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0Ford installing 500 kW solar array at Focus assembly plant 1281725760
When Ford's re-tooled Michigan Assembly Plant in Wayne starts building the Focus Electric next year, a chunk of the electrical energy used in the plant will be provided by one of the largest solar arrays in Michigan. Detroit Edison, Xtreme Power and the state of Michigan are partnering with Ford ...
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Video: Solar-powered ferry sets sail on maiden voyage in Hong Kong 1278511500
Solar-powered ferry sets sail in Hong Kong – Click above to watch video after the jumpSolar power has yet to really catch on in the automotive industry, but shipbuilders have found a creative way to employ the power of the sun to motivate a 100-passenger hybrid ferry through the waters of ... -
Solar panels wrapped round the moon could power the world, EVs and all 1276098780
What if you took the solar panel idea and applied it on a scale of epic proportions? Just imagine wrapping the entire 6,800-mile circumference of the moon with solar panels to harness the sun's power and then beamed all that collected energy back to Earth via microwave or laser technology to ...
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Calculating how many solar panels are needed for your new electric car 1274046780
Nissan Leaf – Click above for high-res image gallerySo, you want to join the hipsters who are powering their electric vehicles from the sun? That's cool, but how much energy will you need, and how many new solar panels will you need to make the switch? The best way to answer this question ... -
California couple powers home - and Mini E - with sunshine 1270076520
Mini E – Click above for high-res image galleryPeder and Julie Nordby, two southern California residents, can proudly announce that both their homes and their beloved Mini E operate "virtually free" of charge. You see, the Nordbys are part of an ever-growing group of people nationwide who ... -
Reusing shipping containers as solar EV charge stations 1261505100
Over the past several years, numerous designers and architects have worked on the problem of what to do with the millions of metal shipping containers that come into this country every year from places like China. Since we don't actually make much in the U.S. anymore for export, no one likes to ... -
A bit of extra solar energy on the solstice 1261493760
Most everyone in the plug-in vehicle movement knows about Paul and Zan Scott. Leaders of Plug In America, they have been tireless advocates for electric drive vehicles (especially for pairing them with solar panels) for years. But yesterday they shared a bit about why they work so tirelessly to ...
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Audi to add solar power to Ingolstadt headquarters factory 1260968340
Automotive factories tend to be very large buildings, more often than not on a single level in order to aid internal logistics. A byproduct of such a configuration is a large, flat roof. Such a surface can be be ideally suited to the installation of solar power generation. With that in mind, Audi ...
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SEAT starts installing solar panels on Martorell factory roof 1258156320
As we announced, SEAT is trying to maximize the possibilities of the sunny Mediterranean climate for its factory in Martorell, near Barcelona, Spain. SEAT's plan is ambitious, and could allow the plant to be able to function almost off the grid. The factory will use 320,000 m2 of solar panels on ...
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Police in Ohio go solar [w/VIDEO] 1244585100
Click above to watch the video after the breakThe Ohio State Highway Patrol says it was able to save roughly $1 million in fuel costs in 2008 (reportedly a 16.4-percent savings) by increasing stationary patrol time. Sitting stationary does save fuel if the other option is to drive around on ...
