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A dynamic Energy map of America showing infor on everything from the grid to biomass, geothermal, wind solar etc.
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The Energy Roadmap – Houston, we have a problem! Energy storage
Business Week is reporting that ”…13 days since Hurricane Ike ripped through Texas, and nearly one-quarter of the residents of the fourth-largest U.S. city still don’t have electricity.”
Is the problem electricity production?
No. The power plants are fine.The problem is the wires. The grid itself
The network is too vast to repair quickly in the fall out of Hurricane Ike.The problem is storage.
We have no viable way of storing vast amounts of electricity at the local level.The solution? Making energy storage a priority and create systems that support a local ‘Electron Reserve’.
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The Energy Roadmap – Consumers looking to cleantech startups
The key word for the cleantech (or alternative energy) world is momentum.
Market conditions change, as do consumer attitudes and expectations. If alternative energy concepts fail to live up to their hype, public support could fade along with political will and policies that enable growth.
Cleantech startups are trying to reach people who are asking ‘What can I do to accelerate changes in energy?’
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Helix Wind Energy for Home Use | Green Tech Gazette
Helix Wind out of San Diego, California has come up with an atypical wind turbine design for home use. While most wind turbines still use the tried and true rotor or propeller style to catch the breeze, the Helix Wind turbines use something more akin to artwork.
Because of their unique design Helix Wind turbines are capable of capturing omni-directional winds and transforming this into electrical energy. In addition, the turbines are extremely quiet, operating just 5 decibels above ambient background noise.