#See-through Solarwindow#Capable of Generating Electricity on Glass Columbia, Md. and NEW YORK New Energy technologies Inc.,developer of see-through Solarwindow#coatings,
capable of generating electricity on glass and flexible plastics, today made public never-before-seen images of the Company'#s largest area, high-performance Solarwindow#arrays.
These Solarwindow#arrays measure over 232 cm2,#a significant achievement for size, improving upon New Energy#s previous achievements at the U s. Department of energy#s National Renewable energy Laboratory (NREL),
and produced with highly-uniform, colored tints preferred by commercial window manufacturers for installation on skyscrapers,
worldwide.##Among the most important criteria for developing Solarwindow#applications for today#s skyscrapers is providing a set of neutral colors that remain see-through
and are uniform in fabrication. Today, we#'ve revealed a record-breaking, largest-area see-through, organic photovoltaic (OPV) Solarwindow#array that addresses tall-tower and commercial building glass requirements,
they also bear the promise of facile scale up capabilities and unparalleled manufacturability,#explained Mr. John A. Conklin, President and CEO of New Energy technologies,
Inc. Today#s Solarwindow#array is over 35%larger than the Company#s previously-fabricated, 170 cm2 working module achievement.
The Company#s latest high-performance, large-area Solarwindow#has been fabricated through the efforts of New Energy#s Principal Scientist, Dr. Scott Hammond, in collaboration with NREL Researchers, particularly Dr. Maikel
van Hest, Dr. Dana C. Olson, and Dr. Scott Mauger. NREL is among the world#s most respected
NREL and New Energy have been working through a Cooperative Research and development Agreement to advance the Company#s Solarwindow#technology for generating electricity on glass windows.
commercial scale windows while maintaining uniform, neutral colors and scalable power.##Architecturally neutral colors and scalable power are important to achieving the Company#s near-term commercial objective,
its development of electricity-generating windows for skyscrapers. Engineers envision replacing today#s passive glass windows with New Energy#s electricity-generating Solarwindow#systems on all four sides of tall towers.
Such installations could contribute to the goal of self-powered skyscrapers. The prospect of applying Solarwindow#to all four sides of a building provides a significant advantage over conventional photovoltaic solar-power systems.
New Energy#s Solarwindow#is capable of operating in both direct, diffuse, and shaded sunlight conditions;
Solarwindow#also generates electricity from both natural and artificial light sources such as fluorescent light emitting diodes (LED),
Unlike traditional building-applied photovoltaic (PV) systems, restricted to use in direct sunlight on very limited skyscraper rooftop space,
and shaded conditions on the many thousands of square feet of glass surfaces common to today#s high-rise towers#a game-changing advantage.
In comparison to conventional crystalline and thin-film PV technologies, New Energy#s Solarwindow#has numerous advantages:*
*Designed to generate electricity on glass, enhancing the performance of today#s insulated commercial windows;*
*See-through, with high level of#visible light transmission#;*#*Offers popular color choices while maintaining see-through qualities;*
*Able to generate significant electricity from both natural and artificial light;**Does not require expensive high-temperature or high-vacuum production techniques inherent to conventional solar;*
*Constructed using organic materials (polymers), which can be dissolved into liquid form and applied to a variety of surfaces such as flexible plastics and glass;
and*Suited for manufacture using high-speed and high-volume systems such as roll-to-roll or large area sheet-to-sheet processes.#
inorganic PV technologies for window applications,#explained Dr. Hammond.##The unparalleled aesthetics of our Solarwindow#prototypes are the result of numerous novel techniques and processes we#ve developed,
which have allowed our joint New Energy-NREL team to successfully overcome technical hurdles and achieve significant milestones with size, electrical power,
and color#some of the most important features to developing viable products.##Solarwindow#researchers have developed rapidly the Company#s technology from its early beginnings as a tiny, experimental lab device to a first-of-its-kind, spray-on, see-through,
glass window capable of generating electricity. Today, the technology is the subject of forty-two (42) patent filings,
Solarwindow#is currently under development for eventual commercial deployment in the estimated 80 million detached homes in America and more than five million commercial buildings.
