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- Up on the rooftop: Brightening prospects for solar technology
- Up on the rooftop: Brightening prospects for solar technologyBut why?I'm all for alternative energy but I still don't understand why solar is becoming popular. Solar energy seems to be the least efficient. And it seems poised for quantum jumps in efficiency in the near future. So why...
- Tags: Telecom & Utilities, solar technology
- Discussion threads 2008-10-09
- High-tech trifecta dabbles in solar technology
- High-tech trifecta dabbles in solar technologybigger pictureRoof-top solar array + plug-in electric car = gasoline-free commuting. Woohoo!RE: High-tech trifecta dabbles in solar technologyYou missed Google dumping a ton of money into solar last week ....
- Tags: solar technology, High-tech
- Discussion threads 2008-06-17
- Which solar technology will survive?
- Which solar technology will survive?Practical considerations to start a discussionSolar technologies that will make it in the long term will have to be low maintenance. That means strong materials that don't have to be cleaned, few if any moving parts, cheap to make, and will still put out some power...
- Tags: Telecom & Utilities, solar technology, storage
- Discussion threads 2008-05-22
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- A flip of the on switch: Utah wind project goes online
- Seems wasteful to send the energy 2 states away...Very cool to see a big wind farm come online, but most of that energy is going to be wasted on transmission line leakage by the time it gets to California. We really need to get to the point of highly-localized power...
- Tags: power generation
- Discussion threads 2009-11-11
- This is going to blow some fuses among global warming deniers
- RE: This is going to blow some fuses among global warming deniers"The current Pope, a self-proclaimed Christian..."???Is that writing from ignorance of Catholicism, Christianity, both, or taking a swipe at the largest Christian denomination?global waming journalist...afraid to lose a job?when people realize that CO2 caused global warming is a...
- Tags: global warming, global warming denier, NASA, fuse
- Discussion threads 2009-11-09
- Water, water everywhere. So why not use it to create steam?
- Here is a lesson on how little we can put in the blog...and still call it our own. Could you write less and still get paid ???sheshEver heard of Nuclear powered ships? They heat water that flashes into steam and thus turns the turbines.This short article.I think the...
- Tags: Fuel cells, hydrogen, steam
- Discussion threads 2009-11-02
- Indian cement company buys American solar technology
- Indian cement maker goes solar with American tech. by Harry Fuller
- Tags: Tech, Harry Fuller
- Blog posts 2009-10-29
- Five interesting new details about Verizon's Moto Droid
- HTML5 a "nonstandard"?Isn't HTML5 a "nonstandard", in that it hasn't been approved yet?I can't wait for my new ....... after 2 deal to arrive! Sounds like this phone rocks. That combined with Verizon Wireless coverage this should be a big winner!So the big "savings" from using a "free"...
- Tags: Handhelds, GPS, HTML5, Verizon Communications Inc., Moto Droid, phone, Google Inc., Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2009-10-28
- Copenhagen countdown
- "climate debt" is BS. It's wealth transfer.From countries that work, to countries that don't work.And Harry. This is a TECH SITE. Go somewhere else with your anxious alarmist nonsense.AMEN!THIS IS A TECH SITE!Well, I think going to Copenhagen is too political and he should skip it.Better to do some behind...
- Tags: Taxes, Free trade, sea surface temperature, wealth transfer, tax
- Discussion threads 2009-10-25
- What's a brick?
- Shortly after I posted my blog on CalStar making building materials from coal ash, I heard from the American Brick Industry Association BIA. They feel CalStar is ripping off centuries of brick brand equity. Here is the email with BIA's side of the brick business: "I...
- Tags: Brick, CalStar, ASTM STANDARDS Here, Branding, Blogging, Manufacturing, Marketing, Internet, Harry Fuller
- Blog posts 2009-10-20
- How the cordless Powermat charging system took my iPod touch hostage [review]
- Unnecessary..... POS if you ask me!Cordless charging will work only whenit will be standardized and built into the various devices.what about solar-charging wireless?i've heard it was on the drawing boards...has anyone refined this 'green tech' to the point where it can be relied on?Oh, well... The transformer is such an...
