solar energy

I just thought this was kind of funny: A boutique finance firm in California called Solutions 4 Solar Finance (S4SF) is offering a free Lexus RX 400h hybrid SUV… with an investment of $1 million. But it’s a $50,000 value! And they are promising an 8-13% return on investment!

I just thought this was kind of funny: A boutique finance firm in California called Solutions 4 Solar Finance (S4SF) is offering a free Lexus RX 400h hybrid SUV… with an investment of $1 million. But it’s a $50,000 value! And they are promising an 8-13% return on investment!

Last Friday, Panasonic announced that it was buying Sanyo for $9 billion, a deal that Panasonic hopes will launch the company's solar and battery businesses. Sanyo will become a part of the Panasonic group and bring with it their large solar PV business.

A few companies have sprung up recently that map an area's potential for renewable energy, but engineering company CH2M Hill is the first to map on a very detailed scale. Homeowners can use the software to find out the solar potential of their actual rooftop, not just their neighborhood.

Dr. Steven Chu, President-elect Obama’s recent choice as the next Secretary of Energy, is going to have a lot of responsibility on his shoulders. Obama has made energy a top priority, and it is going to be largely up to Chu to help figure out exactly HOW to develop our renewable capacity, reduce dependency on oil, reduce carbon dioxide emissions, etc.

Solfocus, whose technology focuses 500x the normal strength of sunlight onto tiny bits of ultra-efficient (ultra-expensive) solar material has just released a new solar unit that it promises has "the highest energy density and energy yield of any photovoltaic system available today."

Web 3.0 is still a new concept, but a new search engine called Truevert wants ecogeeks to be the first to benefit from it.

Here at EcoGeek, we've covered DIY solar and electric lawn mowers, but the new Automower Solar Hybrid from Swedish company Husqvarna trumps both.

PG&E awarded 25 schools in northern and central California with 1.3 kilowatt solar PV systems. Each system can generate enough electricity to fully power one classroom, potentially saving the schools hundreds of dollars per year.

The House of Representatives has just passed what may be the largest bit of renewable energy legislation in the history of the world. Over the next eight years, this 30% tax credit for solar energy will create 440,000 permanent jobs, 35 gigawatts of renewable electricity, and foster the growth of a $300 billion market for solar energy.