Trials commencing today promise a new era of solar cells that are printed like money. 19 February 2009 World leading research from CSIRO’s Future Manufacturing Flagship as part of the Victorian Organic Solar Cell Consortium (VICOSC) aims to develop flexible, large area, cost-effective, reel-to-reel printable plastic solar cells. Victorian Minister for Energy and Resources, Peter Batchelor, announced today the start of printing trials by...
Read MoreSiemens teams up with Russia for slice of nuclear pie
by Frederic Happe Frederic Happe – Wed Mar 4, 2:17 pm ET BERLIN (AFP) – Siemens has become the latest German firm to up its game and tap into the renewed interest in nuclear power being seen all across the world — but not in the company’s own backyard. The Munich-based industrial giant said late Tuesday it had signed a memorandum of understanding to form a joint venture with Russian firm Rosatom that they...
Read MoreECOstrive’s new look and greater speed
Welcome to the improved ECOstrive site. While the upgrades were mainly for speed, they also facilitated a simpler navigation and easier comments for visitors. The change also makes it easer for me to post. So, enjoy the new format and let us know what you think.
Read MoreWar Over The Climate Heats Up Even As Climate Itself Cools Down
By S. FRED SINGER | Posted Wednesday, February 18, 2009 4:20 PM PT | Investors Business Daily President Obama will be hard put to satisfy his several campaign promises: to restore prosperity and jobs, to conduct a foreign policy backed by a strong economy and to satisfy environmental demands to “save the planet.” His job will be much easier if he listens to independent advice on climate science. Get ready for a three-ring...
Read MoreA123Systems Announces Plan to Build U.S.-based Lithium Ion Battery Mass Production Facilities
Planned $2.3 Billion facilities will support aggressive expansion plan to deliver energy storage systems to A123’s multiple OEM customers in the Electric and Hybrid Electric Vehicle market Watertown, MA – January 7th, 2009 – A123Systems today announced it has submitted an application under the U.S. Department of Energy’s Advanced Technology Vehicles Manufacturing Incentive Program to qualify for $1.84 billion in direct loans to...
Read MoreGreensburg – A study in the trials of going green
ECOstrive – Greensburg is a town in Kansas that was 95% destroyed on May 4, 2007 by an EF5 tornado. But, instead of moving away, the citizens of Greensburg decided to turn this disaster into an opportunity to rebuild their city in a more environmentally responsible way. They decided to make Greensburg a green city. The Discovery Network’s Planet Green channel has been covering the recovery since July of 2007 and runs a series...
Read MoreIBM Opens Its Greenest Data Center in North America
BOULDER, CO – 17 Jun 2008: IBM officially opened its “greenest” data center in North America today at its Boulder, Colo., site. The 115,000-square-foot, energy efficient facility includes 70,000 square feet of raised floor space and is part of a $350 million investment by the corporation in Boulder to help meet customer demand worldwide for green data centers, while helping IBM and its clients reduce energy costs. The...
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WASHINGTON (September 16, 2010) – The X PRIZE Foundation, an educational nonprofit prize organization, and Progressive Insurance, the country’s fourth largest auto insurance group, today, at the Historical Society of Washington, D.C., awarded $10 million to three teams who successfully completed the rigorous Progressive Insurance...
LIVONIA, Mich., Sept. 13, 2010 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) – A123 Systems (Nasdaq:AONE), a developer and manufacturer of advanced Nanophosphate™lithium ion batteries and systems, today announced the grand opening of the largest lithium ion automotive battery production facility in North America, based on available data. The new plant in...
PALO ALTO, Calif. — Tesla Motors has purchased the former NUMMI factory in Fremont, California, where it will build the Model S sedan and future Tesla vehicles. As recently as April of 2010, the NUMMI factory was used by Toyota to produce the Corolla and Tacoma vehicles using the industry-leading Toyota production system. It is one of...
Growing tired of yelling at the media in my living room about the misinformation on climate change, I decided to do something about it. Here that something is; ECOstrive.
Now in its 4th year, I do still add things I think people need to know about what everyone is doing to be more responsible, and what irresponsible things people are doing to confuse the public.