The Bahamas government has announced the development of solar power plants for eleven of the country’s islands as part of the Carbon War Room project, which aims to speed the shift toward renewable energy. Housing and Environment Minister Kenred Dorsett said officials are holding meetings with representatives from the CWR and the International Renewable … Continue reading Bahamas to develop solar power
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500 MW Wind Power Proposals for Bahamas
Reducing Energy Intensity throughout The Bahamas is the beginning of responsible citizen behaviour toward increasing the Bahamian contribution to mitigating the global carbon footprint. Energy statistics show that The Bahamas imported 7,814,000 barrels of oil and petroleum products in 2010, at a cost of $695,810,000, or approximately 10 percent of The Bahamas
Continue readingParabolic mirrors concentrate sunlight to power lasers
As outlined in the AIP’s Journal, the new solar lasers would concentrate light with a small parabolic mirror 1 meter in diameter that has a focal spot approximately 2-3 centimeters in diameter.
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