Wednesday, October 31, 2012

News: Swiss Insurance Firm to Sponsor Solar Impulse Flight

Aviation International News has an article mentioning: "... R.F. Tags:  Energy Solar-powered aircraft Solar Impulse Physics Aviation Bertrand Piccard Energy conversion Electric aircraft Solar energy Impulse Environment Technology FILED UNDER:  General ..."

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News: From the ashes: the Phoenix, safer solar cars are born

Dailybarometer has an article mentioning: "... Published:  Wednesday, October 31, 2012 Updated:  Wednesday, October 31, 2012 02:10 Mitch Lea The Oregon State University Solar Vehicle Team covers their newest project car. Mitch Lea The Solar Vehicle Team is working on their newest car, following the Phoenix, which the team used to ..."

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Tuesday, October 30, 2012

News: Incremental Solar Electric Propulsion Improvement Enables Electric ...

Next Big Future has an article mentioning: "... The Japanese Ikaros satellite, a solar sail, is producing power at about 0.8 kg/kw [1250 watts per kg, 5 to 10 times better than what the SEP stage can do) for the power production system. This ..."

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Monday, October 29, 2012

News: Electric car

Chambersburg Public Opinion has an article mentioning: "... If we aren't able to answer you, you will have an opportunity to talk to an expert on sun powered electric cars at the upcoming Energy & You seminar at Wilson College on Feb. 9, in the new Brooks Science and Math Auditorium. So, mark your calendars and come see ..."

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Sunday, October 28, 2012

News: Bayer deepens involvement in futuristic Solar Impulse aircraft

The FINANCIAL has an article mentioning: "... Solar Impulse and Bayer MaterialScience announced at a joint news conference in Payerne, Switzerland, that the new solar aircraft is expected to be completed in late 2013 and will conduct test flights the following year. > The first model will remain available for additional ..."

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Saturday, October 27, 2012

News: Bayer Expands Involvement In Fuel-less Around-the-World Flight

Azom.com has an article mentioning: "... Solar Impulse and Bayer MaterialScience announced at a joint news conference in Payerne, Switzerland, that the new solar aircraft is expected to be completed in late 2013 and will conduct test flights the following year. The first model will remain available for additional ..."

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Friday, October 26, 2012

News: Still Working on Time-to-Market - The Solar Car

Product Design & Development has an article mentioning: "... Fri, 10/26/2012 - 2:50pm Chris Fox, Associate Editor, PD&D Get today's design engineering headlines and news - Sign up now! >Remember when solar cars were going to take over the road, and a new commuting evolution was upon us? It still is. Though you may not have heard, read, or seen anything about ..."

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News: Space History Photo: Pathfinder Aircraft in Flight

Space.com has an article mentioning: "... Its name denotes its mission as the "Pathfinder" or first in a series of solar-powered aircraft that will be able to remain airborne for weeks or months on scientific sampling and imaging missions. Solar arrays covered most of the upper wing ..."

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News: Solar glider project seeks funding for two-seater

NBCNews.com has an article mentioning: "... Advertise AdChoices Advertise AdChoices The Sunseeker, a solar-powered plane-glider hybrid that has been flying for more than two decades, is about to get a new, more spacious successor â€" but only if the builders can secure ..."

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News: Sunseeker team building a two-passenger solar-powered airplane

Gizmag has an article mentioning: "... By Adam Williams October 25, 2012 2 Comments 18 Pictures Tweet The Sunseeker Duo is billed as the world's first two-passenger solar aircraft Image Gallery (18 images) Piloted solar flight has been a reality for some time, with even international flights now possible. Up to this point, such ..."

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Thursday, October 25, 2012

News: Baka Mobile Teams with Eaton to Power

Equities.com has an article mentioning: "... The isola(TM) 20 kilowatt (kW) solar carport project was managed and developed by renewz(R) and features solar and EV charging solutions from Eaton Corporation. The station includes a ..."

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News: K-State Awarded $200000 Grant to Develop Solar

AZoCleantech has an article mentioning: "... Solar-powered vehicles can reduce air emissions and improve air quality, Erickson said. "If 200 million solar-powered charging stations are put in place over the next 20 ..."

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Tuesday, October 23, 2012

News: What the Elf? Inventors peddling the vehicle of the future

Burlington Times News has an article mentioning: "... As for the future, Alexander sees collateral businesses springing up to partake in the solar vehicle ind ustry. “Maybe we'll see a something like AAA for these,” Alexander suggested, with bicycle shops coming out to do repairs on components on ..."

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News: Robot, car

Hindustan Times has an article mentioning: "... IST(24/10/2012) .bookmark_bg1 {background : #f5f8fc; border : solid #e7f1f8 1px; padding : 0 0 0 0;} Share  more Comments Tweet Email print A solar car with a top speed of 120 km per hour, a solar-powered robot and low-cost solar heating systems are some inventions of Indian engineering students that ..."

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News: Solar powered bicycle

Off-Grid has an article mentioning: "... And it will not go faster or longer than you can go under your own power. Solar powered bikes have intruiged inventors for decades now, but have you ever wondered why there are none on the market? Its the battery stupid Bikes are incredibly ..."

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Sunday, October 21, 2012

News: Solar-powered electric car charger in Sofia, Bulgaria sets an ...

New York Daily News has an article mentioning: "... The solar car charger is free for citizens to use as it generates its own energy. "The photovoltaic equipment feeds from the light and not the heat and is even more ..."

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News: Seminar on solar, electric vehicles

The Nation has an article mentioning: "... The Nation October 22, 2012 1:00 am A seminar on racing solar cars and electric vehicles will be held on Friday for students and people who are interested in creating such cars and vehicles. > They can learn from ..."

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Thursday, October 18, 2012

News: Why Investors Should be Buying Energy

OilPrice.com has an article mentioning: "... The world market for solar powered transportation exceeds 2 TerraWatts. Natural gas and grid electricity seem essential to supplying the 4 mb/d burst of energy required to power this re-tooling. ..."

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News: Solar-Powered Electric Car

Novinite.com has an article mentioning: "... Views on BG October 18, 2012, Thursday  228 views Tweet The solar car charger is free for citizens to use as it generates its own energy. "The photovoltaic equipment feeds from the light and not the heat and is even more ..."

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News: Solar PV-powered boat Planet Solar to study the Gulf Stream

solarserver.com has an article mentioning: "... Under the partnership, the solar boat will take a team of scientists from Florida (U.S.) to Iceland, following the Gulf Stream, in an effort to collect new information and data. Martin ..."

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