October 2012 Blog Posts (2)

Concentrated Solar at the Micro Scale

According to award-winning Sollector Systems, optimally effective micro scale concentrating solar energy technology is found at approximately 3 meters in diameter. This is much smaller than most popular CSP systems, which we consider to be significantly less efficient with respect to energy collected and expended to run its systems.

Find a sneak preview here:

http://www.sollecsys.com/…

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Added by Eckhart Beatty on October 9, 2012 at 12:11am — No Comments

"Post-Recognition" Collaboration

In Austin, Texas last week, the SXSW Eco community convened for its second year to address “the need for a concerted, cross sector approach to solving the recognized challenges facing the economy, the environment and civil society”. Their aim: “to drive the conversation of sustainability beyond rhetoric and towards solutions. “

The SXSW Eco folks are perhaps naming our era as they reach out to “professionals at the…

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Added by Sue Lebeck on October 2, 2012 at 8:00pm — No Comments