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Towerless Buoyant Air Turbine May Expand Wind Energy’s Reach

We cover wind turbine news here on a regular basis, but now this excellent renewable technology, currently second only to solar, may be capable of going towerless. Altaeros Energies has developed a promising buoyant air turbine to harness high-altitude winds and deploy low-cost power from them. A group from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) [&hellip

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By Sandy Dechert | May 13, 2014 | Health, Renewable Energy |
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Mitsubishi Outlander Plug-in Dominates Sweden’s Plug-in Car Sales (April Report)

In one more Scandinavian electrified vehicle registrations report, Sweden shows its strong preference for plug-in hybrid electric vehicles, especially the beautiful Mitsubishi Outlander Plug-in, which takes the crown with a whopping 60% of the EV market. The only other car to break 10% market share was the Volvo V60 Plug-in Hybrid (14% market share). For January through April, […]

Mitsubishi Outlander Plug-in Dominates Sweden’s Plug-in Car Sales (April Report) was originally published on EV Obsession.

By Zach | May 12, 2014 | Electric Cars | No Comments |
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Nissan Leaf Crushes Competition In Denmark Electrified Vehicle Sales

There’s no other way to say it — the Nissan Leaf crushed the competition in Denmark in April. It accounted for 68% of all electrified vehicle registrations. The Tesla Model S was a distant #2 with 12% of the market and the VW e-Up! was close behind it with 10% of the market. The remaining registrations can be counted […]

Nissan Leaf Crushes Competition In Denmark Electrified Vehicle Sales was originally published on EV Obsession.

By Zach | May 12, 2014 | Electric Cars | No Comments |
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Nissan Leaf Back On Top In Norway (April Electric Car Registrations Report)

Rising to #1 yet again, the Nissan Leaf overtook the Tesla Model S last month in Norway, in terms of new electric and plug-in-hybrid-electric (PHE) car registrations. The Leaf actually topped the charts in January and February as well. It was only March that saw a big surge in registrations put the Tesla Model S at #1. Interestingly, […]

Nissan Leaf Back On Top In Norway (April Electric Car Registrations Report) was originally published on EV Obsession.

By Zach | May 12, 2014 | Electric Cars | No Comments |
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Get People To Try Electric Cars! New Electric Car “Guest Driving” Service Does The Obvious

Riding in an electric car is quite a different experience from riding in a smelly, noisy, low-torque gasmobile, but driving one is a world of difference. As they say, “once you go electric, you…” Well, I guess someone needs to come up with a good ending there that actually rhymes, but the point should be […]

Get People To Try Electric Cars! New Electric Car “Guest Driving” Service Does The Obvious was originally published on EV Obsession.

By Zach | May 4, 2014 | Electric Cars | No Comments |
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New Bosch Energy Management System Will Maximize Solar Self-Consumption

The noted multinational engineering and electronics company Bosch will soon be releasing a new energy management system for the optimization of electrical and thermal energy consumption from personal solar power systems, according to a recent announcement from the company. The new system is expected to launch at this year’s Intersolar exhibition and conference. Referred to […]

New Bosch Energy Management System Will Maximize Solar Self-Consumption was originally published on Solar Love!.

By Nathan | April 26, 2014 | Energy Storage | No Comments |
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Solar EV Charging Station Installed At Shintec Hozumi Headquarters

Kyocera Corporation recently announced that it has installed a “Solar Cycle Station, for EVs” at the headquarters of Shintec Hozumi Co, in Aichi Prefecture, Japan. The system — which is based on a development plan drawn up by Shintec Hozumi — has been constructed as a sort of backup energy source during times of disaster. […]

Solar EV Charging Station Installed At Shintec Hozumi Headquarters was originally published on Solar Love!.

By Nathan | April 25, 2014 | Electric Cars, Energy Storage | No Comments |
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Sky Windpower’s High-Altitude Generation Aspirations Aren’t Realistic

Sky Windpower is an airborne wind generation system that is often given glowing reviews in the inadequately critical popular and technical press. In 2008, they were listed in TIME Magazine’s Best Inventions of the Year. In 2011, they were featured on the front cover of Popular Mechanics. They continue to be active in the space,

Sky Windpower’s High-Altitude Generation Aspirations Aren’t Realistic was originally published on CleanTechnica.

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By Mike Barnard | March 31, 2014 | Wind Energy |
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