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Cooler Planet asked: Solar power energy systems are not inexpensive. That said it’s important to compare them within context of other types of home improvement projects. Home buyers and realtors view a solar photovoltaic or solar hot water heating system as a significant value-added improvement – similar to adding a deck or remodeling your kitchen. Plus unlike a deck or …

Well in taking advantage of abundant local resources San Joaquin Solar has gotten themselves a contract with PG&E of California to provide 106.8 megawatts (MW) of solar thermal-biofuel hybrid power to the PG&E power grid. The combo energy project is to be built near Coalinga CA, a location only known for a powerful earthquake centered there many years ago. Coalinga …

Several new instructions and guidelines as well as laws or local regulations have been enforced since the early 1980’s. Each state differs in laws and penalties for windmill power. Before you invest time and money in a windmill, find out these important facts. Although wind turbines have gained a lot of acceptance in the United States, locally you might have …

Would you like to listen to the keynote speech by General Motors’ Larry Burns in which he makes a call for a vast expansion of hydrogen stations to fuel the current and future generations of fuel cell vehicles? As a result of recent studies completed with Shell Hydrogen, he stated with confidence that a hydrogen fueling infrastructure is less challenging …

Wow have you seen this car? The Aptura is scheduled to launch sales later this year in California. An electric (or plug in hybrid) vehicle that also looks very cool. Now we are talking. Here is what Aptura says about themselves: The first Operating Prototype achieved over 230 Miles per gallon! Five years ago, Aptera’s founder Steve Fambro endeavored to …

There is a new website dedicated to Hydrogen Fuel that has come on to the scene. H2 and You Anyways I would like to clip from one of their stories today about the use of hydrogen fuel in buses in CA. Check it out and learn: Riding Hydrogen Buses in California Using public transportation is a good way to reduce …

Barack Obama’s Energy Policy – Campaign 2008 * Energy ANWR: The Arctic National Wildlife Refuge is a protected area in northern Alaska that contains substantial supplies of oil and gas. Conservatives favor drilling ANWR to extract the oil, while liberals favor maintaining its protected status. * Deregulation Crisis: California suffered ‘rolling blackouts’ in 2001 due to insufficient energy supplies. California …

A prominent Southern California Realtor has asked that her congress person tell her why the Housing Industry during the last run-up did not put in more solar? So, the Online Think Tank decided to answer her direct question: Why doesn't the housing industry use solar panels when building a home? This was a huge topic in "Building Industry News" magazine for a good nine months at the top of the bubble.

Everyone knows we need to clean the air and move towards alternative energy. One very well-known realtor in sunny Southern California asks a very tough question with regards to alternative energy; Do you know how many people would be out of jobs or how much tax revenue would be lost if we didn’t have to pay the electric company or …

New fuel standards bill gets passed in Senate but not without some compromise on other key items leaving Democrats with only a mild victory. The Senate took a huge step toward passage of the biggest increase in fuel economy standards for cars and trucks in three decades – but it came at a major cost for Democrats. Backers of tougher …

High-capacity plant to double worldwide output, create green collar jobs LAS VEGAS—Dec. 13, 2007—Ausra Inc., the developer of utility-scale solar thermal power, announced today it is building the first U.S. manufacturing plant for solar thermal power systems in Las Vegas. The 130,000-square-foot, highly automated manufacturing and distribution center will produce the reflectors, towers, absorber tubes, and other key components of …

It’s difficult to stand out in the competitive solar energy market, but Ausra, an Australian-American company, seems to be successful at setting itself apart from the competition. The California-based Ausra got its name from an ancient Indo-European goddess of the dawn. It is a solar thermal technology company that produces electricity from sunlight with fewer issues compared to the traditional …

If you think back to the not-so-distant past you can remember a time where society was technologically deficient. There was no such thing as a computer, let alone the Internet, and the thought of taking a picture of a person then transmitting the image through a phone within seconds was unheard of. However, times have evolved just as humans have. …

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif.—Nov. 5, 2007—Pacific Gas and Electric Company today announced that it has entered into a 177 megawatt solar thermal power purchasing agreement with Ausra Inc. The project, to be located in central California, is being developed by Ausra. “Today’s agreement between PG&E and Ausra highlights how clean energy will create jobs in California while delivering a reliable source …

Solar energy is renewable, and has become quite common in areas that have a dependable number of days of sunshine such as California and Arizona. Solar heat collectors can be seen on roofs all over the Southwest. There are many ways to use the sun to generate renewable energy. These can include the generation of electricity through photovoltaic solar cells, …

Since Al Gore’s documentary film “An Inconvenient Truth” hit the world’s consciousness, local governments and citizen groups have become more vocal in demanding alternative renewable energy sources. One highly viable source certainly in parts of the United States is solar power. One state taking a stand for it’s citizens to have the opportunity to do their part is Arizona. In …

US-China Electric Car Joint Venture to Hold Meetings at ZAP in California. More: continued here

Encore Energy Systems and its patented grey-water geothermal heat exchanger technology selected by Prairie Hills Motorsport Club as Green Alliance solution provider. BRIGHTON, MI., September 13, 2007 — Encore Energy Systems, Inc. (Other OTC: ENCS), a rapidly growing diversified energy company announces exciting partnership with a motorsport facility featuring the longest track in the Western Hemisphere. Prairie Hills Motorsport Club, …

Just as a lizard can find the perfect spot in the sun or shade to control its body temperature, Australian award winning solar heating and cooling innovation Sun Lizard can help heat or cool offices and factories while cutting energy bills and greenhouse emissions. www.alternativefuels.com.au

ZENN Motor Company of Toronto CA is showing off their electric car at the Going Green 2007 conference in Davis California. CEO Ian Clifford spent a few minutes telling us about their electric cars as well as their alliance with battery storage company EEStor of Texas. EEStor is on the verge of releasing some revolutionary new battery technology that could reshape the market forever. Ian gives us his take on their technology as well as the current state of the electric car market.