an interesting idea – instead of a big inverter, use micro-inverters at a panel level to make the panels independently useful and optimizable…
Environment
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Welcome to Executor
A multi purpose launcher and more advanced and customizable freeware windows run replacement and more…
Bye-Bye, BPA
BPA/Phthalate-Free Shopping List
Now that we’re reading lots more about BPA and its low-level bad effects, we’re figuring out how to get our plastics to be non-BPA
sslstrip – transparently hijack HTTP traffic on a network, watch for HTTPS links and redirects, then map those links into either look-alike HTTP links or homograph-similar HTTPS links
How do you learn to be a Program Manager?
Mostly, becoming a program manager is about learning: learning about technology, learning about people, and learning how to be effective in a political organization. A good program manager combines an engineer’s approach to designing technology with a politician’s ability to build consensus and bring people together.
I haven’t updated my list of solar cell info recently, either…
Sun + Water = Fuel (OK, it’s not technically solar cells, but it’s power from solar)
With catalysts created by an MIT chemist, sunlight can turn water into hydrogen. If the process can scale up, it could make solar power a dominant source of energy.
A technology developed by IBM to cool computer chips could be a boon for solar energy.
The silicon shortage that has kept solar electricity expensive is ending.
A new solar cell is 27 percent more efficient without being more
Continuing Electric Car Progress
It’s been a while since I updated my list of interesting battery/auto progress links…
The automaker wanted U.S.-based manufacturing and a flexible battery design.
The planned plug-in hybrid car is at the core of the automaker’s attempt to reinvent itself. But will the car be a commercial success?
The new Prius is designed so that its battery pack can be swapped out for a plug-in lithium-ion battery.
Dense films of carbon nanotubes store large amounts of energy.
A new lithium-ion battery from A123 Systems could help electric cars and hybrids come to dominate the roads.
Nanowire electrodes could improve the performance of electric vehicles.
Cheaper solar panels… more plans and promises
We have yet another report of people setting up factories that will make cheaper solar panels so that pricing is comparable with utility-provided power. $1/watt sounds great, but until these places actually produce panels and start selling them, I still won’t believe it…
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Since the US Automakers aren’t building pure electric cars fast enough, why not skip the system and build a new kind of car company? And while you’re at it, use some of the newer, high-efficiency (42%!) solar cells to power it…
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An article and two sidebars from CIO magazine about how to manage telecommuters and to make it most effective for the company and the worker, including equipping the roadwarrior and what skills are needed to make the employee effective. It also references an article from a Sun employee’s experience which is has useful tips.
In an area where my current job search is constrained by my desire to take public transportation or have a short drive, Google’s bus service is inspired. While I understand the need to have it remain a competitive advantage, it’s too bad other companies in the region can’t take advantage of the empty seats and buy spots on the bus.
It would be a good idea for a business park to organize a similar service – talk about drawing companies who care about their employees. That could be a great perk and a good sales pitch for the office space…
I always thought that CDs were completely impossible to recycle, but it appears I was wrong! There’s now a few places listed that purportedly can handle them. Cool!
Some drivers in Japan who push the Prius’s efficiency to its limits… a bit overkill for me.
