Is Solar Sustainable?

It's no secret, especially around these parts, that solar is more than a viable alternative to fossil fuels and a number of other energy sources ... close to the spotlight, solar power is being picked apart by some who go so far as to say that solar power systems are unsustainable in the long run, and even in the not-so-long run. At an energy [more...]

Date: 2009-04-07 09:27:00

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Coal DOES make "cents"

China Confidential blogs about coal The United States is the Saudi Arabia of coal. The U.S ... and green dreams, schemes and scams, are fanatically opposed to coal An email from a hippy who wants ... the environment". 8. Encourage conservation, efficiency, solar and wind energy as alternatives [more...]

Date: 2009-03-12 01:19:00

Alternative Solar Energy

If the government can bail out the banks to the tune of £50+billion, why don't they instigate a policy whereby every house in the UK gets 2 free solar panels installed on their roofs. Solar panels to heat domestic hot water and surplus electricity to go into the grid [more...]

Date: 2008-10-17 08:43:33

Timex Launches Connecticut's Largest Solar Array

With the environmental alarm bells chiming, every company under the sun is now talking a good game about alternative energy ... building one of the largest solar arrays in the northeastern United States. Activated this morning ... along the eastern side of the company's Middlebury headquarters. Timex says that the photovoltaic [more...]

Date: 2009-02-05 12:32:36

Cost Works Against Alternative and Renewable Energy Sources in Time of … - Star News Online

WASHINGTON — Windmills and solar panel arrays have become symbols of America’s growing interest in alternative energy. Yet as Congress begins debating new rules to restrict carbon dioxide emissions and promote electricity produced from renewable ... Related posts: Cost Works Against Alternative and Renewable [more...]

Date: 2009-03-29 10:20:00

For Solarfun, the Question Is Liquidity

Jeff D. Opdyke reports: As Solarfun Power Holdings prepares to report fiscal fourth-quarter results Wednesday morning, investors are likely to overlook the expected losses and focus more intently on the alternative-energy company’s liquidity. China-based solar stocks typically “have lots of short-term debt [more...]

Date: 2009-03-24 20:47:54

Sun and Wind Turn Into Clouds and Rain (STP, APWR, JASO, FSLR, ENER)

Solar_panel_pic The point that alternative energy companies are being battered in the stock market is no surprise ... treatment. Solar PV cell-maker SunTech Power Holdings (NYSE:STP) for example. Yesterday, the company ... . Solar companies like SunTech find more customers outside China than inside. The same is true of other [more...]

Date: 2008-11-20 15:25:28

Red Reef Labs in Major Diversification Move

Enters Alternative Energy Technology Sharing & Project Development Agreement With Solargy Systems, Inc ... to be converted to energy producing solar panels. The technology has been uniquely designed for relatively ... renewable energy installation to be built on Red Reef's 84 acre Napoleonville (formerly the Supreme Sugar [more...]

Date: 2009-02-18 01:56:00

The Next Generation of Alternative Energy: Plug and Play Solar Panels

Want solar power on the cheap ? Veranda Solar may be able to help. The company’s innovative panel design requires only a screwdriver and a standard home outlet. At $600, the panel is much [more...]

Date: 2009-03-12 02:09:27

Merrill Analyst Tempers View on Cleantech

Merrill Lynch's cleantech analyst is dimming his short-term outlook for solar energy stocks and other sources of alternative energy. Steven Milunovich, the veteran technology analyst who returned [more...]

Date: 2009-04-07 15:32:38

Leveraging On Solar Power For Your House

Solar electricity is a great source of alternative energy, if not the best ... on where you live, you may also be eligible for a remission of 20%-70% on your house solar electricity ... in in an exceedingly remote area, solar electricity could be your only option till an application grid [more...]

Date: 2009-04-06 23:30:05

Why You Should Create Solar Panels For Your Home

Today there are a growing number of people who are turning to alternative sources for energy. These energy include such things as water and daylight ... that more and more houses are becoming provided with a solar panel which runs just about each facet of the home. It’ ... of folk are choosing to build solar panel for their houses. It’s comparatively [more...]

Date: 2009-04-06 00:15:05

Snap circuits

@ NYC Toy Fair 2009 - a favorite each year, Snap Circuits from Elenco . We like these kits so much for teaching kids we have them in the Maker Shed too! The one pictured above isn't out yet, it's "green" alternative energy - the circuits are powered by: solar power [more...]

