Energy

Free Heat From An Old Window And Some Soda Cans.

This article was originally posted at my site The Good Human, but because it is “EcoTech” oriented, I figured it should probably be here as well. Enjoy!

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If You Can’t Measure Your Power Consumption, You Can’t Manage It

TED–short for The Energy Detective–is the smallest, cheapest phantom power solution we’ve seen so far. Is it the answer to greening your home?

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Gore Throws Green Gauntlet: Can We Really Do It?

Al Gore — who has become more relevant than the man he lost the 2000 election to — challenges Americans to reach 100% carbon-free electricity in ten years.

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Dirt Cheap Dye-Sensitized Solar Passes Benchmark Test

Dye-sensitized, silicon-free solar cells have passed an important viability test at a Chinese lab. Do innovations like this herald the age of cheap solar power?

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Virginia Sets Stage For Eco-War: To Coal, Or Not To Coal?

A new coal-burning power plant could bring money and needed much-jobs to rural Virginia. But environmentalists want to block the project. Who’s right?

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Solar Sailors At Home, Too: Navy Installs Solar Housing

The U.S. Navy has taken its first steps toward solar power at its Oahu base housing. Could this the start of something big?

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Clean Energy Megaplex Can’t Get On Grid

One of the largest clean energy facilities in the country is going to power San Diego–if they can figure out a way to get the power there.

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Solar Energy Achieving Parity By 2010?

Solar power, after years on the fringe of society, is beginning to enter the mainstream, and may become competitive as soon as 2010. Is the industry ready?

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