There is Still Time to Take Action on The 2007 Energy Bill
| Mark Twain.Sage “Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.” –Mark Twain Mark Twain’s quotes are some of my very favorites. Especially this one. He reminds us here to get out and LIVE! But, how can this quote be tied to renewable energy? .You can’t expect me to spell everything out for you! |
| New Nanostructure Technology Provides Advances In Eyeglass, Solar Energy Performance Chemical engineers have invented a new technology to deposit “nanostructure films” on various surfaces, which may first find use as coatings for eyeglasses that cost less and work better. Ultimately, the technique may provide a way to make solar cells more efficiently produce energy. |
| There is Still Time to Take Action on The 2007 Energy Bill The Solar Action Energy Society has a page on their website that allows you to e-mail and/or call your local representative to make sure they support and include the important provisions (higher CAFE standards and a commitment to renewable energy) of this legislation. On this page they also have a hyperlink to more info on the bill, as well as an “alert” flyer you can print and hang at work or local coffee shops etc. Check it out.and please DO SOMETHING! Renewable energy is important and cannot continue to be neglected! |
| Installed Cost Of Solar Photovoltaic Systems In United States Fell In 2008 Researchers released a new study on the installed costs of solar photovoltaic (PV) power systems in the US, showing that the average cost of these systems declined by more than 30 percent from 1998 to 2008. Within the last year of this period, costs fell by more than 4 percent. |
| Synthetic Cells Shed Biological Insights While Delivering Battery Power A new article describes a highly simplified model cell that not only sheds light on the way certain real cells generate electric voltages, but also acts as a tiny battery that could offer a practical alternative to conventional solid-state energy-generating devices. |
| Solar Cell Efficiency Increased By Incorporating Ionic Salts Scientists in Spain are working on optimizing a type of photovoltaic cell (Grätzel cell) that artificially mimics photosynthesis. Grätzel cells are photovoltaic devices that take advantage of the interaction of a structured semiconductor less than a nanometer in size and an organic dye that acts as a solar collector. |
| Senate Debates Climate Legislation amid Competing Forecasts of Its Effects Senate debates are accelerating this week on Bill 1733, the Clean Energy Jobs and American Power Act, despite the ongoing attention to healthcare legislation. Will a bill reach the floor in time for President Obama’s trip to Copenhagen? |