The other day a reader asked me about my use of photography on this blog. I responded that I usually spend at least a minute or two looking around before I make a selection—on the basis that a good photo …
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As solar power becomes cheaper, photovoltaic solar panels become more advanced. Today, scientists are looking for ways to efficiently harness the power of the sun, since the current heat to electricity conversion ratio of solar panels is very low. The …
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The solar energy adoption in relation to energy needs is a crucial theme. Indeed it’s not a big secret that the explotation of non-renewable resources, like burning fossil fuels as oil or gas, has huge consequences like climate changing, pollution, …
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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What if we covered our roadways with solar PV? As this article suggests, there is no reason in theory that this can’t be done, since, apparently, durability isn’t an issue. And obviously, there is a lot to like about the …
Here are all 10 parts of a video I recorded recently on the history of solar energy. It’s an interview with John Perlin, author and scholar-in-residence in the physics department at the University of California at Santa Barbara. John is …
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Pictured here is Gillian Christie, among the most talented, charming and energetic people I know, who runs a fabulous marketing agency called Christie Communications in Santa Barbara. I’ve gotten to know her very well over the past few years, due …
I’d never come across the Geostellar Solar Index until a reader sent it to me just now. He writes: “Craig, Did you see this in your internet meanderings? I think it’s disturbing that in most states it’s more cost effective to …
I’m happy to announce that Robert Benedict, a key player in the solar PV arena since 2005, will be coming on as a 2GreenEnergy Associate shortly. I met Robert at last year’s Renewable Energy Finance Forum in San Francisco, when …
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The solar PV growth curves illustrate the rapid expansion in the deployment of this form for distributed generation (DG). The only conclusion one can draw from looking at these graphs is that, after decades of customers’ putting their toes in …
