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EarthToys Alternative Energy Resource Library and Emagazine
April 2004 Update
Tips and Tricks Contest - Send in your ideas and experiences to win a $525
Solar PV Direct DC Roof Exhaust fan. Just visit
www.earthtoys.com/contest.php to enter.
April Emagazine - www.earthtoys.com/emagazine.php
New issue with articles about various Alternative Energy Topics
PHOTOVOLTAICS - A key to safe & reliable electricity generation by Peter
Lynch
ELECTRIC DRAGSTER - The Electric Vehicle Competitions team from Brigham
Young University have set a new record for the world's fastest
electric-drag-race car to be powered solely by capacitors.
BATTERY AND SOLAR PANEL CONNECTIONS - by Steve Willey of Backwoods Solar.
ULTRACAPACITOR POWERED VEHICLES - By Bobby Maher of Maxwell Technologies
CALIFORNIA WINERIES AND SOLAR POWER - A Perfect Match - By Doug Boedecker,
Akeena Solar
SAPHION LITHIUM-ION BATTERIES - Safer, Cheaper, Longer Lasting Battery
Technology - By David St. Angelo of Valence Technology, Inc.
SOLAR DATA CENTERS - Solar powered web hosting services by Steven May of
Solar Data Centers
HYBRID-ELECTRIC DRIVE SYSTEMS - ThunderVoltT-ELFAT drive system is a
standard ISE Corporation product offering
News Update - www.earthtoys.com/news.php
Find out what's happening in the industry ... product releases, project
news, important announcements. Here's a sampling:
MAXWELL TECHNOLOGIES DRIVES STANDARDIZATION OF ULTRACAPACITORS WITH NEW D
CELL ULTRACAPACITOR
New Battery-Sized Form Factor Facilitates Market Adoption of Ultracapacitors
By Delivering Significant Time-to-Market and Cost Savings Benefits to
Manufacturers
A SOLWEST FAIR PREVIEW
SolWest Renewable Energy Fair, July 23-25 in John Day Oregon, will host the
Bell Cell Golden Anniversary Exhibit, a Straight Vegetable Oil vehicle
"meet", hands-on installations, and over 50 presentations, including a
special appearance by Carla Emery and new video by Jerry Igo.
SOLARMOUNTT PROVIDES INTEGRATED SOLUTION FOR 85-KILOWATT 'SOLAR WALL' IN
WALES
At peak hours, the Solar Wall generates 85 kilowatts of electricity from
2,400 Shell Solar CIS thin film modules.
CLEANTECH VENTURE NETWORK CONGRATULATES CALIFORNIA'S LARGEST PENSION FUND
FOR ITS COMMITMENT TO INVEST IN "GREEN WAVE" INITIATIVE
ANNOUNCES CALIFORNIA STATE TREASURER PHIL ANGELIDES WILL SERVE AS KEYNOTE
SPEAKER AT UPCOMING CLEANTECH VENTURE FORUM
GEOTHERMAL RESOURCES COUNCIL CHOOSES SOLAR DATA CENTERS TO DEVELOP ONLINE
RESEARCH CENTER
GRC Signs Solar Data Centers to Bring the World's Largest Geothermal
Research Library to the Internet
SUNVIEWER.NETT RENEWABLE ENERGY DATABASE
Takes data uploaded from renewable energy sites around the country and
allows users to access it from the Internet. Users can display the data in
graphical form or they can download it in spreadsheet compatible CSV tables.
U.S. RENEWABLE ENERGY RD&D PROGRAMS GET PRUNED
The American Solar Energy Society's Policy Committee is calling on
Congressional policymakers and the U.S. Department of Energy to sustain RD&D
core programs and researchers in federal renewable energy programs.
RENEWABLE ENERGY LABORATORY RECEIVES DISTINGUISHED SERVICE AWARD
University of Colorado's Wirth Chair recognizes leadership in developing
clean energy technologies
SOLARONET ANNOUNCES AVAILABILITY OF NEW, LOW-COST HARVEST-STORET DATA LOGGER
The product is designed to monitor basic energy flows within a system. It is
a low-cost tool for troubleshooting, sizing and optimization and is ideal
for solar energy experiments and other teaching purposes.