The federal government estimates the U s. can save $40 billion annually by reducing energy use in commercial buildings by 20 percent by 2020.
About New Energy technologies Inc. New Energy technologies, Inc.,together with its wholly owned subsidiaries, is a developer of next generation alternative and renewable energy technologies.
Among the Company#s technologies under development include: Solarwindow#technologies, which generates electricity on see-through glass and flexible plastics with colored tints popular to skyscraper glass.
Unlike conventional systems, Solarwindow#can be applied to all four sides of tall towers, generating electricity using natural
and artificial light conditions and even shaded areas. Solarwindow#uses organic materials, which are dissolved into liquid, ideal for low-cost high-output manufacturing.
New Energy#s Solarwindow#is the subject of 42 patent applications. Through established relationships with universities, research institutions,
and commercial partners, we strive to identify technologies and business opportunities on the leading edge of renewable energy innovation.
Unique to our business model is the use of established research infrastructure owned by the various institutions we deal with
and other start-up expenses. As a result, we are able to benefit from leading edge research
#Driverless electric cars coming to London In recent years, the motoring industry has introduced a series of technological breakthroughs to provide more effective and automated driving experiences for the modern traveler.
and manufacture a pioneering range of driverless vehicles which will become operational in Milton Keynes. 1 The project aims to launch a series of autonomous pods onto a series of designated pathways throughout Milton Keynes. By 2015,
These pathways would enable the pods to travel from Milton Keynes railway station into the city centre;
using intricate sensors to avoid obstacles and collisions. As a result, these pods will reinforce current road safety initiatives
Marketing consultants Realia Marketing have implemented a range of; oad safety marketing campaigns for London Boroughs of Brent and Lewisham,
enabling travellers to check emails and browse the Internet whilst travelling. Collaborators for the project include engineering firm Arup,
Jon Beasley, the programme director of Transport systems Catapult, one of the project collaborators on the project, declared to Sky News that these pods would offer pedestrians;
and doing work, reading emails, reading papers whilst they go to the city centre itselfo they don have to concentrate in the long term in how they drive these things Beasley further stated that the technology used to design
and manufacture the pods may eventually be extended to cars on major roads. Currently these pods are operational at Heathrow Airport;
enabling passengers to easily travel between terminals and car parks. Their ability to provide a safe and effortless mode of transportation for the general public has resulted in the government considering implementing the pods as part of an eventual national campaign to manufacture
and test low carbon technologies. 2 Subsequently, these driverless pods symbolise the next stage of environmentally beneficial modes of transportation,
Moreover, the production and distribution of these vehicles also provides lucrative economical benefits for Britain,
then similar driverless vehicles may eventually be integrated within all major towns and cities across the UK,
These vehicles may provide a luxurious solution to long term environmental issues. Every day more drivers emerge on our roads, emitting harmful fossil fuel gases.
If successful, these driverless pods could ultimately provide a clean, efficient solution to pollution issues,
whilst simultaneously providing drivers with a stress-free, elegant mode of transportation. Article provided in agreement with Bradley Taylor who is a guest contributor to Earthtechling
#Top 10 States for Clean energy Job Announcements Top 10 States for Clean energy Job Announcements Last Year:
California, Texas, Hawaii, Maryland, Massachusetts, Illinois, Nevada, Oregon, New york, Missouri WASHINGTON (March 12, 2014) More than 78,600 clean energy and clean transportation jobs were announced in 2013 at 260
This is the second full year that E2 has tracked clean energy and clean transportation job announcements. Over the past two years combined, E2 has tracked more than 500 announcements that could create more than 186,500 jobs.
When we invest in clean energy and clean transportation, we put people to work in every corner of the country.
Whether it a new wind farm in Iowa an energy efficiency retrofit in Massachusetts, or a utility-scale solar array in Nevada, these projects require American ingenuity and labor.
