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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
Google shows real-time solar power statistics: Google has been gathering information about the power collected through their array of solar panels. Last October, Google installed hundreds of panels on the Googleplex in Mountain View. If you are wondering how much power is actually generated in a given day, Google provides a few...; Tags: Google Inc., Hour, Solar Energy, Coffee Maker, Telecom & Utilities, Garett Rogers; Blog posts 2007-12-10
Anycom SCK-1 Solar Bluetooth Car Kit: Solar power is a hot topic nowadays, and even Bluetooth speakerphones are getting in on the action. While a complete switch of the all the world's speakerphones to solar energy won't make much of a dent in total energy conservation, the idea of including a photovoltaic panel into a calling...; Tags: solar energy, Anycom Solar Car Kit, speakerphone, solar panel; Product reviews 2007-12-05
Mill Valley: Doing its green civic duty: Just flew out to the San Francisco Bay area today for a quick turnaround business trip. Left New Jersey in a soft white blanket that is probably puddle gray by now, so it was shocked to see just how green the Bay is from the air. It's a most unusual...; Tags: City, Solar Energy, Telecom & Utilities, Heather Clancy; Blog posts 2007-12-02
Another step forward for solar up-start Ausra: It's gratifying when companies actually follow up on statements of purpose. I'm pleased to report that such is the case with Australian solar power darling Ausra and U.S. utility company Pacific Gas & Electric, which separately committed to solar development projects back during the flurry of green PR associated with...; Tags: Turbine, PG&E Corp., Solar Energy, Telecom & Utilities, Public Relations, Marketing, Corporate Communications, Heather Clancy; Blog posts 2007-11-17
Solar power as cheap as fossil fuels?: Charlie Gay, general manager of Applied Materials' solar business, speaks to CNET News.com's Martin LaMonica about solar industry dynamics at the Solar Decathlon in Washington, D.C. Gay, who has worked in the business for over 30 years, says large-scale manufacturing will bring down the price of...; Tags: Solar Energy, Industry, Fossil Fuel, Strategy, Telecom & Utilities, Management, Emerging Technologies; Videos 2007-10-15
Electric car, solar installer get debut as Vogue props!: Tucked away in my ridiculously ad-plump Vogue magazine from September just now got around to skimming was a mini-feature called "Power Players" about some green tech principles. Because I'm still in ramp-up/reading mode, I visited the Web for more information on two of the companies featured in the photo spreads....; Tags: Vehicle, Solar Energy, Telecom & Utilities, Heather Clancy; Blog posts 2007-10-04
Photos: Concentrating on solar power in Hawaii: Hawaiian startup Sopogy takes a novel approach to solar power, shrinking a large-scale solar design to fit on a rooftop. by CNET News.com; Tags: Solar Energy, Photograph, CNET News.com; Image galleries 2007-09-14
Photos: Solar powered streetlights, Wi-Fi routers: Solis Energy uses solar power to fuel wireless routers and streetlights.A portable solar generator from Orlando, Fla.-based Solis Energy that can be used to power a wireless Internet router. It cranks out 220 watts, a lot more than it takes to run a router. But it uses the excess power...; Tags: Routers & switches, Network technology, NETWORKING, Wi-Fi router, Wi-Fi, photograph, router, Solis Energy, Internet router, solar energy, Orlando, wireless router, wireless Internet, wireless, Florida, battery, Japan; Image galleries 2007-08-26
Photos: MIT's solar house under construction: MIT works on its entry in a competition searching for a realistic, marketable house powered entirely by the sun.On the fringe of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology campus in Cambridge, Mass., volunteer students and advisers are building a home powered entirely by the sun. This 800-square-foot building, which started to...; Tags: Team management, photograph, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Solar Decathlon, MIT Solar 7, team, University of Colorado, Boulder, tube, nod, ceremony, daylight, solar energy, fluctuation, tile, deck, Washington D.C., advisor, Paris, Washington; Image galleries 2007-08-10
(Photos: More solar power bang for the buck): (Photos: More solar power bang for the buck)eh?so why not a magnifying glass????... nice review by the waywell..one of the companies listed here does use a type of magnifying glass, that fresnel lens i think.But magnifying glasses and lenses in general heat up with all that light being shot through...; Tags: Telecom & Utilities, solar energy, photograph; Discussion threads 2007-08-02
FAQ: A concentrated power boost for solar energy: FAQ: A concentrated power boost for solar energyLove the ideaI'm developing property in the south of Spain, and I'm waiting for the day when I can incorporate these techniques in a cost effective way in my projects.It would make my properties far more attractive than other vendors, and I see...; Tags: Telecom & Utilities, Roberto, solar energy; Discussion threads 2007-08-02
Photos: More solar power bang for the buck: Concentrating solar power, the technique of focusing light onto solar cells, is being pursued by several companies to make solar power more cost-effective.; Tags: Telecom & Utilities, photograph, solar energy, cell, technique; Image galleries 2007-08-01
Shadow Visualizer (exe): Shadow Visualizer is a parametric CAD tool for Solar Energy Engineering. It visualizes shadows in 3D views for the express visual evaluations of the shadowing in the case of in-place installation of solar energy equipment. It allows to observe shadows from external objects as well as the self-shadowing of static...; Tags: Solar Energy, Dr., Shadow Visualizer, Telecom & Utilities, CAD, Software; Software downloads 2007-06-05

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