WIND TURBINES, PHOTOVOLTAICS WINNERS IN DISTRIBUTED GENERATION MARKET, FINDS
ABI RESEARCH
Wind turbine and photovoltaic companies experienced extraordinary sales, and
are expected to translate these sales into solid market share gains on the
competition.
Send us your news ... free publication
Upcoming Events - www.earthtoys.com/events_calendar.php
April 2, 2004 National Alternative Fuel Vehicle Day Odyssey Various
Locations in USA
April 17-18, 2004 Solfest SouthWest Scottsdale, Arizona, USA
April 26-30, 2004 Hydrogen Conference and Expo USA Los Angeles, CA, USA
April 28-30, 2004 Cleantech Venture Forum IV San Francisco, CA, USA
June 18-20, 2004 Renewable Energy and Sustainable Living Fair Central
Wisconsin
Send us your event info
Products - New and Interesting alternative energy products.
www.earthtoys.com/products.php
SOLAR ENERGY SYSTEMS FOR SHINGLE ROOFS
UNI-SOLAR offers shingles that look and install just like ordinary shingles,
but allow your roof to evolve from mere protection from weather, to a source
of solar electric power. These shingles have been honored with the Popular
Science Grand Award, "Best of What's New," and with Discover magazine's
"Technological Innovation Award."
Pulsed Step Power Inverter Technology now available for PV
Sustainable Energy's SUNERGY 5 is the culmination of over 5 years intensive
development of power inverter solutions for residential grid connected fuel
cell systems and is now available for photovoltaics. The "pulsed step"
method of power inversion is a new and patented approach for distributed
generation. In customer tests we have consistently and always delivered the
specified performance, without failure.
Evergreen Cedar Series Photovoltaic Modules
Photovoltaics provide clean, quiet, reliable electricity from sunlight where
traditional sources are too distant, expensive, or environmentally
unacceptable. With no moving parts to wear out, no emissions of any kind,
and a limitless, readily-available power source, PV meets the need for
electricity in places and ways that other sources simply cannot.
Gorilla Vehicles
Electric Work Vehicle e-ATV 24 - 24 volt - 12 to 14 mph, up to 35 mile
range. For paved and off-road uses. Available with street, knobby, or turf
tires. Useful on farms, ranches, nurseries, airports, fairgrounds, college
campuses, etc. etc.
MyGenerationT - Utility Interactive System by Kyocera
The MyGenT Grid-tie Photovoltaic (PV) Power System consists of photovoltaic
modules, a direct current to alternating current (DC-to-AC) power conversion
device, DC wiring and protection, AC wiring and protection, lightning
protection, component mounting and mechanical support.
The BP 3160 (160 watts) photovoltaic module is designed to provide superior
value and performance for residential, commercial and industrial use. With
time-tested multicrystalline silicon solar cells, it provides cost-effective
power for DC loads or, with an inverter, AC loads. With 72
enhanced-efficiency cells in series, it charges 24V batteries (or multiples
of 24V) efficiently in virtually any climate.
The small WINDSTREAM BASIC wind generator, in continuous production for over
twenty years, is one of the most field-proven small wind turbines in
existence. The Windstream is portable and easy to mount and connect. With
its direct-drive permanent-magnet generator and efficient one-piece rotor,
it is durable enough to handle the toughest weather conditions. The
Windstream is designed to charge 12- or 24-volt batteries. Rated power 120
watts.
SunFrame Adds Aesthetics to the Benefits of PV Power
Aesthetically, the SunFrame system frames PV modules into low, clean,
gap-free arrays. Anodized finishes match SunFrame to the modules, further
unifying the array. SunFrame offers aesthetics for the homeowner, ease of
installation for the dealer, and PE certification for the building
inspector-a combination that is unrivaled in the PV industry
Bob Hetherington [email protected]
EarthToys Alternative Energy Emagazine, News and Library
http://www.earthtoys.com
April 2004 Update
Tips and Tricks Contest - Send in your ideas and experiences to win a $525
Solar PV Direct DC Roof Exhaust fan. Just visit
www.earthtoys.com/contest.php to enter.
