SchwartzReport: Blue Energy – Solar on the Sea & Osmotic Power

Yet another creative variant of solar. Japan is a country where only 11.65% of the land is really suitable for agriculture. They don’t have the land to spare for big installations. Particularly with the loss of the Fukushima area, a loss that was both physical and psychological. Solution: take solar to sea. Japan is building …

Yoda: EnergyTorrent Releases Open-Source Documentation Of Its Solar Concentrators

Good, this is. EnergyTorrent Releases Open-Source Documentation Of Its Solar Concentrators Renewable energy has just become a closer option for everyone. And it is not about the price but rather about the access to the very technology of using solar energy. In this case, it is about solar concentrators — devices allowing you to obtain high-temperature heat …

Sepp Hasslberger: Mega Hybrid Solar Projects Ready to Challenge Baseload Fossil Fuels

Thermal solar with storage capacity combined with solar photovoltaics is set to challenge the fossil fuels base load electricity production… Mega hybrid solar projects ready to take on baseload fossil fuels 2015 is shaping up to be a big year for the development of huge, hybrid solar power plants – the mega solar complexes that …

SchwartzReport: Solar Can Power World — Investment Lacking

Here is the truth about solar: The only thing blocking the transition out of the carbon age is investment not technology. No further technological advance needs occur, although many will. We have the ability to do this right now. It is a question of will and intent. The human species, expressed through national policy can …

Sepp Hasslberger: Energy Revolution — Solar Thermal with No Moving Parts &

Thermoacoustics – there seems to be a lot going on in the field of the sound and heat (and magnetics) combination. Clean Solar Thermal Energy Technology with No Moving Parts – Thermoacoustic Stirling Engine So heat, sound and magnetic fields have been shown to influence each other. This adds to another recent post about students …