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08 Oct 08

Konarka Opens World's Largest Roll-To-Roll, Solar Photovoltaic, Thin-Film Production Plant : TreeHugger

Great news for solar power. What I found quite funny, although it was surely unintentionally so, was the use of the word "graduate" in Treehugger's article: "It's a rare treat when a promising one graduates to the commercial level." Why? The process (Konarka's advanced photovoltaic technology) started with Dr. Alan Heeger and the late Dr. Sukant Tripathy, "an internationally known polymer materials scientist, provost at UMASS Lowell and founder of the Plastic Innovation Center."

One word: plastics. The Graduate.

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10% of Australian Wave Power Potential Could Provide One-Third of Nation’s Energy Needs : TreeHugger

Worth keeping an eye on: will this project go forward, and will it provide what it promises? "...a new report commissioned by the Carnegie Corporation indicates that one-third of Australia's power needs could be met through wave power installation. " One problem right off the bat is that the Carnegie Corp. also manufactures wave power technology, so there might well be a conflict of interest, or absent impartiality, there.

Nonetheless, interesting potential, and it would be great if it could deliver.

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It may not be nearly the ridiculously large potential claimed by geothermal power in Australia, but a new report commissioned by the Carnegie Corporation indicates that one-third of Australia's power needs could be met through wave power installation. Oh, did I mention that Carnegie Corp manufactures wave power-cum-desalination technology? I only say that in the spirit of full disclosure, not to necessarily cast doubt on the report findings. Carnegie says that even using “conservative” estimates yields an enormous underutilized power resource. Just how much power could be be pulled from the waves? Read on: