Thursday, September 8, 2011

ERC: Solar Water Heating

All upcoming buildings may soon be required to install solar heating panels once the Energy Regulatory Commission gazettes a new regulation. The commission has already forwarded to the Attorney -General the final draft of the regulation which will make it mandatory for all premises whose consumption of heated water exceeds 100 litres to install solar panels. Developers have however raised concern that the regulation was likely to push up the cost of properties, but ERC Director - General Kaburu Mwirichia says benefits will far outweigh resultant losses. Wanjiru Gaitho reports.

Solar Energy - True Or False

Solar Energy - True Or False

Tennessee's Solar Decathlon 2011 Video Walkthrough

U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon 2011 teams each produced a video walk-through to highlight their house design and provide an accurate look at the interior. This video, produced in August 2011 by The University of Tennessee, will be judged as part of the Communications Contest for the Solar Decathlon competition, held in Washington, D.C., September 23 -- October 2, 2011.

Tidewater Virginia's Solar Decathlon 2011 Video Walkthrough

U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon 2011 teams each produced a video walk-through to highlight their house design and provide an accurate look at the interior. This video, produced in August 2011 by Tidewater Virginia (Old Dominion University and Hampton University), will be judged as part of the Communications Contest for the Solar Decathlon competition, held in Washington, D.C., September 23 -- October 2, 2011.

Free Energy Cover-Up - Eugene F. Mallove

Dr. Eugene Mallove, the (late) President of the nonprofit New Energy Foundation, and author of "Fire from Ice: Searching for the Truth Behind the Cold Fusion Furor", shared his ideas on radical forms of energy, that surpass current alternatives such as solar and wind power.