April 6th, 2011
Via GigaOm, an interesting article on the impact on solar panels, wind turbines, etc. on utilities’ traditional business model. As the report notes: Will your local utility one day go the way of dinosaurs? Well, as more home and business owners install solar panels, wind turbines and other electricity and heat generating equipment, the roles […]
Read more »Plant The Roof
April 2nd, 2011
Via American Progress, an article on green roofs: It may or may not be surprising but one of the best ways to make your house greener is to literally make it greener. Green roofs, or living roofs, offer a number of important benefits not only to the environment but also to home and property owners. […]
Read more »April 2nd, 2011
Courtesy of The Boston Globe, an interesting report on the economics of residential solar panel leases in Massachusetts: It’s an old energy problem with a new solution: After decades of facing prohibitively high costs to install solar panels, Massachusetts residents will be able to lease the panels for a tiny fraction of their upfront cost. […]
Read more »Solar: Cheaper Than Both Natural Gas And ‘Grid Parity’
March 31st, 2011
Two interesting articles on the economics behind solar PV technology. First, via CleanTechies, a look at the cost of solar power relative to natural gas and grid parity: It recently became official news that solar power is cheaper than electricity from gas-fired power plants. I asked myself: if natural gas is below grid parity and […]
Read more »March 31st, 2011
Courtesy of Solar Daily, an article on solar parking arrays: “…Envision Solar International has announced that it has been selected by Renewvia Energy to be the exclusive provider of EnvisionTrak Solar Tree structures and CleanCharge Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure for the company’s growing pipeline of high quality solar deployments. The companies are currently approaching completion […]
Read more »Solar Air Heating
March 31st, 2011
Via Solar Daily, an interesting report on solar air heaters “…Enerconcept Technologies is executing plans for a U.S. market penetration that will make solar air heating available and affordable to commercial, institutional and industrial facilities. The 12-year-old, privately-held firm makes a variety of solar air heaters, including the Lubi, a wall-mounted solar collector with a […]
Read more »