Off-Grid Electrification
This is a very impressive video conference hosted by the Climate Group.
This is a very impressive video conference hosted by the Climate Group.
First Solar Achieves World Record 18.6 % Thin Film Module Conversion Efficiency | Business Wire: Wow. The technology is really moving up. FirstSolar’s thin film is really working its way up. That means you can produce more power with a smaller foot print. Or produce much more power with a bigger footprint. Very cool to…
Kelly Pickerel, Editor in Chief of Solar Power World magazine was cautiously optimistic in January when discussing the impact of US Import tariffs on the Solar industry and still solar installations were up 14% during 2019. She hoped that an even year, 2020, would bode well for solar. She concluded her opening letter by the editor…
Do Cryptocurrencies Such as Bitcoin Have a Future? – WSJ: This is a good discussion about bitcoin, a cryptocurrency. At the current exchange rate, $261 US equals about 1 bitcoin, or 1 USD equals .003 BTC. During the Great Recession all countries worked hard to devalue their own currencies. A great way to stimulate the…
The world’s out of control human population growth is something that few people want to talk about loudly because it sounds so very insensitive. But the increase in world population at nearly exponential levels is non-sustainable and multiplies all issues of sustainability: exhausting natural resources, pollution, etc. Estimates are that world population will grow to…
A lot like a perpetual motor: no fool’n. As a kid, college really, I was intrigued about the idea of a “perpetual” motor. A motor that ran forever. My idea seemed like it should work, but I had a hard time getting someone to explain why it wouldn’t. My idea was based on the flywheel…
Tesla Solar | Tesla: Here is the information to order your roof from Tesla (that has now merged with SolarCity). The tempered glass tiles are much stronger, much cheaper and last long (lifetime of the house or infinity warranty, whichever comes first). Oh, and then there’s the PV electricity generation, above that. It is 30-years…