“There’s over 30 billion square feet of large, flat commercial rooftop space (in the United States). If we covered that with our solar panels, that would generate 150 gigawatts, enough electricity to generate power for 15 percent of U.S. homes.”
That’s the words of Solyndra CEO Chris Gronet (formerly VP @ Applied Materials for those [...]
Tags: · applied materials, chris gronet, commercial, fremont, manufacturing, pv panels, richard branson, rooftop, san jose, schwarzenegger, solyndra, tubular solar, virgin green fund
I caught an interesting video on GreenEnergyTV.com today about a new technology being developed in Australia that could provide a reasonable alternative to rooftop mounted solar. Apparently, 5 of these small, sub-$1000 wind generators may be able to provide enough power for an entire household. However, even if it does become economically viable - are [...]
Tags: · aesthetics, home, rooftop, Wind Energy