When I was much younger I recall telling a friend that if I had to live the rest of my life on exactly three foodstuffs, I would select oysters, mangoes, and beer. Of course, that was before I developed a …
Category: Photovoltaics
Subsidizing Solar — Both Sides of the Coin
A reader from Savannah, GA and I spoke on the phone the other day and became fast friends. In response to my piece on subsidies for solar, he writes: I keep going back and forth on this very difficult issue. …
Subsidies for Solar — Getting It Right
Here’s an interesting piece by super-blogger Marc Gunther, suggesting that subsidies for solar have been misapplied and have created weird market conditions. No argument from me there. Handing people money to do a certain thing is a guarantee that they’ll …
Solar-Hydrogen Powered-House
A friend asks: Out of curiosity, did you ever hear of Mike Strizky and his purely hydrogen powered house in Hopewell, NJ? No, that’s cool. Actually, of course, the power is coming from the solar PV; it’s stored in the …
Replacement of Diesel with Solar Can Be Complicated
Here’s a wonderful discussion that illustrates how an apparent no-brainer in terms of the replacement of diesel with solar on an island nation (Anguilla) can become a complicated mess. In particular, the chairman of the Anguilla Renewable Energy Office says, …
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Pros and Cons of Solar Energy from Photovoltaics
Here’s another short video for young people and newcomers to the subject of renewable energy. In this brief talk on solar energy and photovoltaics (solar panels), I provide my thinking on the strengths and weaknesses of solar power. Hope you …
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From Guest Blogger Charlie – The Big Question: Is Solar Actually Worth It?
Ever since solar power became an accepted alternative as an energy resource, the general consensus has been to wait and see what happens. As with anything new that has been introduced as a way of saving money, we are skeptical …
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Alain Clenet Brings Cleverness and Compassion to the People of Uganda
Those whose interests including super high-end exotic automobiles may know the name Alain Clenet and the eponymous retro-designed “drivable art” he built in the late 1970s and early 1980s. In the meeting I had with him at his home this …
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Solar Goes Mainstream
Renewable Energy World’s Steve Leone published an article today on solar and its attempts to go mainstream, in which he mentions a great number of developments that will ultimately make solar far more appealing to consumers than it is currently. …
From Guest Blogger James Hawkins: Solar in the UK
In April 2010, the UK government introduced their own version of a feed in tariff scheme to help boost our renewable figures and to cut carbon emissions. It is a scheme where homeowners are paid 41.3p for generating electricity with …
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