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Energy Efficiency Potential:
San Antonio's Bright Energy Future |
August 11, 2008
San Antonio, TX
Energy efficiency is a viable, affordable and effective way to meet the future energy needs of San Antonio according to a new study by Dr. Arjun Makhijani, energy expert and president of the Institute for Energy and Environmental Research, based in Takoma Park, Maryland.
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Organic Solar Concentrators - 10 fold increases in the power from PV cells,
without the need for solar tracking |
The cost of photovoltaic power can be reduced with organic solar
concentrators. These are planar waveguides with a thin-film organic coating
on the face and inorganic solar cells attached to the edges. Light is
absorbed by the coating and reemitted into waveguide modes for collection by
the solar cells. We report single- and tandem-waveguide organic solar
concentrators with quantum efficiencies exceeding 50% and projected power
conversion efficiencies as high as 6.8%. The exploitation of near-field
energy transfer, solid-state solvation, and phosphorescence enables 10-fold
increases in the power obtained from photovoltaic cells, without the need
for solar tracking.
Science Magazine, 11 July 2008
Read the rest of the article at Science Magazine(subscription required)
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Cheaper, Cleaner, Cooler:
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What can cities do to increase energy efficiency?
Sierra Club applauds the City of Edinburg for reaching Cool Cities status
EDINBURG, July 19 - The Sierra Club has applauded the City of Edinburg for signing on to a national climate protection agreement and thus becoming the first Rio Grande Valley city to join the Cool Cities Campaign.
A Cool City, a national initiative sponsored by the Sierra Club, is one that has made a commitment to cut down on environmentally harmful emissions locally, and implement smart energy policies that save taxpayers dollars.
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Mark Peña at the Santa Ana National Wildlife Refuge |
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Latest News
Houston Business Journal 9/19/08
Companies branch out into green energy after Ike To help answer the question of what to do with Houston's 5.6 million cubic yards of tree and yard waste from Hurricane Ike, Mayor Bill White decided to hold a contest for ideas. While White's deadline for submissions was set for Nov. 14, two companies are already moving to convert the waste into energy.
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San Antonio Express 8/26/08
Rethinking energy
Michael Burke has seen our energy future and it's not in a barrel of oil.
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Salon Magazine 7/28/08
Why we never need to build another polluting power plant
Coal? Natural gas? Nuke? We can wipe them all off the drawing board
by using current energy more efficiently. Are you listening, Washington?
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El Paso Times July 27, 2008
El Paso in position to harness sun's energy
El Paso could be poised to use the sun's energy as an alternative to fossil fuels because of its unique geographic location and abundantly sunny climate, experts and officials said this weekend at a summit designed to explore to possibilities of developing solar energy here.
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Fort Worth Business Press July 21, 2008
North Texas pushes new energy solutions
The North Texas area is nationally known as a leader and example of natural gas production, but one company and one individual, both with oil business pasts, could help the Metroplex become known for more alternative energy resources, too.
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New York Times 4/06/08
A Shift in the Debate Over Global Warming
The charged and complex debate over how to slow down global warming has
become a lot more complicated
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Dallas Morning News 3/30/08
Editorial: PUC should encourage solar power
Compensate homeowners with solar panels
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Featured Program
PROJECT GREEN
The CO2 State
Texas produces more carbon emissions than most countries, but the state government and business community don't seem too concerned.
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