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photo credit: bkuslerPhotovoltaic cells—those black squares an array of which comprises a solar panel—are getting more efficient, and gradually less expensive, all the time, thanks to ever-better designs which all them to focus the gathered sunlight on a more and more concentrated point. The size of the cells is decreasing as their efficiency rises, [...]

Can you imagine wearing a T-shirt that ran you iPod, or a pair of jeans that recharged your cell phone? What if you had a beach umbrella that ran a TV? Does it sound far-fetched?
Okay, I will agree with you that it does.
Research into photovoltaics and solar energy has, nevertheless, reached a point [...]

A solar tower is a device that converts solar energy (heat from the sun) into electricity. Solar towers are suitable for large-scale power generation.
The Basic Component Parts of a Solar Tower Energy Plant
* Solar Tower – The solar tower is simply a large structure with a boiler (a tank used to heat liquids) at the [...]

It certainly makes a lot of sense in switching from conventional energy to solar energy as your primary source of energy to power up your home. In case you are still in the dark about the many benefits of solar energy then it is time to understand how home solar power generation can do the [...]

After a successful pilot program, Honolulu has decided to ramp up recycling by adding curbside service to 39,000 more residences come November and adding communities incrementally until 160,000 homes have collections in 2010.
The initial price tag on bins for the curbside recycling program’s start-up will be $23.4 million, but in the long run, taxpayers [...]