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Solar Energy Monitor Goes Wireless
on Feb 8, 2009 in Uncategorized energy dashboard home energy monitors solar energy solar hot water One of the things many hybrid car drivers like is the monitor on their dashboard that show how many MPG they’re getting at that moment and averaging over time. In fact, this monitor may actually help increase the MPG as it helps drivers adjust th...
China will pass the U.S. in interstates this year.
on Mar 25, 2009 in Economics Market Outlook Account Balance Businessmen Chinese Students Clean Coal Cnbc Coal Power Fiscal Policy Gao Gao Gov Global Recession Government Accounting Office Interstates New Nuclear Power Plants Nuclear Power Plants Own Worst Enemy Power Grids Railroads Road Signs Solar Hot Water Water Industry World Expo Also, interesting is a picture I saw, had Chinese and English on the road signs so that foreign businessmen can read the signs that don’t speak Chinese. Chinese students are required to learn English now in almost all schools. China builds a ne...
Solar hot water…for cooling!
on Apr 5, 2009 in Uncategorized EnerWorks GreenHomes solar air-conditioning solar cooling solar hot water solar thermal I’ve talked about solar thermal (in this case, solar hot water) before. At GreenHomes we’re excited about the elegance, simplicity, and bang-for-the-buck of these systems generating hot water very cost-effectively for homeowners today. The...
A country with growing middle class population, wages, commodity inventory, demands and production.
on Apr 23, 2009 in Economics Market Outlook Account Balance Auto Sales Clean Coal Coal Power Plants Commodity Inventory Cost Basis Electric Cars Global Recovery Government Corruption Green Technology Hot Water Heating Instit Interstates Nuclear Power Plants Personal Rights Pop Business Ramps Road Signs Skilled Employees Solar Hot Water Solar Hot Water Heating They have about 300 million middle class and add about 50 million a year to it. Many are mom and pop business owners but many others are in the rising class of technicians, and skilled employees. China has had wages rising so fast that 100 million jo...
China solar power has been set (by its officials) to increase 50 to 100 percent a year in the coming 10 years.
on May 11, 2009 in Market Outlook 10 Years Backlog Chinese Currency Countryside Currency Change Currency Value Earnings Earnings Report Efficiency Hot Water Systems Jiangsu Province Public Buildings Solar Hot Water Solar Hot Water Systems Solar Power Solar Projects Solr Stimulus Subsidies Tariff Tsl Major solar firms will benefit substantially. Local level also have some overlapped subsidies. For instance, STP can also benefit from Jiangsu province, which announced 3 large cities as the initial testing base for solar projects and subsidies. In C...