Turning CO2 into Basalt?

By AlexPosted on June 10, 2016Cat Solar and EnvironmentalismLeave a comment

The various ways that Big Oil and Big Coal are trying to extend their useful life and indeed their profit stream are getting increasingly desperate. Carrying on burning their carbon is not an option in may people's views but what if the exhaust gases can be captured? I think this is a pipe dream, at… Read More »

Light From Soccer Rather than Solar

By AlexPosted on November 28, 2015Cat renewable energyLeave a comment

When a soccer ball gets kicked it has kinetic energy and that can potentially be used... ...to light a lamp. We can light that lamp with a solar panel and that's easy. There are solar lamps all round the world. Another thing that's all round the world is soccer. Watch the short video to see… Read More »

A Solar Tower Turbine

By AlexPosted on November 19, 2015November 19, 2015Cat solar energy factsLeave a comment

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Bicycle Power Only, No Solar In Sight

By AlexPosted on November 11, 2015Cat solar energy facts, Solar GadgetsLeave a comment

I'm not totally convinced about how practicaal this method is but its worth a few minutes to watch and see. I wonder in particular how much this is going to cost and whether the people this is supposedly designed for could afford it. What do you think? https://youtu.be/Cgb9lfKW_d4 Another question too - suppose instead of… Read More »

Community Solar Projects

By AlexPosted on September 15, 2015Cat solar energy factsLeave a comment

Solar energy projects usually either are solely owned and on one own land and or roof or they are huge scale businesses covering acres and probably run by usual business rules. There is another way - that of Community involvement. And is what we see here in this video... https://youtu.be/8exoVSpVXyA Read More »

Can We All Print Our Own Solar Panels?

By AlexPosted on September 12, 2015Cat Solar DIY, solar energy factsLeave a comment

Solar cells have always been rather expensive and hard to produce and that's why this printing technology is so exciting. Whether we all just print our own solar panels or just cover large areas of our roofs, windows in walls with these low cost panels remains to be seen. https://youtu.be/9mDzb_mNtmk Read More »

From Solar Cell to Solar City

By AlexPosted on September 3, 2015Cat Solar and EnvironmentalismLeave a comment

Here in the UK many solar projects come to a shuddering halt due to "NIMBY" opposition but in Germany people just seem to to "get" Solar. Here are some fascinating insights showing us the future https://youtu.be/y3N1Lzbv22I Read More »

Zero Energy Home From Solar Panels

By AlexPosted on August 30, 2015Cat Solar GadgetsLeave a comment

Just forget the water fall - it's a bonus... https://youtu.be/ZoKYStFy4GY?t=27s Read More »

ZERO Emmissions Australia

By AlexPosted on August 29, 2015Cat Solar and EnvironmentalismLeave a comment

With the current government of Australia being so enthusiastic over fossil fuels a Future of zero Emissions may be regarded as a pipe dream. But there is a more optimistic appraisal right here https://youtu.be/LiL1k_mn-p0 Read More »

Solar Houses – The Welsh Way

By AlexPosted on July 21, 2015July 21, 2015Cat solar energy facts, solar panels for homeLeave a comment

This is a SOLCER House - one that is built as a demonstration to the Building and Construction Industry that superb performance is available now at market prices. For far too long we have endured "Bog standard" badly designed houses produced by property speculators, which no doubt make them a pile of money but which… Read More »