http://www.switchtosun.com Just another WordPress weblog Thu, 09 Sep 2010 03:00:00 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Masdar PV, the solar venture funded by the United Arab Emirates, will soon supply 1.5 MW of thin film panels to villages around India. See the original post here: Masdar PV To Deploy Thin Film in Indian Villages http://www.switchtosun.com/?p=6291 As the vein of black gold enriching the Gulf of Mexico finally, or temporarily, dwindles to a trickle, what passes for public debate on American television descends all too predictably into screeching about 'blame.' Everyone knows all good movies need a villain and despite a few quiet voices not-so-helpfully reminding ... http://www.switchtosun.com/?p=6286 Creativity is the key to transformation. But creativity doesn't occur in a vacuum. Instead, creativity works best when people can pool their collective intellect and collaborate on game-changing ideas. More here: Taking Solar to the Next Level http://www.switchtosun.com/?p=6285 Venezuela's commissioner of national electricity announced last week that the country will work with developers to build 1,500 MW of wind farms over the next five years. The wind farms will be the first for the oil-rich nation. See more here:  Venezuela, Dominican Republic Step into Wind http://www.switchtosun.com/?p=6283 Plants are good at doing what scientists and engineers have been struggling to do for decades: converting sunlight into stored energy, and doing so reliably day after day, year after year. Now some MIT scientists have succeeded in mimicking a key aspect of that process. Go here to see the ... http://www.switchtosun.com/?p=6281 Wind farms in Oregon are rapidly growing in size. Portland General Electric Company (PGE) just finished the final phase of a 450-MW wind farm in northern Oregon. Read more: 450-MW Wind Farm Online in Oregon http://www.switchtosun.com/?p=6279 The Canadian biofuels company Enerkem has started construction on a facility in the province of Alberta that will turn 100,000 tons of municipal waste into biofuels each year. Continued here:  Enerkem Building Trash-to-Fuels Plant http://www.switchtosun.com/?p=6277 Drawing on both economic theory and the experiences of the United States and EU member states, Harnessing Renewable Energy addresses the key questions surrounding renewable energy policies. More: Harnessing Renewable Energy in Electric Power Systems http://www.switchtosun.com/?p=6276 Read the original post:  Feds should boost solar demand http://www.switchtosun.com/?p=6274 Here is the original: EVENT: Save the World or Beat China? How to Increase Cleantech Adoption in the US http://www.switchtosun.com/?p=6271