Posted By:  adamclare Posted On:  Aug 21, 2008	Coal Plant Goes Solar
In Australia a pilot project is underway that pairs solar power and traditional coal burning power generation. Adding solar power into the energy production greatly lessens the amount of coal needed to keep the plants generation at a stable level. Hybrid power plants are a great transition to...... [view]

Posted By:  ighih Posted On:  Jul 13, 2008	What Do We Stand For?
Last week, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) reversed its previous ruling on large-scale concentrated solar facilities in the southwest. After placing a 22-month moratorium on solar facilities to conduct an environmental impact study, the BLM found that most of the public wasn’t...... [view]

Posted By:  ascendency Posted On:  Jul 13, 2008	What Do We Stand For?
Last week, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) reversed its previous ruling on large-scale concentrated solar facilities in the southwest. After placing a 22-month moratorium on solar facilities to conduct an environmental impact study, the BLM found that most of the public wasn’t...... [view]

Posted By:  adamclare Posted On:  Apr 16, 2008	Use Solar Power During the Night
Storing energy in batteries is expensive, not the best thing to the environment, and inefficient when used on a large scale. The inability to store solar energy over the long-term has been a problem for hte adoption of solar power generation. That is, until now. THe New York Times is reporting...... [view]

Posted By:  adamclare Posted On:  Nov 5, 2007	Australian Town to be 100% Solar
The blistering sun that shines down on the people down under will be lighting more than jsut heir sky. A small town in Australia’s north is going to make a 10-megawatt solar power plant that uses the power of the sun, and not in any regular way. Indeed, to make themselves unique, the...... [view]

Posted By:  adamclare Posted On:  Oct 31, 2007	IBM Turns Electronic Trash Into Solar Cache
IBM has started a new program that recycles old computer chips and converts them into solar panels . They are taking computer chips (which are usually chopped to bits) and ‘erasing’ the chip pattern then putting them as wafers in solar panels. This will surely make solar power...... [view]

Posted By:  adamclare Posted On:  Sep 12, 2007	Solar Plane Soars Into Record Book
A solar plane that flew without a human to control it stayed aloft for 54 hours . That’s right a plane that relies on energy from the sun continued to operate overnight. The plane, the QinetiQ’s Zephyr , broke the previous record for a solar plane staying the air. The...... [view]

Posted By:  mfurdyk Posted On:  Aug 29, 2007	From the mailing list: Uganda's policy makers discuss telecentres and alternative sources of power
There has been an interesting conversation about telecentres and alternative sources of power among some Ugandan members of parliament. My thinking is that with  the policy makers discussing some of the issues that are pertinent to us, there might be some light at the end of the tunnel in...... [view]

Posted By:  adamclare Posted On:  Jul 23, 2007	Australia Looking to Protect Environment
Two pieces of good news from down under! Oddly (but goodly), Prime Minister Howard, who dosen’t like the Kyoto Accord, appears to realize the environment is important: 1. His government has announced that households that use solar power will get $1000 in rebates. This is to encourage...... [view]

Posted By:  adamclare Posted On:  Jun 14, 2007	New York to Power Buildings Using Renewable Energy
Mayor Bloomberg shows no sign of slowing down his drive to reduce New York City’s carbon emissions, which is of course a good thing. He’s now set to announce that municipal buildings in NYC will switch to solar power and move from dirty regular oil to a less-damaging biodiesel....... [view]

Posted By:  adamclare Posted On:  Jun 6, 2007	Solar Powered Condo in Japan
Japan’s first solar power condo is on the market and it looks pretty funky. The Grandia Solare has solar panels on its roof that power the complex. This is what Japan for SUstainability has to say: Shibaura Group estimates that the system will reduce carbon dioxide emissions...... [view]