Geothermal well photo via Bigstock Ram Power (OTC:RAMPF, TSX:RPG ) recently provided an update on progress at its flagship San Jacinto project in Nicaragua. This was the project where cost overruns and construction delays last year sent the stock plummeting from over C$2 a share to ar...
There is a growing impression being given in the discussion of oil and natural gas supplies, that the world is moving into a period where there will soon be such a plentiful sufficiency of crude that the US may consider exporting some of its production. (h/t Leanan). But if one looks ...
This new study explores the implications of a major financial crisis for the supply-chains that feed us, keep production running and maintain our critical infrastructure. I use a scenario involving the collapse of the Eurozone to show that increasing socio-economic complexity could ra...
Whitepaper: The vital role of ICT in smart cities 14 June 2012 See our latest whitepaper, courtesy of Scottish Development International, which discusses why cities around the world should be on the road to becoming smarter... As the existing Electric Grid moves toward clean energy, a...
Long story short, I have an idea that would not only achieve grid parity but actually exceed it. Would create a lot of jobs, including those in the manufacturing sector. Would help stimulate the economy due to the extra cash that would instantly be in the pockets of millions of Americ...
SPI Solar has announced that it has acquired the rights to co-develop and construct 68 solar energy facilities ("SEF") in Hawaii totaling approximately 29 MW dc. The SEF sites are distributed across the islands of Oahu, Kona and Maui and are predominately ground mount SEFs with some r...
Share | Latest News Austin Energy Lowers Solar Rebate June 11, 2012 Austin Business Journal Austin Energy has dropped the cost for residential solar installations from $2.50 per watt to $2 due to changing market conditions, officials said Monday. The rebate change, which takes effect ...
Who’s Funding the Green Energy Revolution? ← Party Politics Polarizes Jobs and Energy Debate India to Seek 15% of $50 Billion for Renewables From Overseas → Posted on June 13, 2012 by turner June 12, 2012 — Money invested in renewable energy reached new heights last year, topping $257...
Fear of the disintegration of the Euro resurfaced in May, sending all stocks downward. Clean energy stocks once again fell more than the market as a whole. Possible causes are that many clean energy sectors are exposed to further loss of European subsidies, and that clean energy stock...
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Technology Review has a series of reports on the intersection of computing and the electrical grid , including this article by eSolar’s Bill Gross on improving the price and performance of solar thermal power plants – a textbook example of Bucky Fuller ‘s concept of “ephemeralization”...
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Multijunction devices use a high-bandgap top cell to absorb high-energy photons while allowing the lower-energy photons to pass through. A material with a slightly lower bandgap is then placed below the high-bandgap junction to absorb photons with slightly less energy (longer waveleng...
