In light of another stormy winter and plenty of snow falling around the country, there has been more talk about the following question: can PV solar panels work in snow and cold? Solar PV panels can indeed work in a cold, …
Tag: alternative energy
Hot Webinar on Power Transmission
I try to stay up on the more exciting goings on in power transmission because of its obvious relationship to the penetration of clean energy generally. Less than 2% of our current grid-mix in the US is renewables at this …
[The Vector] Green Technology Offered in New College Program
Looking to future career and job training in green technology, a new Associate of Arts degree starts this spring in an area reinventing itself for the future – Toledo. “Green technology is becoming more and more important in our energy-driven society. …
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[The Vector] $1.45 Billion in Financing for Abengoa Solar
Abengoa Solar announced recently that it has finalized $1.45 billion in financing to build the world’s largest parabolic trough concentrating solar power plant. Called Solana, the new project will be located about 70 miles southwest of Phoenix, Arizona. Abengoa signed …
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CleanTech – Training and Education
A big part of the burgeoning cleantech market is education, as millions of people begin to ponder the process of bringing themselves up to speed on the basics of wind turbines, solar panels, EV charging infrastructure, etc. Each week I …
Global Warming
When we discuss global warming here, we (predictably) get a range of reactions, including the comments of the deniers, like this one: NASA has stated that ALL the planets in our solar system are heating up. I would say that …
Tagged with: alternative energy, clean energy, global warming, green energy, Renewable Energy, solar energy, solar panels, solar power
Electric Power Transmission — Technology in Flux
We hear a great deal about partisan bickering in Washington, but according to a webinar I attended this morning on power transmission, the governors of each state on the eastern seaboard of the US from Maine to Virginia are all …
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Take a COOL Guess – the Fun Quiz on Clean Energy (and Global Warming Remedy). Today’s Topic: Wind Turbines
Question: Approximately what percentage of the theoretical maximum amount of energy of the wind, flowing past the familiar three-blade turbines, is extracted and moved into the turbine shaft? Answer: Can be found at http://2greenenergy.com/cool-guess-answers/8732. Relevance: We come across numerous attempts …
Sustainability and Two Views of Paper
Here are two views on our use of paper: 1) As many times as we see a note on our emails that reads “Please consider the environment before printing this email,” we print more — and recycle less — than …
By Guest Blogger Julian Phillips: Shining the Light on the Dark Side of Lighting
This article is written in order for people to learn and understand more about the science, technology and environmental effects of the different lighting products available to consumers at present. Let us begin with incandescent bulbs (including halogen): Incandescent bulbs …
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