sustainable energy Archives – The Green Optimistic green tech news, since 2008 Sun, 24 Jul 2016 19:56:57 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 2667534 Elon Musk’s Master Plan for Sustainable Energy https://www.greenoptimistic.com/elon-musks-master-plan-sustainable-energy-20160724/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/elon-musks-master-plan-sustainable-energy-20160724/#respond Sun, 24 Jul 2016 19:56:57 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=60279 Remember when Elon Musk devised a “Master Plan” for developing a feasible electric car? Recognize how the company’s goals have changed since 2006 when Musk announced he would use proceeds from a low-volume electric car, only to sell a medium-volume car and eventually develop an affordable electric car. Musk has always envisioned a car company […]

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]]> https://www.greenoptimistic.com/elon-musks-master-plan-sustainable-energy-20160724/feed/ 0 60279 Micro-Scaled Piezoelectric Device Harvests Electricity from Vibrations https://www.greenoptimistic.com/micro-scaled-piezoelectric-device-harvests-electricity-from-vibrations-20100101/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/micro-scaled-piezoelectric-device-harvests-electricity-from-vibrations-20100101/#comments Fri, 01 Jan 2010 11:24:33 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=6005 The world we live is full of f vibrating surfaces like train stations, dance floors and highways that that could yield a rich trove of clean, eco-friendly energy. It is called piezoelectric energy, formed by the conversion of mechanical strain into electricity.

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]]> https://www.greenoptimistic.com/micro-scaled-piezoelectric-device-harvests-electricity-from-vibrations-20100101/feed/ 1 6005 Pyron Solar's Floating Photovoltaic Panels Use CSP to Get Efficient https://www.greenoptimistic.com/pyron-solars-floating-photovoltaic-panels-use-csp-to-get-efficient-20091028/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/pyron-solars-floating-photovoltaic-panels-use-csp-to-get-efficient-20091028/#comments Wed, 28 Oct 2009 06:12:16 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=5011 Their new concentrated solar power system uses shallow pools of water as a passive cooling system for high-efficiency solar cells. The unique proprietary technology was developed by Pyron Solar of Sorrento Valley, California.

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