The company Applied Materials (NASDAQ: AMAT), a leading supplier of solar panel manufacturing equipment, recently commissioned a new survey on solar energy to gauge the public’s current views and knowledge on the subject. Here is what was revealed:
Tag: solar energy
[The Vector] Summer Solstice Survey Reveals U.S. Consumers Want More Solar Energy
Tagged with: alternative energy, clean energy, green energy, Renewable Energy, solar energy, solar panel, solar power, The Vector
Molten Salt Technology — Saving Solar Energy for a Rainy Day
I hope the world is paying close attention to the development of molten salt technology to store solar energy as heat, for later conversion to electricty at night and on cloudy days. As reported here by The Guardian, the Italian utility …
Molten Salt Technology — Saving Solar Energy for a Rainy Day Read More »
Tagged with: alternative energy, clean energy, CSP, green energy, molten salt, Renewable Energy, solar energy, solar panel, solar power, Solar Thermal
[The Vector] Vehicles and Energy 101
Courtesy WTRG Economics As transportation takes the lion’s share of our oil consumption, illustrated in the chart here (compliments of WTRG Economics), it is worthwhile clarifying some of the various terms defining innovations and types of vehicles you may see, which …
Tagged with: alternative energy, cars, clean energy, EV, green energy, oil and transportation, Renewable Energy, solar energy, solar panel, solar power, The Vector
[The Vector] Obama’s Oval Office Address and Renewable Energy
Any energy newsletter, including those covering renewable energy, must pay attention to what is happening with oil and other fossil fuels. Vector is no exception. Oil currently dominates the energy world. Let’s understand energy use in the U.S., courtesy of …
[The Vector] Obama’s Oval Office Address and Renewable Energy Read More »
[The Vector] Renewable Energy Renewable Energy News From Around the Country
Nipton, California Will Generate 85% of its Electricity from Skyline Solar Skyline Solar announced the first commercial installation of its High Gain Solar (HGS) 1000 system in a new municipal solar plant of the desert town. The 80 kilowatt plant …
[The Vector] Renewable Energy Renewable Energy News From Around the Country Read More »
Tagged with: alternative energy, clean energy, green energy, Nipton CA, Renewable Energy, solar energy, solar panel, solar power, The Vector
Is Nuclear Power Part of a Balanced Energy Diet?
A reader named Mark writes on my piece about nuclear power, in which I favor solar thermal and point out the dangers of further nuclear development: Energy and power sources/systems are complex topics. They encompass national and international political factors, …
Is Nuclear Power Part of a Balanced Energy Diet? Read More »
Obama’s Approval Ratings — and Energy
Below is a link to a piece I wrote recently for Renewable Energy World in which I attempt to explain President Obama’s falling approval ratings. In it, I point out that, although his administration has been hamstrung with compromises from …
Solar Thermal/CSP Bravely Swims Upstream
Though the Intersolar show in San Francisco last week was represented far more heavily by PV than solar thermal, there are indications that concentrated solar power (CSP) is enjoying a significant up-tick in public attention. In particular, CSP, rather quiet …
The Intersolar Show – Diversity in the Extreme
A few hours ago, I met Dr. Kurt Chistienson, whose company Optomec “paints” the thin silver “fingers” onto PV cells – using proprietary technology that makes them as thin as 30 microns – (a considerable advantage over his competitors’ 40 microns …
Tagged with: alternative energy, clean energy, diversity, green energy, Intersolar, PV cells, PV panels, Renewable Energy, solar energy, solar panel, solar power
The Role of Nuclear in Clean Energy
A recent letter to President Obama supporting nuclear energy was composed and signed by many people whom I have no doubt are genuinely distinguished and dedicated energy experts, and who I’m certain all sincerely and ethically follow their best lights …
