Tag Archives: Solar Power
What’s going on with First Solar (and cadmium telluride solar cells)?
Above: Year-to-date price history of several large solar cell manufacturers. FSLR = First Solar (American) SPWR = SunPower (American) STP = Suntech Power (Chinese) YGE = Yingli Green Energy Holdings (Chinese) Followers and investors in one of the world’s largest … Continue reading
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Solar Panels: A True Carbon-Free Source of Energy?
“Today I challenge our nation to commit to producing 100 percent of our electricity from renewable energy and truly clean carbon-free sources within 10 years.” -Al Gore, 2008 Our political leaders have a huge influence in how our population views … Continue reading
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Will PV cells take over the world?
Solar power is the poster child of the green energy movement. And why wouldn’t it be? Fuel that is entirely free, will be around for billions of years no matter what we as humans do, and doesn’t pump out nasty … Continue reading
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What is Masdar City?
$22 billion renewable energy and clean tech project in the global heart of oil, Abu Dhabi Continue reading
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Solar must abide to TNSTAAFL
Using solar radiation for energy / electricity generation is certainly a great idea. In terms of solving current CO2 production (if current concerns prove true), eliminating environmentally devastating coal mining operations and a dependence upon a depleting supply of raw … Continue reading
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Extra-Planetary Solar Arrays
“The dots to which our energy beams are directed…are cold and hard and human beings like myself live upon their surfaces — many billions of them. Our beams feed these worlds energy drawn from one of those huge incandescent globes … Continue reading
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