Solar

Solar Decathlon

Posted Tue, 09/29/2009 - 3:02pm
Event Date: 
Oct 8 2009 - Oct 21 2009

Update

Team Germany has won the 2009 Solar Decathlon. I was lucky enough to tour some of the homes, which were all incredibly impressive. The homes are not just for show; Team Boston's house, called Curio, has been purchased by the Housing Assistance Corporation of Cape Cod, which plans to use the model to jump start the creation of an energy efficient affordable housing community.

Advances in Systems Application of Solar Power for Critical Functions

Speaker(s): 
Scott Sklar
Dr. Robert Birkmire
Event Date: 
Monday, October 16, 2006 - 5:30pm - 8:30pm
Conversation References
Bullet Points: Advances in Systems Application of Solar Power for Critical Functions
Transcript: Advances in Systems Application of Solar Power for Critical Functions

Scott Sklar, President of The Stella Group Ltd., will present the advance photovoltaic systems being deployed for military/intelligence, commerical/industrial and building applications as well as the interface with smart electric utilit grid and battery/hybrid systems. Dr. Robert Birkmire, Director of the Institute of Energy Conversion at the University of Delaware will illustrate the material and manufacturing process advances for photvoltaics which existing manufacturing exceeds 1.5 GW per year and should hit 10 GW per year global manufacturing capacity by 2010.

Germany's Transformation into a World Leader for Renewable Energy

Speaker(s): 
Dr. Jeffrey Michel
Mario Ingo-Soos
Event Date: 
Monday, October 20, 2008 - 5:30pm - 8:15pm
Conversation References
Presentation: Germany's Transformation into a World Leader for Renewable Energy
Bullet Points: Germany's Transformation into a World Leader for Renewable Energy
Transcript: Germany's Transformation into a World Leader for Renewable Energy

On October 20, the Energy Conversation hosted Mr. Mario-Ingo Soos, Counselor on Environment and Energy at the German Embassy & Dr. Jeffrey Michel, an electrical engineer working in the international power meter industry. Soos and Michel discussed Germany's Transformation into a World Leader for Renewable Energy.

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