a solar plant that can make 280 megwats for tucson phoneix? why are we not building more of theses?

100 square miles of hydro solar would power good chunk of usa. and add in following no coal mines no co2 no coal ash no Mercury it almost free and sun goes out i think we will have bigger problems… Continue Reading

survey on solar power!! EXTREMELY URGENT!!!?

so here are the questions: 1. What is solar power? a)sunlight b)energy from the sun c)renewable resource d)all of the above except a 2. Have you ever seen or been in a solar home? a)Yes b)No 3. Solar powered homes… Continue Reading

Solar panel question for DIY?

I have seen a lot of DIY information on making your own solar panels. I have even purchased a couple of them. However, they have not been very helpful in the fact that they either call for buying tons of… Continue Reading

What will the world look like in 2030 if the U.S.A. is Oil independent?

Hypothetical Scenario Questions (let’s start a discussion): Will the Oil/Gas /energy companies slowly transform by investing in and evolving to non- oil related energy platforms? What competitive advantages would that give the U.S.A. in the world economic infrastructure? How much… Continue Reading

Can someone help me understand this statement about Solar Energy?

So I’m reading this article on Wikipedia about Solar Energy. I have to do this project about biofuels, and solar energy is one of them. It says: "Solar technologies are broadly characterized as either passive or active depending on the… Continue Reading