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Mini nuclear plants to power 20,000 homes
£13m shed-size reactors will be delivered by lorry
Other companies are known to be designing micro-reactors. Toshiba has been testing 200KW reactors measuring roughly six metres by two metres. Designed to fuel smaller numbers of homes for longer, they could power a single building for up to 40 years.
Nuclear power [...]
Thin-film solar firm Nanosolar says it has raised $300 million
FUNDING WILL COMPLETE FACTORIES IN SAN JOSE, GERMANY
By Matt Nauman
Mercury News
Article Launched: 08/27/2008 11:27:32 AM PDT
San Jose’s Nanosolar, a manufacturer of thin-film solar panels, said Wednesday that it has raised $300 million to help it complete production lines in Silicon Valley and in Germany. It’s the [...]
The evolution of the SolGen Project and the process of generating steam power from sunlight.
From Coast:
Tonight’s guest, Sir Charles Shults, sent us images and videos related to his solar power energy research, dubbed “The SolGen Project.”
Shults standing next to the prototype single-lens unit.
The complete system, utilizing ten lenses.
I just did a TON of reading at http://peswiki.com/index.php/Directory:Charles_Shults%27_Fresnel_Solar_Design, [...]
Today I saw the link to http://led.section9tech.com/ – featuring LED bulbs.
So I did some searching, trying to find reviews.
Incandescent vs. CFL vs. LED Light Bulb Challenge
In the comments are many links that don’t work, but here is a good one:
http://lumenstarled.com/ – at over $50 a piece, I have to pass.
At $20 [...]
From the Unisource SunShare page:
… UES will pay the owner of a qualified solar electric generating system up to $3,000 per Manufacturer’s rated DC kW at Standard Test Conditions (“STC”) of qualifying, proven, installed solar generating capacity for all systems installed and operational within 180 days after UES accepts the owner’s [...]
It’s hard to believe how difficult it can be to get batteries.
First I tried to get batteries from the solar place in Golden Valley. In March, I REALLY needed two 6 v golf cart batteries for the camper. After several failed attempts (the shop was always closed when I stopped by), I once again talked [...]
It’s been one heck of a busy summer. My 23-year old nephew Tobi was visiting for a couple months, don’t know what I would have done without him. Of course we also had to have a little fun, so we went to visit friends in Santa Fe and I finally got to [...]
Accidental invention could light up the future
“…If the new process can be developed into commercial production, light won’t come just from newfangled bulbs. Quantum dot mixtures could be painted on just about anything and electrically excited to produce a rainbow of colors, including white. …”
I was placing an order at Camping World and saw these little battery powered LED lights for cabinets, etc. At about $6 a piece, I thought I’d order 4 and give them a try. Today they were delivered and I was shocked to see that they use 3 AG13 batteries. When I [...]
