The 37th annual Solar Conference, SOLAR 2008, will be held in San Diego, 3-8 May 2008 at the Town and Country Resort. That's the older convention center in Mission Valley, just a few miles north east of the airport.
Highlights of the conference will include, keynotes from Van Jones and Senator Gary Hart, and sessions on policy, marketing, technology, community, and best practices for installers.
The Saturday and Sunday all day events are ASES Caucuses, workshops, public-welcome exhibits (200 booths), film screenings, tours, and a plenary session. Monday thru Thursday sessions are open only to registered attendees and are primarily forums and technical sessions.
The two major hurdles blocking widespread adoption of solar panels are the high cost of installation and the absence of government tax incentives. These issues will undoubted be discussed in detail.
Saturday, February 16, 2008
Sunday, February 10, 2008
San Diego's ISE Corporation designs and builds hybrid-electric drive systems for heavy-duty vehicles such as buses and trams. Since its inception in 1994, ISE has converted a dozen types of large transportation vehicles to run on electric, hybrid-electric, or fuel cell power.
ISE also sells individual subsystems and components, including integrated battery and ultracapacitor packs, motive drive subsystems, auxiliary power units, electrically-driven accessories, and hybrid vehicle control systems.
I learned recently that electric vehicles such as the Chevy Volt are an ideal stepping stone to the hydrogen economy. The Volt is an electrical vehicle with as gas-powered electrical generator backup that can extend the Volt's range beyond 100 miles. The backup could just as easily be a tank of hydrogen with a fuel cell or some other renewable zero emissions system.
In light of this good news, ISE is paving the way to the hydrogen economy future for mass transit. For more information, visit the ISE web site, www.isecorp.com
ISE also sells individual subsystems and components, including integrated battery and ultracapacitor packs, motive drive subsystems, auxiliary power units, electrically-driven accessories, and hybrid vehicle control systems.
I learned recently that electric vehicles such as the Chevy Volt are an ideal stepping stone to the hydrogen economy. The Volt is an electrical vehicle with as gas-powered electrical generator backup that can extend the Volt's range beyond 100 miles. The backup could just as easily be a tank of hydrogen with a fuel cell or some other renewable zero emissions system.
In light of this good news, ISE is paving the way to the hydrogen economy future for mass transit. For more information, visit the ISE web site, www.isecorp.com
Wednesday, February 6, 2008
Solar Water Heating
There was a surge (:-) of solar-powered water heating (SPWH) in the US twenty years ago, but policy makers discontinued the incentives and SPWH fell out of favor. Some countries in Europe, require all new construction houses to install solar-powered water heaters. Why burn expensive non-renewable fossil fuels to heat your water when the sun is shining?
There has been a resurgence of interest in SPWH here in California. A few of the companies in San Diego that will install a SPWH systen are:
There has been a resurgence of interest in SPWH here in California. A few of the companies in San Diego that will install a SPWH systen are:
- Advanced Solar Technologies
- Butler Sun Solutions
- Horizon Solar Systems
- Mark Naylor Solar Specialists
- Natural Energy Systems
- Son Energy Solar Systems
- Suntrek Industries
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