Energy Storage Using Gravity
Something that almost everybody seems to agree on is that renewable sources like solar and wind are great in many ways, but they do all […]
Energy
Splitting Water
One of the problems with renewable energy sources like solar and wind is that they are not always available when the power is needed. To […]
Renewable Power Growing Fast in US
The Office of Energy Projects Energy Infrastructure Update for December 2017 [pdf] shows that solar and wind generation are growing fast in the US. Comparing […]
Commercial Solar Installations
Residential solar is something that we can see growing. The number of houses in our neighborhoods with solar panels on their roof is growing steadily. […]
India Reaches 20GW Solar Capacity
The Times of India is reporting that India hit 20GW of total solar capacity last year, and that solar was also the top source of […]
Solar Panel Alternatives
Not talking here about alternatives to solar energy, just alternatives to the panel form-factor that is basically the standard solution for residential or commercial solar […]
Powerwall Batteries
Here in Alameda our local utility is city owned and has been very active in getting people to be aware of renewable electricity instead of […]
Solar Panel Tariff
A few days ago the Trump administration announced that it was imposing a 30% tariff on imported solar panels and components. Around 80% of the […]
Solar Web Hosting
Our previous web site was hosted in a solar powered data center in southern California. Unfortunately, that company didn’t survive, and we found ourselves without […]