- Tags: Smart phones, hostage, iPod touch hostage, cordless Powermat, Powermat, Apple iPod Touch, Apple iPod, phone
- Discussion threads 2009-10-16
- Energy prices are about to permanently alter world history
- Stop this alarmist nonsense, Harry. Write something about IT. Not your pathetic eco-farts.may be you should check this outhttp://www.livescience.com/common/media/video/player.php?videoRef=LS_091013_IONTigerHydrogen powerthe use of Hydrogen to power a UAVActually...He is right. Energy prices will probably push us to use something else. Besides gas is in limited quantity so we will reach a...
- Tags: Strategy, information technology, Energy-Price
- Discussion threads 2009-10-15
- GM to sell small electric car for less than $6,000
- it would be nice......if GM would sell these cars in North America...just my two centsRE: GM to sell small electric car for less than $6,000It aggravates me. Why is the US the last one to get this type of innovation that is affordable. I WANT ONEOh yeah people in a...
- Tags: car, General Motors Corp., electric car, small electric car
- Discussion threads 2009-10-15
- News to know: T-Mobile; Cloud computing; Oracle; HP; Apple
- Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET’s around-the-Web tech coverage. Andrew Nusca: HP revamps TouchSmart PCs with Windows 7; starts $899; will you ditch your desktop PC, HDTV? HP...
- Tags: Apple iPhone, Google Inc., Cloud Computing, Hewlett-Packard Co., Oracle Corp., PC, T-Mobile, Apple Inc., Microsoft Windows 7, Desktops, Palm Pre, Microsoft Windows, Smart Phones, Hardware, Operating Systems, Software, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2009-10-13
- News to know: Google; CTIA; Microsoft; Apple
- Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET's around-the-Web tech coverage. Larry Dignan: FBI's 'Operation Phish Phry' snares nearly 100 people Sam Diaz:Mobile VoIP services no longer taboo, following AT&T...
- Tags: Google Inc., Larry Dignan, Mobile, AT&T Corp., Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., Web Browser, CTIA, Data Centers, Cellular Phones, Web Browsers, Podcasts, Tablets, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Internet, Notebooks & Tablets
- Blog posts 2009-10-08
- Uncle Sam: less wasteful?
- President Obama has just solidified his lasting credentials...as being hopeful. He actually is trying to push energy efficiency inside the federal government, America's largest energy consumer. Solar Humvees in Iraq? Fewer limos with their motors running at Dulles Airport? Shut down Washington D.C. in August and...
- Tags: President, Barack Obama, Real Estate, Construction, Business Operations, Harry Fuller
- Blog posts 2009-10-07
- Apple deletes the US Chamber
- the liberals are sabotaging USASuccombing to Green Peace like echo terrorists can doom this country in a few years.We must throw out all these polar bear hugging liberals ASAP.omg..(-.-)always the first to troll the government-related blogs, eh?What is it with ZDNet. Recent Liberal money pouring in?I mean, suddenly we have...
- Tags: Blogging, Apple Inc., Chamber, blog
- Discussion threads 2009-10-07
- Photo of Powerhouse Solar Shingle
- YES!I've been waiting for this kind of solar option for years. I'm glad someone has finally made the push to make it a reality!RE: Photo of Powerhouse Solar ShingleWe need more of this technology as soon as possible. I wonder if new building codes will be necessary to optimize...
- Tags: Powerhouse Solar Shingle, solar panel, photograph
- Discussion threads 2009-10-06
- The new way to get rooftop solar installed: standard-sized shingles
- Old newsUni-solar has done this already. They may look better compared to a normal panel installation. But most thin-films are only 5-9 % efficiency compared to silicon with is 10-16 %. Plus the heat can drop this efficiency due to the lack of underside cooling.RE: The new way to get...
- Tags: Semiconductors, UNI-SOLAR
- Discussion threads 2009-10-05
- The new way to get rooftop solar installed: standard-sized shingles
- DOW is beginning to market its new solar shingles. They can be integrated into the standard-sized asphalt shingle roofs common over much of America. The DOWâ„¢ POWERHOUSEâ„¢ Solar Shingles are photovoltaic solar panels in the form of shingles. The groundbreaking technology from Dow Solar Solutions DSS...
- Tags: Photovoltaics, The Dow Chemical Co., Dow Solar Solutions, Powerhouse Solar Shingle, Powerhouse Shingles, Manufacturing, Harry Fuller
- Blog posts 2009-10-05
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