Solar Energy
Solar energy accounts for only .01 % of U.S. generating capacity. Don’t hold your breath waiting for a solar provider to take the place of your gas station anytime soon. Why is that? Green power needs investments for start-up and development. Where are the government subsidies? Right now, wind power costs 50% more than power [...]
If only you could convert sunshine into profits, that would be great wouldn’t it? You can imagine a place like Malawi in Africa where there is virtually no electricity, this concept is a great idea. Through the help of Solar Aid, a non-profit group founded in England in 2006, local people are creating businesses for [...]
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I found a noteworthy video on Slate Magazine (www.slate.com) on a LEED certified building in Santa Monica, California. In this video, you really are left with the feeling that buildings do more than provide four corners and a door; they are living, breathing things that have an impact on the environment and the way we [...]
Someday soon you will be able to go to the paint store and buy a can of Solar Power. While working on methods to make steel more resistant to degradation in sunlight, a student at Swansea University in Wales discovered a way to make paint harness energy and convert it into electricity. Swansea University’s School [...]
I’ve heard on the news recently about several plans where I live to cut through forests in order to put in more hydro transmission wires. Is this the solution? Every year, more and more people move here, does that mean more hydro wires in the future? Everyone knows that nothing can grow anywhere near these [...]
