Posted on 10 October 2009
Tags: ACME, clean energy solutions, Community sized solar thermal plantsCommunity sized solar thermal plants, ESolar, esolar inc, Google, on-grid applications, paul lafontaina, Solar thermal, solar thermal power, solar thermal power plants, south africa
Clean Energy Solutions, a company from south Africa, was granted exclusive rights to be sole distributor and agent for eSolar Inc. (Leading solar thermal power company in US). Clean Energy Solutions would be selling eSolar’s newly developed solar power concentrating technology in sub Saharan Africa. (Seven countries in total)
Clean Energy Solutions has its head office in Johannesburg, South Africa. It deals with development and deployment of renewable energy Projects.
The detailed terms and conditions, especially the money matters, are being kept secret by both parties. The amount of solar power that will be generated is also a closely guarded secret.
Solar Thermal Plants works in following manner. Sun’s heat energy is used to warm up the water and turn it into steam. Then this steam is used to move turbines which then produce electricity.
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Posted on 14 September 2009
Tags: Arizona, California, clean energy, Colorado, David Bercovich, Energy development, energy needs, Energy policy, Environment, environmental groups, forward for renewable energy development, Frances Beinecke, generation business talks, Google, Google.org, green energy, Idaho, Johanna Wald, Mohave Desert, Montana, National Audubon Society, Natural Resources Defense Council, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oregon, renewable energy, renewable energy developers, renewable energy development, renewable energy generation plants, South Dakota, United States, Washington, Wyoming
Two environmental groups have started joint venture with Google in a try to guide renewable energy development off from sore regions, by employing Google Earth maps.
The National Audubon Society and the Natural Resources Defense Council brought out the latest tool that is named the Path to Green Energy. It is available for the people to utilize.
The latest maps gathered maps of threatened species home grounds, national parks and other forms of protected land from 13 western states. It added up all the information on Google Earth.
The analysis encompasses approximately 860 million acres, almost one-half the acreage of the lower 48 states in Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oregon, South Dakota, Utah, Washington and Wyoming.
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Posted on 29 August 2009
Tags: chemical copper indium gallium diselenide, Copper indium gallium selenide, eBay, electric energy, energy, Energy conversion, Environment, Gallium(III) arsenide, Google, Harry Atwater, high-tech material, Photovoltaics, renewable technologies, Semiconductor devices, silicon, solar cells, solar energy, solar photovoltaic devices, solar technology, sun energy, Technology, Thin films, Wal-Mart Stores
As solar technology is in wider use today but it is still less cost-effective. Scientists are near to develop next generation solar panels which would be cheap at the same time.
Harry Atwater, while standing in the lab of Caltech, shows a plastic panel with thickness less than one millimeter. The room was illuminated but the surface of panel still appears to be jet black. It absorbs all the light striking on its surface.
This high-tech material absorbs light 10 times efficiently as compared to the in-use silicon cells which are installed on the roofs of houses to gather sun energy.
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Posted on 29 March 2009
Tags: Department of Energy, Electricity, Elon Musk, founder, gasoline car, Google, Green Car, green sadan, Larry page, Model S unveiled, New York, Page and Brin, Sergey Brin, SpaceX, telsa and google, Tesla Motors, Washington
Tesla Motors has revealed the prototype of its all electric, zero-emission sedan, the Model S. The vehicle can accelerate from 0 – 60 mile per hour in under 6 seconds. It can also reach the top speed of 130 miles per hour. It will feature 17 inch touch-screen 3G connectivity, enabling drivers to access Google Maps and other data. Accordingly to the company, the car’s electrical charge could also be monitored via an iPhone or a laptop.
“This is just the first of many mainstream cars we’re developing,” Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla, said in a statement. Musk was a co-founder of PayPal and founder of SpaceX.
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