The Indian Mobile Phone company Airvoice Group and the public sector body Satluj Jal Vidyut Nigam have joined in a venture to use Wind Energy and Solar Power to produce 13GW of power in India. Karnataka district located in the southwest of India is the region for the development. Using multiple sites for the development project aims to produce up [...]
The Air Force of Israel is exploring the idea of having their air bases powered by solar energy. They join a lengthening list of military and governmental organizations around the world that are looking to the future with the aim of energy security. There is no doubt that energy in the future is going to be a high demand product [...]
China being “quite a large country” has the advantage of that over two thirds of this area can be utilized for solar energy production with around 2000 hours of sunshine every year. This has not gone unnoticed and both domestic and overseas developments are taking place and some on quite a large scale. Applied Materials , a US based company, [...]
A recent study by the US, Lawrence Berkeley Nation Lab on the cost of solar energy installations has dropped by over 30% in the years 1998 to 2008. The price per watt was just over US$12 in 1998 and has decreased to under US$8 by last year. The study covers all types and sizes of photovoltaic solar generation and indicated [...]
US-Based, First Solar and the Chinese government have proposed a massive 2 Gigawatt photovoltaic solar panel plant making this the biggest project of its type. The planned solar power plant will be huge, ultimately covering an area of 25 square miles. The power output will be enough to power around three million homes when completed and will have the generating [...]
Our children are going to inherit this planet from us at some point in the future and it is our duty to try and keep it as clean as possible. From an early age our kids should realize the power and benefit of clean energy. A favourite of every kid and some adults is coloring books and for that we [...]
Installing a solar system in your property will no doubt help you save money on your energy bills. Whether it is a Solar Hot water system or Photovoltaic system for electrical generation you reduce or even eliminate those energy costs. A beneficial effect of your incite in to green energy is the fact that it can also increase the value [...]
We have had solar battery chargers before for you electronic devices. Lots of them may involve the hassle of trailing cables and plugs. IF you have an Apple iPod or iPhone then this new solar solar sleeve from Novothink may solve your problems. The device lets you slip your iPod inside the cradle while still allowing you access to all [...]
If you are like me and like taking photographs with your new digital camera then there is a problem that we sometimes run into. Having the ability to snap, snap and snap a picture at anytime we sometimes get carried away and end up taking 10`s or 100`s of photographs where as before digital we just took one or two. [...]
Opponents of solar energy production often cite the fact that no energy is produced when the sun doesn’t shine. That is a fact that cannot be dismissed. Solar storage is possible, on the small scale we have the portable solar battery charges for your mobile phones and mp3 players. These, while enough to power those small devices, are not practical [...]