The Climate Group “C40 City” of Sydney, Australia has announced a project that will create the largest solar project in their country, installing in over 30 sites around this city, starting with the Sydney Park Pavilion. This project will have …
From Guest Blogger Carlos de la Fuente: Sydney Invests $4.3 Million in Solar Energy Read More »
A friend sent me this piece on photosynthesis and photovoltaics, which claims that commercially viable biohybrid solar cells would be a manifold breakthrough for solar power; their key components are abundant and renewable, so producing them would cost less and …
Here’s this month’s webinar, in which I interviewed my friend and colleague Andy Lower, Executive Director of The Eleos Foundation. I called the webinar “Eco-Capitalism,” as Eleos makes significant, carefully placed investments, focused on enabling entrepreneurs in developing countries to …
Eco-Capitalism Aims at Sustainability in Developing Countries Read More »
Just a quick reminder about tomorrow’s webinar at 10:30 AM PDT (1 PM EDT). Our September webinar, featuring my friend and colleague Andy Lower, Executive Director of The Eleos Foundation. Eleos is a dynamic non-profit, that, through its for-profit subsidiaries, …
I’d like to invite you to our September webinar, featuring my friend and colleague Andy Lower, Executive Director of The Eleos Foundation. Eleos is a dynamic non-profit, that, through its for-profit subsidiaries, invests in and partners with social entrepreneurs who …
Dr. Hugh Donahue reached out to me late last week and discussed the projects he has under way re: generating small amounts of electricity in wearable fabrics. The projects invoke photovoltaics in the form of thread, and also piezoelectricity, i.e., …
I may have mentioned that, when it comes to travel, I’m almost always able to combine business with pleasure. This Monday morning I’m taking off with my wife and 16-year-old daughter to visit a few colleges between here (near Santa …
We frequently come across the concept of “accelerators,” i.e., forces that cause certain phenomena to speed their way into our lives. Recent examples are the adoption of the Internet and cell phones, both of which exceeded analysts’ expectations by an …
When I was in the Bay Area last week, I had a meeting with Pvilion, a start-up company with a unique approach and capability to the architectural use of solar PV, and I’m happy to report that they represent a …
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I had a lovely phone chat last evening with a young lady, a high school senior who was working on a paper for school and wanted to ask a few questions about solar energy. In particular, she wanted to know …
