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MA Solar Stimulus Sells Out in Mere Hours (Again)
This morning at 9:00 a.m., Block 2 of the Commonwealth Solar Stimulus Rebate Program opened to applications for $4 million in funding forcommercial solar installations. At just before noon, the MassachusettsClean Energy Center sent around a nice email letting everyone know that all funds have been spoken for and the program is now closed.Executive Director [...]
MA Commonwealth Solar Stimulus Sells Out in 3 Hours
The brand-new Massachusetts program designed to encourage commercialsolar development in the state is officially closed to new applicantsfor the first block of funding. How long did it take for the $4 millionBlock 1 to sell out? Well, the Massachusetts Clean Energy Center openedup to solicitations for the first block of funding at 2:00pm today; andthe [...]
Solar Power After Hours!
One of the bugging questions of solar power is that it only workswhile the sun is out. So nighttime power must usually come fromtraditional methods. Recently though there has been improvement intrapping solar energy in a way that’s useable during the nighttime,other than in simple batteries. This so called “Holy Grail” lies in solar salt [...]
Solar Flowers Springing Up Across America
Solar Flowers are sprouting up all over! 15 sculptural sunflowershave been “planted” in a lot in Austin, Texas. The sunflowers’ solarphotovoltaic panels collect energy during the daylight hours which thenpower their super-cool looking blue LED lights at night. Any excess 15 kilowattsof power is sent to the grid to offset maintenance and operating costs.The Electric [...]
Ceramatec Develops 24-hour Solar Energy Storage Battery
Salt Lake City-based Cerametec, Inc. is in development of a battery that solar energyusers outside the grid could use to store energy from their solarpanels for most of a day, and its size and configuration – almostfitting in the palm of a hand, without lead and sulfur – promisessafer, more manageable energy storage. The battery [...]
Suitcase Powered By Solar and Kinetic Energy
Pluggage is a prototype for a carry-on suitcase which features abuilt-in batter or inverter and also a solar panel. This means you cancharge the suitcase when it moves and also in the sun. This bag wascreated by a student of ITP who spent 3 months by tricking out a BurtonWheelie Flight Deck rolling suitcase with [...]
DOE Funds $52.5m for CSP Research
Energy Secretary Steven Chu says the announcement underscores the commitment by President Barack Obama’s administration to making electricity generated from solar energy competitive with conventional grid power. “Low-cost renewable energy generation that includes energy storage is one key to our efforts to diversify domestic energy sources and create new jobs,” says Chu. “By investing in [...]
GoBe solar briefcase adds 3 hours of playtime to your laptop
GoBe Solarhas launched a new Solar Briefcase and Power Hub, which the companyclaims can extend your laptop’s battery life for an estimated 3-6hours. The device is a combination of a 12-pound suitcase carrying thesolar panels and a 9-pound power hub that carries the batteries and thepower sockets, which include AC, DC and USB outlets. Apartfrom [...]