This is an interview with the man who is going to revolutionize the automobile industry and the way our power grids are operated. The man is a genius, in a common sense kind of way. He already has Israel and Denmark on board to give this a try and if China steals his ideas, we'll probably finally come around too. And tell me if I'm wrong, but doesn't he remind you of Obama when he speaks?
Showing posts with label energy. Show all posts
Showing posts with label energy. Show all posts
Friday, January 30, 2009
Tuesday, November 25, 2008
Death Goes Green
There is such a lack of flat, sunny land in the town of Santa Coloma de Gramenet, outside of Barcelona, that the locals had only one place to put their solar panels. The cemetery. Not only is the town super crowded (124,000 people in 4 sq. kilometers), but so is the cemetery with mausoleums that 5 deep under ground.
It makes me crazy to think of all the open, sunny land we have in this country that we could fill up with solar panels, or all the wind in the midwest for turbines, etc. etc... and we're not doing it! Some little town in Spain is willing to put up with visiting graves that now have shiny panels on them instead of flowers and we're still living in the 20th century.
Here's the link to the story:
Saturday, November 8, 2008
A Better Place
Check out this website that is amazingly forward thinking on solving energy problems. Read everything, it's fascinating what can be done if a country thinks outside the box, for instance, Denmark. They get 18% of their electricity from turbines. Here in Cleveland, we have one. With the wind that comes off of Lake Erie, it would be smart to have a couple hundred more.
The electric car plan works like a cell phone plan where you buy miles like you would buy minutes, buy a few at a time or unlimited. And the car battery is free! Genius.
Read their business model and see the future.
Here's the Wired article.
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