The LA Times reports a giant solar project is proposed for remote Owens Valley. The scope of the project is potentially great news for many sectors involved in a project of this scale.
In his first State of the Union address President Obama made a specific point of addressing the urgent need for America to move toward a cleaner energy future. This article excerpts the comments directed toward these issues.
The challenge the President lays out for clean energy and solar in particular is the first time an American President has so specifically addressed the issue. Additionally he discusses the impact on jobs and the role of clean energy in the economic recovery.
A two part series on the specifics of the incentives and rebates available through the California Solar Initiative. As the issue is quite complex the series is broken down into two parts.
Part one deals with the Southern California Edison and LADWP incentives and part two focuses on the city utilities of Vernon, Azusa, Pasadena, Glendale and Burbank.
In a glut of information, this is one of the clearest and most cogent explanations I’ve found. Several of the formulas are broken down so the layperson can evaluate the potential impact for their solar needs. Also there is the good advice to be sure to consult with a solar installation professional to be sure all the implications are properly understood.
In my opinion this series is a must read for those seriously contemplated the move to solar solutions.
Interesting article here on the 20 year deal reached between San Diego Community College District and Borrego Solar that is 2.4 megawatts-the equivalent of 659 homes per year!
This article from the Pheonix Sun lists the “dirtiest” 200 power plants in the world. The interactive map is well done.
from the Pheonix Sun
This is a very useful glossary of solar terms useful for those curious about the rapidly evolving solar industry.
This article explains how California is the state that is setting the standards and leading the way in Solar Installations.
Table indicating California's lead in solar
This page includes a fascinating video featuring an imminent MIT professor discussing a compelling new vision of the future of solar energy. Our industry is clearly in the forefront of major discovery and innovation by the preeminent institutions in the world
Here is a link to an article in the world of photovoltaics website discussing the impact of the new energy bill on solar.
Here’s one of the start ups in Silicon Valley that is really a silicon based company!
This video shows some of the work they are doing to make wafer layers thinner and more efficient.
This company is one of the many emerging companies uniting the principles of solar energy and information technology very likely to dominate the energy industry in coming years and decades.
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