Residential Solar Power News
Though 2009 was largely a disappointment for clean energy companies, major investment gains in 2010 now seem to be the light at the end of the tunnel. All told, clean energy companies received 23% of venture capital (VC) dollars—even more than its heyday in 2008. The 46% rise from 2009 translated to $5.1 billion, with [...]
While wind turbines are certainly effective at producing energy, some think they aren’t the most aesthetically pleasing structure to dot our open country-sides. But that’s no reason to write them off. In fact, Altaeros Energy has come up with a fascinating solution to this little problem: a donut-shaped wind-power structure fitted in a helium-filled balloon [...]
Sometimes technology of days past is worth returning to, especially when it can be combined with the technological advances of the present day. Case in point: ships harnessing wind power with sails, only this time creating them from solar panels instead of canvas sheets. You’ve undoubtedly seen pictures of these massive cargo ships and their [...]