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Innovation and finding the happy median for sustainable long term energy storage Great video by Jay Whitacre at TEDxCMU talking about the future of long term energy storage in the form of batteries. It’s one thing to have batteries, but the standard batteries do not hold energy or power for long periods of time. […]
CyboEnergy Releases an Off-Grid CyboInverter to Power Electric Water Heaters with Solar Energy CyboEnergy, Inc. (Rancho Cordova, CA), announced today that it has released the off-grid CyboInverter H model, which is specially designed to power electric water heaters or electric heating elements. CyboEnergy CEO, Dr. George Cheng said, “For people who use electric water heaters […]
An electric cooperative in Minnesota is investing in a community solar initiative, hoping its members will benefit from it for years to come. In December, Lake Region Electric Cooperative launched the program giving its members the chance to buy part of the solar output from the HQ Prairie solar project built at the co-op’s headquarters. “We followed […]
Harvard Technology could economically store energy for use when the wind doesn’t blow and the sun doesn’t shine. This could in turn be great news for off the grid sustainable energy, but is it going to come at an absorbent price or provide instant returns in power price reduction? Cambridge, Mass. – January 8, 2014 […]
Maximizing solar cells With silicon solar cells set to become a thing of the past, a Flinders University researcher has developed a novel computer system to find the best emerging carbon nanotubes to fuel the future. As part of his PhD, postdoctoral research fellow Dr Daniel Tune has designed a computer modelling system that shows which combination […]
Wind Turbine Crashes to the Ground at Pennsylvania Wind Farm On Wednesday evening, a GE 1.5 MW wind turbine collapsed at NextEra Energy Resources’ Mill Run wind farm. The 15 MW project, which came online in 2001, is located at a remote mountainside on private property in Pennsylvania. No one was injured. Steven Stengel, a […]
The Congressman Who Went Off the Grid Roscoe Bartlett spent 20 years on Capitol Hill. Now he lives in a remote cabin in the woods, prepping for doomsday. When Roscoe Bartlett was in Congress, he latched onto a particularly apocalyptic issue, one almost no one else ever seemed to talk about: America’s dangerously vulnerable power […]
EPA moves towards ban on Wood Burning Stoves If the EPA continues forward with their proposed new standards, will your wood stove soon be illegal? The EPA is working to snuff the fires on Self-Sufficiency: Most present day installed wood burning stoves and wood burning appliances will become illegal to use. FAIRBANKS, Alaska – The […]
The Beauty and Benefits of Rocket Stove Mass Heaters Rocket stove mass heaters have been around for over 30 years, and their growing in popularity. A superior heating alternative to the standard wood burning stove (conventional wood stove), fireplace, electric heaters, furnaces, and with a much more creative and personalized design. Some quick highlights and […]
San Jose, CA: SWITCH® Lighting, maker of best-in-class LED light bulbs, today announced the nationwide availability of the award-winning SWITCH infinia™, the top-performing LED bulb in the general use category for residential and commercial applications. The infinia is currently available in both 40 watt and 60 watt-equivalents, with retail pricing for the 60We as low as […]
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