Renewables – May 6
Power station harnesses Sun’s rays
Wind farms may not lower air pollution
Libertarian Stossel:
Sacrificing our children to the ‘Corn God’
The book that oil companies don’t want you to know about: Alcohol Can Be A Gas
Solar Energy
Addicted to Oil: U.S. Oil Policy Simulation
Fascinating account of a simulation game that allows the user to try out various policy options to see the effect on oil consumption and oil imports.
Construction starts on world’s largest solar array
A groundbreaking will take place Monday at Nellis Air Force Base, just north of Las Vegas, Nevada, in the desolate, arid, windswept Mojave Desert. The ceremony will initiate construction on what will be the largest solar photovoltaic (PV) array in the United States, capable of producing 15-18 megawatts of power. The project highlights both the promise and the pitfalls of PV.
Solar: Payback analysis and Internal Rate of Return
One way to sidestep the gloomy verdicts of payback analysis is to do what most companies do when contemplating a long-term investment like solar energy — calculate the internal rate of return (IRR) on the invested capital.
Renewables – Mar 15
Shell & BP plunge into the wind business
Start-Up Fervor Shifts to Energy in Silicon Valley
Towards Renewables in the UAE
Suburban Solar Retrofit
White House Seeks to Cut Geothermal Research Funds
The DESERTEC concept
Got a plan? TREC do, it involves concentrated solar power and high voltage DC transmission, and they want your help to get it into public view.
Middle East – Feb 22
Iraqi oil wealth stays locked up
The view from Tehran
Iran: Unstable, troubled oil giant
Abu Dhabi to build $350m solar power plant
Citizenre: A House of Cards?
In its current incarnation, it is my opinion that Citizenre represents a significant threat to the solar industry. Exaggerated claims, inability to deliver product, sales to areas where they do not intend to install soon, these issues can taint the entire solar industry. Worse, misled customers will delay or not buy products from reputable dealers.
U.S. Energy Experts Announce Way to Freeze Global Warming
As scientists sound daily alarms about the dire consequences of global warming, Americans are asking one question: What can we do about it? The American Solar Energy Society (ASES) has an answer: Deploy clean energy efficiency and renewable energy technologies now!
Meet my solar dryer
The rewards of a well-used solar dryer are by no means limited to the energy and dollar savings reported on the monthly utility bill. The best part of the package is the time spent outside.
Coal, nuclear, renewables – Dec 27
Coal fueling energy debate
Coal in your stocking
Nukes in Amarillo
Is thorium the answer to our energy crisis?
So Cal Ed signs biggest U.S. wind contract
Offshore wind farms get go-ahead in UK – largest in world
Solar & renewables – Dec 9
Emerging energy technologies summit in Santa Barbara (Feb)
China’s Sunshine Boys
New world record in solar technology
