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New Plant Mimicking Machine that uses Solar to Generate Fuels
A team of researchers in the US and Switzerland have created amachine that like plants uses solar energy to produce fuels, which canlater be used in different ways. The machine makes use of the sun’s rays and a metal oxide called ceria to break down carbon dioxide or water in fuels that can be stored [...]
Fat Subsidies for Fossil Fuels
The next time that someone complains that solar energy is tooexpensive and will never be competitive with coal, oil or natural gas,throw a few of these numbers their way: $72 billion – that’s how much money the US government spent between 2002 and 2008 on subsidies for fossil fuels according to a report by the [...]
WOW! Fossil Fuels Get 12x More Subsidies Than Renewable Energy
In a shocking revelation, a Bloomberg report uncovered that fossil fuels get 12 times more subsidies than renewable energy globally. It’s pretty disturbing, right? As a solar installer, I’m exposed to a lot of opinions on solar power and on the renewable industry as a whole. There are many people out there who think that [...]
National Clean Fuels to Develop Solar iPhone App
National Clean Fuels says its newly acquired subsidiary, China National Solar, is developing a new iPhone application called SolarGenie, which willenable consumers interested in solar energy to determine what electricutilities in their area purchase user-generated power and what thenet-metering rates are for their local area. The company says the app will help consumers determine whether [...]
Sundrop Fuels = Gasoline from Biomass and the Sun
Biofuels are coming up as a great renewable energy source and we can see many companies investing into their production. But, most of themanufacturers burn biomass to meet terms with the energy required todevelop biofuels. Here we have a company that has a little differentapproach. Ditching the biomass, Sundrop Fuels, a Colorado-based company, uses concentrated [...]
Our Declaration of Independence from Foreign Fossil Fuels
Today marks the anniversary of the ratification of the Declaration of Independence when the United States declared independence from Great Britain. Peopletypically associate the holiday with fireworks, barbecues, parades, andother patriotic displays. It is a day where we celebrate our countryand all the great sacrifices we made to be the great nation we aretoday. I [...]
ARRA Fuels Connecticut Solar Hot Water Rebate
Between 2005 and 2008, the CCEFdisbursed over $20 million in rebates for residential solar thermalinstallations and $65 million in rebates for government and commercialsolar thermal installations. The Connecticut Clean Energy Fund (CCEF) has established a new $4 million state-wide solar hot water initiativefor homes and businesses expected to last until March 1, 2012. Theaction comes on [...]
ARRA Fuels Connecticut Solar Hot Water Rebate
Between 2005 and 2008, the CCEFdisbursed over $20 million in rebates for residential solar thermalinstallations and $65 million in rebates for government and commercialsolar thermal installations. The Connecticut Clean Energy Fund (CCEF) has established a new $4 million state-wide solar hot water initiativefor homes and businesses expected to last until March 1, 2012. Theaction comes on [...]
Artificial Leaf May Lead to Solar-Based Liquid Fuels
Imagine “artificial leaves” that replicate a real leaf’s chemical magic by carrying out photosynthesisin a fashion that converts sunlight and water into liquid fuels likemethanol. This vision is closer than many people may realize,according to a newly-available report on solar energy called “Powering the World with Sunlight.” “The sun provides more energy to the Earth [...]