The perfect source for solar power? Solar Power (photovoltaics) is now a one-billion-dollar industry, and it’s poised to grow rapidly in the near future as more pressure is placed on limited fossil fuel resources and as advances in solar technology drive down the costs of residential solar systems. This book helps [...]
Design, Implement, and Audit the Most Energy-Efficient, Cost-Effective Solar Power Systems for Any Type of Building! Solar Power in Building Design is a complete guide to designing, implementing, and auditing energy-efficient, cost-effective solar power systems for residential, commercial, and industrial buildings. From basic theory through project planning, cost estimating, and [...]
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Reviewed with Christine Petersen’s Wind Power.Gr. 3-5. The familiar small, square format and the large, well-spaced type of volumes in the long-running True Book umbrella series have been preserved in this new offshoot, Environment & Conservation. Petersen provides readers with a lucid picture of the sun and wind as natural forces before introducing some [...]
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Packaged in a small, square format, this title presents a surprising amount of information about solar power in brief sentences that are calibrated to newly confident readers’ abilities. The short chapters start with essential definitions of terms such as solar system before moving into topics such as renewable energy and greenhouse gases. The selection [...]
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Wonderful news for the environment this week: carbon emissions in the U.S. have fallen in 2009 due in large part to an increase in solar energy in recent months.
In just a single 12-month period, demand for fossil-fuel based energy has dropped dramatically, resulting in 5.9% lower CO2 emissions, according to the Energy Information Administration. Most [...]
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Next week, renewable energy finance professionals will gather at the 2nd annual Renewable Energy Finance Forum – West (REFF-West) in San Francisco on September 29-30. The event organizers hope to build on the success of the first REFF-West, held in Seattle, Washington in 2008.
The Renewable Energy Finance Forum West will be held at the Palace [...]
Google, the well-known Internet search corporation, is getting into the solar energy business. It is working on mirror technology to be used in solar powered turbine plants. These plants use solar thermal power: sun shines on specially designed mirrors which focus the energy to superheat water which is then used to turn turbines, generating electricity. [...]
Why is it that, even though the U.S. invented much of modern solar technology, other countries around the world are generating more solar power than we are? In spots such as Colorado and even my hometown of Bend, Oregon, there are more than 300 sunny days each year. Why not tap into these abundant resources?
Could [...]
Solar Power is not just a buzzword anymore. It is a viable way for you to save time and money, while at the same time make a conscious effort to save the environment and the planet. Solar power has been revolutionized and new technology is allowing it to not only power your home, but to [...]
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We’ve posted before about easy, DIY solar energy kits for your home. With electricity costs rising quickly, don’t you think its time to build a solar panel system for free energy?
Trust me – you don’t have to live in the desert southwest or near the equator to tap into solar energy. Nor do you need [...]
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