http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/renewable-energy/ Renewable Energy/Energy Policy Fri, 06 Nov 2009 14:33:51 GMT ardoucette http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/renewable-energy/message/10835 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/renewable-energy/message/10835 Lamar, You are wrong on so many levels. A) The VAST majority of the housing and commercial buildings in this country depend on the grid. It won't EVER go away. Fri, 06 Nov 2009 14:33:42 GMT ferrand http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/renewable-energy/message/10834 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/renewable-energy/message/10834 A new engine design is being put forward by a New Zealand firm. They state that "The Pivotal engine is the ideal CNG/hydrogen internal combustion engine Fri, 06 Nov 2009 14:32:06 GMT Saar http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/renewable-energy/message/10833 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/renewable-energy/message/10833 The United States Department of Treasury has allocated $2.2 billion in Clean Renewable Energy Bonds to aid investors in obtaining lower cost financing for Fri, 06 Nov 2009 14:31:53 GMT OffGridSolar@... http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/renewable-energy/message/10832 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/renewable-energy/message/10832 There are at least 5 software packages available to do exactly what you are asking. To me the best solution is a GE reversing meter with a digital USB port. Fri, 06 Nov 2009 14:31:42 GMT OffGridSolar@... http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/renewable-energy/message/10831 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/renewable-energy/message/10831 I know all about developing solar cells. Here are the facts. It takes at least 3 years to develop a product. Then it takes at least 6 months to develop the Fri, 06 Nov 2009 14:31:27 GMT ardoucette http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/renewable-energy/message/10830 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/renewable-energy/message/10830 I suspect that solar off grid will only ever be for a relatively small segment of the population. I suspect though that a fairly large group of people Fri, 06 Nov 2009 14:31:15 GMT ferrand http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/renewable-energy/message/10829 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/renewable-energy/message/10829 The possibility now exists for "hot wallpaper" as a means of room heating from a renewable energy electricity supply see Fri, 06 Nov 2009 14:31:14 GMT ardoucette http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/renewable-energy/message/10828 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/renewable-energy/message/10828 Lamar, I claim your post about the school having to remove the PV system because of the Power Company is BS and write: "So Lamar, let's see something Fri, 06 Nov 2009 14:31:10 GMT OffGridSolar@... http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/renewable-energy/message/10827 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/renewable-energy/message/10827 If batteries bubble over you are cooking the batteries. This is a menu for failure. Batteries and solar panels are like a chain. The weakest like can cause a Fri, 06 Nov 2009 14:30:55 GMT OffGridSolar@... http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/renewable-energy/message/10826 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/renewable-energy/message/10826 What is happening with the funding for the smart grid is not the solution that we need. First of all as you stated the electric utility companies are receiving Fri, 06 Nov 2009 14:30:53 GMT ardoucette http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/renewable-energy/message/10825 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/renewable-energy/message/10825 Sun Electric has been advertising panels at $2.00 per watt for some time. Since there is also a 30% US Tax Credit that works out to $1.40 per watt. Fri, 06 Nov 2009 14:30:39 GMT OffGridSolar@... http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/renewable-energy/message/10824 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/renewable-energy/message/10824 I was waiting for this. For many years this is how ships and trains operate. Diesel Electric is one of the best solutions available for transportation needs. Fri, 06 Nov 2009 14:30:34 GMT smithgordon46 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/renewable-energy/message/10823 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/renewable-energy/message/10823 Automotive lithium-ion battery maker EnerDel, Inc. announced today that it will be working with the United States Army to develop a next-generation battery Fri, 06 Nov 2009 14:29:56 GMT Steven Miles FitzGerald http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/renewable-energy/message/10822 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/renewable-energy/message/10822 I second that. Lets get back to saving the earth. ... From: "solarman" [lamar5292@...] Date: 11/03/2009 12:10 PM To: renewable-energy@yahoogroups.com Fri, 06 Nov 2009 14:29:26 GMT Prof. Walter Leal http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/renewable-energy/message/10821 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/renewable-energy/message/10821 International Climate Change Information Programme (ICCIP) launched in Hamburg Climate 2009 is the world´s second on-line research conference on climate