Tesla has with much fanfare (and a bushel of hype) announced a battery for storing solar power and claimed that it will revolutionize power distribution. Nowhere does it mention that the process has been around for decades. So why all the fuss? Elon Musk announced it. He is a tech hsuperstar (the Tesla electric car,…
Everyone’s talking about how they installed solar panels on their roof and how they are saving a bundle. Sounds good, but isn’t it always better to know what the actual numbers are? That said, isn’t it easier to see the numbers as pictures. Sure it is! Which is why we have selected this infographic for…
Sure, we’ve all heard about how prices of solar photovoltaic (PV) panels are falling, but how about getting a little quantitative about the statement? Here we go: Heck, by the end of 2015 the cost per watt is going to be so small that it will not be visible… unless we increase the scale of…
Fossil fuel industries are subsidized yearly to the tune of $548 billion (2013 figure). If that were given to the solar and other clean energy industries, the world could enjoy a carbon-free future very easily. This is not idle conjecture… it’s the result of a study by MIT. So why isn’t it happening? (3 guesses……
Background For several years engineers and scientists have been developing the means to beam utility electric power from space to earth. The method is to have massive arrays of solar panels floating in space 36,000 miles above the earth, converting the sun’s rays into power and beaming it to earth as microwaves. The receiving station…
