Tag Archives: Solar Energy
Using new perspectives to engineer like a champ
Some people say that education is really indoctrination, and that it can actually corrupt your pure, unique thoughts and kill creativity. While this is totally untrue, it can be said that when you’re educated to be an engineer, you’re basically … Continue reading
Posted in Engineering, Greengineering, US News
Tagged Fibonacci, Golden Curve, Solar Energy, Solar Power
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Arizona will get a new kind of solar power plant.
If there’s one squandered source of energy on Earth it’s the heat from the sun. If we could perfectly harness all of the extra energy of it–even just the stuff that reflects back into space–we’d have enough power to power … Continue reading
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Tagged EnviroMission, Solar Energy, Solar Power
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Molten Salt keeps solar energy plants running at night. [+Christmas quadrotors]
In July, Italy opened the world’s first Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) plant of its kind. First, a little bit about what they are. CSP plants have a simple concept behind them: since electricity is almost always generated through mechanical movement … Continue reading
Posted in Greengineering, World News
Tagged Concentrated Solar Power, CSP, Quadrotor, Solar Energy, Solar Power
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