Can solar power transform the electricity market as much as shale did for oil and gas? This question has been posed in a new study by Wood MacKenzie, an international energy research and consulting company. Continue reading… “Can solar be the next shale?”
GTM Research’s solar analysts release every quarter, the most important data and findings from the past three months. The most important charts from the Q4 2014 Solar Executive Briefing follow. Continue reading… “8 Solar trends for 2015 to follow”
Fontus, is a “self-filling water bottle for your bicycle.”
Do you always have to constantly stop to refill your water bottle on long bike rides. Kristof Retezár, a student at the University of Applied Arts in Vienna, Austria, has come up with a new way to quench your thirst on the go. He has invented a little thing called Fontus, which he calls has invented a little thing called Fontus, which he calls a “self-filling water bottle for your bicycle..”
Continue reading… “Fontus – a bottle that turns air into water as you ride your bike”
The solar industry employs nearly 120,000 Americans.
Solar energy is hot. With a foundation of consistent, long-term deployment policies at both the federal and state levels, solar PV in the U.S. is leading an unparalleled price decline on the strength of enduring high demand from U.S. consumers.
Continue reading… “Solar energy market thriving in the U.S.”
US solar installations jumped 76% in 2012.
There has been a dramatic fall in the cost of solar power generation. Solar is at grid parity in many countries such as Italy, Spain, Germany, Portugal, and in parts of the US such as the Southwest. That means it is as inexpensive to build a solar plant as a gas or coal one. The pace of technological innovation in the solar field has also accelerated, so that costs have started falling precipitously and efficiency is rapidly increasing.
Continue reading… “Shrinking cost of solar energy drives mega-projects around the world”
Rotating dome house
Usually, when someone asks for the remote, it’s because they want to undertake some serious TV channel surfing. But in one unique home located just 90 minutes north of New York City, playing with the remote control will set the entire wooden house spinning on its axis. (Pics and video)
Continue reading… “Dome house rotates to take advantage of sun’s energy”
Solar energy produced from all angles.
One of the difficulties with using solar energy is its inability to produce electricity around the clock. Torresol Energy in southern Spain has solved this problem by storing thermal energy in two tanks of molten salt. This enables the plant to generate electricity long after sundown in order to satisfy the energy needs of the local populace. The molten salt — known as MSES — stores enough thermal energy during the day to create steam power during the night…
Continue reading… “First 24/7 solar plant”
Mobiles and laptops to run for up to 100 times longer between charges.
Mobile phones could soon run for months rather than days between charges, after scientists discovered how to make them work more efficiently.
By delving into the futuring techniques of Futurist Thomas Frey, you’ll embark on an enlightening journey.
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