Iowa gets 20% of its electricity from wind power

There’s a report out from the American Wind Energy Association that states that Iowa, as of the second quarter of 2011, gets 20% of its electricity needs from wind power. Iowa hit this milestone with the addition of a new 594 megawatt wind farm from MidAmerican Energy that’s located near Adair, Iowa. Related posts: Iowa adding to Wind Power Portfolio Iowa Wind farm deal near completion The US now #1 in wind power

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Washington Redskins’ FedEx Field going solar

Washington D.C.’s FedEx field, home to the Washington Redskins, is getting a solar retrofit. Solar panels are being installed that will provide enough electricity to power the stadium on non-game days, and the panels will also provide shade for 850 tailgating parking spots. Overall, the new system, being built by NRG Energy, will generate Related posts: Philadelphia Eagles – Green is more than a uniform color Lots of small scale solar projects in the news this week Kohl’s unveils plans to go solar in Wisconsin

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Cedar Creek II wind farm goes live with 250 megawatts capacity

A dedication ceremony for the recently completed Cedar Creek II wind farm was held today in Colorado. The new wind farm, which contains 123 wind turbines spread out over a 30,000 acre site, is located near the town of New Raymer, Colorado. It will generate 250 megawatts – enouigh to power about 75,000 homes. via: Related posts: APS dedicates New Mexico wind farm that will power 23,000 homes Two new wind farms in Missouri and Texas go live Duke Energy Wyoming wind farm brought online

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Google investing $280m for homeowner solar rooftops

Google announced this week that they are investing $280 million in solar installers such as SolarCity. These installers are in the business of installing solar panels on houses, and the influx of money from Google will help these companies provide solar roofs to homeowners with no down payment needed. So homeowners will be able to Related posts: First Solar to enter residential solar panel market Google expands into alternative energy Vail Resorts investing in Wind Power

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New efficiency record achieved for CIGS cells

CIGS cells from EMPA Researchers at the Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology (Empa) have hit a new world record for CIGS flexible solar cells of 18.7 percent. Their new CIGS cells (copper, indium, gallium, (di)selenide) broke their own previous world record of 17.6 percent, which was achieved last June 2010. While this Related posts: CIGS thin film solar cell hits 19.9% efficiency – a record UCLA researchers develop low cost solution based method for creating CIGS solar cells New record – 42.8% solar cell efficiency achieved

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Cheap efficient way found to create hydrogen

An international team of researchers, let by Monash University, has found an efficient and possibly cheap way to split water into hydrogen and oxygen. Coming up with an easy way to produce hydrogen has long been a goal of scientists as it would make it easier and cheaper to use hydrogen as fuel. Related posts: Solar Cell Directly Splits Water To Produce Recoverable Hydrogen Genetically Engineered Blood Protein Can Be Used To Split Water Into Oxygen And Hydrogen MIT spin-off stores solar energy

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Review of the new Lexus 2011 CT 200h hybrid

If you’re in the market for a luxury hybrid, then you’re going to want to head on over to Autoblog.com to check out their review of the brand new 2011 Lexus CT 200h hybrid. Autoblog says that it’s “more entertaining to drive than most other hybrids” to go along with its 43 mpg city / Related posts: 2010 Lexus HS 250h hybrid review Hybrid sales increase in March 2011 Review of the 2011 Hyundai Hybrid Sonata

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Cape Wind construction to begin soon

Construction could begin as early as this fall. It’s been delayed for years, but last week, US Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar announced that the federal government has approved construction and operations plans for the Cape Wind Energy Project. “The department has taken extraordinary steps to fully evaluate Cape Wind’s potential impacts on environmental Related posts: The Latest on the Cape Cod Cape Wind Project Cape Wind project takes another step forward The latest on the Cape Wind Nantucket Sound project

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Hybrid sales increase in March 2011

The March 2011 hybrid car sales figures are in, and they show a sizable increase over last months and last years figures, according to HybridCars.com. Comparing it to Feb 2011, hybrid car sales rose 46.5% to 34,082 cars. Comparing it to March 2010, hybrid car sales rose 46.4%. There’s some interesting wrinkles in Related posts: Hybrid sales up 15% in March, but decline in overall percentage of new sales Hybrid sales rebound in May US hybrid sales up 5.2% over last June, and 3% of all cars sold

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Chicago skyscraper will soon become a solar farm

The tallest skyscraper in America, Chicago’s Willis Tower, will soon be generating its own solar power. The tower (which used to be known as the Sears Tower) is going to be fitted with high power density photovoltaic glass units (PVGUs), which will replace the existing windows on the south side of the 56th Related posts: MIT researchers develop new solar power windows Solar cells capture heat and light World’s largest solar power tower now operating in Spain

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