Toyota to develop solar-powered charging station for EVs

Toyota Industries Corp has announced that the company is developing electric vehicle charging stations that won’t drain the grid, but will rely on the abundant energy of the sun. The solar-powered EV charging stations will first harness solar energy and store it in batteries, which is then used to recharge electric vehicles. The system will be able to supply 100/200V of electricity and will be connected to mobile networks and LAN to transmit… go to solarfeeds for the rest of this sto

Micro loans bring light to rural poor

AHMEDABAD, India (Reuters) – When night falls in remote parts of Africa and the Indian subcontinent, hundreds of millions of people without access to electricity turn to candles or flammable and polluting kerosene lamps for illumination. Tags: energy , finance , GCA-GreenBusiness , home accessories , Home And Garden , home improvement , Home repair , Solar , solar energy , solar lighting , solar panels , solar photovoltaic products , solar power , Technology

Lighting Up Rural China Homes (AMAT)

At a meeting with the Shaanxi Provincial government yesterday, Applied Materials announced plans to donate funds to purchase 150 solar roof top power generation systems (a donation equivalent to RMB1.2 million). The donation will help 150 families in a remote rural area in Shaanxi province – which due to its location has never been connected to the national power grid – have access to electricity for the first time. The Sun-Solar Photovoltaic… go to solarfeeds for the rest of this st

Wind Power: Good For The Environment, Great For Your Wallet

Wind power is a great way to produce the electricity we need to power our homes and businesses without burning fossil fuels and polluting the air. The ways that we produce energy now are bad news for the environment as well as our health; so it’s imperative that all of us start looking at wind power as a safe and effective alternative. We all know by now how important it is to preserve our environment as well as to protect our limited natural resources. This awareness has led to a greater int

Study: Shifting the world to 100% clean, renewable energy by 2030 – here are the numbers

Wind, water and solar energy resources are sufficiently available to provide all the world’s energy. Converting to electricity and hydrogen powered by these sources would reduce world power demand by 30 percent, thereby avoiding 13,000 coal power plants. Materials and costs are not limitations to these conversions, but politics may be, say Stanford and UC researchers who have mapped out a blueprint for powering the world. Most of the technology needed to shift the world from fossil fuel to cl

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