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This could be a window to our solar future: This could be a window to our solar futureVenture CapitalistsA good chunk of the new energy science comes out of our universities and national labs. It's pretty common to see a team of professors and grad students come up with something hot and spin it off into company funded...; Tags: kW, solar future, solar energy, venture capital, window; Discussion threads 2008-07-11
This could be a window to our solar future: American researchers say they've developed a system of concentrating solar energy. It could be twice as efficient at turning sunlight into electricity. And it uses special paints. They could even be put onto windows. And the coatings add minimal cost while doubling efficiency. Here's...; Tags: Window, Solar Energy, Telecom & Utilities, Construction, Research & Development, Business Operations, Harry Fuller; Blog posts 2008-07-10
Brightening outlook for solar energy?: Brightening outlook for solar energy?Solar is a losing proposition..."It encourages solar companies to reduce its costs to $3 per peak watt or less by 2018..."Wind is at $0.02/watt right *now*. Why mess with solar???big solar facilities are not where its atBig solar facilities, like any other big power station,...; Tags: Telecom & Utilities, solar energy; Discussion threads 2008-07-01
Brightening outlook for solar energy?: Wanted to add another couple of links related to Harry's post yesterday about SolarCity. The actual news of the day is the company's new 8,200-square-foot facility in Phoenix, from which it will run its SolarLease program. One thing that Harry didn't mention in his post is...; Tags: Solar Energy, Investment, Utility Solar Assessment Study, Telecom & Utilities, Heather Clancy; Blog posts 2008-07-01
Solar power, no money down, could prove profitable: Solar power, no money down, could prove profitableNot so fast...I have the perfect roof for this: South facing, steep pitch, no trees, and in Florida. So you'd think I would be a perfect candidate, right? Even with Florida's rebates and net metering, I wouldn't see breakeven until around...; Tags: Telecom & Utilities, solar energy; Discussion threads 2008-07-01

Solar power, no money down, could prove profitable: You get a solar installation, you could get positive cash flow, and you pay no money down. Sounds like an offer you might read in some spam note from Bulgaria. But it's a legitimate offer from an legitimate cleantech company in California and Arizona. Solar...; Tags: Electricity, Solar Energy, California, Arizona, Solar City, Telecom & Utilities, Harry Fuller; Blog posts 2008-06-30
MIT students making solar power realistic: MIT students making solar power realisticno kiddingIn fact, the researchers believe that, because they can concentrate the heat from the sun so intensely, any water run near the focus could easily be vaporized to run a turbine and generate electricity.For crying out loud.I'm getting so tired of this.Here's all you...; Tags: Telecom & Utilities, UCSD, Peak-Power, solar energy, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, SolarCity; Discussion threads 2008-06-22
MIT students making solar power realistic: While most solar power installations involving standard photovoltaic cells are simply too expensive to be practical for most installations, a group of MIT graduate students just completed the first "parabolic" solar energy collector. Our algebra and pre-calculus students will remember that beams of light reflected from a parabola will...; Tags: Solar Energy, Massachusetts Institute Of Technology, Telecom & Utilities, Christopher Dawson; Blog posts 2008-06-22
Resource Web site for those looking to reduce their impact on Mother Earth: The Low Impact Living Web site isn't strictly about green technology, but if you're looking to check out your green options in a whole bunch of different product categories, you might want to bookmark it. You can search by state for everything from eco-friendly drycleaners or house-cleaning services to solar...; Tags: Web, Solar Energy, Web Site, Telecom & Utilities, Heather Clancy; Blog posts 2008-06-22
High-tech trifecta dabbles in solar technology: What is it with high-tech giants and solar energy research and development? Apparently, as it turns out, many of the same manufacturing and design ideas that people have been applying to computer systems and microprocessor technology matter in the world of solar. Intel is the third huge...; Tags: Solar Energy, Transistor, Photovoltaics, Microprocessor, Technology, IBM Corp., Manufacturing, Semiconductors, Hardware, Heather Clancy; Blog posts 2008-06-16
