April 30, 2013

Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) and the 1,000-Mile Electric Car




From: Energy and Capital  Mon, Apr 22, 2013 at 10:29 PM
Subject: Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) and the 1,000-Mile Electric Car




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Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) and the 1,000-Mile Electric Car
By Jeff Siegel | Monday, April 22nd, 2013
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A good friend of mine recently took delivery of a brand-new Tesla Model S.
This is the electric car you've read about in these pages before: a sleek, all-electric vehicle boasting high-end luxury, state-of-the-art design, and an all-electric driving range of 300 miles...
Take a look:
modelstesla
Not only is the Model S a top-notch vehicle that crushes every other electric car available in the marketplace today, but its ability to travel 300 miles on a single charge has proven to be a serious game-changer in the world of electric cars.
In fact, in the first quarter of this year, Tesla delivered more electric cars than any other automaker selling electric cars.
Remember, this is a small, Silicon Valley start-up competing against the manufacturing muscle of companies like GM (NYSE: GM), Nissan (PINK SHEETS: NSANY) and Ford (NYSE: F). And they're crushing it, thanks mostly to the fact that the Model S provides the kind of driving range that calms the nerves of those who worry about their electric car running out of juice.
It also doesn't hurt that this pure-play electric car company has been building a network of charging stations across the country...
Here's a map of the projected network to be completed in less than two years (much of the Northeast corridor and a string of stations along California are already in place and operational):
teslamap
Bottom line: In these early days of electric vehicle integration, the ability to provide exceptional all-electric ranges is paramount to any electric car manufacturer's success.
Of course, while 300 miles on a single charge is worthy of respect and admiration, the truth is in another six or seven years, 300 miles will be considered the "low end" of what is possible for commercially viable electric cars.
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1,000-Mile Electric Car
An Israeli-based tech company announced last month it has developed an electric vehicle that can travel 1,000 miles on a single charge. The vehicle is "fueled" by a lithium-ion battery and an aluminum-air energy system that uses the energy released by the reaction of aluminum with oxygen to generate power. And because the system is mechanically reloaded, charge times are quite fast.
The company behind this technology, Phinergy, claims it will have production volumes ready in 2017.
In the meantime, there are plenty of other tech companies and universities looking to get a piece of this action as well...
Take the new microbattery recently developed at the University of Illinois. This is essentially a millimeter-sized battery that has the ability to jump-start a car battery and charge a cell phone in just a few seconds.
Although the battery technology is currently focused on personal electronics, the possibilities for these microbatteries in electric cars are quite enticing, as this technology can help shrink battery sizes down by 30 times while allowing electric vehicles to charge 1,000 times faster than what's available today.
Professor William King, the man behind this research, claims this technology will be available for use in consumer electronics in as soon as two years.
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Graphene Matters
While the future of battery technology is enough to excite any tech geek, as investors, it's merely something we have to monitor from a distance — while focusing on opportunities that are available to us today, not five to ten years from now.
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Though there are a number of new battery chemistries that'll be entering the market in another five to ten years, right now lithium-ion remains the chemistry of choice.
But thanks to a new development in supercapacitor technology, the next generation of electric cars could be equipped with graphene supercapacitors that'll allow you to charge an electric car in just minutes instead of hours.
My friends, that's the kind of game-changing technology that changes everything.
And thanks to graphene — the same material that's now being used to double the efficiencies of solar panels and make airplanes 70% lighter — electric cars are on the verge of offering the kind of power and range that is demanded by most Americans.
Yes, this completely changes the dynamic of electric cars.
So keep your eyes peeled for some good graphene plays in the future. Because it's ultimately going to be graphene — not lithium — that'll deliver the biggest profits in the electric vehicle space over the next few years.
To a new way of life and a new generation of wealth...
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Opportunities for solar business

Rizal   Philippines  | April 30, 2013

                            This wind turbine does not work on light wind, must be made efficient

We are having meeting on May 4 with AVG energy system.  As a lending company, we look forward to finance the following installation:

l.  CCTV installation;

2.  PV for a grocery

3.  PV for an irrigation system in a memorial park

4.  PV for hospitals and other commercial installation

5.  solar irrigation pumps



                          The mechanism is a drive shaft from top driving a differential

The design could be made more efficient by:

removing the steel assembly for the vane (seems heavy)

using thinner drive shaft (lighten the weight)

a rotary pump instead of the jack pump

The farm where we saw this needs:  solar energy and solar pump

April 22, 2013

Solons warn of impending water shortage

Manila, PHL  |  April 22, 2013

Some Manila solons, echoing the concern of  ADB for entire Asia (it could face severe water shortage by 2020 by as much as 40%), warns of impending water shortage in the next 5 years, cried the major dailies this morning.  Of course, this would mean more projects and infrastructures.

What does this mean to renewable energy?

This means limited hydro power gen as the rivers will be tapped for domestic use;  more wranglings over water rights.  (They are right that the next war would not be about oil but about water)

This coupled with ice melts poses really poses great difficulty if we do not act now

Source guides for solar/renewable energy in the PHL

Links to Solar/Renewable Energy Resources in the Philippines

Solar Energy Source Guides in the PHL

Business List for renewable energy in the PHL

Solar guides for manufacturer

Solar energy opportunities in the PHL

Rizal PHL   |  April 22, 2013

In the DTI primer for energy requirements in the PHL, it was placed:

l.  That PHL needs 4,000 mW of additional power in the future (next 5 years)

2.  Investments in solar energy is only 1%

3.  Sun power has invested PHP 27 billion in  a solar manufacturing plant in the PHL

What are the opportunities

Solar air con

Philippines   | April 22, 2013

One of the solar devices is the solar aircon.  Some of these are being marketed in the internet and at malls.   It is not however powered by solar panels.  

The idea is to get a little help from the sun in running the air con refrigeration system.

The aircon cools the room by evaporating the refrigerant;  the principle that liquid that turns into gas absorbs heat and that it releases heat as it becomes liquid.  Now the evaporation process is done by a compressor using Boyles law, ie that by compressing, the temperature rises (to say l70 C). In a solar air con, the refrigerant passes through a coil heated the sun which superheats/preheats the refrigerant.  This process reduces the power requirement of the compressor (as not much energy is needed) to vaporize the refrigerant.   So there is an additional coil outside the aircon unit.  Any aircon unit can be converted to solar.

Power savings is estimated to be 50%

Some are hybrid system that uses:  both the passive system and solar panel

Solar supplier still focuses on solar gadgets, street lights - not the power gen

Rizal   PHL   |  April 22, 2013

I met a solar supplier last week and he is a Chinese and he gave me contact number from China.  He gave me a folder and presentation.  His prices are stiff and his products revolve around gadgets:  solar powered portable lamps (50 watts) solar chargers, led lamps, and his main focus is solar street lamps.  His PTM are mostly LGU and he is the biggest supplier in Palawan (for street lamps?)

He gave me though a contact for solar irrigation.  If he gives me an affordable price, then we can help many farmers. in rural areas who are burdened by fuel cost for irrigation and NIA water fees.

Bikershare is another alternative energy source

Angono, Rizal  PHL   |  April 22, 2013

Another way of saving energy is to use bikes in the city commute in lieu of bus and automobiles. You use pedal power instead.  No pollution, it is renewable and is cheap.    This has been in use in China and in Europe.  This is known as bikeshare in Europe and is in wide use in major city, like Amsterdam.  You can go around the city by renting bikes in several points using prepaid cards or coins.   You get a bike, and when you reach the destination, you park and  lock the bike.  Then when you move on,  you pay for another bike and so on.

This movement/idea has found its way into New York City and Washington DC.

There is large growing number of workers but mostly construction workers who commute by bike. (This is dangerous still because many vehicle drivers intimidate the bikers)

I think they are starting this in Makati by having bike lanes.  But unless the pollution levels in MM is uncontrolled, bikeshare will not prosper.  We will just kill the bikers with respiratory diseases

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