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The cost of creating solar cells

At the Always On Venture Summit in Half Moon Bay, Calif., a panel of solar energy executives debates whether or not silicon prices will fall as the industry matures. While they all think margins will narrow, they disagree on whether there will be an industry wide shakeout, or if the...

Tags: Managing Director, Silicon Wafer, Solar Cell, Solar Energy, Semiconductors, Telecom & Utilities, Hardware, solar, energy, cells, silicon, polysilicon, silicon wafers, green, enviromental

Videos 2008-12-04

PARC VP: Lowering costs with clean tech

Scott Elrod, VP of the hardware systems lab at PARC, says that lowering costs is key in clean tech. By looking at their ink jet technology and applying it to solar cells, the company was able to come up with a lower price per watt—making solar an even more cost-effective...

Tags: Inkjet Printer, VP, Xerox PARC, Clean Technology, clean tech, solar, PARC

Videos 2008-12-02

Are solar-energy materials in short supply?

At the Intersolar and Greentech Media conferences, J. Michael Horowitz of the Stanford Group moderates a discussion on solar-thermal technologies and the challenges solar-energy companies face when acquiring materials. Panelists include Bob Cart of GreenVolts, Andrew McMahan of SkyFuel, Robert Morgan of Ausra, Suvi Sharma of Solaria, and...

Tags: Material, Solar

Videos 2008-07-17

Saving money with solar tech

It's not cheap to power a home these days. Could solar-energy tech be the solution? At the Intersolar North America exhibition in San Francisco, CNET's Kara Tsuboi finds a few products that could help bring sunshine to your wallet.

Tags: Tech, News, kara tsuboi, intersolar, solar, green tech, comsumer electronics, home remodeling, environment, global warming

Videos 2008-07-16

Evaluating the cost of solar

J. Michael Horowitz of the Stanford Group moderates a discussion on ‘green‘ finance and operational and maintenance costs associated with new solar projects at the Intersolar Conference 2008 and Greentech Media conference. Panel guests include Bob Cart of GreenVolts, Robert Morgan of Ausra, Suvi Sharma of Solaria, and John...

Tags: Cost, Conference, Personal Finance, Financial Accounting, Finance, Solar

Videos 2008-07-16

The Green Enterprise: Frog's Leap Winery

Green strategies are at the heart of operations at Frog's Leap Winery. Innovations include a solar installation on the vineyard grounds, a LEED-certified hospitality center and geothermal technologies that are powering the company's heating and cooling system. ZDNet correspondent Sumi Das talks with Jonah Beer, the winery's general manager, and...

Tags: Winery, Geothermal Energy, Solar, The Green Enterprise

Videos 2008-07-15

The push for solar thermal

At the Intersolar Conference 2008 in San Francisco, Fred Morse, senior advisor at Abengoa Solar says, "Don't underestimate thermal storage." The veteran solar industry exec talks about the benefits of concentrating solar technologies and the reasons why utility companies are starting to back thermal storage.

Tags: Storage, Telecom & Utilities, Hardware, Solar

Videos 2008-07-14

Roving robots explore moon, desert

Whether it's exploring the moon's craters or the inhospitable Chilean desert, robots are aiding in the research work that humans wouldn't ordinarily be able to do. At a recent visit to Carnegie Mellon University's Robotics Institute in Pittsburgh, CNET News.com's Kara Tsuboi gets up close and personal with the...

Tags: Emerging Technologies, News, kara tsuboi, carnegie mellon university, lunar x prize, robots, jared kohler, moon, mars, solar, space

Videos 2008-05-28

The machines for making TVs

Not everything gets made overseas. CNET News.com's Michael Kanellos tours the Silicon Valley facilities of Applied Materials, where they make equipment for producing televisions and solar panels.

Tags: News, Michael Kanellos, solar, solar panels, TV's, Applied Materials, Silicon Valley, plasma, TVs, Tv & Home Theater, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment

Videos 2008-04-30

Working with the wind

San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom and CNET News.com�¢??s Kara Tsuboi tour a home that gets 40 percent of its power from the wind. After the homeowner installed a 45-foot-tall turbine in her backyard, not only was she the talk of the neighborhood, but her home was named one of the...