April Emagazine - www.earthtoys.com/emagazine.php
New issue with articles about various Alternative Energy Topics
PHOTOVOLTAICS - A key to safe & reliable electricity generation by Peter
Lynch
ELECTRIC DRAGSTER - The Electric Vehicle Competitions team from Brigham
Young University have set a new record for the world's fastest
electric-drag-race car to be powered solely by capacitors.
BATTERY AND SOLAR PANEL CONNECTIONS - by Steve Willey of Backwoods Solar.
ULTRACAPACITOR POWERED VEHICLES - By Bobby Maher of Maxwell Technologies
CALIFORNIA WINERIES AND SOLAR POWER - A Perfect Match - By Doug Boedecker,
Akeena Solar
SAPHION LITHIUM-ION BATTERIES - Safer, Cheaper, Longer Lasting Battery
Technology - By David St. Angelo of Valence Technology, Inc.
SOLAR DATA CENTERS - Solar powered web hosting services by Steven May of
Solar Data Centers
HYBRID-ELECTRIC DRIVE SYSTEMS - ThunderVoltT-ELFAT drive system is a
standard ISE Corporation product offering
News Update - www.earthtoys.com/news.php
Find out what's happening in the industry ... product releases, project
news, important announcements. Here's a sampling:
MAXWELL TECHNOLOGIES DRIVES STANDARDIZATION OF ULTRACAPACITORS WITH NEW D
CELL ULTRACAPACITOR
New Battery-Sized Form Factor Facilitates Market Adoption of Ultracapacitors
By Delivering Significant Time-to-Market and Cost Savings Benefits to
Manufacturers
A SOLWEST FAIR PREVIEW
SolWest Renewable Energy Fair, July 23-25 in John Day Oregon, will host the
Bell Cell Golden Anniversary Exhibit, a Straight Vegetable Oil vehicle
"meet", hands-on installations, and over 50 presentations, including a
special appearance by Carla Emery and new video by Jerry Igo.
SOLARMOUNTT PROVIDES INTEGRATED SOLUTION FOR 85-KILOWATT 'SOLAR WALL' IN
WALES
At peak hours, the Solar Wall generates 85 kilowatts of electricity from
2,400 Shell Solar CIS thin film modules.
CLEANTECH VENTURE NETWORK CONGRATULATES CALIFORNIA'S LARGEST PENSION FUND
FOR ITS COMMITMENT TO INVEST IN "GREEN WAVE" INITIATIVE
ANNOUNCES CALIFORNIA STATE TREASURER PHIL ANGELIDES WILL SERVE AS KEYNOTE
SPEAKER AT UPCOMING CLEANTECH VENTURE FORUM
GEOTHERMAL RESOURCES COUNCIL CHOOSES SOLAR DATA CENTERS TO DEVELOP ONLINE
RESEARCH CENTER
GRC Signs Solar Data Centers to Bring the World's Largest Geothermal
Research Library to the Internet
SUNVIEWER.NETT RENEWABLE ENERGY DATABASE
Takes data uploaded from renewable energy sites around the country and
allows users to access it from the Internet. Users can display the data in
graphical form or they can download it in spreadsheet compatible CSV tables.
U.S. RENEWABLE ENERGY RD&D PROGRAMS GET PRUNED
The American Solar Energy Society's Policy Committee is calling on
Congressional policymakers and the U.S. Department of Energy to sustain RD&D
core programs and researchers in federal renewable energy programs.
RENEWABLE ENERGY LABORATORY RECEIVES DISTINGUISHED SERVICE AWARD
University of Colorado's Wirth Chair recognizes leadership in developing
clean energy technologies
SOLARONET ANNOUNCES AVAILABILITY OF NEW, LOW-COST HARVEST-STORET DATA LOGGER
The product is designed to monitor basic energy flows within a system. It is
a low-cost tool for troubleshooting, sizing and optimization and is ideal
for solar energy experiments and other teaching purposes.
