The One-Word Answer To Our Energy Problems: Electrification
Wednesday, October 15th, 2008 Posted in Energy, Solar |Jeffrey Leonard writes about The Plug In Revolution in the Washington Monthly. He says: Electrification as a rallying cry for American energy policy isn’t perfect, but in my view it’s the best and perhaps only way to get us to a ...
Solar is on Common Ground Mag’s Radar
Sunday, October 5th, 2008 Posted in Energy, Solar |Common Ground Magazine talks about One Block Off The Grid (1BOG) in their latest "On Our Radar" column.
GM Volt could get $7,500 tax credit
Friday, October 3rd, 2008 Posted in Energy, PHEV, Politics, Solar |The financial rescue bill (aka the bailout) contains substantial tax credits for plug-in hybrid vehicles sold after 2008. This could mean about $7,500 dollars for a GM Volt, based on the size of its battery. Here are some links: Green Car Congress ...
Solar roof update
Sunday, September 21st, 2008 Posted in Energy, PHEV, Solar |We've signed off on getting a 3.85KWh solar photovoltaic system. Return on investment will be 10-12 years, probably less if we get a plugin-hybrid electric car in 3 or 4 years. The roofers will be here tomorrow to mark the ...
1 Block Off The Grid Jumpstarts Solar in San Francisco
Tuesday, August 19th, 2008 Posted in PHEV, Solar |The exciting news is that 1BOG has selected an installation partner and the installer will be visiting my house tomorrow. I can't wait to see what the whole process is like. I have two questions in particular: 1) I will definitely be ...
Alternative Energy From a Variety of Sources
Tuesday, August 19th, 2008 Posted in Energy, Solar |Lot's of interesting news in the alternative energy field: MIT creates a catalyst based on photosysthesis that produces hydrogen from water. LS9 uses synthetic biology to produce oil from algae. Energy Innovations gets the first UL listing for a solar concentrator.
British Motors installs 287 KW solar roof in San Francisco
Saturday, July 26th, 2008 Posted in Solar |It's enough to power 80 homes in SF and it offsets 14 million pounds of carbon over its lifetime, according to this Marketwatch article.
Crowds Overwhelm GoSolarSF Fair, Everyone Wants Solar
Saturday, July 26th, 2008 Posted in PHEV, Solar |I spent some time this afternoon speaking with various solar installers at the GoSolarSF fair at the Eureka Valley rec center. To say the fair was crowded would be an understatement. I wasn't able to speak to most of the ...
