Spray-On Solar Windows Unveiled

Coating applied to commercial glass

Last week, New Energy Technologies Inc. showed its technology that enables glass to generate electricity through spray-on solar PV to investors and members of the media.

The technology, which is called the SolarWindow, aims to provide solar energy to building facades by spraying an electricity-generating coating on to glass.  During the demonstration, the researchers compared the cost of the SolarWindow technology to traditional rooftop solar systems saying that the SolarWindow technology provides up to three times more savings in electricity costs.

Click  here for the full article.

Changing the Food System one block at a time

It's encouraging to see local community projects that not only benefit the community but local businesses as well.  The Massachusetts Avenue Project in Buffalo NY is a great example of one.  I thought the aquaponics project was especially cool.  Check out a Buffalo News story about it here

Click here for more about the Massachusetts Avenue Project

Sustainable food/farming info coming soon...

I'm a bit of a foodie, and buying local ingredients is important to me, so I would like to also provide info on sustainable/organic foods. More info to follow....

Ten Ways to Save Money by Going Green

If you're worried about the environment, Brett Arends from the WSJ has an article that describes 10 "green" moves you can make that also have a payback—they'll help the earth and your wallet. Read the article here

Salt Lake City plans nation's largest rooftop solar array

A solar installation planned for Salt Lake City's Calvin L. Rampton Salt Palace Convention Center will have 2.6 megawatts of capacity - enough to make it the nation's largest rooftop array.At present, the biggest rooftop solar power system is located at a FedEx distribution center in New Jersey.More than bragging rights are at stake for the Utah city, though: The Salt Lake Convention and Visitors Bureau announced Wednesday that the Salt Palace would host the National Association of Home Builders' 2011 Green Building Conference. The solar installation played a role in the NAHB's decision to convene in Salt Lake City, the Salt Lake Tribune reports."Now the spigot is going to start opening, and we are going to get more and more of these conventions," SLCVB president Scott Beck was quoted as saying.Local news site KSL.com notes that Salt Lake City receives about 300 days per year of sunshine, making it nearly ideal for solar installations. The Salt Palace's array, Utah Clean Energy executive director Sarah Wright predicted, "will start moving solar development in Utah and it will put Utah on the map."

Shell joint venture to produce biodiesel from algae

Things are looking up for lowly sea algae. Fuels giant Royal Dutch Shell and HR Biopetroleum on Wednesday announced the creation of a joint venture called Cellana to make biodiesel from algae in Hawaii.
read more about it Here

Nanosolar 'prints' first flexible solar cells

Well-financed solar start-up Nanosolar on Tuesday said it has started shipping its flexible thin-film solar cells, meeting its own deadline and marking a milestone for alternative solar-cell materials. On the company's blog, CEO Martin Roscheisen announced that the first megawatt of its solar panels will be used as part of a power plant in eastern Germany.

read more about it Here