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Solar Energy Technology Spreading Sunshine on Wall Street 15 Years Ago by Brian.oco … and commercial energy marketplace. Why not solar power? After all, the major energy source contributing to solar energy is the sun…of the world may be catching on. Currently, solar energy currently provides less than 0.1% of the…General Electric Co., which estimates that its emerging solar-energy division will top $1 billion in annual revenues… Solar Stocks Dim, Nokia Stock Slides After Layoffs 15 Years Ago by Brian.oco … wrote about yesterday. Evidently, the bad news on solar energy has made its way across the country. According to… Barclays Capital analyst Vishal Shah early today, two solar energy stocks have seen their ratings cut due to lousy demand… for solar energy by U.S. consumers. Says Shah; “With over… Re: Solar Storm 20 Years Ago by )BIG"B"Affleck …They observed a flare-generated solar quake that contained about 40,000 times the energy released in the great 1906 …earthquake that devastated San Francisco. (The amount of energy released was enough to power the United States for …, a researcher with the SOHO project. "The energy released is equal to completely covering the Earth's continents… Re: Review: Devotec Portable Solar Charger 13 Years Ago by niru786 Solar charger and other solar energy is now increased too much in this world. Thanks for this story. I like very much it. A single charge will last for around 3 months. Amazing Tech Companies in Danger of Default? Solar Picture Murky 15 Years Ago by Brian.oco … in the state of California – a hotbed of solar energy sandbaggery – have declined by huge numbers. According to… through March, only 188 applications were filed for solar energy platforms in California. Turns out that consumer appetite for…highs – but it does offer a composite of solar energy stocks that provide a good representation of how … Re: Lets talk energy 15 Years Ago by GrimJack …is either wind or solar. Best would be to build massive solar collectors in high orbit, beam the energy to earth. Of …the grid, then water and so on. The orbiting solar collectors are a very good idea especially combined with a… space elevator. The beaming of the energy bothers me somewhat because of the beam. Could the … Re: Few questions about energy 13 Years Ago by GrimJack …would actually be affected by it; about 60 billion solar neutrinos pass through every square centimeter of the Earth's… face of the cosmic background radiation that is theoretically the energy left over from the Big Bang. In other news,….org/breaking/2010/08/23/the-strange-case-of-solar-flares-and-radioactive-elements/"]sometimes I just can'… European Solar Photvoltaic Market Faces Instability 13 Years Ago by VanessaRyan …. Solar photovoltaics are capable of producing a voltage, usually through photoemission, when exposed to radiant energy, …programs. What Turner suggests is that downstream solar companies look for a more geographical portfolio ….californiasolarsolutions.biz"][I]Photo by California Solar Solutions on Flickr. Used under Creative Commons… Logitech Wireless Solar Keyboard K750 13 Years Ago by WASDted …/design/invent the keyboard, again. Enter the Logitech Wireless Solar Keyboard K750, a lightweight, thin [I]wireless[/I]…the K750 is that it runs on its own renewable solar energy, that means no batteries to deal with, ever.…and that is very acceptable considering the large, integrated solar panels. [ATTACH=LEFT]18120[/ATTACH]The connection to the… Re: Lets talk energy 15 Years Ago by Salem … least is "fully loaded" when it comes to solar energy. All it needs is a politician who isn't in… [URL="http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?id=a-solar-grand-plan"]recent SciAm article[/URL] for example. Sure… of the sunlight makes it down to the ground. Wind energy is solar energy just one step removed. Now if you could catch… Re: Lets talk energy 15 Years Ago by sneekula Scientific American Magazine A Solar Grand Plan [url]http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?id=a-solar-grand-plan[/url] Solar power plants could supply 69 percent of the U.S.’s electricity and 35 percent of its total energy by 2050. Excess daytime energy would be stored as compressed air in underground caverns to be tapped during nighttime hours. Re: Lets talk energy 15 Years Ago by GrimJack …]http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?id=a-solar-grand-plan[/url] Solar power plants could supply 69 percent of the… U.S.’s electricity and 35 percent of its total energy by… 2050. Excess daytime energy would be stored as compressed air in … Coming Soon... Solar Power Everywhere 13 Years Ago by EricMack …www.sandia.gov/) in Albuquerque have developed some new solar cells that seem just to good to be true --…case." He says other effects include more efficient energy production and the ability to continue producing electricity without … as we travel around. Imagine, one day your solar photovoltaic shirt could come with a pocket that doubles … Re: Few questions about energy 13 Years Ago by GrimJack …the 3rd question first: Bad idea! The inefficiencies of converting energy from a high level(visible light) to a lower level… and back is a pretty serious energy loss. But it can be done and solar energy is free so as long as every… step uses a form of solar energy whether stored as heat in water, chemical imbalance in batteries… Smart Grids Can Cut Home Energy Costs 16 Years Ago by Brian.oco … The study, conducted by the U.S. Department of Energy, and reported on CNet News this morning, says its…more easily. Clean power sources such as wind and solar, which pose technical challenges because they don't …powered by systems integration software from IBM that enabled energy companies and customer homes to communicate with one another.