Solar Energy Investing

Worcester Business Journal reports CEO of Vanguard Solar, John Palmer, is looking to establish operations in Central Massachusetts.  Palmer is looking for 2,000 to 3,000 sqft of developmental lab space. Vanguard is a startup company that features lightweight, highly flexible thing solar energy film as its product.

9News.com reports Xcel filed its Renewable Energy Compliance Plan with the Colorado Public Utilities Commission. The plan is to explain how the company will meet renewable energy requirements passed by state Legislature.

PhoneMag reports Ericsson has announced its solar GSM base station is deployed in conjunction with PT Telekomunikasi Selular. The deployment will be providing macro coverage in the untapped areas of Sumatra. The site does not require diesel fuel and features maintenance-free batteries.

Scotsman.com reports on Sue Roaf. Ms. Roaf is the professor of architectural engineering at Scotland’s Heriot Watt University. Ms. Roaf also has an annual home electricity bill of just £5. The low bill comes from the six-bedroom ‘eco-home’ that was Ms. Roaf’s home near Oxford. Roaf is helping to develop designs for an eco-house that is suitable for the Scottish climate, and hopes to create Scotland’s first eco-community.

Celsias reports on a breakthrough by Nanosolar. The company’s mission is to deliver cost-efficient solar electricity. The company was founded in 2002 and is working on the world’s largest solar cell factory and the world’s largest panel-assembly factory. Recently Nanosolar has successfully created a solar coating that is the most cost-efficient solar energy source ever and make it, for the first time in history, a solar power cheaper than burning coal.

The Christian Science Monitor reports on Mike Strizki. Mr. Strizki is the New Jersey engineer that lives in the nation’s first solar-hydrogen house. Mr. Strizki brought together solar panels, a hydrogen fuel cell, storage tanks and an electrolyzer to power his home year-round. Mr. Strizki pays nothing for electricity and his system produces no carbon-dioxide emissions. Mr. Strizki’s car also runs off the hydrogen his home system creates.

Dvice reports on the DrIron. The DrIron is combination dryer and presser and eliminates the hassle of ironing clothes. The machine has a special hanging method for clothing to be dried and pressed. The DrIron then extracts all the moisture from the clothing and dumps the extracted liquid into a tray that can be reused anywhere.

Utility Products reports Office Depot has announced the launch and availability of Voltaic Solar Charging Messenger Bags and Backpacks. Office Depot is the only office supply superstore offering these product options. The Solar charging bags feature lightweight solar panels that are waterproof and can generate up to four watts of energy.