Tag Archives: Energy conversion

Apple invests $848M in First Solar to build a 130 Megawatt Solar Farm in CA

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First Solar and Apple have signed a deal that is a pretty huge commercial venture in itself. Apple coughed up $848 million just to have the provision of clean and safe alternative energy from First...

Solpro Helios Smart is the Fastest Portable Solar Charger debuted at CES 2015

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The CES 2015 provided a view of the Solpro-constructed Helios Smart (available on Amazon) which is a solar chargeable device that is so fast in its capabilities that it left the consumer audience...

EnerPlex’s New Portable Solar Power Solutions will be showcased at CES 2015

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Ascent Solar Technologies Inc. is a developer and manufacturer of state of the art, flexible thin-film photovoltaic modules that are integrated into off grid applications. The company announced today...

Nuclear Fusion Reactor Breakthrough Made Says Lockheed Martin

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The Lockheed Martin Skunk Works team is working on a new compact fusion reactor (CFR) that can be developed and deployed in as little as ten years. While fusion itself is not new, Lockheed Martin...

Federico Capasso: Generating Electricity by Releasing Infrared Light

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One of the less appreciated privileges of becoming a tenured professor at Harvard University is that most people consider even your wildest ideas seriously. Federico Capasso, the Robert L. Wallace...

Investors Sue Spain Over Cuts In Solar Subsidies

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A flurry of investor lawsuits filed against Spain in recent months may make it more difficult to finance renewable energy projects in the future. On Wednesday, Masdar, which invests in...

World’s Largest Solar Thermal power plant goes online in California

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There is a lot to like about solar power. One of the big things is that it produces no pollution to harm the atmosphere. Once you get over the cost of installing the equipment to harness the solar...

Do We Really Need Nuclear Fusion for Power?

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The science of nuclear fusion took a major step forward today. The National Ignition Facility (NIF) at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory blasted a small...

When (and Where) Solar LED Lighting Makes Sense

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Right now, very few businesses or real estate development companies would think first about using solar panels to run their outdoor lights, but in places where’s no established cabling, solar lights...

Bird Deaths Stop Wind Power Project In Ohio

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A wind power project near Toledo, Ohio has been delayed due to concerns about the impact the project would have on migrating birds in the area. The wind turbine was scheduled to be built at Camp...