 Broken Turbine from Der Spiegel
A wind tower toppling over in the middle of a field doesn't quite seem to pose the danger that global warming does, but I do see their point. I see the advantages of wind power vastly outnumbering the problems and I imagine as the technology improves we'll see some of these difficulties overcome.
|
|
Read more...
|
 Tesla Motors has recently announced that founder Martin Eberhard will be replaced as CEO of the company by Michael Marks. Marks is the former CEO of Flextronics International Ltd. and is an early investor in Tesla.
Eberhard mentions on his blog that this move had been in the planning stages for many months so the change should not signal any weakness in the company or doubt about their upcoming distribution of the Tesla Roadster, slated to hit the roads later in 2007.
Elon Musk, Chairman of Tesla, mentions that Marks is only to serve as an interim CEO for the company as the company searches for a permanent leader.
Eberhard is set to remain with the company as President of Technology. As Eberhard mentions on his blog, "This means that I will spend less time with Tesla Store plans, performance reviews, purchase order approvals, board meeting minutes, and the like - and more time with engineering and manufacturing to get Tesla Roadsters on the road, and also more time with you, our customers. Honestly, this sounds like a lot more fun to me."
|
 Automotive X PRIZE (AXP) announced that it was funding a competition with a prize greater than $10 million for a car that is capable of obtaining 100 miles per gallon in real-world driving and conditions.
"We invite the world's best and brightest minds to look at this independent, high-profile competition as a way to make a difference for generations to come," said Mark Goodstein, executive director, Automotive X PRIZE. "In the spirit of grand competitions throughout history - including Lindbergh's historic flight across the Atlantic 80 years ago - we expect that the Automotive X PRIZE will bring about change and innovation for the benefit of everybody. This competition will help level the playing field and capture entrepreneurial, scientific and technical energy to bring about viable cars that consumers want to buy."
More information and guidelines can be found at http://auto.xprize.org.
|
|
 Tesla Motors has recently announced they will build their new assembly plant in Albuquerque, NM for production of their upcoming electric car. The plant will be constucted beginning in April 2007 and will ultimately create about 400 new, high wage jobs in the region.
Tesla Motors, based out of San Carlos, Calif., will use the plant to produce its “WhiteStar” car, a four door, five-passenger sports sedan, which is 100 percent electric. The New Mexico plant will be the company’s first assembly facility in the United States. The plant will be built on the West Side of Albuquerque, at Cordera Mesa adjacent to the new Tempur-Pedic plant. The 400 new jobs will pay between $24,000 and $100,000 a year, plus excellent benefits and stock options.
|
|
Read more...
|
|
 BP Solar Frederick, MD |
|
Read more...
|
|
 Google has recently announced plans to convert a portion of their energy needs to solar power. The company plans to install over 9,200 solar panels around the 1 million-square-foot campus known as the Googleplex. Experts believe the project should pay for itself within 5 to 10 years though Google is thus far hush on the projected costs of the solar project. California company El Solutions has been to design and lead the project. The company claims that this solar job will be the largest corporate solar installation in the United States. The company claims that energy saving will likely exceed $393,000 a year. The Google Blog makes the comment that "if the business community continues to increase investments and focus on energy efficient and renewable power generation technologies, we have a good feeling that our future will be bright." More from the Google Blog.More Solar News |
|
 Applied Materials, Inc., a worldwide leader in equipment and services for manufacturing semiconductors and flat panel displays, today launched its strategy to enter the rapidly growing solar photovoltaic (PV) equipment market as announced in a recent press release from the company.
Applied Materials will work towards building both tools and technology in an effort to improve the efficiency of PV panels while reducing the cost for consumers utilizing solar energy. "The solar industry has reached the inflection point that Applied Materials has been waiting for, as solar customers seek economies of scale with suppliers who can better meet their needs for global support and who can provide advanced systems that meet technology, throughput, quality and yield goals," said Mike Splinter, president and CEO. "We plan to change the cost equation for solar power through adaptation of our existing technology and new innovation in order to help make solar a more meaningful contributor to the global energy supply."
|
|
Read more...
|
|
|
|
<< Start < Prev 1 2 Next > End >>
|
| Results 1 - 11 of 18 |
