Tag Archives: natural
How Does Large Scale Solar Energy Work?
Image: Glenn, picasa Did you know that seventy minutes of sunlight is equal to one year of global energy consumption? [United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)]. Researchersare looking to the southwestern U.S. to be an enormous solar energyregion as we look for ways to move beyond fossil fuels. How can wegenerate megawatts of power for consumers [...]
Trading Outlook for Energy Conversion Devices (ENER)
Energy Conversion Devices Inc. (ENER)develops, manufactures and markets integrated commercial rooftopphotovoltaics (PVs), a fast growing segment of the solar sector. Usingproprietary thin-film solar technology, solar energy is converted toelectric current. Its UNI-SOLAR brand laminates are light weight,flexible, durable and easy-to-install. The Company also engages innovel nonvolatile digital memory technology that provides advantages tothe cell phone, [...]
Investing in Cap and Trade
It may not have made as many waves as the Michael Jackson story, butlast week, after the House passed the cap-and-trade bill, the mediaresponse was overwhelming. Not that anyone should be surprised. This isa huge issue. However, it seemed that much of the earliest coverage stirred up anawful lot of hostility and opposition. And it [...]
Kokopo House – A luxurious off-grid dwelling for eco-friends
Eco Factor: Off-grid sustainable home by Enter Architecture Who says green living needs to be minimalist and devoid of any luxuries, when architects like Enter Architecturehave the skills to merge off-grid living, eco-minded amenities andluxury. The architecture firm has designed the Kokopo House, which isintended to serve as a luxurious green home of a shipping [...]
ADEX – A solar-powered prefabricated module-based living unit
Thinkingabout the future of living and adapting quickly to the change inrequirements and the need to be self-sufficient in terms of energy,designers Alberto Lara and Paula Nogueronhave come up with a prefabricated module-based living unit they callADEX. The ADEX living unit is just like a parasite where it nourishesitself and the inhabitants on the natural [...]