The largest rooftop solar installation in the American Northwest is now online. Portland General Electric (PGE) has a 673,000 square foot installation of 2.4 MW on seven ProLogis warehouses. PGE ranked among the top 10 utilities in the west for …
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I got a high-quality rowing machine (Concept2) on Craig’s list yesterday, and have committed to daily use. It’s really the perfect tool for strength building and cardio simultaneously. But the reason I bring this up is that it will essentially …
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Solar Electric power also called photovoltaic, is the term used to describe the conversion of sunlight directly to electricity. The solar cells available today use semiconductor materials. To create useful amount of power, they are wired together in varying numbers to create solar modules (or solar panels). Because the electric grid provides AC power, the systems also include inverters that convert the DC electricity to AC electricity.
It seems that affection for renewable energy often breaks down across political (conservative vs. liberal) lines. I’m not sure I understand how this can be. Obviously, everyone cares about the quality of the planet we live on and leave to …
I try to read VentureBeat whenever I can, to see what’s happening in the world of capital formation for start-ups in green tech. Here’s an article that offers a summary of renewable energy trends that you may find useful. It’s …
Adoption Curve for Renewables — Truly "Blowin' in the Wind" Read More »
In response to my white paper on The Tough Realities of Marketing and Sales, a reader points out a few of the economic realities that, in his mind, supersede the points I make in the report. In particular, he notes …
I like to post articles on Renewable Energy World, as they have pretty decent traffic among people interested in a wide range of clean energy topics. Today, I commented on Stephen Lacey’s piece Is the Transmission ‘Problem’ Real? in which I …
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I just got off the phone with an extremely professional company in Portugal with which 2GreenEnergy will be partnering to deliver renewables consulting and EPC (Engineering, Procurement and Construction) projects for our clients. You’ll travel a long way to find …
New Partner in Portugal: Sun Business Development Read More »
I’m trying to get some “big ideas” for my next book on renewables. The one I favor at this point is a take-off on the first book’s “tough realities” theme: What, pragmatically, are we facing – technologically, economically, and politically — …
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The Vector has written about Ocean Energy in earlier posts. Today we highlight some exciting domestic projects. ** The first U.S. Wave Energy farm launched a test program this spring in Oregon. Ocean Power Technologies (OPT) is running the test program, …
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