Posted: 2011-11-16
Prescott Valley, Arizona, is anticipated to save more than $1.5 million in electrical costs over the next quarter century due to new solar treatments that will be added to the city's water pump station and the wastewater treatment plant.
Smart Capital and Wilson Electric in Tempe, Arizona, will partner on the construction and maintenance of the four units to be added at the water pump stations and the wastewater treatment plant...
Posted: 2011-01-20
"And God said, Let there be light: and there was light." A church in Montana took that quote from the bible literally, announcing plans to install a solar panel system on church grounds that will help offset energy usage and heat the building.
The First United Methodist Church in Great Falls
plans to retrofit its building to improve its energy efficiency; built in 1955, the church first plans to convert its sanctuary into solar heat: The sanctuary was originally built with in-floor radiant heat so pipes in the floor carry hot water that heats the large room...
Posted: 2011-01-05
In an SEC filing today, San Jose, California-based solar power SoloPower revealed that it has raised another $51.6 million in venture capital investment to design, manufacture and distribute its thin-film solar technology.
SoloPower specializes in the design and production of flexible solar power panels that are made from copper-indium-gallium-selenide (CIGS).
According to Tech Crunch, the solar technology is useful in areas where inflexible, cumbersome solar panels will not fit. SoloPower affirms that it manufactures its "CIGS cells on flexible metal foil." SoloPower then provides them with a "moisture barrier and environmental integrity" before shipping them to its clients around the world...
Posted: 2010-12-28
Much of the research in the solar power field is devoted to increasing the efficiency of solar panels so that solar power can be efficiently harnessed to power homes and businesses. Now, a new study shows how researchers are harnessing solar power to split water, releasing hydrogen and oxygen that can then be used for power.
The authors of the study, published in the current issue of Science,
affirm that the reactions do not need an exotic catalyst to take place, but rather cerium - an element as abundant as copper and stable for hundreds of cycles. The device works by amplifying sunlight through a focusing lens, directing it through a window into a reaction chamber where most of the photons are captured and turned into heat...
Posted: 2010-11-29
In the past decade, solar power has become more widely used and available. Now, private businesses are adopting measures to cut greenhouse gas emissions on their own, while many companies are specializing in products that enable those businesses to do so quickly and efficiently.
To achieve reduced greenhouse emissions, companies are implementing green systems, like nearly-waterless washing machines and carbon-negative cement,
according to the New York Times. By lobbying for tough carbon-cutting laws, companies are removing a major hurdle most legislation faces: many businesses previously endeavored to stop the changes as they feared they would lose money in their adoption of the technology...