Date: 2009-02-18 00:02:35

Geothermal Power as Alternative Energy Written by Geoff Vaughan in EnergyViewed by 44 readers since 01-31-2009

As the world moves ever closer to peak oil (some think we already reached it a while ago) ... that many people think wind farms make the countryside unattractive. Solar energy is another ... energy via heat that is stored in the earth. As most people know, the inside of the earth is made [more...]

Date: 2009-01-31 21:00:13

Texas Legislators Hope to Initiate Solar Bonanza

Filed under: News, Polit-eco, Alternative EnergyIf you’ve ever spent day in the Lone Star State, ... to manufacture Texas a leader in solar energy. Thus far, 69 renewable energy bills have been introduce in th… gadget reviews gadgets computer apple playstation 3 iphone apple products [more...]

Date: 2009-03-29 06:36:22

Electrical and Electronics - Ways to Go Green

By Eshanvi Smith In the present world, which is moving a little too fast towards calamity, going green has not remained an option, ... with an alternate choice - Solar powered. Use sun to infuse its power in all the portable electronic gizmo in your life. Solar chargers utilize energy directly from the sun and turns it into usable power [more...]

Date: 2009-03-31 06:00:01

EIAST, Fraunhofer to collaborate on alternative energy solutions

The Emirates Institution for Advanced Science & Technology (EIAST) has recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) ... of scientists, researchers and technical specialists, conducting feasibility studies, introducing products ... . Taking the MoU forward, a top-level meeting on solar energy [more...]

Date: 2009-04-01 06:17:21

Alternative Energy - Zacks Analyst Interviews

Assuming that GDP growth is slightly negative for the next 3 to 4 quarters while the credit markets gradually strengthen, let's consider the outlook and opportunities for the Alternative Energy industry over the next 6 to 12 months. Many companies engaged in the solar power market offer profitability with strong [more...]

Date: 2009-03-09 05:00:00

Intel Focusing In On Nano-Power

The majority of alternative energy researchers are trying to make renewable energy bigger and bigger. They are trying to build solar plants and wind farms that can power larger percentages of the grid, batteries that can hold more kilowatt-hours, and biofuels with high energy density. At the same [more...]

Date: 2009-01-29 23:04:21

3 ETFs to Profit from This Under-the-Radar $18bn Energy Bill

The crisis on Wall Street has effectively stopped funding for alternative energy projects ... be extended through 2010. Tax credits for solar, geothermal, marine (tidal) and biomass, municipal solid waste, trash combustion and hydro power plants would last through 2011. Residential energy [more...]

Date: 2008-09-30 15:51:09

End of the ride

For a brief period in time, it seemed that the Chinese project to reduce carbon emissions and develop alternative sources of energy had gathered real ... of photovoltaic cells (incubating solar panel manufacturing giants like Suntech and Trina Solar in the process [more...]

Date: 2009-04-01 04:43:55

We now understand solar power

When it comes to resource material on alternative energy, the Earth4Energy DIY kit gets the highest reviews from home energy sites ... convinced that we could actually hame a Solar Panel Home. The author has prepared the material [more...]

Date: 2008-12-20 23:12:44

Praise and a passing thought

If memory serves, Barack Obama has said that FDR is one of his heroes ... to creating alternative fuels, windmills and solar panels; building energy efficient appliances [more...]

Date: 2008-12-08 04:14:43

DrumBeat: November 18, 2008

Credit crisis dims the lights for power industry GREAT FALLS, Montana: ... to the prospects for biofuel, solar and wind energy champions. General hints China's navy may add carrier ... to come with the power grid under ever growing strain. break Alternative energy bulls face bear [more...]

Date: 2008-11-18 13:23:42

Save Money By Installing Solar Power in Your House

by David Smith The energy sources we use today are consuming the planet and will eventually run out ... knowledge of tools and access to a hardware store can do it. Alternative energy is low-maintenance ... . We will eventually have to switch to renewable energy sources, but many people won’t do so until [more...]

Date: 2009-04-03 07:59:16

Create Your Own Do-It-Yourself Solar Panels

As people become more aware of environmental issues, alternative sources of energy are getting more attention ... client. Fortuitously this has changed lately, and a commercial 100-watt solar panel can be bought ... for your budget, then you’ll be pleased to know that rather than purchasing a solar panel [more...]

