Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 25, 2010

Bloom Energy Corporation staged a high-profile event announcing the availability of the Bloom Energy Server, a patented solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) technology for distributed power generation. The event was hosted at eBay Inc., Founded in 2001, Bloom Energy can trace its roots to the NASA Mars space program.

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Energy Fuel 2001 Grid 218

Creative Greenius

AUGUST 31, 2009

Meanwhile our long term drought, now its its third year with no end in sight, means less available water to fight the fires with. And this summer it also means we’re experiencing mandatory water rationing that restricts our landscape watering to two days a week and forces other cutbacks in water use across the board.

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Climate Change Los Angeles Climate Water 170

Creative Greenius

APRIL 12, 2009

Last month, I completed my GRID Alternatives volunteer training in San Diego and this Monday and Tuesday I’ll be in El Cajon, California as one of the volunteers installing a solar PV system on a new Habitat for Humanity home. The EPN has been around since 2001 and to be honest, I should have gotten involved with them a long time ago.

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Al Gore Solar Climate Change Gore 150

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 28, 2009

According to the survey, 16,670 patents concerning electric propulsion vehicles were filed around the world in 2001 to 2006. Of these patent applications, Japanese applicants filed more applications than applicants in any other region, accounting for 6,869 (76 percent) in 1995 to 2000 and 11,553 (69 percent) in 2001 to 2006.

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Japan Electric Vehicles 2001 2006 30

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

We noted in December that the Society of Automotive Engineers, or SAE, was working to update standards for the interface between plug-in electric cars and the grid, and planned to agree on a set within months. And for this ecosystem to be robust, there must be commonality, especially when owners are plugging into the electrical grid.

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Plug-in Standards GM Plug 39

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 30, 2009

Aside from a box lunch, a couple of bottles of water and two absolutely delicious chocolate chip cookies, GCC received no compensation, expense reimbursement or branded merchandise from GM to attend the event. A pure HCCI mode, during light to medium loads, when no spark event is required for combustion. Earlier post.).

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GM Buick Fuel Economy Economy 262