Posts Tagged ‘Solar Energy’
Technology/Human Interest: Bringing Solar Energy To A Remote Himalayan Town (Video)
June 7, 2017
Great point dude made on the ride in. Our natural reaction when we walk into a dark room is to reach for a light switch, but the folks they are going to see have likely never done that. Never even had that capability. But they soon will, thanks to this team of volunteers and their openness to being powered by solar panels.
Volunteers pack sustainable solar energy parts toward the remote Himalayan town of Lingshed.
– National Geographic
There’s a blessing and a lesson to appreciate in this docu-short.
– @ojones1
Posted in Activism, Environment, Human Interest, Series, Technology, Travel, Videos | 
Tags: Breakthrough, Himalayan town, Himalayas, Lingshed, National Geographic, Solar Energy, solar panels, solar power, Where No Grid Has Gone Before | 
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Power To The People: Most Of This Texas Town’s Energy Comes From Wind And Solar (Video)
June 6, 2017
How about that! A Conservative “red” town, in the “red” state of Texas, is walking the renewable energy talk for real! Did the city’s Mayor Dale Ross say that Georgetown was “90% renewable” right now? Like not in talks or planning to be, but currently 90% renewable???
In From the Ashes, Dale Ross, the Mayor of Georgetown, TX, talks about his city’s commitment to a renewable energy future— as that’s what’s best for his residents.
– National Geographic
WOW!
Environmentally Conscious And Cost Effective: Solar Roof Tiles (Video)
February 7, 2017
Can we have nice things? Why do we always HAVE to be thinking about how to ‘save the planet’ man? Why does it always have to be about the environment? And you know going green costs hella money, right?
NO! It is costing less and less to go green, and we are not even talking about the cost SAVINGS you get from making the switch (e.g. lower utility bills). Case in point: Peep this vid about the possibilites for a roof of solar panels… cheaper AND nicer than what most folks live under now.
Oh… and you are not really ‘saving’ the Earth either way. Earth means ‘rocks and dirt.’ It will be here whether we try to save it or not. We are talking about our SURVIVAL as a species. No environment, no life on Earth.
(Life. It’s the nicest thing to have. Now, play the video.)
– @ojones1
Posted in Environment, Product, Science, Technology, Videos | Tags: glass panels, photovoltaic cells, photovoltaic panels, PV cells, PV panels, Solar Energy, solar panels, solar roof panels, Tesla | No Comments »
How Much Land Would It Take To Power The Entire USA With Solar Energy? (Video)
December 7, 2016
Hmmm… Solar-powered America for all… laid out plain and simple. Of course, none of this is as plain or simple as the video implies. But I like how it defies any doubters of the concept’s doability. The U.S. made it to the moon (or convinced the world it did, for any alternative history theorists out there) in seven years once President Kennedy set the country’s direction & ambitions toward the goal. This can be done!
But will it be?
– @ojones1
Tesla Powered An Entire Island With Solar Energy (Video)
November 30, 2016
An island of residents dependent on things like generators for power are now solar-powered… the entire island. And NowThis…
– @ojones1
Posted in Environment, Series, Technology, Travel, Videos | Tags: American Samoa, Clean Energy, Island, Solar Energy, Solar-Powered, Ta'u Island, Tesla | No Comments »
Science: Massive Solar Wind Energy Tower To Be Built By 2018 (Video)
June 26, 2014
Incredible innovation in the field of renewable energy on the horizon; and it only took about three-and-a-half decades to bring the idea to life. Patented in 1975, execution of plans to build a $1.5 billion solar-wind power tower is underway in Arizona (scheduled completion in 2018). It will be the tallest free-standing structure in America and generate (on average) almost as much as the country’s smallest nuclear reactor… but create zero nuclear waste! Energy sourced by generating wind using hot air, cooled by sprays of fresh water, flowing through turbine tunnels.
Posted in Science, Videos | Tags: Clean Energy, Renewable Energy, solar, Solar Energy, Solar Wind, Solar Wind Energy Tower, Wind, Wind Energy | No Comments »
