WONG: The island nation of Japan has the second largest GDP behind the United States. Although it is an economically viable country, Japan imports 99% of its energy from foreign countries. With world energy costs rising, Japanese manufacturing companies are… Continue Reading
The United States is one of the world leaders in the solar PV industry. Nations like Japan and the U.K. are also leading in this area. Japan and other European Nations have committed a great deal more funding toward research… Continue Reading
The project “Solar Dish Electric Generator” as a semi finallist from Freescale’s Technology Forum 2009. The prototype consist of a 2.00m diameter parabolic dish with a 2 axis sun tracking mechanism. A Stirling Engine was coupled in the focal point… Continue Reading
The price of a barrel of Brent Crude oil from the North Sea has risen by 50 percent this year. That in turn raises the price of driving a car – and of manufacturing. So solar power is becoming relatively… Continue Reading