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A New Wildfire Watchdog

Cars That Think

government, and PurpleAir , created via crowd-sourcing of commercial sensors. Before we talk about how we might create such a zero-power monitoring system, let's review the basic components of a distributed sensor network. Once the stimulus is removed, the metal finger reverts to its original shape and the switch opens.

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Profile: Farmers Ethanol: Focusing on Sustainable Corn Ethanol Production and a Triple Bottom Line

Green Car Congress

Last year people were able to get unleveraged tax equity financing to monetize the production tax credits at yields to the tax investor of 6-7%; this year tax equity investors are seeking yields ranging from 10-15% for leveraged tax equity transactions utilizing the investment tax credit that is now available under the Stimulus Bill.