We’re all familiar with the vast solar thermal power stations in the desert that use mirrors to make steam to drive turbines. Giant solar thermal arrays are already making electricity in the desert in Spain and California. But what if we could have just one of these units in the backyard, just for our own use? That’s what motivated a team of MIT students to find the way to make the cheapest solar power station out there. Mass produce it for the home user and market it under their own new start … [Read more...]
Oil companies to buy the world!
Here is some scary inside news on Big Energy plans for biofuel and biomass energy production (my own quick thoughts and some useful links follow): I went 'undercover' to a 2 days summit last year in Paris, This event was meant for all the oil companies of the world to network, share about how to improve oil sales and what they should in the future. Here is what I understood (I must underline that this is my very personal point of view and engages only me): First it was very clear to me that … [Read more...]