Archive for the ‘Solar’ Category

Solar Energy Supply At California Schools

June 30th, 2011

The school district in Petaluma, California has switched over to a solar power system using Sharp's 235 watt solar modules, that was designed and implemented by Cupertino Electric, Inc. The system…

Is Natural Gas a Good Energy Supply?

March 17th, 2011

Supporters of natural gas energy supply, including the US President, see ti as a clean fuel that could play a big role in developing a low-carbon future. But critics are questioning how environmentall…

Understanding The Energy Crisis And What You Can Do To Help

January 26th, 2011

The energy crisis in the world is very evident in many countries. One example includes Bangladesh where you will often experience daily brown outs due to the lack of electricity. As an individual, you…

Interested in a Growing Solar Environment? Call India…

June 28th, 2010

You're probably aware that China and India have something of a economic competition going on. On the one hand, China-India trade could someday power the Asian economy. On the other hand, both nati…

A Solarized World?

January 26th, 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.

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The Coming Solar Revival

June 15th, 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 …

The SolĂșcar Platform (PS20) Solar Power Tower – Now Operational in Spain

May 25th, 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…

Qinghai Solar Power Plant Would Be World’s Biggest

January 8th, 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…

Power from Above

June 4th, 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 …

Solar Canada

May 31st, 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…