When it comes to running a business, much of the necessary focus is on the bottom line. Many businesses, however, fail to realize they can seriously cut energy costs by going solar.
Read More »Tag Archives: Solar
Solar Power for schools down under? Australia considers new technology
Australia Considers Putting All Schools on Solar Power by Rick Chapo You have to love politicians. Jumping on the renewable energy bandwagon, they are suddenly coming up with all kinds of programs to solve energy problems. In Australia, the Labor Party is throwing around a startling idea as part of its effort to win upcoming elections. In an effort to …
Read More »California Solar Power Company Aquires Berkeley Based PowerLight
Acquisition Accelerates Growth and Product Innovation SAN JOSE, Calif., Nov 15, 2006 — SunPower Corporation, a Silicon Valley-based manufacturer of the world’s highest-efficiency, commercially available solar cells and solar panels, today announced it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire PowerLight Corp., a privately owned solar systems provider based in Berkeley, Calif. PowerLight is a leading global provider of large-scale …
Read More »Fresno Solar Tour 2005
Click to Play The Award-Winning Inaugural Solar Homes Tour for the San Joaquin Valley!Thank you to everyone who made the First-Ever Fresno Solar Homes Tour on October 1st 2005 a big success!The Fresno Solar Homes Tour was sponsored by NorCal Solar (a chapter of This video was originally shared on blip.tv by CleanEnergyWorks with a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial license.
Read More »Computer/technology central leads way on Solar Energy – Silicon Valley CA
California’s Silicon Valley has led the country in several waves of technology over the past thirty years and now it is leading the corporate world into the acceptance of solar energy to help power its plants and buildings across the southern half of San Francisco Bay. Why is this happening? Check out this analysis from a local paper: The region …
Read More »Solar News Highlights
Solar Power 2006CNET News.com – San Francisco,CA,USA The Cruise Car, a solar-powered golf cart that can crank up to 22 miles an hour, was among the devices on display this week at the Solar Power 2006 Conference … Googleplex to go in for solar powerDaily News & Analysis – Mumbai,India … A Google executive said the company would rely on …
Read More »What would you pick as the top three?
The world debates and frets over what to do about energy. Research goes on but in the end it will come down to consumers making choices that help set the course for the market place as to what gets built. Do we get electric cars again? Do houses get built with solar panels on them from the get go. What …
Read More »
Alternative Energy HQ solar power for homes, wind energy, and bio fuel issues