Facts About Minimum Acceptable Voltage Levels

Learn about conservation voltage reduction and distribution feeder optimization. Varying voltage levels on feeder lines can be a problem for utilities and their customers. Discover the technologies necessary for utilities to optimize voltage levels on the grid, reduce CO2 emissions, save energy and satisfy customer needs for years to come. Click here to download ABB white paper, Smarter grids are more efficient.

Unveiled: The World's First $1M Electric Supercar

The $1 million Concept One car, from Croatian automaker Rimac, is the world's first electric supercar.

Charles Payne gives us a new Green Investment idea

We all could use some good news in the green investment arena and maybe GTAT is the kind of investment we need to be looking at. FBN’s Charles Payne with his latest tech stock picks.

U.S. Must Bet Big on Clean Energy - Or Go Bust

Richard Duncan, author of The New Depression, says the U.S. government needs to borrow billions to invest in clean energy and biotechnology before its credit collapses.

Energy Guru Amory Lovins' 50 Year Plan for Energy

In a recent intimate talk filmed at TED's offices, energy theorist Amory Lovins discusses a 50 year energy plan that can eliminate America's addiction to oil and fossil fuels as well as cut natural gas consumption by one third by 2050. The system would shift toward renewables and more efficient use of energy.

Lovins estimates this plan will cost $5 trillion less than current costs, and could support a 158% larger economy. Even more, this transition will require no new inventions, no new acts from congress, and no new subsidies. How is this possible?

Watch to find out:

Swapping Your Light Bulbs with Yuka

You may have heard rumors about a so called ‘light bulb ban’, but do you know the details of what is actually happening and when? The Federal Energy Independence and Securities act is coming to the U.S. in October of 2012 (i.e a few months), and rather than a ban, it is really more of a gradual phase out of outdated, obsolete energy guzzling incandescent bulbs, which encourages retailers to start stocking the latest high tech, low energy light bulbs. Despite the fact that this starts in just a few months, many people still don’t know much about it.

We consider it our mission at Inhabitat to help! A little while ago, we brought you a fun filled article all about this important new federal law, but if for some reason you haven’t read our handy guide yet, or just prefer old fashioned face time, we’ve made it even easier for you to digest the most crucial facts behind the light bulb phase out (what it is, who it affects) with our new video explaining how to swap your bulbs.

Kenguru - A Specialized Electrical Car Driven Right From a Wheelchair

The first ever electrically powered vehicle designed especially for wheelchair users requiring getting about town without assistance, this could be exactly what you are looking for. You enter the Kenguru on an automatically lowering ramp, which comes down as the back door opens at the press of the key. Wheel in and you'll find a motorcycle type handlebar controls in front of you.

Put the key in the ignition switch and the back door shuts lifting the ramp at the same time. The Kenguru will not start until the wheelchair is in a correct locking position and the door has been fully closed, the security considerations have been fully thought out and implemented with your safety in mind as a priority. What could be simpler?

Are These Giant Flying Turbines the Energy Answer?

U.S. based Altaeros Energies has developed an airborne wind turbine, hovering more than 1,000 feet off the ground, avoiding the usual complaints about a spoiled landscape from regular turbines. The project may be hampered by concerns of U.S. regulators about the tethered turbines interfering with flight patterns. Video courtesy Altaeros Energies.

Customers Video Review of the DM 145 Watt Solar Panel

One of the members at The Do It Yourself Solar Energy Forum posted this great video review for the 145 watt solar panel that is all the rage online right now. The panel seems to be meeting all factory specs. and does have a sturdy frame so it looks like it will hold up to bad weather conditions for years to come.

Good news since this is the best deal we have ever seen on solar panels being sold to the general public. These kind of prices are making the professional installers groan since this is wholesale to the public or better.

So if you have been thinking of getting started making your own solar energy now is the time. And if you need help getting started just visit the guys and gals [yes, lot's of ladies over at the site] at the DIY Solar Energy Forum and they'll help you get started and help you pick out the rest of your parts.

Here's the link to pick up some of the 145 watt solar panels for just $160 includes free shipping