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Latest blogosphere posts tagged “consumer technology”

 

• California Public Utilities Commission Does Right by Solar (Net Metering Decision a Win)

  
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    The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) today voted 5-0 in favor of clarifying California net metering policies in favor of the solar industry, homeowners, and California jobs. The decision clarifies calculation of the state’s five-percent net metering cap, which allows customers to earn credit ...
  3 days ago

• Greener Under the Sun — IKEA Has More Solar-Powered Lamps

  
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    IKEA, known for producing mass amounts of pre-cut and un-assembled Swedish furniture items, keeps trying to get greener —  electric cars and chargers in its parking lots , for example, make up part of its green initiative, as do low-energy bulbs instead of standard incandescent lights and solar panels on ...
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• 1/3 Households Own a Smart Meter

  
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    Electric utility companies have been making good progress upgrading their customer base with smart meters, and a new study shows that nearly one in three households now have a smart meter, up from one in four households just last September. The Institute or Electric Efficiency (IEE) produced a report May with the ...
  3 days ago

• Cleantech News Roundup (Solar, Wind, EV, Geothermal, Biogas, Hydro, & More)

  
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    Some more cleantech news from around the interwebs: –>Page 1: Solar News (you are here) –>Page 2: Wind News –>Page 3: Transportation & Energy Efficiency News –>Page 4: Biogas, Geothermal, & Hydro News –>Page 5: Policy & Other News Solar Kyocera Solar to supply 34 MW ...
  4 days ago

• Pedal-Powered Lives & Businesses: 5 Top Stories

  
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    Some totally awesome pedal-powered businesses and technologies below via sister site sustainablog: The Pedal Powered Business: Turning Human Power into Profit (via sustainablog ) Pedal powered business – we’ve done that before.  From food delivery to recycling pick-up to musical tours, ...
  4 days ago

• Tesla Motors to Start Delivering Model S on June 22

  
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    Tesla Motors announced today that it would start customer deliveries of the Model S on June 22. The long-awaited electric sedan for those with more money (and needs) than me will first roll out to certain select customers “at an invitation-only event at the Tesla Factory in Fremont, California,” the ...
  5 days ago

• 25 State Legislators Urge PUT to Protect Solar Industry

  
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    SACRAMENTO — In a strong letter sent to the California Public Utilities Commission (PUC) released today, 25 state legislators are urging the agency to enact its proposed decision on “net metering” that will allow the state’s solar industry to continue its record growth. The PUC is expected to vote ...
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• Maryland Does Good by Solar Energy & 10,000 Potential Jobs

  
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    Maryland today enacted an important law that will continue to advance solar energy in the state and will reportedly create 10,000 new jobs. Here’s the Solar Energy Industries Association’s statement on the news : WASHINGTON – Today, Maryland Governor Martin O’Malley signed into law the Renewable Energy ...
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• The Facebook IPO’s Connection to Solar Energy

  
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    When the Facebook IPO was the #1 news topic last week, it didn’t cross my mind that there was any important connection to cleantech, or solar energy in particular. However, a couple days later, it struck me that there was an important one. Facebook went from a simple idea in 2003 or 2004 to a ...
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• $4.6 Billion a Year Saved by US Bicyclists, LAB Study Finds

  
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    As I wrote in an article published on Sunday, determining the savings from bicycling to work is highly dependent on assumptions used (what isn’t?). Nonetheless, it’s clear to anyone who thinks about it for a few moments that bicycling is much, much, much cheaper than driving (not to mention the savings ...
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• Generate Electricity Working Out (It’s a Growing Trend)

  
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    We’ve written about the potential to turn gyms or home DIY workout facilities into electricity generators numerous times before (even an idea for human-powered river gyms ), but it seems the idea is starting to get a bit more popular. Here’s a roundup of some electricity-generating facilities from ...
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• Aptera Electric Car Company Rises from Its Ashes: A Rescue by the Sleeping Dragon

  
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  DRAGON and PHOENIX The phoenix and a dragon is a common motif  on Chinese pottery, often used as wedding gifts. Aptera (a wingless bird) is an electric car company that ceased operations in December after many setbacks, but its ideas and assets have taken flight again, purchased by the Jonway Group, a Chinese ...
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• TechNet Chimes in to Support Solar Net Metering in California

  
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    Bipartisan Policy Network Supports PUC’s Proposed Decision on “Net Metering” SACRAMENTO — California’s business community continues to weigh in to support the proposed decision by the Public Utilities Commission (PUC) that will allow the state’s solar industry to continue its record growth. ...
  6 days ago

• Solarize Your Community (Learn How from New Solarize Guidebook)

  
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    Want to solarize your community? Like, really solarize it? The Solarize campaign in Portland, Oregon and its many spin-offs is a great example of how, and now there’s a Solarize Guidebook out to make following suit even easier. Here’s more from NREL’s Karlynn Cory : Pallets of PV: Communities ...
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• Suntech & Trina Solar Statements on DOC Preliminary Solar Trade Ruling

  
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    Following up on our coverage of the US-China solar trade case, it seems only fair to present the responses of the two most-affected Chinese solar companies — Suntech, currently the world’s largest solar panel producer, and Trina Solar. Here’s Suntech’s response : “These duties do not reflect the ...
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• China Solar Trade War Analysis & Fact Sheet

  
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    GTM Research recently provided a short analysis of the U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC) preliminary ruling on Chinese solar imports. Here’s the bulk of that post, followed by the DOC fact sheet on the ruling, also via GTM  (click on the images and then click them again on the next page to enlarge, or hold ...
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• Switched On: Clash of the troubled titans

  
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  Each week Ross Rubin contributes Switched On , a column about consumer technology. Fans of the Lincoln-Kennedy coincidences can appreciate similarly contrived dynamics in comparing Nokia and RIM (neither of which, contrary to the occasionally expressed opinion, has been murdered despite “Apple and ...
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• Switched On: Clash of the troubled titans

  
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  Each week Ross Rubin contributes Switched On , a column about consumer technology. Fans of the Lincoln-Kennedy coincidences can appreciate similarly contrived dynamics in comparing Nokia and RIM (neither of which, contrary to the occasionally expressed opinion, has been murdered despite “Apple and ...
  1 week ago

• How Much Can You Save Biking to Work? (New Calculator)

  
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    If you’re in one of the most bikeable cities in the U.S. , or even if you’re not, and you’re thinking about biking more for transportation purposes, you might get a boost from a new calculator that helps you to figure out how much you’d save by leaving your car at home and riding your bike instead. ...
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• Smart Bike Wins “Best of Best” Red Dot Award, Rolling Out in Europe

  
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    Jo Borras wrote about the Smart Bike back in August (yep, same company as the eScooter I posted about yesterday and the more well known Smart Car). The Smart Bike is an electric bike with what many think is a sweet and practical design, including, it seems, people in the know. The Smart Bike recently ...
  1 week ago

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