The sector is helping stimulate our economy, said E2 Executive director Judith Albert. Last year job announcements were about 30 percent lower than in 2012.
While this is in part due to our methodology, clean energy job growth also faced economic headwinds in 2013.
These headwinds came from the continued low cost of natural gas, as well as attempts by renewable energy opponents to block
or roll back favorable policies at the federal level and in numerous states. s a business owner,
I see a strong need for long-term policies that can stimulate private investment in clean energy and energy efficiency.
Businesses in this sector create jobs, save consumers money, and help our environment. ut ongoing regulatory uncertainty takes a serious toll.
Elected officials shouldn be holding back economic growth they should be encouraging it, said Geoff Chapin, CEO of Next Step Living, a Boston-based energy efficiency company.
In the fourth quarter alone, E2 tracked more than 70 projects nationwide that could create 13,000 jobs.
Spikes in wind manufacturing and solar manufacturing added to the national quarterly total. Texas was the top state in the quarter
with as many at 3, 200 jobs coming from eight projects, most of them in wind.
Here a closer look at some clean energy and clean transportation announcements in 2013:**In California, the California Ethanol and Power Project will produce 66 million gallons of ethanol annually from sugar cane and sweet sorghum.
Construction of a biofuels refinery and other facilities are expected to create 800 construction jobs and 400 permanent jobs in Rep. Juan Vargasdistrict east of San diego. his is more evidence that the advanced biofuel industry is scaling up
and putting people to work, said Mary Solecki, director of E2 Clean Fuels Program.**In Texas, Nest Labs, acquired by Google on Feb 7, announced 140 technical support and customer service jobs.
The company has a growing customer base for its energy saving thermostat. The announcement came from Rep. Lloyd Doggett district near Austin.*
*In Massachusetts, Next Step Living, based in Boston, announced it expects to add 100 jobs by Q2 2014.
The company has experienced rapid growth in its energy efficiency business.**In New jersey, Trinity Solar LLC installed solar panels at housing units at Joint Military Base Mcguire-Dix-Lakehurst in Burlington County,
creating 120 jobs. Clean energy is an increasingly common presence on military bases nationwide. Looking ahead, clean energy and clean transportation job growth could see an uptick in 2014
if Congress reinstates critical tax policies such as the wind industry production tax credit (PTC) and several energy efficiency tax incentives.
Congress let these tax incentives expire at the end of 2013. Clean energy jobs also could benefit from the rollout of the first-ever limits on carbon pollution from power plants
as well as from other elements of President Obama climate change initiative. CONTACT: Ailis Wolf at (703) 276-3265, aawolf@hastingsgroup. com;
or Jeff Benzak, 202-513-6248, jbenzak@e2. org; or Bob Keefe, 202-289-2373, bkeefe@e2. org. EDITOR NOTE:
Additional information, including detailed breakout data for clean jobs in leading states for Q4 2013,
is available upon request from E2.#####Environmental Entrepreneurs (E2) is the independent business voice for the environment.
E2 is a national community of individual business leaders who advocate for good environmental policy while building economic prosperity l
#GE Makes A Wind turbine Especially For Japan Generous solar power feed in tariffs have driven a boom in installations in the last year
or so in Japan but it is the nature of FITS to shrink. And there seems to be a sense that
when that happens and solar cools off wind power might find a new opening in the Japanese market.
This is the speculation from industry players in a new Japan Times article looking at wind power in Japan.
what it calls the. 85-103 wind turbine for Japan. That right Japan gets its own wind turbine.
GE says the 2. 85-103 comes with enhanced tower engineered for Japanese environmental conditions including seismic and extreme wind events as required by Japanese construction and building codes.
image via GE) What is it about Japan that it requires a specially designed wind turbine?
