Sun Turtle
A friend of mine in Norway told me about a company is working with called Bright Products. The Norwegian company is on a mission to light up the world through “smart, simple, and sustainable power solutions”. Their vision is “A world where people see new possibilities”, literally. More than a billion people in Africa, Asia, and South America live […]
The Emergence of Solar Trees
This is an elegant solution to a very real problem, the large amount of space required for solar panels. Daljit Singh Bedi, chief scientist at the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) in New Delhi said that the solar tree utilizes about 43 square feet of space to produce energy which would require 100 times that space. The […]
Undergrounding
I saw some beautiful evergreens on a walk, and also noticed the unsightly electrical cabling in front of them. The site made me think of under grounding. Placing the cables underground would be much more aesthetic. There are other advantages including being less subject to damage from lightning, wind, or freezing rain. The primary disadvantage of undergrounding […]
Bye to Gas
This is a picture of a friend’s Tesla Model S license plate. I too have said goodbye to gas. My Model S now has 7,000 miles on it and I have not bought a gallon of gas for more than six months. Critics say the Tesla still pollutes because most of the electricity used to […]
Tesla for Kids
I can remember the day when I had a little red wagon and a tricycle made by Radio Flyer. The company has been around for 99 years. It was started by 16 year old Antonio Pasin of Venice, Italy. He came to Chicago, worked at several jobs, and by 1917 had saved enough money to purchase some […]
