Solar Hot Topics
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webfarmerFirst, inflatable solar concentrating PV systems. Kind of the reverse of using suction on mirrored Mylar to form the mirrors of an earlier concentrating thermal design [photo] at MIT.
Coolearth Technology
Inflatable Solar Collectors - YouTube.com
Solar revolution one city at a time.
Entrepreneur Lyndon Rive Wants to Solarize Your House for a Low, Low Price - Grist - 11 Apr 08
"Would you pay $25,000 to $30,000 to put solar panels on your home? If you're like most cash-strapped Americans, you'd balk at that five-figure expense, no matter how green you aspire to be. OK, what if you could do it for $1,000 or $2,000?" "We have a unique model. We will go into a local community and educate the community about the benefits of solar, and try to get the entire community to convert to solar. By doing that, we get efficiencies of scale and we offer a discount to everyone who participates, so it's win-win for everyone."
Nanosolar - Home Page
Municipal Solar Power Plants - Nanosolar Blog - 16 Apr 08
"A 2MW municipal solar power plant requires about 10 acres of land to serve a city of 1,000 homes — that’s acreage generally easily available at the outskirts of any city of such size in even the most developed countries." "They can also be deployed very rapidly. (It takes 10-15 years to get a new coal plant done; a solar plant can be done in 12 months — provided no administrative blocks exist)."
"[T]owns and cities throughout Europe and Asia have already proven the concept, and more and more — in fact increasingly entire counties — are now implementing plans to go 100% renewable based on a mix of solar and biofuels. It works, it is economic, and it is possible now. "
Coolearth Technology
Inflatable Solar Collectors - YouTube.com
Solar revolution one city at a time.
Entrepreneur Lyndon Rive Wants to Solarize Your House for a Low, Low Price - Grist - 11 Apr 08
"Would you pay $25,000 to $30,000 to put solar panels on your home? If you're like most cash-strapped Americans, you'd balk at that five-figure expense, no matter how green you aspire to be. OK, what if you could do it for $1,000 or $2,000?" "We have a unique model. We will go into a local community and educate the community about the benefits of solar, and try to get the entire community to convert to solar. By doing that, we get efficiencies of scale and we offer a discount to everyone who participates, so it's win-win for everyone."
Nanosolar - Home Page
Municipal Solar Power Plants - Nanosolar Blog - 16 Apr 08
"A 2MW municipal solar power plant requires about 10 acres of land to serve a city of 1,000 homes — that’s acreage generally easily available at the outskirts of any city of such size in even the most developed countries." "They can also be deployed very rapidly. (It takes 10-15 years to get a new coal plant done; a solar plant can be done in 12 months — provided no administrative blocks exist)."
"[T]owns and cities throughout Europe and Asia have already proven the concept, and more and more — in fact increasingly entire counties — are now implementing plans to go 100% renewable based on a mix of solar and biofuels. It works, it is economic, and it is possible now. "
