We like this characterization of thermal solar concentrators, “thermalvoltaic,” because it calls to mind the fact that thermal energy can be concentrated and turned into electricity just like light can - “photovoltaic.”  And as we review solar thermal here, it is important to note that the sun is only one source of thermal voltaic power - geothermal [...]

Our original intention is posting “Stossel’s Myths” about global warming was to agree with him in principle, but question one of his outlandish claims.  In his ABC News post of April 20th entitled “Global Warming Myths,” citing sources, Stossel believes it would take 1,000 acres of photovoltaic array to power the daily operations at Epcot Center at Disneyland Florida, [...]

We have just published a feature-length report by Daniela Muhawi on the oceans of the world entitled “Our Endangered Oceans.”  It is our contention that global warming alarm and the war on CO2 emissions has shoved into the background urgent environmental challenges that require action right now - tropical deforestation, species extinction, aquifer depletion, desertification, genuine [...]

On April 20, 2007, John Stossel published an article on the ABC News website entitled ”The Global Warming Myth.”  In this article he suggests there are several myths being promulgated by global warming alarmists, including these four:
(1)  The Earth is warming uncontrollably, (2) this warming is because of humans, (3) there will be huge disruptions in climate including violent storms [...]

Silicon Valley Solar, or SV Solar, is a pretty good name for a company located in the heart of Northern California’s Silicon Valley, where the latest generation of silicon fueled booms is taking shape in the form of photovoltaic cells being designed and manufactured at dozens if not hundreds of companies, from start-ups to Fortune 500 [...]

The entire nation of Australia is going fluorescent - I guess I won’t be going there again.  The entire province of Ontario is going fluorescent - ditto.  Now the legislature in my own state of California is considering a ban on incandescent light bulbs, and astonishingly, it appears likely to pass.  Only our governor’s veto can [...]

Today I had the opportunity to catch up with Alan Gotcher, CEO of Altair Nanotechnologies.  This Nevada-based company has even begun to excite their competitors.  For example, last month at a GM-hosted battery technology briefing for journalists, I asked some of the battery engineers from other manufacturers of lithium ion batteries about Altair Nano, and their design [...]