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Solar Grand Plans Start Answering Basic Questions

Written by: Joan Melcher, Sunday 29 June 2008 - 05:02 AM 1 Comments

Solar is a great theoretical answer to climate concerns and energy independence. Although some nettlesome questions keep it from becoming a practical solution, skyrocketing oil makes some answers more palatable.

Solar Building a Wise, and Ancient, Philosophy

Written by: John Perlin, Monday 21 April 2008 - 09:55 AM 1 Comments

The cheapest solar technology is just situating your home or office in the right direction when it’s built. You don’t have to be Socrates to understand the concept — but it might help.

Did Archimedes Solve Our Energy Crisis?

Written by: John Perlin, Tuesday 08 April 2008 - 11:15 AM 0 Comments

Sticking solar concentrators where the sun shines could potentially generate phenomenal amounts of electricity. But the perfect technology doesn’t yet exist.

Electrifying the Developed World

Written by: John Perlin, Wednesday 26 March 2008 - 10:56 AM 0 Comments

In the final part of our series on photovoltaics, John Perlin explains how the German experience offers an excellent model for creating a solar cell marketplace.

Solar Cells From Space to Earth

Written by: John Perlin, Tuesday 25 March 2008 - 10:28 AM 0 Comments

In the second part of our series on photovoltaics, John Perlin looks at how the in-space success of the world’s first solar cell-powered satellite encouraged their commercialization across the globe.

Photovoltaics: A Bright Idea

Written by: John Perlin, Monday 24 March 2008 - 12:06 PM 0 Comments

In the first of a three-part series on photovoltaic solar energy, John Perlin chronicles solar electrical generation from wishful thinking to realized dream.

States’ Action and Climate Change

Written by: Christina Switzer and John A. Sauter, Wednesday 13 February 2008 - 00:16 AM 0 Comments

Individual states are taking occasionally painful steps to rein in emissions.

Big Hydro Is Dead! Long Live Big Hydro!

Written by: Lea-Rachel Kosnick, Wednesday 23 January 2008 - 16:30 PM 0 Comments

Build new, low-impact hydropower facilities but keep the old: Large dams already in existence can be improved.

Reducing Big Problem With Little Hydro Plants

Written by: Lea-Rachel Kosnick, Wednesday 23 January 2008 - 09:25 AM 0 Comments

Hydropower will never be the complete answer to emissions-free energy production in the U.S., but a strong case can be made for it becoming a useful part of the answer. Part two in a three-part series. 

Hydro Doesn’t Have to Be Big

Written by: Lea-Rachel Kosnick, Tuesday 22 January 2008 - 12:20 PM 0 Comments

In the first of a three-part series looking at the untapped potential for hydropower to supply the U.S. with carbon-free electricity, Lea-Rachel Kosnik finds ample opportunities for expanding hydro.