Found 7 result for Tag: solar energy.

How Much is a Solar Rooftop Array Worth to You?

Kristen Lee on June 25, 2008
SunRun, a San Francisco-based company which "installs and operates residential solar systems" is trying to break down the price barrier and make solar arrays more ...

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 ...

More Efficient Solar Cells?

Kristen Lee on May 15, 2008
Looks like UC-San Diego researchers have found a way to improve efficiency in thin-film solar panel cells: spike them with nanowires! Seems that they act ...

Another Solar Tower

Jonathan Buck on January 16, 2008
Couldn't resist trying out this new functionality on wattwatt. A new project for Australia:

The drive for renewable energy: Consumer v Supplier (who is driving?)

Mat Feakins on December 13, 2007
The majority of the world population now readily admit that there is a looming and very real problem of global warming, and it is most ...

Nuclear's still out in Japan. Why can't they use solar energy?

Pippa Rojo on July 20, 2007
Continuing the debate on the use of photovoltaics as an alternative to nuclear... This began following the Japanese earthquake of Monday July 16, 2007 and ...

GERMANY - "Waldpolenz" solar park

Laila Briquet-Mosig on June 25, 2007
What can you do with an abandoned military base?  The town of Brandis, Germany, has found a original solution... build one of the world's ...