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The Solar Vector circa 2013

The Solar Vector circa 2013

EGW consistently seeks to remind readers that metrics that refer to “single points in time”– scalar numbers– are important in taking the temperature of the energy industries, but alone they are misleading.  Knowing how that “temperature” changes over time is a more...
et the Photovoltaic Battle Begin

et the Photovoltaic Battle Begin

MIT Technology Review recently published a summary article that brings new light to the use of an age old material in bringing down the cost of solar cells significantly. Perovskites are a plentiful mineral that have been interesting to material scientists in the...
Eos Batteries Supercharge Renewable Energy

Eos Batteries Supercharge Renewable Energy

  There are batteries, and there are BATTERIES. Many have long held that sustainable, renewable energy sources won’t take down carbon-based energy sources until battery technology improves substantially.  Many renewable energy sources– notably wind and solar– are...
New Hyper Efficient Engine

New Hyper Efficient Engine

Researchers from Michigan State University and the Warsaw Institute of Technology are developing a wave disk engine and electricity generator that promises to be five times more efficient than traditional auto engines in electricity production, 20% lighter, and 30%...
Net Energy Metering in Utah

Net Energy Metering in Utah

There was much ado recently about California passing a law to allow “Net Metering” for individuals or institutions producing renewable energy…  and get *paid* for it.  Apparently, they could contribute net energy to the grid before out of the goodness of their hearts....