Date: 2009-04-07 01:44:59

The Limitation of Hydrogen Car Conversion Kits

This time the race is against Mother Nature and the prize is the world for our children ... oil are numerous alternative technologies. Today, we are looking at the sun for solar energy ... a zillion results for the term ‘hydrogen conversion kits’. They all claim to be the elixir to free [more...]

Date: 2009-03-23 21:00:25

Three Extreme Eco-friendly Houses of the Future

With so much attention being drawn towards the perils of our planet and the environmental impact that a global population is causing on natural ... incorporate solar panels, wood-burning stoves or other energy-saving heating and cooling appliances ... housing alternative on this entire list. Portable Martin House-To-Go Photo Source Honestly [more...]

Date: 2008-11-09 09:26:18

Going green pushes price up - Minneapolis Star Tribune

W indmills and solar panel arrays have become symbols of America’s growing interest in alternative energy. Yet as Congress begins debating new rules to restrict carbon dioxide emissions and promote electricity produced from renewable sources, an … source:http://www.startribune.com/business/42349697.html [more...]

Date: 2009-04-03 02:40:03

California Solar Initiative Had Most MW Applications in a Day Ever

As an alternative energy innovation junkie I used to get my climate cooling news from scouring the web, ... out of that reading loop a bit. But I am learning how to estimate and design solar systems, so now I get emailed inside news as it breaks from within the solar industry: On Monday, February 9th 2009, the California [more...]

Date: 2009-02-28 19:04:44

Want to Live Off Grid? Alternative Energy Sources are Available

by Jackie LeeThere used to be some disagreement over the reality of global warming, no longer ... up and there is the sun that produces solar power. The sun’s rays are converted into electricity through solar cells, solar thermal panels, parabolic mirrors and other medium. Let’s look at thermal energy [more...]

Date: 2009-03-22 10:23:31

GMP Research explains Ontario’s big news for renewable power projects

At last, some good news for our friends in the alternative energy sector. Wellington Financial Fund III has done two renewable energy deals so far, Ventus Energy and Biox ... power projects • Proposal would provide the world’s highest solar feed-in tariffs • Program [more...]

Date: 2009-03-15 20:44:39

Same old poop, different day…

      If you have been watching any public television at all over the last several months you’d think that the oil companies are ... of new alternative energy programs and conservation programs.   They also claim to be concerned ... Times that these ads (about solar, wind, etc) are mostly lip service.   All the big oil guys [more...]

Date: 2009-04-07 22:57:58

A Very Useful Preparation List

From Alpha Rubicon : NOTE: The following is copyrighted by Rob Hanus and is used here with permission ... Capabilities: Solar-power, or other renewable/long-term power, setup capable of running all mission ... group (user discretion). Categories: Alternate energy Minimum Capabilities [more...]

Date: 2009-02-25 00:20:00

Oil to Fuel the Planet until 2030

Houston, TX - New oil explorations estimate there is plenty of oil left in the earth. Originally estimated at around one point five trillion ( ... thought it was going to be up to my generation to come up with an alternate energy plan, but I’ ... have trips to Mars in twenty four years, “one newborn chimed in, “I’m just not so sure about solar [more...]

Date: 2009-04-07 11:12:44

Producing Your Own Electricity through Solar and Wind Power

by Ashley Patrick One big factor that hinders people in their quest for alternative energy sources is the amount of money involved ... on investment before any profit is realized in building a solar or a wind power system. Nonetheless ... an outside company to do it for you. Ultimately, the advantages of solar and wind power must first [more...]

Date: 2009-02-14 08:13:37

Solar Company Receives Historic Commitment from DOE

For the first time ever, a private enterprise specializing in alternative energy has received a loan guarantee from the federal government ... -down effect of creating additional jobs in photovoltaic installation.  Upon completion, the plant ... -film solar panels.  Though less efficient than traditional arrays, CIGS-based photovoltaics [more...]

Date: 2009-03-24 19:18:25

Europe as GA bellwhether

Go ahead and laugh at the alternative powerplants being shown at this year’s AERO convention in Friedrichshafen, Germany ... in solar panels. Why? To earn generous energy credits. In GA applications, I saw several promising ... energy to charge batteries, heat and light the hangar, and even preheat engines. Make more energy [more...]

