Archive for September, 2008
Prometheus Demonstrates Solar-Powered Electric Motorcycle
September 30th, 2008 | 
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This past weekend, Prometheus Solar founder Jim Corning demonstrated his proof-of-concept electric motorcycle at the Santa Monica AltCar Expo. The motorcycle is a reconstructed Ninja 250 that uses four solar panels which provide 800 watts of power combined.
Cool Earth Solar Constructing First Solar “Balloon” Prototype Plant
We’ve written about Livermore, CA-based company Cool Earth Solar before. Now the company, which develops inflatable balloon-like solar concentrators, has announced that it is constructing a prototype plant in Livermore. Last week, I spoke to Cool Earth Solar CEO Rob Lamkin to get some more information on the upcoming project.
Traditional Medicinals Completes World’s Largest Solar-Powered Tea Factory
I’m a huge fan of Traditional Medicinals tea, so I’m pleased to learn that the company has just completed the largest solar powered tea factory on the planet. Traditional Medicinals’ 70,000 square foot Sebastopol, CA headquarters will use 1450 solar panels that generate 430,000 KWh of power— that’s 75 percent of the company’s total energy needs. The rest of the factory’s energy use will be offset by wind energy credits.
Virgin Galactic to Help Monitor Climate
Climate science is a little bit like me and books: I can never get enough of them, and appreciate lots and lots of them. For climate science though, it’s a case of getting more and more data, from as many possible sources as humanly possible.
And now, thanks to Virgin Galactic, the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) will be getting a bit more data to continue their never ending quest to understand planet Earth.
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Severe Gas Shortage Continues to Cripple Atlanta
Motorists are cruising around Atlanta or waiting in long lines looking for gasoline. Many fueling stations have run dry, while others have extremely long lines. The result is fewer cars on the road and more carpooling. Many have unsettling feeling and are concerned as gas prices soar.
Hurricanes Ike and Gustav and Ike caused many refineries to be closed, affecting north Georgia, parts of Tennessee, and west North Carolina. Metro Atlanta has been particularly hard hit because cleaner fuel standards prohibit gas being diverted from other areas where supplies are more robust.
Gas prices have soared as a result from $3.75 per gallon on average in the Southeast just two weeks ago to $4.14.
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