Posts Tagged ‘Hybrid’
Columbia Engineer Focuses on Affordable Solar Power
Huiming Yin, an assistant professor at the Columbia University School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, is developing a solar panel that could help put sustainable energy within reach of more U.S. households. The system incorporates solar cells that have a conversion rate of 12 percent, which makes them a good deal less effective at converting sunlight to energy than some of the new technology on the market, but they have the potential to become a good deal more affordable. Rather than focusing on getting the highest solar cell conversion rate, Yin is concentrating on other factors that can make solar power more cost-effective and attractive to homeowners and other property owners. To do this he combines two emerging trends in the solar industry: “integrated” solar panels that double as building elements, and “hybrid” solar systems that produce both electricity and hot water. Read more of this story »
Day4 Energy sells 23,000 modules in Ontario
Having been battered by the economic downturn, Burnaby, B.C.-based solar manufacturer Day4 Energy is on the upswing again. Today it announced it has sold 5.1 megawatts of its modules to Ontario’s Hybridyne Power Systems Canada, which designs and constructs utility-scale solar parks and is 47.5 per cent owned by Atlantic Wind and Solar Inc. Atlantic and Hybridyne plan to use the panels for a 2 MW energy park in Newmarket, about an hour east of Toronto, and Atlantic will use the rest for a variety of rooftop solar installations, part of its plan to take advantage of Ontario’s new feed-in tariff program . Hybridyne makes its own inverters in Ontario, so the projects are expected to qualify under the province’s local content rules. That said, the combo of Hybridyne and Day4 makes this an all-Canadian solar partnership, which is good to see.
Mercedes Jumps Into PHEV Wagon With The Upcoming S-Class Generation
One of Europe’s largest automotive manufacturers, Mercedes-Benz, announced that the next generation of the S-class will come with a plug-in hybrid engine.
Qinetiq’s Lithium Iron Sulfide Batteries – 50% Cheaper, 50% More Potent
Lithium Ion batteries have been the preferred storage medium in hybrid vehicles lately. Qinetiq, a UK-based defense technology company, is investing money in their new type of Li-Ion battery, that could be half cheaper than regular models being used today.
ISE's Hybrid Fuel Cell Drive System Powers the First BC Transit Production Bus Unveiled in Vancouver, BC
The BC Transit Fleet, Using the ISE Hybrid Fuel Cell Drive System, Will Be the World's Largest Zero-Emission Fleet Operating in a Single Location: The 2010 Olympic & Paralympic Winter Games in Whistler