Posts tagged "power"

Backyard Wind Power

Some homeowners are installing wind turbines in their backyards. These windmills are connected to the grid, and deliver renewable, green energy to the owner’s home. MarketWatch’s Stacey Delo talks with San Francisco homeowner Robin Wilson about putting in a wind turbine in an urban area. Video originally aired October 8, 2008. Check out more videos at www.wsj.com

Solar Plus LLC Video | Energy in Tucson

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SOLAR – Power station could solve water crisis

Engineers have unveiled a solar power station, which harnesses heat from the sun to evaporate sea water and produce fresh water. Like us on Facebook at www.facebook.com and follow us on Twitter at twitter.com

Solar energy – nuclear fusion in the sun

How nuclear fusion works in the sun and how photons from this fusion provide us with solar energy here on Earth for things like photovoltaics (solar power), solar domestic how water, solar air heating and solar cooking. Also given is background such as what an atom is and the parts of an atom: neutrons, protons and electrons. Sample atoms are provided: hydrogen, deuterium and carbon atoms. Thanks to Ottawa Solar Power (ottawasolarpower.com) for permission to use my photos of the photovoltaic system and solar domestic hot water system. For more on solar energy and nuclear fusion, see rimstar.org – rimstar.org

How Bright Is Solar Power’s Future in a Post-Solyndra America?

After the Obama administration-embraced solar-panel company Solyndra collapsed and defaulted on its government-backed loans, the surging US solar industry is suddenly worried that the subsidies it receives — tax credits and loans guarantees — could dry up in the face of opposition from conservatives. Spencer Michels reports.