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Japan plans to launch a satellite powered by a large solar sail for a six month mission. A solar sail captures the momentum of photons from the sun to propel the satellite, something like the manner in which a sailboat moves due to the thrust of wind. In this case, solar cells on the sail [...]
Yesterday on the Mall in Washington, DC well over one hundred thousand gathered to show their support for clean energy legislation in the US. Musical artists Sting, John Legend, Passion Pit, The Roots, and others entertained the throngs of activists and environmentally concerned citizens.
University of Michigan researchers are studying a way to use pressure cooking to convert microalgae into carbon-neutral biofuels. Microalgae are a potential plant source of biofuel because they are easier to breakdown chemically. Conventional methods require using oilier algaes and drying them before conversion. But the Michigan researchers are investigating a process using a microalgae soup which is [...]
The city of Saginaw is bidding to become home to a branch of the San Jose-based solar company GlobalWatt. If the Saginaw City Council approves a brownfield redevelopment plan, the company could receive ten million dollars in tax credits.
Dow Chemical Company revealed a new line of solar shingles they say can be installed into roofs made of conventional asphalt shingles.The solar shingles should be available by mid 2010 in a limited supply and then readily accessible by 2011.
Carolina Solar Energy developed the newest solar energy park in North Carolina. The park is a small one, powering about 60 homes in Person County.
Pope Benedict XVI’s Bavarian house in Pentling next to Regensburg, will be getting almost 600 square feet of photovoltaic solar panels. They were intended to be installed on the roof July 27-31, by local students of a trade school. The panels were donated to the Pope by local workmen.
