As I mentioned, I’m back in Boston for a couple days, attending the IEEE Energy Innovations show, and meeting a few industry colleagues who happen to be in the this part of the world. In a nutshell, the show itself …
Tag: solar power
From Guest Blogger SolarLighting: Can We Copy the solar success of NJ to the Other States of the US?
We are very glad to see that the solar industry is developing fast in the US. It is now a major economic driver for the country. When generating great amount of electricity, the solar industry is also creating many job …
Midterm Elections and Discussion of a Federal Renewable Portfolio Standard
Here’s a question for you now that mid-term elections are here. Do you have what it takes for a career as a political speechwriter? Here’s a one-question quiz that will help you find an answer. Suppose I were running for …
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Moore’s Law and the Trajectory for Renewable Energy
Each year, we come across a new set of discussions on the subject of Moore’s Law — the idea that the potency of technology doubles every two years. Intel co-founder Gordon Moore observed that the number of transistors that could …
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The Challenge Facing Concentrating Solar Power — Utilities Want Mature Technology
A reader points out that in talking about utility scale solar, only mature technologies are used — usually 20 to 30 years mature or more. He observes how long it’s taken PV to be seriously considered for plants over 10mW. …
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[The Vector] Harnessing the Ocean for Energy: the New Frontier?
The world’s oceans are a new frontier in the renewable energy world. Ocean energy is emerging and will be ‘make or break’ in the next five years, says the firm Pike Research that focuses on research and analysis of renewable …
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Black Swan Technology
Life is full of coincidences. On the way back from dropping my daughter off at school this morning, I heard a piece on NPR on Black Swan technology (see press release linked) which is based on a unique “optical rectification” process …
Guest Post: Graphene — The New Breakthrough of Solar Cell
The efficiency of converting sunlight into electricity becomes much lower (about 10 times lower) than the former solar panel. So it is difficult to generate enough power for equipments. So seems that it will take us really long period before we could see great amount of solar street lights with Graphene rather than Solar Panel.
Utility Scale Solar Show in San Diego
I’ll be at the Utility Scale Solar show in San Diego on Wednesday. I know this is a debatable topic, but I tend to get more excited about utility scale anything, not because I think we can count on utilities …
[The Vector] Florida’s Progress Energy Program “Save the Watts” Saved $10 Million
Progress Energy Florida claims that its “Save the Watts” program is a success. The Fortune 500 company says in a recent announcement there has been a 45% drop in energy use since it started the program in 2007 through 2009. That …
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