Found 8 result for Tag: solar.

Is Recycling Solar Cells Dangerous?

Dean Dowd on October 23, 2008
The solar industry is no spring chicken, but the recent boom and ongoing rapid growth begs an important question: How do I recycle used or ...

Big Push for Solar Residential Rooftops in the US

Kristen Lee on June 14, 2008
While I had heard of Duke Power's commitment to put $100M into solar, I didn't expect timely development of project plans and implementation ...

HP Technique Doubles Efficiency of Solar Panels

Kristen Lee on June 6, 2008
With so many recent advancements in solar energy, I can't wait to see what will be available to consumers in the next few years ...

Solar energy powers free wifi in time for Euro 2008 in Geneva

Philippa Martin-King on May 20, 2008
For some time now, major cities in Switzerland have had wifi spots that give you free access to the Internet. So, on a fine day ...

US Department of Energy funds photovoltaic research

Bill Thompson on March 13, 2008
The US Department of Energy is providing $14m towards research in photovoltaic technologies for a new generation of solar cells. The goal is to reduce ...

solar powered pump + small hydro

Gareth Ruck on February 14, 2008
Hi all - I've just decided to be more pro-active about managing my energy use so please forgive me if my questions seem simplistic! A ...

Energy highlights 2007

Hans De Keulenaer on December 18, 2007
This past year of 2007 was again an eventful one in the world of energy. There were new trends, evolving markets, and important breakthroughs. The ...

The Solar Tower

Jonathan Buck on December 14, 2007
Just could not resist sharing this beautiful piece of engineering and a great source of renewable energy: Plataforma Solar de Almería Web Server, the ...