Hawaii has been known as a land of paradise. They have a great climate and can grow anything anyplace. But did you know Hawaii runs most of paradise on oil-generated electricity? Of course, all of the oil is imported too. …
From Guest Blogger Jim Stack: Hawaii — Land of Oil or Renewables Read More »
I was giving a speech earlier this month about Energy Security, and while preparing the speech came upon some stark realizations about electrical generation in the US: 1) Solar is equivalent to an insignificant rounding error for electrical generation in …
By Guest-Blogger Don: Wanted, People Who Can Grow a Company by 8% (per month) Read More »
Many years ago I donated 90% or so of my neckties to charity as I almost never wear one anymore. But I’m glad I didn’t get rid of them all, as here I had a rare opportunity a couple of …
Talking Renewable Energy on “Getting Your Money’s Worth” Read More »
Tucson Electric Power has signed up to solar photovoltaic array projects with capacities of 35MW, 25MW and 5MW; single-axis tracking PV arrays with capacities of 12MW, 4MW and two of 5MW each, a concentrating PV plant with capacity of 12MW …
Guest Post: Arizona Utility Signs up to Solar, Biogas and Wind PPAs Read More »
(continued from an earlier article) Down in the Quantum World Nano particles are less than 100 nanomicrons in width, meaning that a human hair is approximately 80,000nm wide. Down at the molecular level, materials behave differently to the way they …
[The Vector] Nanotechnology – A Disappointment? (Part Two) Read More »
The ability of nanotechnologies to deliver cost-effective renewable energy and energy efficiency solutions has come under attack in a recently released report by the environmental campaigning organisation Friends of the Earth. The nano technology industry has over-promised and under-delivered, according …
Nanotechnology – A Sandwich Without the Beef? (Part One) Read More »
We are very glad to see that the solar industry is developing fast in the US. It is now a major economic driver for the country. When generating great amount of electricity, the solar industry is also creating many job …
Spain is world leader in utility-scale solar power generation with a capacity of more than 430 MW, following commissioning of their latest plant in the North West of the country. The United States’ utility scale solar generation is a little …
[The Vector] Solar Thermal – Getting Competitive Read More »
I’m headed up to San Francisco to the Intersolar show tomorrow morning for a couple of days of meetings, and, of course, checking out the show itself. I just realized that I’m entering my fourth decade of attending trade shows now. …
Over the next few days, I’ll be posting a few articles on my company’s work with the island nation of Bermuda. From the standpoint of the raw facts, Bermuda is probably the best candidate on the planet to “go green” …
