While we are having a conversation about Nicaragua and renewable energy, I wanted to call your attention to another organization working for electricity in Northeastern Nicaragua. In September 2007, Hurricane Felix devastated the Northeastern part of the country. It destroyed nearly 90% of the civil infrastructure and completely wiped out many communities. This is a a link to an organization online if you want to read more about this situation.
A company called Nanosolar based out of Silicon Valley reported in December 2007 that it has a way to make solar technology remarkably less expensive.
According to a recent Forbes Article, US Congress is attempting to override a possible veto from President Bush which would extend and enhance renewable energy tax credits, specifically in the solar arena.
Light Emitting Diodes or LED’s are touted as one of the most promising new technologies on the forefront of energy efficiency today. So why is it that when I walk into a local superstore, I don’t see the walls lined with LED bulbs? Here is a perspective from the Strategies in Light conference in Santa Clara, California…
Sweden’s national energy company Vattenfall has come up with an ingenious process for reducing air pollution, which recently won a prestigious award for one of the best technology projects of 2008 by a US magazine. Vattenfall’s project is a way to supercharge a process known as “carbon capturing.” What is carbon capturing you ask? Well it’s kind of like putting a big balloon over the tailpipe of your car.
