I know that at least a few hundred readers (I wish it were more) have checked out 2GreenEnergy’s recent video series in which I interviewed author John Perlin on camera regarding his incredible book: Let It Shine – The 6000 Year …
Category: Photovoltaics
Talking Renewable Energy at the Intersolar Show
I’m happy to announce that I’ve been able to schedule a number of important meetings during my trip to the Intersolar show in San Francisco this week. Having said that, I have plenty of time slots remaining, if anyone wants …
From Guest Blogger Sinan: Solar Benches in Boston
The 60-year-old technology is finally making into the mainstream of our daily lives. The city of Boston plans to install solar photovoltaic powered benches that would serve as outdoor charging stations. The first wave will be located in the Boston …
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From 2GreenEnergy Intern Louis de Saint Phalle: SolarCity’s Big Plans for the Future
Two weeks ago, SolarCity joined competitors SunEdison, First Solar and SunPower as the fourth vertically integrated solar company in the United States. In order to achieve this status, they acquired California-based Silevo, a manufacturer of hybrid solar panels combining thin-film …
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InterSolar Show Hosts Important Developments in the Solar Industry
I’ll be in San Francisco next Tuesday and Wednesday for the InterSolar show, primarily to engineer a deal between my client PlexiSun (building integrated solar thermal hot water heating) and a prospective OEM. Of course, while I’m there, I’ll be …
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My 10 Minutes in Politics: Explaining Why the U.S. Proudly Supports Chile’s Efforts in Solar Photovoltaics
Here’s another reason I couldn’t last 10 minutes in Washington: I wouldn’t be able to find the words to express why the United States should use its financial resources, a huge percentage of which are tied up in war machinery, …
Sungevity Offers Solar Photovoltaics to an Appropriate Audience in Santa Barbara
I just got back from the annual Summer Solstice Festival in Santa Barbara, CA. Needless to say, the demographic make-up of these folks is distinctly left-of-center; it’s a fairly “Age of Aquarius” type of crowd—one in which Fox News fans …
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Solar PV from Samsung Brings Computing to African Schoolrooms
Here’s an article that speaks to a few concepts that are near to my heart: using solar PV to bring computing to a schoolroom, made from a repurposed shipping container, located in rural Africa. Congratulations to Samsung for making this …
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From Guest Blogger Ashley: Could the Navy Succeed in Beaming Solar Energy to Earth from Space?
Recently, the United States Naval Research Laboratory put into plans to build solar panels that are to be placed in space with the capability to beam the energy collected directly to Earth. Sounds like a plot to a James Bond …
Solar Roadways: Sorry To Be a “Hater,” But There Is No Such Thing as a “Good, but Impractical” Idea
As I’ve reported before, I find the appeal of crowdfunding is something of an enigma; in fact, it’s totally lost on me. According to an expert on the subject I happen to know, “Over 80% of what we see on …
