Green cars actually come in all different shapes, sizes and colors. When perusing the debuts and concept cars for the Los Angeles Auto Show I happened to notice that many of these green cars are actually painted blue. There are several blue car offerings from Mercedes, Subaru, BMW and Toyota. The Mercedes-Benz E350 Bluetec is based […]
Continue ReadingFormer Vice-President, Nobel Prize winner, Academy Award winner and all around green guy (someone of prominence just had to replace Ed Begley, Jr.) Al Gore will appear on TV show 30 Rock tonight. Every year NBC-TV runs a promotion called “Green Week” heightening awareness of environmental and energy saving issues through their television programming. Mr. […]
Continue ReadingThis might be a silly question to ask about whether or not renewable energy might just be a boon for Native American reservations. But, here is what made me think of such an idea in the first place. There is a 130-turbine wind farm that has been planned to be built off Cape Cod. Many resident […]
Continue ReadingThe largest concentrating solar power (CSP) plant in California will be built approximately 86 miles from my home. The 250-megawatt plant is being built by Abengoa Solar which has a purchase power agreement with Pacific Gas and Electric. When finished in 2013, the concentrating solar power project will be able to supply green energy to […]
Continue ReadingElectric car advocates Plug In America is calling for Toyota to quit the U. S. Chamber of Commerce. This is not an unprecedented move when it comes to global warming as companies like Apple, GE, Nike and Johnson & Johnson have all quite in protest of the Chamber’s climate policy. According to Plug In America, […]
Continue ReadingIf you happen to be a green tech inventor or knows someone who is working on a compact microturbine engine/generator for automobiles, then this is the opportunity for which you’ve been waiting. A company called NineSigma is representing a Fortune 100 company that is looking for just a device. The microturbine APU (auxiliary power unit) […]
Continue ReadingThere’s an interesting article in the NY Times about how a fight is brewing around the building of large solar farms and water rights in several states. Simply stated some large solar farms use water to cool the PV panels and can consume millions (and sometimes billions) of gallons of H2O per year. This consumption […]
Continue ReadingThe BMW Gina when it was unveiled last year was a great example of outside the box thinking. Gina stands for Geometry and Functions in ‘N’ Adaptations. The BMW Gina’s defining characteristic is its spandex like textile skin that replaces a metal outer body. The textile skin fits over an aluminum and carbon fiber wire […]
Continue ReadingFor those who thought I was crazy, insane, off-the-wall, ludicrous, way off base and downright cuckoo for suggesting that one day we all may be able to Google our refrigerators, take note. Google is now developing its new cheap thermal solar technology complete with mirrors tracking the sun, focusing its beams upon a heliostat, turning […]
Continue ReadingThe Postcode Lottery Green Challenge encourages green innovation that will have a positive impact on everyone’s lives. This year 6 finalists have already been picked and could win $500,000 euro ($727,000 USD). The winner will be picked September 25, 2009 in Amsterdam. In order to qualify for the top 6, the finalists had to do […]
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