How much will our electric bills go up when we start using the "green" technology like solar panels?

A documentary the other night showed an office building that was supplied by solar panels and how great it was. Then they brought up the fact that the cost was astronomical and it was 90% build with government concessions. American… Continue Reading

Missouri school of engineering changed their name to Missouri University of Science and Technology?

The MIssouri school of engineering at Rolla (home of one of the best solar car programs) changed their name to Missouri University of Science and Technology. Their initials now spell MUST. I wonder if they did it deliberately, and we’ll… Continue Reading

How much energy could be generated by adding solar panels to the Alaskan Pipeline?

Using low-end, i.e. cheap, solar panels, based on existing technology, how much energy can be generated by adding solar panels to the total length of the Alaskan Pipeline? And if possible, how does that compare with the energy of the… Continue Reading

Why would Sarah Palin try to start a “Drill Baby Drill” chant at a speech to a solar power company?

JEFFERSONVILLE, Ind. (AP) – Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin is looking toward her political future even as her political present has yet to be decided…… ….Palin spoke after touring Xunlight Corp., one of a handful of solar technology startup… Continue Reading

Can solar thermal power solve the worlds energy problems?

According to this link Europe uses 4,000 terawatts of energy but in the normally unusable deserts of North Africa and the Middle East 630,000 terawatts fall unused. If solar thermal plants covered the desert about the size of Austria it… Continue Reading