MIT researchers are looking into turning any glass building into it’s own ‘power plant’. Glass panes coated with special dyes may be the answer to a more affordable solar power.
Here’s how it works. The dyes absorb sunlight which transfer the sun’s power to the glass. The glass then carries the sunlight to the edges of the [...]
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Is More Affordable Solar Power Within Our Grasp?
Posted in Green/Organic, Science, environment, tagged affordable power, dyes, fiber-optic cable, MIT, semiconductors, solar cells, solar energy, solar panels, solar power on July 13, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Environmentally Sound?
Posted in Current Events, environment, tagged California, California law, environment, homeowner, law, neighbors, redwood, solar panels, sunlight, trees, violation on February 21, 2008 | 2 Comments »
A man filed charges against his next door neighbors in Sunnyvale, California because two of the eight redwood trees on their property prevented sunlight from reaching his solar panels. Though the neighbors’ trees were planted long before the solar panels were installed in 2001, they were found to be in violation of an obscure state [...]
