A large storm came through Tuesday night and we lost power for 43 hours. During that time I ran the house on my little solar PV system and batteries. My new inverter provided clean power without shutting down when the …
From 2GreenEnergy Supporter Brian McGowan: Living on Solar PV After the Storm Read More »
Robert Benedict, a fellow I met at last year’s Intersolar show in San Francisco writes: Amazingly solar (photovoltaics) have already passed its golden anniversary (50 years) by the 11th year now or 61 years total. The birth of photovoltaics took place in …
What’s the carbon footprint of solar panels? Do they need more energy to produce than what they would produce in their entire life? Readers who aren’t familiar with the website Quora.com should check it out. Linked above is a really …
How Much Energy Is Needed To Produce Solar Panels? Read More »
Here’s a post that’s strictly about the pic I’ve used (left). It’s a screen shot from the sidebar of GreenTechMedia.com as it exists right this minute (probably won’t last). But just look at these headlines (and Google them if you …
Frequent commenter and senior energy analyst Glenn Doty writes about an earlier post on wearable solar PV (see picture on left featuring the obligatory pretty girl). He notes: (This) is likely a fad that will contribute absolutely nothing to the …
The reader who asked earlier about wearable solar PV clarifies: I agree with you that the direction for these threads for wearable power generation is a dead end or at least a very low power, niche market. My thought has …
A reader asks: I was looking for a contact with a group currently researching and manufacturing photovoltaic thread as described here. Most of the research is focusing on textiles for the thread. I think they should look in a different, …
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2GreenEnergy super-supporter Gary Tulie, one of the brightest and most energetic people I’ve ever met, is constantly “thinking outside the box” when it comes to the use of large-scale engineering solutions to our environmental problems. Here’s a set of suggestions …
A reader from Maryland asked me to post this infographic, illustrating his state’s leadership over neighboring Virginia. I didn’t know there was a competition going on; one learns something new every day. Hooray for whoever wins.
A few years ago, when the world entered its first stages of transitioning to solar and wind energy, it became apparent that cost would be the biggest impediment to the transition. Installing solar in homes meant that home owners had …
From Guest Blogger Jenny Richards: Five Sources of Financing for Solar Energy Read More »
