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Planet Forward
Thursday, April 07, 2011
Are there any new energy innovations out there to help us move the planet forward? For the last few months, YOU have shared your innovations to help improve how we use or generate energy. Who will be named Planet Forward's Innovator of the Year?...
Planet Forward
Thursday, April 07, 2011
Have you driven an EV and noticed how quickly it accelerates from rest? Cartoonist Mitch Butler explains the phenomenon in Planet Forward's PBS Special.
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Planet Forward
Thursday, April 07, 2011
Finalist Danny Kennedy leases solar panels, but, after all these years of looking at the bluish, glassy panels, do you know how they really work? For a look inside, here’s the Science Corner.
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Planet Forward
Thursday, April 07, 2011
Meet Argon, a lazy noble gas, and join him on his journey to find his place in the world.
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Planet Forward
Thursday, April 07, 2011
Gary Dirks at Arizona State University’s LightWorks project seeks to capture the power of the sun. Building a multi-institution collaborative center that tries to harness the various ways sun can turn into energy, Dirks and his team hope to create...
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Planet Forward
Thursday, April 07, 2011
Al Dahlberg is building coalitions to create infrastructure for electric vehicles. Hoping to solve the chicken-and-egg problem of EV’s (which comes first, the car or the ability to charge it?), Dahlberg is encouraging local governments and...
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Planet Forward
Thursday, April 07, 2011
Linda-Rose Myers, president of Eco-Tech Fuels, aims to convert trash into high performance synthetic fuel. Not only does she propose to help clean up the environment, but her particular project hopes to bring an economic boost to a Native-American...
Tags: trash, gasification, waste-to-fuel, 2011, Eco-Tech Fuels
Planet Forward
Thursday, April 07, 2011
Danny Kennedy, CEO of Sungevity, is reducing the cost of going solar, by ‘leasing the sun.’ By changing the financial equation for potential solar panel owners, Danny hopes to increase installation of panels from sea to shining sea.
Tags: Sungevity, solar leasing, 2011
Planet Forward
Thursday, April 07, 2011
Michael Mendez and the team at Sapphire Energy propose turning algae into Green Crude. They already have a large plant in southern New Mexico and hope to bring a product to market, at competitive prices to traditional crude oil. within two years...