Monday, March 26, 2007
In Quest for Cleaner Energy, Texas City Touts Plug-In Car
In Quest for Cleaner Energy, Texas City Touts Plug-In Car
AUSTIN, Texas -- Austin city Mayor Will Wynn is pushing a new version of the electric car called the plug-in, which runs almost entirely on electricity and has a big rechargeable battery. Mayor Wynn envisions the parked electric cars plugging into a network operated by the city's utility, which would then use the powerful car batteries as a big storage system from which to draw power
Source: WSJ
AUSTIN, Texas -- Austin city Mayor Will Wynn is pushing a new version of the electric car called the plug-in, which runs almost entirely on electricity and has a big rechargeable battery. Mayor Wynn envisions the parked electric cars plugging into a network operated by the city's utility, which would then use the powerful car batteries as a big storage system from which to draw power
Source: WSJ
Labels: electric-cars, electricity, electricity-usa
PermaLink - In Quest for Cleaner Energy, Texas City Touts Plug-In Car posted by Ecacofonix : 1:15 AM
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Saturday, March 10, 2007
Wind Energy for US School to Provide Major Savings
Going green: Local schools, city find new energy initiatives can pay
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March 10, 2007
A major university with a $13.5 million electric bill switches to windpower, saving $2 million a year while helping save the atmosphere.
Baylor University just signed a 10-year contract with WPS Energy of Wisconsin to buy power that will be generated mostly from Texas wind turbines, starting in 2008.
Read more from this news report @ Wacotrib
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March 10, 2007
A major university with a $13.5 million electric bill switches to windpower, saving $2 million a year while helping save the atmosphere.
Baylor University just signed a 10-year contract with WPS Energy of Wisconsin to buy power that will be generated mostly from Texas wind turbines, starting in 2008.
Read more from this news report @ Wacotrib
Labels: electricity, electricity-usa, savings, savings-usa, savings-wind, schools, schools-usa, wind, wind-usa
PermaLink - Wind Energy for US School to Provide Major Savings posted by Ecacofonix : 9:08 PM
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Houston Area Power Plant Runs Entirely on Biodiesel
Houston Area Power Plant Runs Entirely on Biodiesel
08 Mar 2007
Oak Ridge North, Texas [via RenewableEnergyAccess.com]
Biofuels Power Corp. has begun producing and selling electricity into the ERCOT Power Grid from its biodiesel powered generating plant in Oak Ridge North, Texas, which is run entirely on biodiesel.
Biofuels Power plans to build a series of biodiesel powered electric generating plants to serve residential and industrial customers in the Houston Metropolitan area.
Read more from this report @ Renewable Energy Access
08 Mar 2007
Oak Ridge North, Texas [via RenewableEnergyAccess.com]
Biofuels Power Corp. has begun producing and selling electricity into the ERCOT Power Grid from its biodiesel powered generating plant in Oak Ridge North, Texas, which is run entirely on biodiesel.
Biofuels Power plans to build a series of biodiesel powered electric generating plants to serve residential and industrial customers in the Houston Metropolitan area.
Read more from this report @ Renewable Energy Access
Labels: biodiesel, biodiesel-electricity, biodiesel-usa, electricity, electricity-usa, usa
PermaLink - Houston Area Power Plant Runs Entirely on Biodiesel posted by Ecacofonix : 10:57 AM
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