GE explains: GE 2. 85-103 wind turbine is engineered specifically for Japanese environmental conditions and is able to withstand higher turbulence areas typhoon class extreme wind speeds
and lightning beyond the current IEC standard. The 2. 85-103 for Japan includes the Japanese requirements for lightning protection across all Japanese regions
and complies with the Japan Electric Utility Law and Japanese construction and building codes. Japan installed wind power capacity inched up steadily during the 0s with 200 to 300 megawatts going in each year.
But last year saw just 50 megawatts go in and the country total of 2661 as of the end of 2013 was compared minuscule not just to much bigger and more populous countries like China (91424 MW) and the U s 61091 MW) but to the more comparably sized Germany (34250
Given its physical nature much of the wind-power attention of late has been on offshore turbines. Because the country like the U s. West Coast is on a continental shelf that drops off quickly in the sea this has required developing new floating turbine technology.
Demonstration projects are ongoing a
#Beer and Food Scraps Can Power Chevrolet Bi-fuel Impala Trash to fuel the stuff of the 1980s sci-fi comedy movie trilogy ack to the Futureis now a reality.
The 2015 Bi-fuel Chevrolet Impala not a tricked-out Delorean really can run on leftovers table scraps and oh yeah grains from brewing beer.
Cleveland-based quasar energy group uses organic waste to produce a renewable energy source known as biogas which is converted then into Compressed natural gas (CNG) one of two fuels that can power the 2015 Chevrolet Bi-fuel Impala.
Biogas is the raw mixture of gases given off by the breakdown of organic materials kept in an oxygen-less environment.
The resulting methane gas is processed then removing all carbon dioxide and impurities to make Renewable Natural gas (RNG).
When compressed RNG is a direct replacement for CNG. Since biogas can be made from most organic materials quasar insources raw materials otherwise considered waste from a variety of industries.
Progressive Field home of the Cleveland indians contributes food waste for CNG-production after it been macerated in an industrial-sized Insinkerator Grind2energy garbage disposal.
Anheuser-busch Columbus brewery provides an organic by-product to quasar for conversion to methane gas. f you can buy renewable fuel at $1. 95 per gallon
while reducing greenhouse gas emissions everybody winssaid Mel Kurtz president of quasar energy group. uasar Columbus facility can produce 1. 3 million gasoline gallon equivalents of CNG each year. hat
enough to fill the CNG tanks of 163000 Bi-fuel Impalas at least once. Though CNG fueling stations are prevalent in states like California
and Oklahoma infrastructure in some states is scarce. o avoid feelings of range anxiety common in owners of CNG-only vehicles we made the Impala bi-fuel allowing our customers to drive on CNG when available and on gasoline
and there is no interruption in the vehicle performance. Operating on CNG can result in an average fuel savings of nearly $1. 13 per gasoline-gallon-equivalent based on a national average of $3. 24 per gallon of gasoline as reported by AAA
Also CNG vehicles typically have 20 percent fewer greenhouse gas emissions than gasoline-powered cars according to the California Air Resources Board.
The Bi-fuel Impala is built factory so its CNG fuel system is validated by GM and covered by GM three-year/36000-mile (whichever comes first) new vehicle limited bumper-to-bumper warranty
and five-year/100000-mile (whichever comes first) limited powertrain warranty. The Bi-fuel Impala is the only bifuel-capable sedan on the market to offer a factory warranty.
When the Bi-fuel Impala goes on sale later this year it will have a starting price of $38210.
Editorsnote: Manufacturer#s Suggested Retail Price includes destination freight charge but excludes tax title license dealer fees and optional equipment.
Founded in 1911 in Detroit Chevrolet is now one of the world largest car brands doing business in more than 140 countries and selling more than 4. 9 million cars and trucks a year.
