Alternative Energy - Feeling the Heat

SCHOTT Solar's photovoltaic products convert photons into
Etopia Media.net, CA - Aug 29, 2006 SCHOTT Solar is one of the world's leading photovoltaic (PV) companies. In addition to cells and modules, SCHOTT Solar also offers

RM88 Mln To Kick-start Usage Of Solar Energy
Bernama, Malaysia - 16 hours ago KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 30 (Bernama) — The Government will contribute 24 percent of the RM88 million budgeted to kick-start usage of solar energy in Malaysia over

Rhode Island Gov. Carcieri Urges Rhode Islanders To Take Measures To
All American Patriots - Simple steps to reduce energy use include turning off unneeded office lighting and equipment, closing window blinds to reduce solar heat gain, and raising air conditioning temperatures, wherever possible. Yesterday, the Governor ordered state beaches

How Natural Resources are Fuelling the New Cold War 
Spiegel Online English - Aug 18 7:59 AM
Oil and gas supplies are becoming scarcer and more expensive. The hunt for the world’s remaining resources is creating new alliances and the danger of fresh conflicts. China is moving aggressively to sate its growing appetite for energy, potentially setting up a confrontation with the United States for the dwindling resources of the Middle East and Africa.Save to My Web

Unconventional Home Gains Popularity 
Real Estate News - Aug 23 12:51 PM
Home spawning images of a futuristic science fiction worldSave to My Web

New law maximises Chinese city s solar power
Legalbrief (subscription), South Africa - 16 hours ago Solar powered heating systems for new residential buildings will become a legal obligation in the Chinese boom city of Shenzhen, as authorities attempt to

US first nation to witness climate change exodus: study
PhysOrg - but has refused to sign up to the Kyoto pact aimed at reducing emissions of gases that scientists say are to blame for heating Everyone seems to discount Solar activity/weather. 4. Many don’t realize that water vapor is as much or more of a Greenhouse

EPOD Announces Solar System Sale, Joint-Venture Agreement 
SYS-CON Media - Aug 17 2:50 PM
EPOD International Inc. (the ‘Company,'’EPOD’) (OTCBB: EPOI) (FRANKFURT: EDU), a Grid-Integrated, eco-powerutility and electric power systems provider, announces the Company hasentered into a 10-megawatt solar power sale and joint-venture agreement.Save to My Web

Oatman Egg Fry turns up the heat on area Fourth of July celebrations
Mojave Daily News - taking first place in the annual Oatman Egg Fry for the last three years. This year, however, the title was stolen by Solar Chefettes Victoria Estes and Michele Estes. The two sisters adhered to the contest’s rules of relying only on solar heat

Sterilize soil for a garden tonic
Orange County Register - Soil sterilization through solar heat is an organic treatment. It uses the summer sun and a clear plastic sheet to cook weed seeds to death and eliminate, hopefully, nematodes and other nasties. Solar radiation generates heat up to 130 degrees. That

The Public Eye: Notes on NIMBYism
Berkeley Daily Planet - Its extra height cut off the winter solar heat to the south side of my building and tripled the winter energy bills for our south-facing units. This was (and still is) a direct financial subsidy by neighboring residents to the developer, and I m

Get a comfy outdoor climate in three easy steps
Providence Journal - Everyone knows that umbrellas provide shade, but many underestimate the impact of fabric, color, weave and construction in minimizing solar heat and ultraviolet rays. To stay cool, you need an umbrella that provides airflow and shade

3rd Newgrace China International Solar-energy and PV project
RenewableEnergyAccess.com, NH - Aug 8, 2006 Newgrace CSPE sponsored by Newgrace International Exhibition Planning Co.,Ltd?European photovoltaic industry association(EPIA)?European solar-energy and PV

Solar Radio Visor: For Dorktastic Martians Only
Gizmodo.com, Hungary - Aug 7, 2006 What could be more practical than a Solar Radio Visor powered by the sun? It just makes sense: a visor is supposed to keep the sun

3rd Newgrace China International Solar-energy and PV project
RenewableEnergyAccess.com, NH - Aug 8, 2006 Newgrace CSPE sponsored by Newgrace International Exhibition Planning Co.,Ltd?European photovoltaic industry association(EPIA)?European solar-energy and PV

Solar Powered, But Not Always Sunny
New York Sun, NY - Aug 7, 2006 end of Stuyvesant Cove Park looks surprisingly like an access road for the FDR Drive, and the organization's outdoor dance festival Solar Powered Dance had to