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Cost of Solar Energy Is Shrinking

darin — Wed, 23 Nov 2011 23:23:11 +0000

We’re just a few years from the point at which electricity from solar panels becomes cheaper than electricity generated by burning coal. The progress in solar panels has been dramatic and sustained.

Solar Is Getting Cheaper, but How Far Can It Go?

Here Comes the Sun

California Solar Industry Booming: Report Finds State’s Solar Capacity Has Doubled Over Past Five Years

The usual take on solar power is that it’s a niche energy source, too pricey and erratic to meet more than a sliver of our electricity needs. Bill Gates has mocked solar as “cute.” But, as Paul Krugman reminds us today, that’s changing far more quickly than people realize. “In fact,” Krugman writes, “progress in solar panels has been so dramatic and sustained that, as a blog post at Scientific American put it, ‘there’s now frequent talk of a Moore’s law in solar energy,’ with prices adjusted for inflation falling around 7 percent a year.”

Conspiracy to Create Clean Energy

darin — Wed, 14 Sep 2011 09:00:20 +0000

Brazilian wind power now cheaper than natural gas

Seventy-eight wind power projects won contracts in last week’s energy auctions held by Brazil’s National Electric Power Agency, totalling 1,928MW and priced at approximately 99.5 reals (£37.4) per MWh.

By comparison, the average price for power generated with natural gas is currently 103 reals (£38.7) per MWh in Brazil, while the average price for energy determined through the auctions was 102.07 reals per MWh.

Pay Attention to the Amazing Research Being Done Behind the Scenes

darin — Tue, 30 Aug 2011 00:31:06 +0000

Turning olive waste into “ecologically perfect” fuel.

Olives are being looked at as a renewable energy source, since its wood produces 2.5 times more energy than others, the smoke it releases has no negative impact on neighbors or the environment, and the ash left can be used for fertilizing gardens.

The Sun Is One of the Gods of Pronoia

darin — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 23:06:04 +0000

Surface area of the Earth required to power the world with zero carbon emissions, using solar power alone

Smart Tricks

darin — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 21:58:29 +0000

Humans harness bacteria

Creative People Are Working Behind the Scenes to Find Better Ways to Do Things

darin — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 12:38:01 +0000

High altitude wind machines could power New York City

Next Miracle: Recycled Fuel

darin — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 23:30:01 +0000

Researchers are reporting they have successfully made a high quality biodiesel from spent coffee grounds. They estimate that the coffee ground biodiesel industry could generate huge profits annually using waste from US Starbucks stores alone.

http://gas2.org
http://arstechnica.com

As an Experiment, Let’s Try Thinking Big and Positive Instead of Small and Negative

darin — Thu, 29 May 2008 01:22:13 +0000

Wind could provide 20% of the nation’s energy: ”This is the equivalent of taking 140 million cars off the road”

As an Experiment, Let’s Try Thinking Wild and Fun Instead of Pinched and Serious

darin — Thu, 29 May 2008 01:20:31 +0000

More about wind power:

For under 2 cents a day per household, Americans could get 300 gigawatts of wind by 2030. That would:

Reduce carbon dioxide emissions from electricity generation by 25 percent in 2030.

Reduce natural gas use by 11 percent.

Reduce cumulative water consumption associated with electricity generation by 4 trillion gallons by 2030.

Support roughly 500,000 jobs in the U.S.