Toilets That Separate Pee For Urea-Hydrogen Fuel Harvesting Already on Market : CleanTechnica.
Looks like a great idea, utilizes easy to implement technology and reduces the amount of water wasted on our waste products.
Yet the most effective way is to contact contractors or agents who specialize in photovoltaic panel installations.
via Used Solar Panels — How To Find Them.
Call a Renewable Energy installer and see if any of their customers had wanted to get rid of any solar panels that were being replaced? Offer to remove them – they have to pay someone to remove old solar panels and you may get a deal this way.
Mother Jones and other national magazines have a wanted ad section – you may get lucky.
Local online ad directories like Craigs List and the Recycler have used solar panels from time-to-time – looking there is free and only costs some of your time, which is a lot better than money.
If you have an historic house or some other redeeming quality, you may be able to find a sponsor for your solar project – again, not an easy task, but we are looking to avoid monetary outlays.
If you have other ideas, please let me know.
Wave energy seems to be Scotland’s lottery number. Scotland-based energy developer Pelamis just signed a joint venture agreement with the European energy giant Vattenfall for a large, almost $100 million energy project off Scotland’s Shetland Islands. This follows the recent launch of Oyster, reportedly the largest working hydro-electric wave energy device in the world, by the Scottish government and partners.
via Another Wave Energy Project off the Coast of Scotland : CleanTechnica.
Solar power is a form of alternative energy – the point is to reduce our need on fossil fuels and this technology is viable in many areas.
“By combining SolarPower's design and construction expertise with SunPower panels, the most efficient solar panels commercially available, HP will maximize the amount of clean solar power generated on the roof,” said SolarPower co-CEO Alon Tamari. “We are very pleased to have completed the first solar power installation for the high-technology industry in Israel.”
The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power announced Tuesday that it has shelved plans for a 970-acre solar farm near the Salton Sea, just as members of the City Council signaled that they were unprepared to support the project.
via L.A. utility shelves plans for solar farm near Salton Sea — latimes.com.
No way they could work something out?
This report shows the distribution of green jobs throughout the state.
REGIONAL HIGHLIGHTS
- Sacramento Area: The statewide leader in green job growth (87%), Sacramento experienced the highest-level employment growth (157%) in air and environment jobs (2.5 x 1995 levels) (pg. 30-31). Energy generation employment grew by 141% (pg. 22).
A California startup firm, Solarmer, has been making impressive progress with plastic organic photovoltaic (PV) cells. This month, the National Renewable Energy Laboratory confirmed that the plastic solar cells have broken an efficiency record of 7.9% – and Solarmer is aiming to get to 10% conversion by the end of 2010.
via Plastic PV Solar Cells Break Efficiency Record | Solar Power – PV Panels.
All I can say is “wow!”
Corporate solar is coming
10/16/2006 06:02:00 PM
Posted by Robyn Beavers, Corporate Environmental Programs Manager
Epic games of beach volleyball, urban indoor workspaces infused with natural light, enthusiasm for the outdoors – at Google, we've always taken advantage of the sun. And now we're ready to use the sun yet another way: to create clean electricity.
QuickerTek Apple Juicz Charges MacBooks Using Solar Power.
Lightweisght, easy to use and klinda pricey
Gotta love this!
And winter is a good season to research solar options, experts say. It's generally a slower time for the industry, which means companies may be willing to give you a better deal.
If you're thinking about going solar, here's a checklist of things to think about:
