According to the Worldwatch Institute: Driven by the gathering sense of a climate crisis, the notion of “green jobs”-especially in the renewable energy sector-is now receiving unprecedented attention. Currently about 2.3 million people worldwide work either directly in renewables or… Continue Reading
A lot of people, including John McCain, think nuclear power is the best solution to the US’s energy problems. However, the cost of nuclear power has been skyrocketting. From 2000 through October 2007, nuclear power plant construction costs — mainly… Continue Reading
The Department of Interior today announced final approval of two large solar energy projects in southern California that will produce 754 megawatts of clean renewable energy to power more than a quarter million homes and create almost 300 permanent jobs… Continue Reading
Cheaper Materials Could Be Key To Low-cost Solar Cells ScienceDaily (Feb. 19, 2009) — Unconventional solar cell materials that are as abundant but much less costly than silicon and other semiconductors in use today could substantially reduce the cost of… Continue Reading
Organic thin film solar photovoltaic films that are printed on an adapted label maker machine. UpBeatnik aka Vic Aguilar.
bit.ly Thin-Film Solar Startup Debuts With Billion in Contracts A startup with a secret recipe for printing cheap solar cells on aluminum foil debuted today, in what could end up a milestone for the industry. Nanosolars technology consists of sandwiches… Continue Reading
(November 11, 2009) Michael McGehee, Professor and Director of the Center for Advanced Molecular Photovoltaics at Stanford, discusses the state-of-the-art in currently competing solar photovoltaic technologies, including the future prospects and potential problems involved with each. Stanford University www.stanford.edu Center… Continue Reading
The Future Makers documentary film explores exciting solutions to climate change and renewable energy models. Biomimicry is a new way of looking at the world, drawing inspiration from nature to create ecological models in technology, design and new ways of… Continue Reading
Please sign the Declaration of Endependence at www.endependence.info/declaration . Short and concise explanation of solar photovoltaic systems. How do they work? Do I need batteries? Produced by the on-line local action network, Endependence.info. Show us how you are saving energy.… Continue Reading
www.homemadepowerplant.com A remarkable, new company, Konarka, a solar energy company based in Lowell, Massachusetts, is developing and producing organic thin-film solar photovoltaic films. These photovoltaic films are being printed on an adapted label maker machine. The process is much more… Continue Reading