Harnessing and converting the idle power of sunlight is alluring for so many reasons. Besides the often expensive upfront equipment and installation costs, solar power systems can generate clean electricity for years requiring little maintenance or operational attendance. As the efficiency of solar cells continues to improve and production costs fall, unused rooftops [...]
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Solar Roof Tiles That Look Good In So Many Ways
June 21st, 2010
IBM Creates Efficient Solar Cells from “Earth Abundant” Materials
February 11th, 2010
There’s no denying that the “green energy” movement is here to stay. And while renewable energy generation from wind sources continues to increase, large scale solar power plant deployment remains hindered by the high cost of photovoltaic solar panels, despite the vast quantities of solar energy that bombard the planet each day. Sure, there’s government sponsored tax credits that encourage [...]
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Tags: Green energy, IBM, solar cells, solar panels 
2 Comments »Japan to beam power from space…
November 8th, 2009
Recently, the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) announced that it has partnered with several private Japanese companies to develop and deploy a network of solar panels in space. While this hopefully won’t turn out to be another space mirror, given the rise in humanity’s energy consumption it’s worth a try. Japan, having few domestic energy resources, [...]
Posted in Alternative Energy, Energy Storage and Transmission, Science, Space, Technology Tags: JAXA, solar panels, space, space solar power system 2 Comments »
