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Nevada Solar One: 64 MW, Solar-Thermal Power Plant Category: Solar
Average: 0 No votes yet Your rating: Your rating: None	Second largest concentrated solar power plant in the world at time of construction (2007). Overview: "nominal capacity of 64 MW and maximum capacity of 75 MW" Yearly electricity production estimate: 134 million kilowatt hours Cost: $266 million Solar collectors cover 300 acres and are easily visible in this site's Google Map. [...]

Newer Fuel Economy Ratings Category: M.P.G.
Average: 4.5 2 votes Your rating: Your rating: None	The EPA has adopted a newer fuel economy ratings method that more accurately reflects real-world driving situations including faster speeds, faster acceleration, air-conditioner use, etc. Prior to these changes, there was much criticism from consumers whose actual m.p.g. was substantially less than those advertised. [...]

354 MW Solar power plant (World's Largest) -- SEGS Category:

Solar

Solar Energy Generating Systems (SEGS) is the largest largest solar energy facility in the world (at the time of this writing) with a combined 354 MW of capacity. The SEGS project is made up of nine projects in three locations; all three locations are within 50 mile of each other in the Mojave Desert of California.

SEGS III–VII: 150 MW (a.k.a. Kramer Junction Solar Electric Generating Station).
SEGS VIII–IX: 160 MW Located at Harper Lake.
SEGS I–II: 44 MW, Located at Daggett.

All three locations are easily visible through this site's Google Map.

Matkas: an electricity-free method of cooling water Category:

Home/Office

It's a hot sunny day. Your throat is parched. So what do you do? Reach for that bottle of cold water in your fridge? Consider for a moment that a typical refrigerator uses between 600 and 900 kilowatt hours per year (although an efficient one will use somewhat less depending on the size). Refrigerators and freezers typically make up about 17% of total residential electricity consumption in the United States [1] and the continual opening and closing of a fridge door doesn't help! "Matkas", to which I will shortly introduce you, can cool your drinking water by up to 14° C (~25° F ) lower than room temperature [2] without using any electricity! [...]

Horse Hollow Wind Energy Center, 735 MW Capacity Category: Wind
Average: 0 No votes yet Your rating: Your rating: None	A news segment highlights the "Horse Hollow Wind Energy Center" in south-west Texas. This FPL Project is the largest wind farm in the world according to the news segment and is easily visible from our site's Google Map. [...]

Google Makes Public Transportation Practical and Efficient Category:

Vehicle Concepts & Tech.

Google transit has become easy-to-use and well integrated into Google Maps. If your city or town participates in Google Transit, then:

Go to Google Maps.

Choose "By public transit" after entering Location & Destination (A & B).
Click the "Get directions" button.
Plan ahead by clicking "show options" and enter your departure time. [...]

Nanosolar: 'Thin-Film' Solar Technology Category: Solar
Average: 0 No votes yet Your rating: Your rating: None	Thin film technology is a promising new solar-energy technology that has the potential of making photovoltaics a cost-effective alternative to conventional electricity production. [...]

Commuter Uses E-Bike to Commute 15,000 miles Category: Bicycles
Average: 5 2 votes Your rating: Your rating: None	A local Tennessee-news segment highlights a man who has clocked 15,000 miles on his electric-bike that he constructed from kits. [...]

Living off the Grid Category: Home/Office Solar Wind
Average: 5 2 votes Your rating: Your rating: None	Gentleman discusses the benefits of living in a home that is off the electric grid. [...]

Stirling Energy Systems: 500-850 MW Thermal Solar Project should break gound in 2010 says company press release Category: Solar
Average: 0 No votes yet Your rating: Your rating: None	According to a press release dated Dec. 2008, Stirling Energy Systems (SES) has a purchase agreement with Southern California Edison for 500 MW of power. This agreement can be expanded up to 850 MW. SES expects the review process for a recent application (5,000 pages) to take 12 to 18 months for government aproval. By this timetable, the project should break ground in 2010. [...]

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Lithium discovered in huge quantities in Afghanistan

Huge quantities of lithium have been discovered in Afghanistan along with iron, copper and other valuable minerals. Quantities are so large, they have the potential of turning Afghanistan into a self-sufficient nation if developed. Read more about Afghanistan's $Trillion mineral deposits with maps.