October 16, 2013

Monitor of Ecotricity Wind Turbine production

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From Clean Technica

 Ecotricity

Ecocitricity owns 55 wind turbines and has the capacity to generate 60,000 kwh. It has installed a data monitoring which updates the data shown at the website.

It is a way of bragging the renewable energy production.


                 

                                          

                                                                            

Utilities in Europe lost 500 million Euros in 5 years

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From From Clean Technica
 EU Parliament building
 

European utility company shareholders lost 500 million Euros from their original equity in 2008.  They blame the renewables for this development.  And the biggest utility in Germany E-on is on top with 3/4 loss of its shareholder value.  Those who are into nuclear power and fossil fuels could have saved themselves a lot of trouble by going into renewables. 

I  have seen a strategic plan of a bunker fuel power producer in an island province that prides itself as being environmental friendly.  Cost of fossil fuel is going up and they can no longer be more efficient.  Solar and wind are cheap and plentiful.

Tesla Model S car, the best ever car reviewed, available for lease at Los Angeles area

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 Image Credit: MPG Car Rental

From Clean Technica

Tesla Model S cars are availabe for lease via MPG in Los Angeles area.  MPG is well known for leasing green vehicles.  The addition of the Model S according to MPG is in line with the commitment of the rental company to stay current with "green technologies"  It maintains a fleet of hybrids, TDI, and electric vehicles.

The Tesla model S fuel economy is rated at equivalent of 118 mpg on a holiday trip to Las Vegas, and does 31 miles per hour of charge .  The Model S is  a futuristic car that features truly keyless entry, door handle that retracts for aerodynamics,  a simple charger just like the cellphone charger.  It can be charged 220V or 110 volts.

Returns from Mutual Funds that are into solar yields are higher

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From From Clean Technica

Returns from Mutual Funds that are into solar are much higher ranging from 16% to  64%.  On the average returns for MFs on alternative energy was at 32.4% and no MF on alternative energy suffered a loss.

How BMW carbon fiber parts are made?

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 bmw i3

From Clean Tecnica

This is a video on how a BMW, using carbon fiber parts are made.  This involves a lot of robotics and would not be possible in the PHL where labor is cheap.  But the processes here are amazing.  Carbon fiber represents an amazing energy savings from smelting. Carbon fiber parts are strong and light.  And being light, they save a lot of energy in cars (fuel consumption) and they save tremendous amount of energy comes recycling time.  Steel consumes a lot of energy.