Solar Panel Ribbon Cutting Ceremony at One Bergen County Plaza
Posted by admin on Sep 29, 2011
Bergen County Executive Donovan spoke about the importance of “Green” energy alternatives at the June 29th Ribbon Cutting Ceremony at One Bergen County Plaza’s Parking Deck in Hackensack. Sunlight General Capital and Pfister were heavily involved in the principal and the installation of the panels of the parking deck.
Duration : 0:3:27
China turning to renewable energy to meet growing power needs (08 Jun 2011)
Posted by admin on Sep 29, 2011
China turning to renewable energy to meet growing power needs
By Channel NewsAsia’s Shanghai Correspondent Kristine Lim | Posted: 08 June 2011 0753 hrs
SHANGHAI: China is turning to renewable energy to meet its growing power needs.
Researchers say the cost of solar power is falling and they are confident that solar energy can be widely used to generate electricity for households by 2015.
At a solar energy research centre in Shanghai, nearly 6,000 solar panels line the walls and rooftop. They generate one million kilowatt-hours of electricity each year, just enough to supply to over 300 families.
Researchers are optimistic that this clean energy can be used more widely to ease China’s power shortage by 2015.
Dr Hao Guoqiang, Vice President of Shanghai Solar Energy Energy Research Centre, said:
“The cost of solar energy is reducing over these past few years. The drop is about 10 percent to 20 percent each year. That means in 2015 the cost of supplying solar electricity is basically about the same as our electricity fees right now. That will be an era whereby solar energy is used on a large scale.”
It is hoped that renewable energy will be widely used in the next couple of years. Perhaps more families will have solar panels on their rooftops.
But experts say to better utilise renewable energy and to better address the problem of power shortage, it involves reformulation of policies. For example, when families supply the excess electricity that they cannot finish, how are power companies going to reimburse them?
Wind and hydro-electricity is more widely used now, but the supply is not constant.
China’s unique geography also means wind and hydro-power often have to be transported long distances to users, but the infrastructure is not yet in place to do this.
That’s what the research centre in Shanghai Jiaotong University is trying to study.
Professor Cai Xu, Vice-Director of State Energy Smart Grid R&D Centre of China (Shanghai) Administrative, said: “China has huge land area. Hydro-electricity resources are concentrated in the West, a lot of wind energy resources are in the North, but the Central and Southern areas are where most demand for electricity is. ”
The long-term goal is to combine new technology with better information flow so that green electricity can match the demand and supply needs of the country.
- CNA/de
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Matthew Sinclair from Taxpayers’ Alliance on UK energy prices (14Sept11)
Posted by admin on Sep 29, 2011
Matthew Sinclair from the Taxpayers’ Alliance talks about the ever increasing energy bills in the UK, and now the public are being conned into subsidising wasteful renewable energy like wind (it has to be the right sort of wind before it can generate any electricity at all).
Grant Shapps from the coalition government takes flack on the issue, and does a terrible job of it.
Recorded from BBC Daily Politics, 14 September 2011.
Duration : 0:10:14
CertainTeed – Solar Panel Installation – Glenbrook U
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CertainTeed Roofing EnerGen – Solar Power Roofing – Glenbrook U
CertainTeed Powers New Generation of Roofing Products with EnerGen Photovoltaic Solar Roofing System (Valley Forge, Pa.) — CertainTeed Corporation is powering a new generation of green, sustainable energy solutions with the introduction of the EnerGenTM Photovoltaic Solar Power Roofing System at the 2010 International Roofing Expo in New Orleans. Unlike other photovoltaic (PV) systems on the market, EnerGen is specifically designed with building professionals and conventional roofing contractors in mind offering ease of installation and vastly improved aesthetics for homeowners.
The EnerGen system features integrated UNI-SOLAR® thin-film laminates, the world leader in flexible solar modules, that seamlessly integrate with traditional asphalt roofing shingles. The system’s lightweight design requires no rooftop penetrations, making it easier for contractors to install while maintaining roof deck integrity. The laminates lie flush with the remainder of the traditional roofing shingles, providing a streamlined, visually appealing appearance. By providing a more aesthetically pleasing, unobtrusive roof plane with no roof penetrations, the product overcomes the largest objection to the acceptance of solar panels.
“Photovoltaics continue to gain momentum as the world’s fastest growing energy technology,” says Guillaume Texier, president of CertainTeed Roofing. “Through the development of EnerGen, a lightweight, easy-to-install system, we are helping building professionals and roofing contractors expand their product offering and seize new opportunities for growth.”
The EnerGen system is offered in pre-engineered kits containing all components necessary for installation. Its flexible design allows it to be customized to meet a home’s specific energy needs and environmental conditions. EnerGen’s versatility makes it perfect for residential remodeling or new construction projects.
