Solar energy
New Silicon Solar Cells – Flexible As Carpet
Solar cells which have been in use for sometime have a new generation of cells being developed by researchers at the University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign and the Northern University. This new solar cell technology makes use of very minutely sliced silicon chips instead of the rigid plastic currently used in these cells. The solar cells which are nearly a ...
Sharp, Sanyo and Gifu University Team Up on Solar Cell Research
Ah, this is something Japan knows how to do, and do well. Research. Sharp Corp. Sanyo Electric Co. and 15 other companies has joined forces with Gifu University to conduct research on nanocrystalline silicon, a promising material for highly energy-efficient thin-film solar cells. The consortium will explore the nanocrystalline silicon as the next-generation photovoltaic material = solar cell. Japan is a leader in ...
Japanese Government Wants Energy Firms Weaned Off Fossil Fuels
Tokyo has its eyes on weaning electric, gas, and petroleum companies from fossil fuels. The Japanese government will require the big users to utilize certain amounts of nonfossil fuels - solar, hydraulic and nuclear power. The goal is for the proportion of nonfossil fuels to be 30% of the total energy supplies in Japan by 2030. It was 18% in 2005. ...
6 Things Roof Ray Will Teach You about Solar Power
Roof Ray is a great tool for solar fans. That's us here at GP! Trying to determine whether or not solar power is a viable option for you in your area, you can know by going to Roof Ray. Roof Ray will tell a potential solar power user - 1. how a solar array will be set up on their roof. 2. the ...
World’s Largest Solar-Powered Tea Factory is in California
The largest solar-powered tea factory will be built by Traditional Medicinals at their headquarters in Sonoma County, California. The whole project was supervised by Akeena Solar and includes some 1,450 solar panels that will generate an approximately 430,000 KWh per year which is some 75% from what the factory needs while the rest will be offset using wind energy credits. “Since ...
LPGA Samsung World Championship & Solar Powered Porta-Potties
So, I am hanging out in Half Moon Bay, CA, home to some serious whale watching. But, this week it is hosting the LPGA Samsung World Championships. The question - what does the LPGA have to do with green? The answer was just outside the media tent ... the porta-potties. They are solar-powered. Now, to be sure, I am not ...
Toyota’s 242,000 Square Feet Solar Power Array
Class, what is the biggest single-roof solar installation in North-America? "Toyota's" everyone says out loud. The Japanese from Toyota decided they need to be greener so they installed 242,000 sqf of solar panels above their North America Parts Center California (NAPCC) manufacturing plant. That's a lot of roof that's going to get the sun's energy and make electricity out of it. ...
UN Chief, Ban Ki-moon, Commutes by Solar-Powered Taxi
If somebody is going to commute by taxi, a solar-powered taxi, you might want that somebody to be someone with influence, someone who can reach the world. Louis Palmer of Switzerland created a solar-powered taxi for use in New Delhi. Good for him, the UN Chief, Ban Ki-moon of South Korea commuted to work aboard the solar-powered vehicle to promote ...
Solar Tree Concept by Vivien Muller
There are times, when we think we've done enough bad and it's time for some good. A couple of years ago when I didn't care much about the planet, pollution and stuff like that, I realized that I've never planted a tree in my life. So what happened? I bought one and planted it in my parent's garden, at their ...
Spotless Sun Contributes to Climate Change
The global warming alarmists don't like hearing there might be other causes to climate change ... say, like increased activity from the Sun. A friend, who really is a rocket scientist, sent me a link to the story - Sun Makes History: First Spotless Month in a Century. For the first time in nearly 100 years the Sun passed without a ...
