Found 17 result for Tag: renewable energy.

New MicroPhotoVoltaic Cells for Solar Concentrators

Jose Vaz Pinto on January 13, 2010
"Sandia National Laboratories scientists have developed tiny glitter-sized photovoltaic cells that are expected to be less expensive and have greater efficiencies than current photovoltaic collectors ...

Fuel cell research budget to be scrapped by DOE in the US?

Philippa Martin-King on August 18, 2009
It seems unbelievable that the US Department of Energy should be proposing in its 2010 budget  to cut $100 million from the hydrogen-fuel cell federal ...

SwissClimateCredit - Executive Director

Felix Cardenas on July 6, 2009
SwissClimateCredit introduces a new currency that in a transparent and fun way enables people to offset their carbon emissions. In contrast to existing providers, Swiss ...

Energy Consulting Niche Forms in Stimulus' Wake

Dean Dowd on April 8, 2009
The nearly $800 billion stimulus package has lit a fire under the renewable energy industry. The solar industry specifically is beaming after a relatively rough ...

Wind Turbines for the City

Kristen Lee on December 5, 2008
For wind power, there has long been a challenge to place turbines closer to the areas that use their energy. A company called Quietrevolution seems ...

Philippe Starck Democratic Ecology personal wind turbine

Jose Vaz Pinto on July 25, 2008
Philippe Starck , the well known designer, presents an eco solution: a personal wind-turbine, called Democratic Ecology . The claim is that a single windmill can generate ...

How Much is a Solar Rooftop Array Worth to You?

Kristen Lee on June 25, 2008
SunRun, a San Francisco-based company which "installs and operates residential solar systems" is trying to break down the price barrier and make solar arrays more ...

Big Push for Solar Residential Rooftops in the US

Kristen Lee on June 14, 2008
While I had heard of Duke Power's commitment to put $100M into solar, I didn't expect timely development of project plans and implementation ...

Solar Power from Space?

Kristen Lee on June 3, 2008
Generating solar power near sea level on Earth may just be an old way of thinking.  Consider catching rays even closer to the source- from ...

Dirt Powered Fuel Cells for Light

Kristen Lee on May 23, 2008
An organization called Lebônê is working to provide low-cost energy solutions for Africa. They've developed a simple, low maintenance system that derives energy ...

More Efficient Solar Cells?

Kristen Lee on May 15, 2008
Looks like UC-San Diego researchers have found a way to improve efficiency in thin-film solar panel cells: spike them with nanowires! Seems that they act ...

Carbon Credits: Credit Where It's Not Due

Kristen Lee on May 9, 2008
Yesterday I submitted a blogpost to Matter Network (.com) based on my experience at a fundraiser luncheon for International Rivers. Several speakers presented on an ...

This isn't a billboard. Its a power plant!

Sergio Ferreira on December 14, 2007
San Franciscan Pacific Gas and Electric, California, has just installed the first solar powered billboard in the world.  The billboard actually draws power from the ...

Running to save the world

Pippa Rojo on September 14, 2007
I bet you've heard that expression before. It's an idea you'd normally associate with fund raising. This one's different. Most of ...

Transfer energy from the sun to a flexible surface

Pippa Rojo on August 6, 2007
In investigating solar panels and solar energy, I discovered that interesting renewable energy solutions come around when doctors of science from areas as diverse as ...

Is nuclear power a solution?

Gabriel Walt on August 3, 2007
Is what is told in this clip made by Greenpeace UK true, that nuclear power can only cover such a small portion of energy needs ...

Fancy painting your house in solar panel green?

Jonathan Buck on July 20, 2007
According to a report on Science Daily, we could soon be painting solar panels on to our houses and cars! Research at the New Jersey ...