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Germany just switched on a revolutionary nuclear fusion machine - ScienceAlert

Came across this today...: http://www.digitalityworks.com/Viewers/ViewIssue.aspx?IssueID=145&PageNo=22 Great use for a former mine site!

I originally posted this news in the Investors thread, but this follow up seems better suited here. Vermont's Green Mountain Power is going to buy 500 PowerWalls for installation in customer homes in 2016... Tesla Powerwall Offered To Vermont Utility Customers... $0 Down | CleanTechnica...

Facebook article by Arnold Schwarzenegger yesterday: “I don’t give a **** if we agree about climate change” Of course he actually does care about climate change, and recently addressed the Paris Climate Summit imploring governments to do more to halt it. But his article to which I alluded...

Anglo American to shed 85,000 jobs as it dumps coal and copper mines - Dec. 8, 2015 never good to hear people losing jobs, but this could be the start of a massive shift to clean energy.

I know I leave in a small country but usually politicians at every level drive huge black limousine type cars. refreshing to see IMO...

I just had this 3.3 kW array installed on my house last week. I get a really good solar profile with no shade at all on my south side. Though it is often cloudy, the payback should be 5-8 years.

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Yep... I'm done... I've already pared back a lot; never buying beef (or any red meat) again :crying: Still not ready to give up poultry...

very interesting article from Bloomberg http://www.bloomberg.com/gadfly/articles/2015-12-01/how-automakers-play-the-emissions-game

Some kind of documentary by Charles Ferguson... Available for free streaming tomorrow for 2 days.

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Full article at: http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/a-low-carbon-future-doesn-t-mean-losing-our-lifestyle-bob-mcdonald-1.3339891

From Leilani, with a request to be shared: And from me: Just start with one thing. Make one change today. Make another when you're ready. Just one thing.

Such a great idea-deserves it's own thread...advocacy action kit here: Advocacy Action Kit : Our Horizon Let's all join in! Like cigarette warning labels, but for fuel Some Canadian Gas-Station Nozzles Will Soon Have Climate-Change Warning Labels - The Atlantic Bravo and congratulations Rob!

Hi, I know most of us here like to track our energy usage (from our panels). I recently switched my old setup which was using an Efergy monitor (2 transmitters, 2 circuits monitored) to a full blown eGauge setup that monitors most of my circuits at home. I thought I should share my experience...

Reading an article about striking Woodrow Wilsons name from several buildings due to his friendly relationship with the KKK reminded me of a troubling concept... this idea that we forgive fairly significant personal flaws in historical figures due to the social norms of their time; That we...

The UK Is Shutting Down All Its Coal Power Stations

This is slightly off topic, but the Paris attacks got me thinking again about about energy independence and its potential effect on the Middle East. My basic theory is this: If we as a nation can wean ourselves off of foreign oil, thus getting rid of our need to constantly meddle in the affairs...

Am listening presently (0900 Mon 16 Nov) to Ted Koppel expounding on his book Lights Out on the Diane Rehm show; his thesis is that the internet will at some point successfully be used to bring down the US power grid which is, he correctly says, a lot more interconnected than many believe. Of...

http://www.ucsusa.org/sites/default/files/attach/2015/11/Cleaner-Cars-from-Cradle-to-Grave-full-report.pdf Their "two most popular BEVs" used in the modelling exercises are the Nissan Leaf and the Tesla Model S85 (no P, no D) The report also uses "EV" to include PHEVs

Microgrids light up the night in Kenya villages - CSMonitor.com

Good Morning, Great timing on this article...18 days to COP21: G20 countries spend $450B a year on fossil fuel subsidies, study says - Politics - CBC News

BEIJING -- Chinese Premier Li Keqiang has not only read Jeremy Rifkin's book "The Third Industrial Revolution" and taken it to heart. He and his colleagues have also made it the core of the country's 13th five-year plan announced in Beijing on Oct. 29. http://m.huffpost.com/us/entry/8478954...

Brian Noto used to hold that position, but he's not there anymore, so what does Jack do... seMissourian.com: Local News: Battery explosion causes fire at Cape business (11/08/15) Nobody was hurt and he was able to back his Tesla out of the garage, then went to a bridge party with his wife. A...

I've been considering suitable areas for emplacement of lot of solar panels. Many of you are familiar with the Land Art Generator Initiative and the global map they have used to demonstrate how much of various portions of the earth's surface would be needed to satisfy global total energy demand...

U.N. official - Yahoo News

"Gates has said he would pledge $2 billion to counter climate change, while encouraging other philanthropists to do the same. However, the billionaire rejected claims typically made by free market advocates that the only way to reduce climate change is leave it to private enterprise." Bill...