“CertainTeed is transforming a niche technology into a product that is more accessible to the building industry and, therefore, a broader range of homeowners,” adds Texier. “EnerGen is the first step in what will be a comprehensive portfolio of photovoltaic roofing products for residential and commercial applications.”
For more information, visit www.certainteed.com.
About CertainTeed
Through the responsible development of innovative and sustainable building products, CertainTeed has helped shape the building products industry for more than 100 years. Founded in 1904 as General Roofing Manufacturing Company, the firm’s slogan “Quality Made Certain, Satisfaction Guaranteed,” quickly inspired the name CertainTeed. Today, CertainTeed® is North America’s leading brand of exterior and interior building products, including roofing, siding, windows, fence, decking, railing, trim, foundations, pipe, insulation, gypsum, ceilings and access covers.
A subsidiary of Saint-Gobain, the world’s largest building products company, CertainTeed and its affiliates have more than 6,000 employees and more than 65 manufacturing facilities throughout the United States and Canada. In 2009, CertainTeed, which is headquartered in Valley Forge, Pa., was named ENERGY STAR Partner of the Year by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, a national award that recognizes environmentally responsible corporations. The group had total sales of approximately $3 billion in 2009. www.certainteed.com.
About Energy Conversion Devices
Energy Conversion Devices (NASDAQ: ENER) is a leader in building integrated and rooftop photovoltaics. The company manufactures, sells and installs thin-film solar laminates that convert sunlight to energy using proprietary technology. ECD’s UNI-SOLAR brand products are unique because of their flexibility, light weight, ease of installation, durability, and real-world efficiency. Through its Solar Integrated Technologies business, the company also designs, manufactures and installs rooftop photovoltaic systems which enable customers to transform unused space on the rooftop into a value-generating asset. For more information, please visit: www.energyconversiondevices.com
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Duration : 0:8:16
ATI Ohio Renewable Energy Cost Study Spurs Repeal Effort
Posted by admin on Sep 29, 2011
A bill is being considered in the Ohio State House which would repeal Ohio’s Renewable Energy Mandate. ATI’s study reveals that Ohio’s current “AEPS” would cost $8 Billion to ratepayers by 2025, with little or no benefit to the environment, because wind power requires massive, wasteful fossil fuel backup plants.
Duration : 0:2:9
How To Make A Vertical Axis Wind Turbine: Part 3
Posted by admin on Sep 29, 2011
This is part three of a video series for DIY enthusiasts on how to make a vertical axis wind turbine that will turn an axial flux PMA(permanent magnet alternator), which will be featured in another separate series. Message me for a free copy of the plans or send me an email @ xXladXx@live.ca
Cheers!
Duration : 0:12:49
Energy Matters Video News – Episode 48 – September 28, 2011
Posted by admin on Sep 28, 2011
Virginia covers a push for a solar thermal farm for Port Augusta in South Australia, the solar powered ApocalypsEV, Walmart adding solar to 60 more of its stores in California and the Sustainable Energy Association of Australia criticises plans for re-mergers in Western Australia’s energy sector.
Duration : 0:3:22
BGPureinator – Direct Solar Powered Desalination & Zero Waste Discharge Technology
Posted by admin on Sep 28, 2011
Pureinator panels are low cost, environmentally friendly and produce safe potable water from any source including seawater, groundwater and contaminated or polluted water.
Duration : 0:4:13
Hydrogen – A Promising Storage for Wind Power
Posted by admin on Sep 28, 2011
An innovative solution for one of the greatest problems of the energy revolution: electrolyzers can serve to store excess wind energy and power from other sources as hydrogen.
Europe is fostering the energy revolution — but simply setting up wind turbines will hardly do the job. It is in the nature of renewable energy sources that they strongly depend on the weather. And it is not only the generating performance that varies greatly over time – energy consumption is also far from constant. Energy consumption during the evening hours is different from the morning, and on workdays it is significantly higher than at weekends.
To cut a long story short — so far it is not sufficiently possible to plan wind power and solar energy. And so the greatest challenge of the energy revolution is storing e.g. wind power as efficiently as possible, so that it will be available when there is no wind. Splitting water into hydrogen and oxygen using so-called electrolyzers is one promising method. The hydrogen thus obtained could be stored e.g. in salt mines underground and used as a multi-purpose energy source when needed.
The challenges of the energy revolution and the leading role in sustainable chemistry to which we aspire at Solvay are two important reasons to deal with this topic, and they are the reasons why Solvay in Germany has organized the PRO H2 Technology Forum. The target: to find answers to open questions and to direct the focus to the potential of hydrogen as an energy storage.
Duration : 0:4:25
How to Build a Solar System Model – Learn to Make a Solar Panel
Posted by admin on Sep 28, 2011
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