Category Archives: Alternative Energy

World’s largest solar park planned in Greece

Posted on January 22, 2011 by Rashid Faridi

Greece plans to build the world’s largest solar park over depleted coal mines in the northern city of Kozani.Estimated to cost 600 million euros ($807 million) and with a capacity of 200 megawatts (MW), the project’s electricity output will be … Continue reading →

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Researchers map solar hot spots in India

Posted on January 12, 2011 by Rashid Faridi

Researchers at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore, are mapping India’s solar hot spots—where round-the-year sunlight makes it viable for companies to set up solar power plants. This mapping project is supported by the Environment Ministry, Government of India … Continue reading →

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Ground-Source Heat Pumps:Air Conditioners in Reverse

Posted on December 27, 2010 by Rashid Faridi

Our quest to find alternative sources of energy is leading us to new frontiers.Ground-source heat pumps (GSHPs), often called “geothermal heat pumps,” are devices to exploit the relatively stable temperatures found just 5 feet (1.5 m) or more below the … Continue reading →

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And Now a Plane as a Satellite

Posted on September 26, 2010 by Rashid Faridi

The U.S. military wants a drone plane that can stay aloft for five years.Boeing, which is building a prototype, intends to test fly its solar-electric drone called Solar Eagle in 2013.The plane could serve as a pseudo-satellite for communications, reconnaissance … Continue reading →