All Blog Posts Tagged 'pv' (5)

PV Electric: "Judge reverses ruling on Missouri solar rebate..."

Ah, the power of the Phone, and the Mouse; E-Click, and Send!!!

Added by KENN DRESCHER on July 28, 2011 at 5:57pm — No Comments

Climate Change.................Believe it or not!

Gary, the door swings both ways! You are free to leave through it just as you were free to enter and participate. Your choice. But let me ask you this, if we ignore the term "climate change" and just follow the Pickens Plan into the future would you be ok with that?

I personally am still surprised that there are so many of you out there that believe what is happening is just a natural phenomenon like the last ice age for example. Does it seem plausible to you that all the polutants pumped… Continue

Added by allen bauman on March 19, 2010 at 6:54pm — No Comments

Does improving energy efficiency actually increase the carbon footprint.

This is a very thought provoking article about how increases in energy efficiency may lead to increases in energy use:

The Jevons Paradox

It is followed by some interesting commentary.

The Jevons Paradox

How Efficiency Improvements May Be Undermining Sustainability

Posted on Sep 4 by Martin Holladay

U.S. energy consumption continues to rise. In spite of continuing efficiency improvements that allow manufacturers to reduce the energy… Continue

Added by allen bauman on September 5, 2009 at 1:16am — No Comments

Solar Energy

Solar energy is power that comes from the sun. Solar energy can be harnessed in two different ways. One way is through photovoltaic conversion. Another way is through solar thermal conversion. During photovoltaic conversion, solar energy is collected through panels, called solar panels. Solar panels are covered with large modules which are covered with lots of small PV cells, or photovoltaic cells. The PV cells collect the light from the sun.

Once the light is inside a PV cell, there… Continue

Added by Ishell on February 18, 2009 at 7:00am — 2 Comments

California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger on Monday leads the way on New Energy sources.

Article by: CNNFN.com

Forget the recession, California goes for the green

California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger on Monday terminated talk that the recession will crimp California’s fight against global warming when he ordered every utility in the state to obtain a third of its electricity from renewable sources by 2020. And in a move that will shake up the land rush to build solar power plants in the… Continue

Added by Amy Linn on November 18, 2008 at 4:42pm — No Comments