WIND TURBINES, PHOTOVOLTAICS WINNERS IN DISTRIBUTED GENERATION MARKET, FINDS
ABI RESEARCH
Wind turbine and photovoltaic companies experienced extraordinary sales, and
are expected to translate these sales into solid market share gains on the
competition.
Send us your news ... free publication
Upcoming Events - www.earthtoys.com/events_calendar.php
April 2, 2004 National Alternative Fuel Vehicle Day Odyssey Various
Locations in USA
April 17-18, 2004 Solfest SouthWest Scottsdale, Arizona, USA
April 26-30, 2004 Hydrogen Conference and Expo USA Los Angeles, CA, USA
April 28-30, 2004 Cleantech Venture Forum IV San Francisco, CA, USA
June 18-20, 2004 Renewable Energy and Sustainable Living Fair Central
Wisconsin
Send us your event info
Products - New and Interesting alternative energy products.
www.earthtoys.com/products.php
SOLAR ENERGY SYSTEMS FOR SHINGLE ROOFS
UNI-SOLAR offers shingles that look and install just like ordinary shingles,
but allow your roof to evolve from mere protection from weather, to a source
of solar electric power. These shingles have been honored with the Popular
Science Grand Award, "Best of What's New," and with Discover magazine's
"Technological Innovation Award."
Pulsed Step Power Inverter Technology now available for PV
Sustainable Energy's SUNERGY 5 is the culmination of over 5 years intensive
development of power inverter solutions for residential grid connected fuel
cell systems and is now available for photovoltaics. The "pulsed step"
method of power inversion is a new and patented approach for distributed
generation. In customer tests we have consistently and always delivered the
specified performance, without failure.
Evergreen Cedar Series Photovoltaic Modules
Photovoltaics provide clean, quiet, reliable electricity from sunlight where
traditional sources are too distant, expensive, or environmentally
unacceptable. With no moving parts to wear out, no emissions of any kind,
and a limitless, readily-available power source, PV meets the need for
electricity in places and ways that other sources simply cannot.
Gorilla Vehicles
Electric Work Vehicle e-ATV 24 - 24 volt - 12 to 14 mph, up to 35 mile
range. For paved and off-road uses. Available with street, knobby, or turf
tires. Useful on farms, ranches, nurseries, airports, fairgrounds, college
campuses, etc. etc.
MyGenerationT - Utility Interactive System by Kyocera
The MyGenT Grid-tie Photovoltaic (PV) Power System consists of photovoltaic
modules, a direct current to alternating current (DC-to-AC) power conversion
device, DC wiring and protection, AC wiring and protection, lightning
protection, component mounting and mechanical support.
The BP 3160 (160 watts) photovoltaic module is designed to provide superior
value and performance for residential, commercial and industrial use. With
time-tested multicrystalline silicon solar cells, it provides cost-effective
power for DC loads or, with an inverter, AC loads. With 72
enhanced-efficiency cells in series, it charges 24V batteries (or multiples
of 24V) efficiently in virtually any climate.
The small WINDSTREAM BASIC wind generator, in continuous production for over
twenty years, is one of the most field-proven small wind turbines in
existence. The Windstream is portable and easy to mount and connect. With
its direct-drive permanent-magnet generator and efficient one-piece rotor,
it is durable enough to handle the toughest weather conditions. The
Windstream is designed to charge 12- or 24-volt batteries. Rated power 120
watts.
SunFrame Adds Aesthetics to the Benefits of PV Power
Aesthetically, the SunFrame system frames PV modules into low, clean,
gap-free arrays. Anodized finishes match SunFrame to the modules, further
unifying the array. SunFrame offers aesthetics for the homeowner, ease of
installation for the dealer, and PE certification for the building
inspector-a combination that is unrivaled in the PV industry
Bob Hetherington [email protected]
EarthToys Alternative Energy Emagazine, News and Library
http://www.earthtoys.com