Solar
Tags: It's the kind of simple yet brilliant invention that would have the tycoons of Dragons' Den salivating with excitement.
Not only is the fridge solar powered, it can also be built from household materials - making it ideal for the Third World. Read more »
The technology substantially overcomes the problem of poor transport of charges generated by solar photons. These charges -- negative electrons and positive holes -- typically become trapped by defects in bulk materials and their interfaces and degrade performance. Read more »
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California regulators have licensed what is for the moment the world’s largest solar thermal power plant, a 1,000-megawatt complex called the Blythe Solar Power Project to be built in the Mojave Desert.
By contrast, a total of 481 megawatts of new solar capacity was installed in the United States last year, mostly from thousands of rooftop solar arrays, according to the Solar Energy Industries Association, a trade group.
“Given the challenge of climate change at this time, it is very important to reduce fossil fuel use by moving forward with the largest solar project in California,” Robert Weisenmiller, a member of the California Energy Commission, said at a hearing Wednesday in Sacramento after a unanimous vote to approve the Blythe project. Read more »
RePower Edmonton made the news!
Mon, Sep 13 - A local group is setting up at local LRT stations before the upcoming civic election.
To help Edmontonians make an environmentally educated decision for the October 2010 municipal election RePower Edmonton sent out a survey and letter to all candidates which would allow us to understand their position on environmental issues and renewable power generation opportunities.
Dear Candidate
Goals:
1. Not to ignore or act in arrogance of the green initiatives of city council but to create the grassroots public support to demand these policies take top priority on the legislative agenda.
2. To make Edmonton a city which is a net producer of renewable community owned power rather than a consumer of carbon intensive coal power.
The 2010 municipal election will be the first with the new ward system so many Edmontonians will be in new ward with all new candidates running. To help you navigate these changes we have collected some links and resources to help you identify what ward you live in and what candidates are running.
To find your ward go to this City of Edmonton site and type in your dress.
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