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Tag: Renewable Energy

  • Guest Post: Is a Vegawatt Energy System Ideal for Your Restaurant?

    This guest post from Paul Taylor covers a topic about which many of us are interested, the generation of energy from sustainable sources. The tool Mr. Taylor introduces is called the Vegawatt, designed for restaurant use. Read on! – GRM As I constantly browse the Internet looking for new and innovative ways people have been…

  • On Rooftops, There Is A Growing Rival For Utility Companies

    People have been installing solar panels on their rooftops to avoid paying utility companies for electricity. Utility companies are not pleased with that, and, for every person that does that (a full solar installation), that is one less paying customer for utility companies. According to NBC News: “Alarmed by what they say has become an…

  • Lawrence Livermore Engineering Team Breakthrough in Solar Energy Research

    The LLNL Materials Engineering Division (MED) research team has made breakthroughs experimenting with black metals. These nanostructured metals are designed to have low reflectivity and high absorption of visible and infrared light. The MED research team recently published their black metals research results in a cover-page article in the May issue of Applied Physics Letters…

  • China Gives Small-Scale Solar A Subsidy Boost

    Small-scale solar is getting a big boost in China thanks to a new subsidy for distributed solar projects below 6 MW. The new solar subsidy works out to CNY0.42/kWh — or US$0.07/kWh — according to local press reports. The new subsidy is part of a larger push by the Chinese government — one aiming for…

  • News on Hydrogen Discoveries

    For those scientists, researchers and sustainability innovators wanting to know more about the status of hydrogen today, read the two following AAAS releases below. We need to learn much more about discoveries such as these. Congratulations to all who worked on these projects.