Archive for February, 2009

Hawaii Clean Energy Initiative

On October 20, 2008, in the chambers of Governor Linda Lingle, an historic agreement was signed between the State of Hawaii and the Hawaiian Electric companies.
The energy agreement, part of the Hawaii Clean Energy Initiative, puts Hawaii on a path to supply 40 percent of electricity needs and 70 percent of overall energy needs (including [...]

Solar technology today

The sun is the most vital form of energy accessible to us, and solar power taps into this renewable resource. The sun could potentially provide us with 10,000 times the amount of energy we need. In fact, photovoltaic installations in just 4 percent of the world’s deserts would meet energy needs across the world.
Currently, over [...]