We talk often about fuel cell technology and many times the immediate implication is the prospective use in fueling our cars, trucks, and SUV’s. A scientist at MIT has been looking at some of the benefits of solar energy not only as a petroleum alternative, but also as a means of decreasing dependency […]

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I have been reading a brand new book by Brian Dumaine from Fortune and Time and other august establishments. It’s called The Plot to Save the Planet
My first response to reading this was “Wow!”
There are a lot of different organizations working from many different angles trying to come up with products ands methods to […]

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A solar panel installers has come up with an idea to allow customers to embrace solar before it gets to the price level when everyone will be able to afford it: to lease photovoltaic solar panels for their roofs. Currently, buying panels may set you back $20,000, which not everyone can afford.

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According to a recent report released by the Worldwatch Institute, the renewable energy industry is “stepping up its meteoric rise into the mainstream of the energy sector”. The report, called REN21 Renewables 2007 Global Status Report, notes that capacities are growing rapidly as a result of more countries enacting far-reaching policies. For example, in 2007 […]

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Phoenix Solar has signed a general contractor agreement with a US investor for the construction of two solar power plants in Granada, Spain. The ground-mounted power plants will have a nominal power of around 4.7 megawatts in total, which corresponds to a sales volume of around EUR 21 million.
In its role as general contractor, Phoenix […]

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