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Archive for December, 2006

Happy Holidays!

Sunday, December 24th, 2006

Happy Holidays everyone!
Okay, so I’m about an hour early, but I really ought to get more sleep. I hope to get some more posts up in the coming vacation days.
Enjoy yourselves

Solar Cells Break 40% Efficiency Barrier

Friday, December 22nd, 2006

Article at the Department of Energy
Yes, this was posted on Slashdot a few weeks ago, but it is nonetheless exciting news. Traditional solar panels just capture white light straight up. The idea behind these new panels are the many layers sandwiched in the panel, each capturing a color in the spectrum. This technology, however, is [...]

Mission Statement

Friday, December 22nd, 2006

After a full 12 hours of contemplation, I’ve decided to turn this blog into a source of Alternative Energy news, tips on energy conservation and efficiency, and occasionally neat things I encounter while roaming the Internet (or the real world).
But first, I must say I really like the Blogger.com interface; it’s really easy set up [...]

This is Exciting!

Thursday, December 21st, 2006

This is exciting! My very own blog. I will now commence wasting time on the Internet when I should be doing real work.
I suppose I should come up with a topic for this blog. I’ll formulate a plan within the next few days…probably something along the lines of alternative energies, random tech bits, and some [...]