dec. 21 (Bloomberg) — The first offer by China and India to limit greenhouse gases in a global agreement may help U.S. President Barack Obama win over members of the Senate who don’t want to impose similar restrictions on American companies.

Source: news.yahoo.com

Wind Farm Could Mean Millions In Property Tax Revenue

Monday, December 21st, 2009

Dominion Resources and BP Wind Energy say in a new report that Tazewell County can tax turbines at a proposed wind farm on East River Mountain.

Source: wcyb.com

Oil Little Changed as OPEC Signals Group Will Maintain Output

Monday, December 21st, 2009

Dec. 21 (Bloomberg) — Crude oil traded little changed before an OPEC meeting tomorrow in Angola where ministers are expected to maintain production quotas.

Source: www.bloomberg.com

SunPower and SolarPower Ltd. Dedicate 50-Kilowatt Solar Power System for HP in Israel

Monday, December 21st, 2009

KIRVAT-GAT, Israel, December 21 /PRNewswire/ — SunPower Corp. (Nasdaq: SPWRA, SPWRB), a US-based manufacturer of high-efficiency solar cells, solar panels and solar systems, and SolarPower Ltd., an Israeli solar power system integrator and project developer, today dedicated a 50-kilowatt rooftop solar power system at HP’s Indigo division facility in Kiryat-Gat, Israel.

Source: www.itnews.it

Mixed Bag for Obama on Climate Change Deal Amid the Recession

Monday, December 21st, 2009

A victory for President Obama in Copenhagen will not necessarily help his popularity at home.

Source: www.nytimes.com