Tags: News, kara tsuboi, gavin newsom, wind, solar, green, san francisco, environment

Videos 2008-04-11

The Green Enterprise: PG&E

On the next installment of The Green Enterprise, ZDNet correspondent Sumi Das looks at how PG&E is working to deliver clean energy to its customers. Innovations include a unique solar installation at the company's headquarters, a hybrid-electric service truck, and emerging renewables from biogas to wave energy. Das also sits...

Tags: PG&E Corp., Clean Technology, The Green Enterprise, Green, PG&E, Solar, San Francisco, renewable energy

Videos 2008-03-10

The Green Enterprise: The City of Mill Valley, California

On the next installment of The Green Enterprise, ZDNet editor-in-chief Dan Farber takes a look at green practices in the City of Mill Valley, such as a solar-powered pizzeria, an eco-friendly water treatment plant and a lumber program that re-uses wood from the city's fallen trees for bridge projects around...

Tags: City, Strategy, Management, The Green Enterprise, Mill Valley, Emerging Technology, Green, Solar, Water, lumber, eco

Videos 2007-11-20

The Green Enterprise: Gaia Napa Valley Hotel & Spa

In our second installment of the Green Enterprise, ZDNet correspondent Sumi Das takes a look at the green innovations in use at the Gaia Napa Valley Hotel & Spa, such as solar energy powering the hotel, environmentally friendly guest rooms, and an energy usage meter that shows guests how much...

Tags: Hotel, Leadership, Telecom & Utilities, Strategy, Management, The Green Enterprise, Spa, Solar, Emerging Technologies, Green

Videos 2007-09-21

Photos: Solar racing across the outback

Solar cars from 10 countries race 3,000 kilometers across Australia in the 2005 Panasonic World Solar Challenge.

Tags: Solar, Panasonic, Australia

Image galleries 2005-09-29

Photos: Solar racing across the outback

Solar cars from 10 countries race 3,000 kilometers across Australia in the 2005 Panasonic World Solar Challenge.

Tags: Solar, Panasonic, Australia

Image galleries 2005-09-29

Photos: Solar 'raycing' stuck in the clouds

Solar cars raycing in the North American Solar Challenge found clouds and rain to be more of a hazard than traffic and potholes.

Tags: Solar, cloud, hazard

Image galleries 2005-07-22

Photos: Solar 'raycing' stuck in the clouds

Solar cars raycing in the North American Solar Challenge found clouds and rain to be more of a hazard than traffic and potholes.

Tags: Solar, cloud, hazard

Image galleries 2005-07-22

Additional Resources

California Dreamin' revisited

Solar future may change the roof line of California and de-centralize power production. by Harry Fuller

Tags: Production, California, Harry Fuller

Blog posts 2009-11-18

Lunar Calendars and Eclipse Finder 9.14 (Windows)

Lunar Calendars and Eclipse Finder software allows you to: Display the current phase of the Moon. Calculate the phase of the Moon for any time in the past or future within a 9000-year period. Convert between dates in various calendars (three solar calendars, the Gregorian Calendar, the Julian Calendar and...

Tags: Microsoft Windows, Eclipse, Calendar, Hermetic Systems, Java Development Tools, Open Source, Development Tools, Software Development, Software/Web Development

Software downloads 2009-11-18

Asia-Pacific leaders: no final deal in Copenhagen

Here Harry, take this tylenol.You're way too excited.The end of US freedomsWelcome to the new world where you are going tobe taxed and wealth transferred to other countries.2010 Vote them out.2012 Vote him out.Here's some better newshttp://www.climatedepot.com/a/3515/Prominent-Russian-Scientist-We-should-fear-a-deep-temperature-drop--not-catastrophic-global-warmingThanks to solar cycles, there's more to fear from COOLING than warming.Harry is such...

Tags: Government, leader, global warming, rich nation

Discussion threads 2009-11-16