| Welcome to Sunbeam the solar and energy efficiency eNewsletter from the American Solar Energy Society | | | | When many people think of energy projects for their homes, they think of installing photovoltaic solar panels on the roof. That's a powerful step forward, but there are many more options to consider. The SOLAR TODAY feature article from the November/December 2008 issue is a case history full of great ideas you could use in your next project. This is our future. Enjoy. Carolyn Beach, American Solar Energy Society 303.443.3130 x107
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| by Suzanne Johnson SOLAR TODAY, November/December 2008 "In the summer of 2000 I was working from my 1950s ranch home in Silicon Valley and talking to Arkin Tilt Architects about remodeling the house. Over the years I'd added a lot of upgrades, culminating with a 2.5-kilowatt (kW) photovoltaic system in 1997". Take a video tour of Suzanne's house Sustainable construction techniques used in Suzanne's home were many and varied. Below are links to sites highlighting just a few of them. USDOE, Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Solar Energy Technologies Program Radiant HeatingUSDOE, Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Solar Energy Technologies Program About Green Roofs Green Roofs for Healthy Cities - About Green Roofs Photovoltaics | Comment and Commentary The Lesser Known Solar Sister by Richard Carter, Green Energy Café RenewableEnergyWorld.com, November 3, 2008 Operation Energy Transition by Barry Krusch RenewableEnergyWorld.com, October 30,2008 | Climate Change Paradise Almost Lost: Maldives Seek To Buy A New Homeland, by Randeep Ramesh Guardian, November 10, 2008 "The Maldives will begin to divert a portion of the country's billion-dollar annual tourist revenue into buying a new homeland - as an insurance policy against climate change that threatens to turn the 300,000 islanders into environmental refugees, the country's first democratically elected president has told the Guardian". EU Global Warming Limit May Not be Possible: IEA Reuters, November 6, 2008 The Rate of Warming is "Unprecedented" | EE/RE Business News Congress Passes the Most Powerful Solar Legislation in History by Neal Lurie American Solar Energy Society, October 2008 "Homeowners battling against soaring energy prices and a struggling economy just gained a powerful new tool to help harness free, renewable energy from the sun, the wind and other sustainable resources". GM Presses Ahead With Plug-Ins Beyond Volt: Sources by Soyoung Kim Reuters, November 6, 2008 Economy Shifts, and the Ethanol Industry Reels, by Kate Galbraith The New York Times, November 4, 2008 Interior Department To Open 190 Million Acres to Geothermal Power RenewableEnergyWorld.com, October 31, 2008 A Splash of Green For the Rust Belt by Peter S. Goodman The New York Times, November 1, 2008 WalMart Issues RFP for Thin-Film and Next Generation Photovoltaic Applications SolarBuzz, November 7, 2008 | New Approaches Bioheat Fires Up Homes in New England by Erika Celeste, Voice of America RenewableEnergyWorld.com, November 6, 2008 Tiny Solar Cells Built to Power Microscopic Machines - Press American Institute of Physics - Journal of Renewable and Sustainable Energy Rainforest Fungus Makes Diesel Compounds From CelluloseEnvironment News Service, November 4, 2008 Researchers Explore Hybrid Concentrated Solar Energy System by Jennifer Runyon RenewableEnergyWorld.com, November 3, 2008 Solar Bubbles by Kerry A Dolan Forbes, October 29, 2008 Turning Waste Olive Stones Into Bioethanol RenewableEnergyWorld.com, October 30, 2008 Too good to be true? Don't know but we can dream. Air Cars: A New Wind for America's Roads? By Jim Ostroff Yahoo!Finance, October 30, 2009 | International News Dutch Farmers Ready For Wind EnergyRenewable Energy World, October 31, 2008 CanWEA Releases Wind vision 2025 Plus Results of Important Wind Power Survey by Jennifer Runyon RenewableEnergyWorld.com, October 30, 2008 Samsung Everland To Install 4.8-MW Fuel Cell System RenewableEnergyWorld.com, October 30, 2008 | State and Local News Nevadans Apply for 9.3MW of solar ElectricitySolarbuzz, November 7, 2008 Colorado Renewable Energy Profile Part Two, by Andrew Burger RenewableEnergyWorld.com, November 4, 2008 read part one here On Tuesday, Missourians Passed Proposition C, the Missouri Clean Energy Initiative, With 66% of the vote!Press from Missourians for Cleaner Cheaper Energy, November 6, 2008 | | | | | | Join the American Solar Energy Society today and save! Enter sunbeam in the promotional code field and receive a 15% discount on your ASES membership Note: If you have trouble using the online system, call Carolyn at 303-443-3130 x107 for help. | | | |
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