… Re: Lets talk energy 15 Years Ago by jwenting … reactors, turning nuclear fusion as a source of energy from a scientific experiment into an engineering problem. …earthbound solar collectors our children or grandchildren should see it. But the real solution to the planet's energy …have to be found out in space. Large solar collectors collecting energy and beaming it to earth (or beaming … Re: Few questions about energy 13 Years Ago by AuburnMathTutor [quote] Now few practical questions about solar energy , given basic instruments as example magnifying glass ,etc , …is the easily available material(solid,liquid) to store the solar energy in form of heat ?[/quote] Well, any substance … also comes into play; higher heat capacity means more energy for the same temperature. Then again this also means… Re: Few questions about energy 13 Years Ago by ithelp …symmetrymagazine.org/breaking/2010/08/23/the-strange-case-of-solar-flares-and-radioactive-elements/"]sometimes I just can'…pattern every 33 days. Hmmm, could this be caused by solar neutrinos? Er, the sun rotates every 28 days?? It…/what is the mass of a neutrino?[/QUOTE] If solar flare can influence radioactive elements in such a major way… Re: Lets talk energy 15 Years Ago by jwenting …viable reason to reduce fossil fuel use is to gain energy independence from the Muslim radicals in the Middle east …by wind and especially solar. In fact, it is at the moment not possible to produce more energy over the entire lifetime… of a solar or wind plant than is needed … calculating solar time (stime) 15 Years Ago by tendolm … the C code that I want to use for calculating solar time. This is the time based on apparent angular motion… of the sun across the sky, with solar noon the time the sun crosses the meridian of the…, I am getting the following error: Error:E:\simulation\first energy example.c line 46:parse error. Line 46 is the… Re: Lets talk energy 15 Years Ago by jwenting I've worked in energy research, kiddo. And you're the one getting your references … is either wind or solar. Best would be to build massive solar collectors in high orbit, beam the energy to earth. Of course… Re: Few questions about energy 13 Years Ago by ithelp Now few practical questions about solar energy , given basic instruments as example magnifying glass ,etc , what is … is the easily available material(solid,liquid) to store the solar energy in form of heat ? is there any easy way to… Re: Lets talk energy 15 Years Ago by GrimJack …/sc_space/experimentboostshopesforspacesolarpower"]broadcasting energy[/URL]. "A former NASA scientist has used radio waves to transmit solar power a distance of… achievement that he says proves the technology exists to beam solar power from satellites back to Earth" It cost a… Re: Few questions about energy 13 Years Ago by GrimJack …such a detailed reply. Any idea whether any form of energy exits which does not interact with matter at all ?[/… would actually be affected by it; about 60 billion solar neutrinos pass through every square centimeter of the Earth's… face of the cosmic background radiation that is theoretically the energy left over from the Big Bang. In other news,… Re: Few questions about energy 13 Years Ago by raghavaniyer … would actually be affected by it; about 60 billion solar neutrinos pass through every square centimeter of the Earth's… of light. <digression> a 'normal' unit of energy produced at the center of the sun takes about a… face of the cosmic background radiation that is theoretically the energy left over from the Big Bang. In other news, … Re: Few questions about energy 13 Years Ago by Agilemind [QUOTE=ithelp;1301666]Has anyone personally used wind energy product which can charge mobile phone or say lighten up … the problem for small scale wind energy. I have had personal experience with solar panels to charge/power a small electronic device… Re: Dark Matter & Dark Energy 16 Years Ago by bumsfeld One should be able to change gamma ray energy into alternate energy, similar to light striking solar panel. Gamma ray burst might overpower the… used radioactive decay (gamma ray, xray, etc.) as source of energy. Is dark energy simply invisible/undetectable with present day technology? Re: Lets talk energy 15 Years Ago by Lardmeister … sun, it would make sense to go for solar, wind and bio energy sources. Nuclear energy is simply too expensive and unsafe. No… Greetings! 16 Years Ago by matherton … (egalitarian community/commune) 1976 to 1981 [*]recipient of Department of Energy solar heating technology grant in 1979 - Carter administration [*]My bicycle odometer… Re: Lets talk energy 15 Years Ago by steven woodman … the moment not possible to produce more energy over the entire lifetime of a solar or wind plant than is needed to… lifespan at most, and 50-100 years to recover the energy and materials investment.[/QUOTE] I would be very interested to…