November 2009
9 posts
Solar Tower Technology - Generating Electricity...
Leading financial services and investment banking released an Energy Industry Brief. The brief identifies three major large-stale solar energy technologies: photovoltaic, solar-thermal electricity production, and the new solar tower technology. As a result of the report, investors are exploring the possibility of investing in solar towers. Headed by Raymond James, who has a strong technology and...
Solar Jobs in Minnesota
Solar LED Innovations is hiring solar sales professionals. Profesionals are required to run trade shows around Minneapolis. Professionals sell photovoltaic solar flashlights. The flashlights charge under any light and store energy in batteries. When light is required, electricity is drawn from teh batteries. Currently, the company employs 7 individuals, but would like to employ more to cover the...
New PV Solar Storage Solution
The key to home-generated photovoltaic solar energy is finally here. Solar systems major downfall is that they only produce electricity during the day. To power through the night, homeowners either need wind or energy storage. Storage systems are the way of the future to provide electricity at night when there is no breeze and during peak loads (such as turning on hair dryers and multiple...
United States Moving to Personal Electricity...
Accoding to an internation solar energy expert, the world is moving towards personal electricity production. The new discoveries, many of which focus on renewable solar energy production, will shift electricity generation away from central plants to homes and communities. Daniel Nocera describes the long-awaited cheap production of solar electricity and storage to power homes and transportation...
Career Redirection to Solar
Many Americans are discovering the hard way: you have to work to get into an industry. As many older industries are drying up, Americans are looking to follow the green revolution with a green career. Unfortunately, the renewable field is very new and few have experience. In order to land a “green” job, many adults are taking solar courses. Through taking solar courses, professionals...
India Funding Photovoltaic Solar Projects
New Delhi based NDPL wants to put photovoltaic solar panels on residential rooftops. NDPL wants to generate 100 MW of renewable solar electricity. The issue is the cost and cost recovery period. Currently, no rebates are available, so it takes 20-25 years for the photovoltaic solar panels to pay for themselves (without considering rising energy costs). NDPL wants to the federal government to...
Xi'an PV Solar Research Station
Applied Materials held a ceremony celebrating the photovoltaic solar research center in Xi’an. The new photovoltaic solar center will research ways to improve production, development, desplay, and efficiency of thin film photovoltaic solar panels and crystal pv solar panels. The center will also provide solar training for each of the categories to prepare the workforce to produce quality...
Nanoprinting Photovoltaic Solar Panels
Group of Dallas researchers discovered that they can nanoprint photovoltaic solar panel plastic sheets on electricity-hungry devices including cell phones, computers, MP3 players, wireless remotes, and other wireless devices. Using a $330,000 grant, researchers are developing flexible, nanoprinted panels and are working hard to improve the efficiency and decreasing the cost of producing the...
Solar Training Courses
To move into the photovoltaic industry, each professional has the task of discovering his/her individual fit. Just like any other industry, photovoltaics requries sales, distribution, marketing, research, design, installation, management, accounting, and customer service. Management, distribution, accounting, and customer service are similar to other industries, but new skills and tactics are...