Archive for May, 2009

As Seen in Solar Industry Magazine

Bright Future With Solar Lanterns For India’s PoorSolar energy has the potential to improve the living conditions of poor rural households in India as well as contribute to the country’s future energy security, according to an expert. A new study, looking at the benefits of solar lanterns on livelihoods of village communities, as well as […]

Renewable Energies: The Promise Of Organic Solar Cells

Spintronics Advance Reveals New Conservation Law In Fundamental PhysicsResearchers have taken a major step forward in the technology of spintronics by controlling spin states of highly mobile electrons at different locations in a semiconductor and turning the collective state on and off at will. The discovery also represents a new conservation law, an important advance […]

Wind, Water And Sun Beat Biofuels, Nuclear And Coal For Clean Energy

Ultimate In ‘Green’ Energy: Plants Inspire New Generation Of Solar CellsThe ability of plants to turn sunlight into energy through photosynthesis has been successfully mimicked by scientists to produce a new generation of solar cells.

Four big reasons to get behind the smart gridWith venture capital flooding in and stimulus money on the way, the smart […]

ECO Jetski: The World’s First All-Electric Jetski

Solar Power Conference 2007 - Long Beach, CaliforniaSolar Night Industries will be attending the Solar Power Conference in Long Beach, California the week of September 24, 2007.

Smart Grid Battle Moves to the StatesAt the federal level in the U.S., the fight to legitimize the Smart Grid is over. It has been recognized in several key […]

Nanocups Brim With Potential

Natural Solar Collectors On Butterfly Wings Inspire More Powerful Solar CellsThe discovery that butterfly wings have scales that act as tiny solar collectors has led scientists in China and Japan to design a more efficient solar cell that could be used for powering homes, businesses, and other applications in the future.

Polymer Solar Cell Plant Hooked […]

Storing A Lightning Bolt In Glass For Portable Power

Shimkus/Farmergy Provide Update on Current Energy Bill, and More.MEDIA ADVISORY _______________________________________________________________ Farmergy Online Press Conference Will Feature U.S. Congressmen Shimkus for an Update on the Energy Bill _______________________________________________________________ Farmergy, a new energy solutions company providing farmers, ranchers and rural homeowners the tools and expertise to efficiently select and implement clean-energy solutions will host a second […]

Russian Joint Venture Established for Thin-Film Solar

Carbon Tax vs. Cap and TradeThe best way to start addressing climate change is to yank subsidies from fossil fuels and put a price on carbon dioxide emissions from them. Of the two methods widely discussed for pricing carbon — cap and trade, and a carbon tax, which is better? Economist Gilbert Metcalf argues his […]

Tiny Solar Cells Built To Power Microscopic Machines

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President Obama’s […]

Will Energy Secretary Chu Woo China’s Cooperation on Energy?

Will Energy Secretary Chu Woo China’s Cooperation on Energy?Will Obama’s appointment of Stephen Chu as Secretary of Energy make DOE’s job in China any easier?

Slay your zombie serversDatacenters are plagued by underutilized hardware that do little more than jack up utility bills and take up valuable space READ MORE

New Solid Oxide Fuel Cell Seal […]

North West Tidal Barrages Could Provide 5% Of UK’s Electricity

Green Up Your Act: Part 37 More Tips to Reduce Your Carbon Footprint 1. Reduce–Buy less things, download music instead of buying the CD, choose products with less packaging, grow your own food, buy less things. 2. Re-Use–re-use old grocery bags, share your old clothes with a cousin, use old sauce jars for storing small […]