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An Industrial Designer’s Desert Experiment with Solar Power

written by Walter Wang

Here’s an amazing project dealing with solar energy: UK-based, German industrial designer Markus Kayser has created two devices to tap the power of the sun in harsh climates of the Egyptian desert.

The first is called Sun Cutter, described as a light cutter that uses a large ball lens to focus the sun’s

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February 10, 2012 0 comment
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Predicting the Unpredictable

written by Walter Wang

Are you a weather junky? I am. After all, I make plans, dress and tend my garden around what’s happening outside. While utilities have always used weather forecasts as part of their operations, our energy future is becoming increasingly more dependent on predicting the weather in a high-tech, sophisticated

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November 21, 2011 1 comment
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Solar at Work

written by Walter Wang

Our friends at the Solar Foundation released a sneak peek at the results of their 2011 National Solar Jobs Census. It comes as no surprise to any of us working in solar that this fast growing industry continues to brighten the American economy . . .

The census data shows that 100,237 Americans are

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September 19, 2011 2 comments
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Flaring of Natural Gas Wastes Five Percent of Gas Production

written by Yale Environment 360

About 5 percent of the world’s natural gas production is squandered each year through gas flaring, a process in which unused gas is burned while drilling for oil, a new analysis by General Electric has found.

In addition to wasting a potentially valuable energy resource — roughly 30 percent of the current consumption in the European

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April 6, 2011 1 comment
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Energy is not Created Equal: Technology Subsidies

written by Justmeans

All energy is not created equal since each energy resource in the U.S. receives different levels of subsidization that make it either very competitive or not at all in the energy marketplace. Consequently, when politicians, the media, and others say the U.S. cannot have an economy other than one based on fossil fuels, the reason is the unequal subsidy practice in place that

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October 4, 2010 1 comment
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