Chevrolet provides customers with fuel efficient vehicles that feature spirited performance expressive design and high quality. More information on Chevrolet models can be found at www. chevrolet. com. quasar is a Cleveland Ohio based renewable energy company that designs builds owns
and operates anaerobic digestion systems. quasar has thirteen operational anaerobic digestion facilities throughout the United states with several more under construction
or in the planning stage. qng (quasar natural gas) is derived from the anaerobic digestion of regional organic waste streams
and is available to the public at quasar stations in Columbus Zanesville and Wooster Ohio
#Turbocord EV Charger A Portable Faster Solution Given that electric cars are slowly becoming more popular it was only a matter of time before makers of accessories for these vehicles began innovating to remain competitive.
One of the most recent examples of this is from EV charging solutions provider Aerovironment who has announced a compact new portable charger that is dual voltage that reportedly offers faster charging times compared to the standard cordsets found with most EVS these days.
The Aerovironment Turbocord according to the company behind it offers both 240-volt/16-amperage and 120-volt charging options that allow it to charge nearly three times faster meaning less than three hours for plug-in hybrids and less than six hours for full battery electrics.
It is said to require no charger installation meaning you simply just plug it directly into a wall outlet.
Weighing less than five pounds and with a cord that's 20 feet long this device offers a range of features including a LED charging indicator waterproofing for outdoor charging all-environment operation and built-in thermal sensors for protection
against faulty wiring or inadequate power. The design seems to have been well thought out as on one end of the cord there is a small and rugged module that contains all of the miniaturized electronics
which plugs directly into the wall outlet. On the other end of the cord is the coupler that plugs into the car.
As for pricing the dual voltage Turbocord runs for around $649 while a single 240 volt offering will price at $599.
You can order them directly from the manufacturer u
#Buses Making Transition More and more To Electric Cities breathe. They take deep breaths in the morning as commuters rush to get to work
and exhale in the evening as workers travel away from the city center. According to the U s. Census bureau, the population here in D c. grows from 584,400 to over 1 million people on a daily basis
and the population of Manhattan nearly doubles from 1. 5 million to 3. 0 million during the work week.
This amazing phenomenon is made possible, in part, by city buses, which carry hordes of passengers along concrete arteries toward the heart of the city.
But enough romanticizing urban bus commutes. In reality buses are slow (the slowest bus lines in New york city average 3. 4 miles per hour),
and tend to be inefficient. Though fuel economy varies depending on the type of bus and the route,
an average bus in D c gets a paltry 3. 76 miles per gallon (mpg), and that up from 2. 96 mpg in 2005!
Considering that D c. buses cumulatively travel nearly 50 million miles each year, cleaning up bus fleets is a critical way to reduce the burden of air pollution, fuel costs,
and our oil use. Moving beyond conventional diesel buses Over the past several decades, cities have invested in buses that run on alternative fuels such as compressed natural gas (CNG) and diesel-electric hybrid drive trains.
The initial transition away from conventional diesel buses has been swift. In 2011, more than 35 percent of U s. public transit buses used alternative fuels or hybrid technology,
plug-in hybrid electric buses that use rechargeable batteries to run on both electricity and diesel, battery electric buses that do not use any diesel fuel
and create no tailpipe emissions, or fuel cell buses powered by hydrogen. Benefits of commuting on electricity Though electric buses are not newhe first was introduced in Berlin in 1882lder models frequently required wires to hang over each bus route, marking bus paths through city streets.
Growing up in Cambridge, Massachusetts, I remember hearing loud pops as sparks flew from an intersection of overhead electric bus wires near my bedroom.
Today however, electric buses are being developed that do not require any overhead wires. Instead, they are powered by lithium-ion
or iron-phosphate batteries that can be recharged from central stations prior to beginning each route or by hydrogen-powered fuel cells.
Volvo claims its plug-in hybrid buses can operate on electricity alone more than two-thirds of the time,
Better yet, battery electric and fuel cell buses produce zero tailpipe emissions, and can use renewable resources like solar
and wind power to charge their batteries or produce hydrogen to power fuel cells. Moreover, as Ie previously mentioned, driving on electricity is compared cheaper to driving on oil.
