Clean Energy Project (Solar SETI)

[Nettik]

We are living in the Age of Energy. The fossil fuel based economy of the present must give way to the renewable energy based economy of the future. Getting there is the grandest challenge humanity faces. Chemistry can help meet this challenge by discovering new materials that efficiently harvest solar radiation, store energy for later use, and reconvert the stored energy when needed.

Created by Harvard and IBM
http://cleanenergy.harvard.edu/go/

[Heaven Net]

The increased awareness of global warming together with the rising costs of fossil fuels caused a surge of interest in renewable energy resources. There are a number of basic forms of renewable energy: solar, wind, water, biofuel and geothermal. Solar energy can be used in various ways, including photovoltaic cells, which convert the energy into electricity, and concentrating collectors, which focus sunlight to heat a fluid and drive a turbine that produces electricity. Another form of a solar-driven electric power plant is an energy tower that uses the form of a closed greenhouse at the base of the tower to warm air, which rises up the tower, drives a turbine, and produces electricity.