East Coast, Ivy-League schools have never been known for sitting on the sidelines during transitional periods in America’s economy - and today’s energy marketplace is no exception. Reported by the Boston Globe was some interesting developments coming out of MIT’s various research laboratories that may lead to dramatic improvements in solar technology and efficiency.
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Tags: · boston, concentrated, lux research, marc baldo, massachusetts, MIT, solar, spectrum
Just wanted to share the milestone! It’s amazing how much material and information, and frankly - debate! - exists in the field of alternative energy. Between the various sources of energy (sunlight, wind power, tidal power, earth power (geothermal), etc.) there exist numerous pro- and con- arguments, not to mention exciting innovations that seem to [...]
Tags: · altentoday, personal thoughts
I just wrapped Solar Revolution by Travis Bradford, so I wanted to take some time to share some of my notes & thoughts from this very intriguing book. Ultimately, Bradford (who is the President and Founder of the Prometheus Institute for Sustainable Development) attempts to make the case that not only is solar a viable [...]
Tags: · book, coal, energy, fossil fuel, natural gas, peak oil, prometheus institute, review, solar, solar revolution, travis bradford
Sometimes, things that ought to get stuck in your memory just need to get written down (again)… For instance, about a decade ago I learned about the basic physics of electricity - and even applied them to several jobs (mostly in the form of electricity-to-sound for home theater systems). Well, turns out some of that [...]
Tags: · ac, alternating current, amp, amperage, dc, direct current, electricity, electrons, george ohm, ohm, resistance, volt, voltage, watt, wattage