Date: 2009-04-04 12:19:29

Alternative Energy for Home

So you have heard all about DIY wind turbines ... . Solar Panel Installation Made Easy  Influencing Factors of Your Home Solar Panel’s Efficiency ... . What do you require exactly? 1.An open area. Most of us install their DIY wind turbines on their roof [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 04:15:14

DrumBeat: January 31, 2009

Oil price slump a challenge to Obama: Alternative energy looking less viable A slide in oil prices may be good for consumers battered by the U. S ... from such renewable sources as solar, wind and geothermal power; and mandating limits and raising prices ... to revolutionize America's energy use. ..."Low oil prices are a very real danger because they [more...]

Date: 2009-01-31 14:37:32

Alternative fuels to consider

by Cheryl L. True Thinking of changing to hydrogen fuel but not sure if it’s right for you? Before you make a decision, do a little research ... Let me tell you about this web site I came... Home Solar Power Systems Can Cut Energy Costs ... on hydrogen fuel. Here are three books that may help you: “Tomorrow’s Energy - Hydrogen, Fuel Cells [more...]

Date: 2009-04-01 03:29:16

‘Obama Effect’ On Clean Energy Will Be Short Lived

The election last night of Barack Obama to the White House has many green investors cheering, but their elation may be short-lived. For one, the ROI of alternative energy is still pegged to the price of fossil fuels. Second ... for a greener grid while the other seeks to protect endangered species and offshore territory from solar arrays [more...]

Date: 2008-11-05 14:46:19

Alternative Energy Makes it Possible to Live Off Grid

by Jackie LeeThere used to be some disagreement over the reality of global warming, no longer ... that surrounds you. It is everywhere. Look up and there is the sun that produces solar power. The sun’s rays are converted into electricity through solar cells, solar thermal panels, parabolic mirrors and other [more...]

Date: 2009-03-07 11:18:58

Smart Stripping

Posted on March 30, 2009 by Brian in EnvironmentSmart POWER Stripping, that is ... to talking about energy conservation. Apparently, the energy saved by installing a single compact ... .Solar and wind power are catching on, but conservation is still the best form of alternative [more...]

Date: 2009-03-30 14:58:58

Alternative Energy - too cheap to ignore.

The last time around that I picked on SunPower - there was a lot of opposition to my conclusions - most of which have proven to be true, plus, ... . SunPower has been in the solar-cell game since 1985, and in the business, for a few years.  Their solar ... % in the next five. Their biggest competitors are SunTech STP, and First Solar FSLR. SunTech is [more...]

Date: 2008-11-19 04:05:45

Green Energy Jobs - What Kinds of Jobs Are Available?

By Joshua Vadney Most of us know what green energy is by now ... energy sources such as wind or solar power instead of using fossil fuels like oil or coal. With the strides being made in lowering the costs of using alternative power sources new careers are being [more...]

Date: 2009-04-05 04:00:53

Solar Panels in the Sahara Could Meet All Europe’s Energy Needs

Experts say only a fraction of the Sahara, probably the size of a small country, ... solar power for North Africa….that start to compare favourably with alternative technologies. The cost ... a decade by investing in a giant network of solar panels in the Sahara desert, an expert told a global [more...]

Date: 2009-03-18 10:37:52

EcoDrain Reduce Water Heater Use by 40%

April 6th, 2009 Goto commentsLeave a comment EcoDrainWe are tapping all sorts of alternative energy resources as we move towards a Greener ... it to cold incoming water. This simple heat exchange can save water heater usage by 40%.EcoDrain ... posts:Generate Water from Air Using Solar EnergyThe Biodegradable Grass PhoneRecompute - Sustainably [more...]

Date: 2009-04-06 17:25:31

PlanetSolar Boat to Sail Around the World

From the solar-powered vehicle that crossed Canada , to a wave-powered boat that took on the Pacific, ... | Add to del.icio.us Post tags: alternative energy , autodesk , green design , photovoltaic ... at PlanetSolar is attempting to cross a distance far greater with a sleek solar-powered boat that will travel [more...]

Date: 2009-03-24 09:00:52

Al Gore: 15 Ways To Avert A Climate Crisis

As the creator of a blog about solar power for homes, it is incumbent upon me to present the argument for alternative energy. It is not such a big leap from there into the world of politics [more...]

Date: 2008-12-17 13:00:00

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