Best solar panels to use, best brand of solar panels for value vs. efficiency, based on a short interview with Dan Yechout of Namasta Solar SunPower and Sanyo solar panels are two high efficiency and high end brands which means you... (Continue reading)
The great ideas are often simple. When you have solar PV panels to produce electricity – you produce electricity. Or when you have solar water heaters – you produce hot water for your need. A company I want you... (Continue reading)
At Nanosolar – a company producing thin film solar cells based on CIGS – they’ve got a new production tool capable produce 1GW of solar cells per year !!!. While most production tools in the solar industry tend to have... (Continue reading)
IBM becomed a partner with company Tokyo Ohka Kogyo (TOK). IBM wants to develop cheaper and more efficient solar power technologies based on CIGS ( copper-indium-gallium-selenide ). Those cells should be more than 15% efficient. This is much more efficient... (Continue reading)
Solar energy is hot these days — pun intended. With energy bills on the rise, nonrenewable fossil fuels in decline, and federal and state tax incentives available, you may be thinking about buying a solar energy system that turns sunlight... (Continue reading)
With rising energy costs, many homeowners are asking, “Is there any relief?” The answer is YES! Thousands of homeowners in California have done their research and found solar to be a cost-effective, environmentally responsible way to reduce or zero their... (Continue reading)
A solar shower is a fun and highly efficient device for summer. It operates by attaching a standard garden hose to the shower — water is heated inside an integrated solar-thermal tank. After 1-2 hours the water will be hot... (Continue reading)
How cheap is cheap? Renault-Nissan Chief Executive Carlos Ghosn is betting that for autos, the magic number is under $3,000. At a plant-opening ceremony in India Apr. 4, he was already talking up the industry’s next challenge: a future model... (Continue reading)
Toyota is promising two new hybrid vehicles and the start of lithium-ion battery production next year. The two hybrids–one badged a Toyota, the other a Lexus–will debut at the Detroit auto show and come on top of the third-generation Prius car,... (Continue reading)
BYD, China’s biggest battery maker, isn’t wasting any time carving its niche in the new world of electric cars and plug-in hybrids. It all started with the F6DM plug-in hybrid sedan, followed by the smaller and less expensive F3DM plug-in... (Continue reading)