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by Greg Cruey on January 27, 2010
I'm not a huge fan of TreeHugger. Interesting stuff... but a little too obsessed for me sometimes. But I like this piece from them on the on creating houses that are fossil fuel free.
I real...
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by Greg Cruey on June 15, 2009
Forbes had an article earlier this month on SunPower and the solar energy revival it expects to see soon...This guardedly optimistic outlook came Tuesday... and follows an abysmal period in which new ...
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by Greg Cruey on May 25, 2009
With all the focus on cars recently, solar energy seems to have moved to thirds place in the public mind, after wind energy. So when I saw this piece in Renewable Energy World I thought I'd use it...
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by Greg Cruey on January 9, 2009
Venture Beat was the first source that I saw this in: plans have been announced to build a gigawatt-sized solar power station in Qinghai Province, China. If it goes through, it would be the largest so...
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by Reden Rodriguez on June 5, 2007
This is a statement that is beyond contestation. The Vatican has recently declared that its Power is to come from Above! This week, the Vatican has decided that in line with its recent declaration of ...
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by Reden Rodriguez on May 31, 2007
Canadians are getting into the act. Just this week, OptiSolar Canada which is a subsidiary of California's OptiSolar Inc. said that it will build a 40 MWe solar farm near Sarnia, Ontario beginning...
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by Reden Rodriguez on May 30, 2007
And not for anything destructive. In fact, this is one of news from Iran that I welcome. According to this article from Press TV, Solar Heating is now starting in Iran. The Iranian Fuel Conservation O...
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by Reden Rodriguez on May 30, 2007
Here is an interesting link to an interesting concept called Solartopia. According to them, Solartopia is a a democratic, green-powered 21st Century civilization that is based on total renunciation of...
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by Reden Rodriguez on May 29, 2007
Here is an interesting story on the subject of using solar, after summer. Home based renewable energy concepts include small wind-turbines and solar heating and so far, solar energy for water heating ...
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by Reden Rodriguez on May 15, 2007
Japan was the world's leading solar power generating country until 2005 when Germany eclipsed its position and became the foremost solar generating country. The race however, remains close with Ge...
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by Reden Rodriguez on April 30, 2007
This story combines solar cells and nano-technology into one minute package. Wake Forest's Center for Nanotechnology and Molecular Materials has conducted a study that showed the effects of incorp...
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by Reden Rodriguez on April 30, 2007
The US Military through the Nellis Air Force Base in Nevada will be the first renewable-energy enabled military installation. With a 15-megawatt photo-voltaic system, this facility will deliver 25% of...
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by Reden Rodriguez on April 30, 2007
Israel is a truly unique country. It is the only country where the Environmental Protection Minister is opposing a major solar energy project. Gideon Ezra is opposing the Mishor Yamin solar energy pro...
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by Reden Rodriguez on April 30, 2007
A solar cell 10 inches wide and 50 feet long? Yes, one is being produced at the University of Delaware.
According to this report, the University of Delaware's Institute of Energy Conversion (IEC)...
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by Reden Rodriguez on April 28, 2007
That is the target. By 2022, 1,500 MW of solar energy is envisioned for Maryland, putting it in the upper echelon of solar-supporting states in the US. Maryland is such a small state and this target i...
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by Reden Rodriguez on April 28, 2007
Ever heard of three-dimensional solar cells? They are unique and yes, they capture most of the light that strike them. And yes, I think they are the "new age" solar cells too.
According to ...
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by Reden Rodriguez on April 9, 2007
Qatar, a country in the Middle East Asian region, intends to put up its own version of the Stade de Suisse, to use sunlight that it receives amply. According to this article from the Gulf Times, a str...
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by Reden Rodriguez on February 28, 2007
This I do not understand. With the second largest hydro-electric potential in the world, Nepal is also a country where a great percentage of the population does not enjoy the benefits of electricity. ...
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by Reden Rodriguez on February 28, 2007
Solon AG has joint ventured with Econcern of the Netherlands to form SOL Holdings AG, a company that will set up silicon production facilities in France. It will be engaged in solar polysilicon, at a ...
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by Reden Rodriguez on February 28, 2007
Solar semiconductor recently purchased a Solar PV Module manufacturing line from P.Energy S.A.S. of Italy. This manufacturing module will produce 50 MW of solar cells including standard and custom cel...
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by Reden Rodriguez on February 21, 2007
That is what many people think. In a few years, solar energy could become the cheapest energy source around, cheaper than oil, coal, or other renewables, due to the expanding and increasingly effectiv...
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by Reden Rodriguez on February 19, 2007
When was the last time you "sold" electricity to your electricity provider, rather than buying it? This is the new program that is causing such a stir by central Hudson Gas & Electric. T...
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by Reden Rodriguez on December 18, 2006
Palo Alto based Nanosolar Inc. will put up its thin-film solar cell manufacturing plant in San Jose, California. The proposed $102 million plant will produce an equivalent of 400 megawatts of solar ce...
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by Reden Rodriguez on December 18, 2006
When I reported that solar cells are now 40% efficient, little did I realize how much it really meant to the world. Last week, a huge number of industry experts, research and development participants,...
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by Reden Rodriguez on December 11, 2006
Right now it is in Germany but China plans to build the largest solar Power Station soon. According to this article, China's plan is to put up a 100 MW power facility. China really is putting up a...
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by Reden Rodriguez on December 11, 2006
Honda Motor Co. of Japan has now entered the Solar Cell Production Market by announcing its plans of establishing a wholly-wned subsidiary called Honda Soltec Co.. The subsidiary will produce and sell...
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by Reden Rodriguez on December 11, 2006
According to an article from
Information Week, Boeing-Spectrolab has successfully developed a high-efficiency solar cell with a conversion ratio of 40.7% (sunlight to energy), the highest level ever ...
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by Reden Rodriguez on November 30, 2006
Chemist Pam Shapiro and her colleagues from the University of idaho are in the process of devising a new form of solar cell that would improve the commercial feasibility of solar cell systems. Accordi...
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by Reden Rodriguez on November 30, 2006
The mercedes benz commercial talked about how the Germans have developed an art form in car manufacturing. Could it be the same for solar power technology? Germany claims to be going after leadership ...
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by Reden Rodriguez on November 30, 2006
There are current plans to produce solar modules based on non-silicon materials in Germany, according to this
report from Renewable Energy Access.
The report says that because of the shortage in sil...
