Solar energy may be the answer to our power problems but companies engaged in the manufacture of PVs are experiencing gloomy days. Several years ago, solar cells were too expensive to be purchased by the ordinary masses. As such, they were bought by research centers and large corporations which could afford to pay big bucks. [...]
Why PV+EV is the Future of Driving
Meet the three forces that will forever change our world — and not just transportation: Electric cars, solar PV, and computational power. As a BMW ActiveE driver, former Mini-E driver, and, as the owner of a paid in full 7.5 kW home solar PV power plant, I’ve clocked more than 50,000 miles in electric cars [...]
Top 5 Green Geoparks
Excited about the 5th International UNESCO Conference on Geoparks running from May 12 to 15? No? Maybe you should be! Geopark might not be a well-known or even kind-of-known term just yet, but these babies are the way of the future for eco-tourists. Essentially, they are UNESCO-designated areas that are geologically unique and scientifically important. [...]
Why Tariffs on Chinese Solar Hurt Everyone
The United States Department of Commerce yesterday, and of all things at the behest of a German-owned company, SolarWorld AG, imposed extreme tariffs on China-made solar panels and modules of between 31% and 250%, making them much less affordable for U.S. consumers. Commerce took the additional extraordinary step of making the tariffs retroactive for 90 [...]
Intel to Raise Efficiency Across the Board
Last month we reported that Intel ranks first in the nation for using renewable energy, holding onto its position since 2008. In 2011, Intel used renewable energy for 88% of electricity, almost double that of the previous year. The company gets renewables from biomass, geothermal, small-hydro, solar and wind, by buying certificates and from on-site generation. Since 2009, it’s [...]
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