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The World According to Jen: March 2009
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The World According to Jen. A blog about solar power, Africa and the environment in general. Thursday, March 12, 2009. Is the Economy Killing Oregon's Solar Solutions? With high gas prices pushing public opinion towards electric, solar and other energy options, the future of alternative energy seemed so hopeful, but then the economy went down the tubes. Will it take solar energy solutions with it? SpectraWatt may have pulled out, but other solar based companies such as SolarWorld and Sanyo are here and s...
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The World According to Jen: Solar Energy Plans for the Sahara Desert
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The World According to Jen. A blog about solar power, Africa and the environment in general. Monday, December 21, 2009. Solar Energy Plans for the Sahara Desert. Desertec, http:/ www.desertec.org/en/. Plans to build these types of solar energy generators in the Sahara desert. These generators are expected to provide up to 15% of the power needs for Britain, as well as supplying power for Africa and the Middle East. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Find The Fun In FON. View my complete profile.
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The World According to Jen: December 2009
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The World According to Jen. A blog about solar power, Africa and the environment in general. Monday, December 21, 2009. Solar Energy Plans for the Sahara Desert. Desertec, http:/ www.desertec.org/en/. Plans to build these types of solar energy generators in the Sahara desert. These generators are expected to provide up to 15% of the power needs for Britain, as well as supplying power for Africa and the Middle East. Links to this post. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Find The Fun In FON.
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The World According to Jen: August 2009
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The World According to Jen. A blog about solar power, Africa and the environment in general. Sunday, August 2, 2009. Cheap fuel made from solar power. What would you say if someone told you you could fill your car with bio fuel for the same price as gas and not negatively affect the enviroment? The clever people at Joule Biotechnologies http:/ www.joulebio.com/. Have developed a system that uses microorganisms to convert sunlight into bio fuel. Finally an actual solution for the global energy crisis.
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The World According to Jen: June 2008
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The World According to Jen. A blog about solar power, Africa and the environment in general. Saturday, June 7, 2008. Yes slavery still exists. In Africa there are still thousands of slaves being beat and raped on a regular basis. Why does this still happen and more importantly why does no one know about it. There is no slave trade in Africa, no slave markets. Instead slavery has been perfected to an art form. The BBC has spoken out about this and so has NPR and I think it's time others spread the word.
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The World According to Jen: October 2010
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The World According to Jen. A blog about solar power, Africa and the environment in general. Friday, October 1, 2010. Easy Ways to Reduce Your Monthly Electric Bill. 1 Always plug any electronics into power strips. Modern smart strips will actually sense which devices are not currently in use and can be safely shut off and will disengage power automatically. An example of one of the new smart power strips is the $27.88 Smart Strip 7-Outlet Surge Protector. As if this wasn't enough, its ergonomic design a...
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The World According to Jen: Solar Solutions 1
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The World According to Jen. A blog about solar power, Africa and the environment in general. Sunday, August 2, 2009. One of the problems with solar energy is the difficulty in storing excess energy for a rainy or cloudy day. Recently researchers from Ceramatec released information about a new ceramic disk shaped batery that when fully developed will store enough energy to power a house for a full day. What is hydro electric. Visit the website and get more information = www.inventhistory.com.
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The World According to Jen: New Flexible Lightweight Solar Panels and the Unique Plane That Used Them
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The World According to Jen. A blog about solar power, Africa and the environment in general. Monday, July 19, 2010. New Flexible Lightweight Solar Panels and the Unique Plane That Used Them. Every where you look electronics and their related components are becoming both smaller and more powerful. This is a great boon for the environment, as solar panels are now 31 percent efficient. The new expected threshold of 60 percent efficient is well on it's way to becoming a reality. Find The Fun In FON. She has ...
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The World According to Jen: September 2009
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The World According to Jen. A blog about solar power, Africa and the environment in general. Tuesday, September 15, 2009. Solar Powered Roads-Soon to be a Reality? If you haven't heard of the company Solar Roadways http:/ www.solarroadways.com/index.html. Yet, be prepared, you will. The company was just awarded a $100,000 contract by the U.S. Department of Transportation to design and build solar panels that can be driven on and used in parking lots and freeways. According to their website:.