SCE adds to its solar energy portfolio in deal with eSolar: Everything around me is wilting today, including me. Therefore it seems apt for me to search around for something solar-related to write about. Found this quick update from Southern California Edison, which bills itself as the leading purchaser not provider of solar energy, buying about 90 percent...; Tags: Tower, Solar Energy, mW, SCE, Telecom & Utilities, Heather Clancy; Blog posts 2008-06-09
(Images: Supersize solar power): (Images: Supersize solar power)about timeIt may not be the total solution but a good baby step forewordHow about a story about the true cost of a new car (including recycling cost and chemical pollutants to manufacture all the plastic pieces and please do not use a state of the art...; Tags: solar energy; Discussion threads 2008-05-26
Images: Supersize solar power: Utility-scale solar power plants--using everything from giant reflective dishes to plastic balloons--are changing the look of solar power.Parabolic troughs, one of which is shown here, have been around for 25 years, and the technology will be around for at least another 25. Parabolic troughs reflect sunlight to heat liquid carried...; Tags: Electricity, Solar Energy, Trough, Photovoltaics, Plant, mW, Solar Power Plant, Arizona Public Service, BrightSource Energy, Concentrator, Stirling Engine Systems, Infinia, It', SolFocus, What', Manufacturing, Telecom & Utilities, CNET News.com; Image galleries 2008-05-26
U.S. has more sun but Europe has more solar power...for now: Courtesy EER. A new study of the Concentrated Solar Power industry shows Europe to be far ahead, with major growth in the U.S. a couple years away. Emerging Energy Research found several reasons for the growth on Concenrtated Solar Power...but first a brief explanation....; Tags: Solar Energy, Europe, Chip, CSP, Semiconductors, Network Technology, Telecom & Utilities, Hardware, Networking, Harry Fuller; Blog posts 2008-02-16
Future bright for solar energy: At a Churchill Club event in Menlo Park, Calif., CNET News.com editor-at-large Michael Kanellos talks to John Woolard, CEO of BrightSource Energy, about building 100- to 200-megawatt solar-energy plants to power 100,000 to 200,000 homes. Woolard also discusses how the company is targeting solar as a competitive energy alternative to...; Tags: Solar Energy, Telecom & Utilities, Green; Videos 2008-01-30
(Photos: Solar power for the masses of gadgets): (Photos: Solar power for the masses of gadgets)It's a great idea, and I'm all for them, but...being that I, like most users I suspect, charge my phone, PDA, etc., at NIGHT while I'm sleeping, and use my car's charging system when on the road during the day...I don't see how...; Tags: Engineering, Telecom & Utilities, battery, laptop computer, charger, solar energy, photograph; Discussion threads 2008-01-10
Photos: Solar power for the masses of gadgets: Want "greener" gadgets? Try a solar charger. A growing number or products are using solar power to charge up phones, BlackBerrys, and other devices. by CNET News.com; Tags: Solar Energy, Photograph, Gadget, Telecom & Utilities, CNET News.com; Image galleries 2008-01-09
Ausra: Hey Nevada, here comes the sun: Hey, why not build a source to help the renewable energy industry in a place that uses a lot of power? Is this disingenuous? Heck, it's what solar thermal power company Ausra is doing: The Australian company has decided to locate its first U.S. manufacturing plant in...; Tags: Solar Energy, Nevada, Plant, Ausra, Telecom & Utilities, Heather Clancy; Blog posts 2007-12-14
Red shift meets event horizon: I was amazed to read reports of a dinner last week at which top Sun executives sitting around the same table seem to have made statements that totally contradict one another. On the one hand, Greg Papadopoulos, Sun CTO and executive vice president of R&D, was telling...; Tags: Danger, Data Center, Sun Microsystems Inc., Solar Energy, Power Generation, Grid, Data Centers, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Phil Wainewright; Blog posts 2007-12-13
Google shows real-time solar power statistics: Google shows real-time solar power statisticsSeasonalDon't forget that we're approaching the winter solstice and the solar energy produced will be lowest this time of the year... I have no idea what they generate in summer, but this is the minimum production all year.agree it's too muchThat statement is like saying...; Tags: Coffee Shops, Google Inc., solar energy, solar power statistic, real-time solar power statistic, coffee machine, Solar Panels; Discussion threads 2007-12-10

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