Getting Green Off The Grid

Lawn mowers, go-karts, weed whackers, motor scooters, etc.
ScienceDaily: Hydrogen-powered Lawnmowers? New Design Could Open Door To Small-scale Fuel Cells

The new process controls the hydrogen feed to match the required power output, just as one controls the feed of gasoline into an internal combustion engine. The system functions as a closed system that uses the waste […]

Whoa.
World’s biggest photovoltaic power system

At a former military air base to the east of Leipzig, juwi is installing a 40-megawatt solar power system using state-ofthe- art thin-film technology, to be finished by the end of 2009.

Wasn’t this in an episode of Mythbusters?
Egypt tries Concentrating Solar Power - Business - Middle East Times

The Egyptian project, set to be built in Kuraymat, 104 kilometers (65 miles) south of Cairo, will use parabolic-trough Concentrating Solar Power, a technology that has been used on a limited scale for more than 20 years, but has […]

Time to write to your mayor and ask them when they plan to implement something similar.
DailyTech - Raleigh, NC Wants to Become The First “LED City”

In an effort to cut costs and become more environmentally friendly, the city of Raleigh, NC is looking to LED lighting. The city started a pilot LED lighting program last […]

Nifty!
Solar Power 1GB MP4 Player, 1.8-inch TFT Screen [CVELY-SPMP] - From China

# Memory: built-in 1GB
# 1.8″ TFT screen
# Portable, stylish, slim design
# Support solar charge function
# Support MP3, WMA, ASF, WAV formats
# Support JPEG picture view
# Synchronized lyric display
# 7-brand EQ
# Phone book and E-book
# A-B repeat
# Hi-fi voice recording
# Super FM stereo radio
# USB […]

Does this happen normally in biodiesel vehicles?
Fungus in Biodiesel Fuel Tank Slows Down School Buses

How else can we get the police and fire departments off the grid?
Rocklin Police Department Unveils 143kW Carport Solar System

SPG Solar designed and installed the system to utilize the Police Department’s expansive parking lot as a dual-purpose carport and high-performance energy system. SCHOTT Solar, whose sales and marketing office is located just a few miles […]

We could definitely use that right now.
Scientists develop portable generator that turns trash into electricity

A group of scientists have created a portable refinery that efficiently converts food, paper and plastic trash into electricity. The machine, designed for the U.S. military, would allow soldiers in the field to convert waste into power and could have widespread […]

More and more businesses are switching. This will have an interesting effect. As more large customers go off the grid, smaller customers may see an increase in their rates in the short term.
Costco Wholesale Installs Solar-Power Energy System on Roof of Lake Elsinore Warehouse Store

As part of Costco’s long-term commitment to energy conservation […]

I wish him good luck.
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Scott Sykes is an Eastern Kentucky native and with his company Genesis Development. He’s looking to wind energy as the next way to power the homes in the mountains.
“If there’s something we can do […]