The expected operating cost-per-mile of an electric bus in New york is $0. 20 to $0. 30 cents,
compared to $1. 30 per mile for an equivalent diesel or natural-gas powered bus. Electric buses are also nearly silent,
require less maintenance, and can improve air quality through reducing emissions compared to their all-diesel counterparts.
No wonder why companies like Volvo and BYD are beginning to take advantage of the many reasons why cities are shifting bus fleets to rely on electricity instead of diesel.
state and federal policies are helping the transition to cleaner bus fleets. The U s Department of transportation recently announced the availability of $24. 9 million to put more zero-emission buses into service across America,
These incentives are important for helping further develop electric bus technology by reducing the upfront costs that remain a barrier to the widespread adoption of electric and fuel cell buses.
California, a usual suspect in the race for investing in clean transportation is working to meet its air quality improvement
and emissions reductions goals through developing the market for electric buses through state policy objectives, analysis, and incentives.
Developing additional policy levers on the state and federal level can help take battery electric and fuel cell buses beyond pilot programs and onto city streets near you.
(and get involved yourself) by discovering why driving on electricity is a part of the UCS plan to alf the Oil.
Energy efficiency For Millions Of Apartments Theye calling President Obama approach to governance these days mall balland they might be right
Take the announcement today by the U s. Environmental protection agency about its new partnership with Freddie mac the government-backed outfit that provides liquidity to a huge portion of the home loan market.
to make apartments more energy efficient. Ecoflats is focused a green apartment building in Portland Ore. image Earthtechling) According to the EPA around a third of Americans live in apartments in multifamily buildings
and their energy bills add up to $22 billion a year. This is a sector that doesn get a lot of attention
when it comes to improving efficiency often there little incentive for building owners to make such investments.
But the possibilities are great the EPA says: ousing industry studies have projected that multifamily properties can become 30 percent more efficient by 2020 unlocking $9 billion in energy savings
and preventing more than 35 million metric tons of greenhouse gas emissions per year. PA says the partnership with Freddie mac flows from the president Climate Action Plan
and the agency pointed to three ways apartment energy efficiency gains might be made: The EPA said it already been working with Fannie mae
and the U s. Department of housing and urban development on similar efforts and his latest agreement with Freddie mac is another critical step forward in meeting the President goalof making multifamily buildings 20 percent more energy efficient by 2020 n
#Feds Offer Money To Put More Green Buses On Roads The continued expansion of zero-emissions buses across the United states got a boost from the federal government earlier this month
when the U s. Department of transportation Federal Transit Administration (FTA) announced close to $25 million in funding towards the effort.
The money will be made available to communities nationwide, some of which may partner with bus manufacturers on proposals,
on a competitive basis. FTA officials said its Low or No Emission Vehicle Deployment Program (Lono), established under the Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act,
will be the source of the funding. It aims towards ommercializing the cleanest and most energy-efficient U s.-made transit buses to help reduce emissions like carbon dioxide and carbon monoxide.
The funds being offered up will awarded under select criteria, including a consideration for those proposals incorporating the ighest level of U s.-made content. he Lono program will make a real difference in people lives by helping them get to work
or school while letting them breathe clean air, said Transportation secretary Anthony Foxx in a statement. e are proud to initiate a new program that reflects the Obama Administration commitment to reducing our nation dependence on oil while developing more sustainable sources of energy here at home.
Greening mass transit has been a goal of the FTA for some time now. A previous example of this was the National Fuel cell Bus Program,
which invested in the research, development and testing of alternative fuels and related equipment, such as electric charging stations, for the transit industry.
This program successfully committed $90 million over seven years for innovative research, demonstration, and deployment projects to reduce the cost of fuel cells for transit use.
In the push for no emissions buses, a few benefits are seen as being possible. One is the obvious reduction in carbon emissions.
The other is in the long run, helping transit agencies save money on fuel and maintenance costs. According to the National Renewable energy Laboratory, zero-emission buses can achieve more than double the fuel economy of buses running on diesel and other fuels l
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