
Fla. Utilities In Dark With Solar Energy (The Ledger: Mon, 01 Jan) ORLANDO - They are frustrated that more isn't being done to harness the sun - which shines 70 percent of days in Florida - to power water heaters or air conditioners.
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Astrolab Solar-Electric Hybrid Vehicle (Great News Network: Sun, 31 Dec) Monaco and France - Astrolab, the worlds first commercial solar car, will be available in January 2008 thanks to automobile designer Sacha Lakic. The vehicle is powered by energy from the sun - the 16kW electric motor requires very little energy for propulsion.
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Ethanol, biodiesel not only energy answers (Iowa Farmer: Mon, 01 Jan) COLUMBIA, Mo. - While ethanol and biodiesel are often cited as ways that agriculture will play a role in solving the energy problem in the United States, they may not be the only solutions ag can offer.
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Begleys save energy, then put it into little squabbles (Sun-Sentinel: Mon, 01 Jan) Ed Begley Jr.'s wife, Rachelle Carson, was freezing inside the couple's 1,700-square-foot home. "He's like the Marquis de Sade," she said of her energy efficiency-minded husband, who refused to turn on the natural gas despite plunging temperatures inside the Begleys' Studio City house.
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Opposition promises solar power for state schools (ABC via Yahoo!7 News: Sat, 30 Dec) The New South Wales Opposition says it will focus on renewable energy initiatives in the lead-up to the March state election, promising that all public schools in the state will be powered by solar panels within 10 years.
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