As background, i've been following the solar discussions in this forum for a couple of years now. With the tesla in my garage, there is a very definite desire to put solar panels on my roof and be "driving on sunlight" - and yes, i know all of the caveats there, and the fact that i'm still...

Researchers at the University of Cambridge say they’ve created a lighter, cheaper, longer lithium-oxygen battery that could eventually rival gasoline engines in electric vehicles in terms of range and weight, Automotive News reported. British Researchers Make The scientists announced that...

Another country to get jealous of.

A fully transparent solar cell that could make every window and screen a power source. Researchers at Michigan State University have created a fully transparent solar concentrator, which could turn any window or sheet of glass (like your smartphone’s screen) into a photovoltaic solar cell. How...

Please share with every politician you know. Let's help accelerate the transition: “there have to be incentives,’’ Mr. Lunde said. “It has to be more expensive to pollute than to use environmentally friendly fuels.” Norway Is a Model for Encouraging Electric Car Sales Norway Is a...

My fellow NJers! First of all thank you for making the environment a much better place by driving an EV my question for you all is Do you also have solar on your home? Does it complement well with having an EV? Or to my friends that are thinking about going solar: Have you looked into the zero...

SolarCity's announcement of 22% efficient PV got me thinking. What matters is having top efficiency at a cost efficient price point. 22% efficient solar panels can cost more per Watt than 15% ones, but it can't cost 50% more/Wp. Anyone cares to predict when 20%+ efficient solar panels will...

Looks like, and that's not surprsing, it's across the board. http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/oct/09/mercedes-honda-mazda-mitsubishi-diesel-emissions-row?CMP=twt_gu

Over in the VW thread, I had the following comment: Originally Posted by jerry33 Almost all corporations behave in exactly the same manner. VW just got caught. This is why you need strict regulations on corporate behaviour and not turn corporations into...

SolarCity has a new panel that trumps SunPower's best panel and now reigns champ for having the most efficient panels: http://www.forbes.com/sites/greatspeculations/2015/10/06/should-sunpower-investors-be-concerned-as-solarcity-clinches-module-efficiency-title/ SolarCity (SCTY) Unveils Worlds...

How many solar panels would be necessary to provide electricity for France? Worst day I tried to work out the surface of PV needed for the worst day this year so far - with a daily maximum of 2,025 GWh consumed in February (according to RTE). With a population of 66 million, this translates...

I was wondering if anyone else had read Jean-Louis Gassee's MondayNote post about the VW scandal and the challenges he sees in generating and delivering enough power for a meaningful move to EVs. He's pessimistic about the ability of electric to match the energy density of petrol, and I'm...

We've all heard about how lightning can produce enough energy to power NYC for like a year. With all the lightning strikes that happen all over the world, I view this as a massive waste of electricity that we could use. Obviously the challenge to this is storing that much power, but I think it...

First optical rectenna—combined rectifier and antenna—converts light to DC current

Okay so this may not be the right sub-forum but I struggled with a location for this... In any case I'm looking at purchasing a TED for my HPWC but it won't be just for that and I'm struggling to understand what is the best option for my setup. Before I get into that though I'd like to see if...

This paper offers some important conclusions regarding air quality of various types of light-duty vehicles including EV's. http://www.pnas.org/content/111/52/18490.full.pdf "We find that powering vehicles with corn ethanol or with coal-based or "grid average" electricity increases monetized...

Hi, I am not sure if this is the best location for this, I was not aware of the statement, or the video. google this statement for more information: "Elon Musk, the concept of battery-powered transcontinental airplanes becomes “compelling” once batteries hit 400 watt-hours per kilogram"...

Very big news: Log In - The New York Times There were discussion with California officials to possibly link the two trading systems. Those saying we can't do this because the Chinese weren't doing it have a much smaller stool to stand on these days. Maybe we can't do it now because...

This should be interesting... I suspect that there are a lot of people on TMC that upgraded from a TDI or owned one at some point in the past... I sold my 2003 Jetta TDI for $3k when I received my $100k Tesla... Prior to electrics the TDI was the 'Green Car of choice' in my eyes...

This is cross-posted from my blog, and I am reposting it here to see if anyone has any insights into the points I am raising. A recent development in personal transportation has been the (re-)introduction of electric vehicles. Where electric vehicles used to be either mobility scooters or big...

:confused: Need help from all you seasoned EV and solar folks. We are in SDGE(San Diego) territory and buying electricity from the grid is like an ever increasing penalty. Household of two (about to have our first child), both of us work so peak time usage is pretty much nil except on weekends...