Comments on: Stunning Solar Building Will Generate More Power Than It Needs http://www.metaefficient.com/architecture-and-building/stunning-solar-building-will-generate-more-power-than-it-needs.html The Guide To Highly Efficient Things Fri, 19 Mar 2010 20:35:35 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Digital Scales http://www.metaefficient.com/architecture-and-building/stunning-solar-building-will-generate-more-power-than-it-needs.html/comment-page-1#comment-99099 Digital Scales Tue, 02 Feb 2010 19:44:37 +0000 http://www.metaefficient.com/uncategorized/stunning-solar-building-will-generate-more-power-than-it-needs.html#comment-99099 This is great! Can we do something similar for cars? So they completely rely on the sun for fuel... I'm sure we can. -Sylvia This is great! Can we do something similar for cars? So they completely rely on the sun for fuel… I’m sure we can.
-Sylvia

]]> By: dinesh http://www.metaefficient.com/architecture-and-building/stunning-solar-building-will-generate-more-power-than-it-needs.html/comment-page-1#comment-67572 dinesh Sun, 10 May 2009 06:26:20 +0000 http://www.metaefficient.com/uncategorized/stunning-solar-building-will-generate-more-power-than-it-needs.html#comment-67572 its really a good idea to produce energy its great to see such ideas its really a good idea to produce energy its great to see such ideas

]]> By: Jay Draiman http://www.metaefficient.com/architecture-and-building/stunning-solar-building-will-generate-more-power-than-it-needs.html/comment-page-1#comment-64756 Jay Draiman Tue, 21 Apr 2009 20:47:37 +0000 http://www.metaefficient.com/uncategorized/stunning-solar-building-will-generate-more-power-than-it-needs.html#comment-64756 A more efficient and cost effective renewable energy system is needed. R3 A more efficient and cost effective renewable energy system is needed. To accelerate the implementation of renewable electric generation with added incentives and a FASTER PAYBACK - ROI. (A method of storing energy, would accelerate the use of renewable energy) A greater tax credit, accelerated depreciation, funding scientific research and pay as you save utility billing. (Reduce and or eliminates the tax on implementing energy efficiency, eliminate increase in Real estate Taxes for energy efficiency improvement). Tax incentive and rebates have to be tripled. In California, you also have the impediment, that when there are an interruption of power supply by the Utility you the consumer cannot use your renewable energy system to provide power. In today's technology there is automatic switching equipment that would disconnect the consumer from the grid, which would permit renewable generation for the consumer even during power interruption. Energy storage technology must advance substantially. “Energy conservation through energy storage”. New competition for the world's limited oil and natural gas supplies is increasing global demand like never before. Reserves are dwindling. These and other factors are forcing energy prices to skyrocket here at home. It's affecting not just the fuel for our cars and homes, it is affecting food prices and it's driving up electricity costs, too. A new world is emerging. The energy decisions our nation makes today will have huge implications into the next century. We must expedite the implementation of renewable energy. A synchronous system with batteries allows the blending of a PV with grid power, but also offers the advantage of “islanding” in case of a power failure. A synchronous system automatically disconnects the utility power from the house and operates like an off-grid home during power failures. This system, however, is more costly and loses some of the efficiency advantages of a battery-less system. We’re surrounded by energy — sun, wind, water. The problem is harnessing it in an economical way. Jay Draiman, Northridge, CA A more efficient and cost effective renewable energy system is needed. R3
A more efficient and cost effective renewable energy system is needed.
To accelerate the implementation of renewable electric generation with added incentives and a FASTER PAYBACK – ROI. (A method of storing energy, would accelerate the use of renewable energy) A greater tax credit, accelerated depreciation, funding scientific research and pay as you save utility billing. (Reduce and or eliminates the tax on implementing energy efficiency, eliminate increase in Real estate Taxes for energy efficiency improvement). Tax incentive and rebates have to be tripled.
In California, you also have the impediment, that when there are an interruption of power supply by the Utility you the consumer cannot use your renewable energy system to provide power.
In today’s technology there is automatic switching equipment that would disconnect the consumer from the grid, which would permit renewable generation for the consumer even during power interruption. Energy storage technology must advance substantially. “Energy conservation through energy storage”.
New competition for the world’s limited oil and natural gas supplies is increasing global demand like never before. Reserves are dwindling. These and other factors are forcing energy prices to skyrocket here at home. It’s affecting not just the fuel for our cars and homes, it is affecting food prices and it’s driving up electricity costs, too. A new world is emerging. The energy decisions our nation makes today will have huge implications into the next century. We must expedite the implementation of renewable energy.
A synchronous system with batteries allows the blending of a PV with grid power, but also offers the advantage of “islanding” in case of a power failure. A synchronous system automatically disconnects the utility power from the house and operates like an off-grid home during power failures. This system, however, is more costly and loses some of the efficiency advantages of a battery-less system.
We’re surrounded by energy — sun, wind, water. The problem is harnessing it in an economical way.
Jay Draiman, Northridge, CA

]]> By: ntopics http://www.metaefficient.com/architecture-and-building/stunning-solar-building-will-generate-more-power-than-it-needs.html/comment-page-1#comment-45121 ntopics Mon, 09 Feb 2009 23:40:17 +0000 http://www.metaefficient.com/uncategorized/stunning-solar-building-will-generate-more-power-than-it-needs.html#comment-45121 This will be a great place to visit. Thanks from tony This will be a great place to visit.

Thanks from tony

]]> By: Funny Americans http://www.metaefficient.com/architecture-and-building/stunning-solar-building-will-generate-more-power-than-it-needs.html/comment-page-1#comment-8703 Funny Americans Wed, 30 Apr 2008 17:51:40 +0000 http://www.metaefficient.com/uncategorized/stunning-solar-building-will-generate-more-power-than-it-needs.html#comment-8703 They are building something pretty amazing and some how you can still turn this article around to this should be us. You have other things to worry about, like how i can come down there and buy a house for $10-$20 . They are building something pretty amazing and some how you can still turn this article around to this should be us. You have other things to worry about, like how i can come down there and buy a house for $10-$20 .

]]> By: Funny Americans http://www.metaefficient.com/architecture-and-building/stunning-solar-building-will-generate-more-power-than-it-needs.html/comment-page-1#comment-8702 Funny Americans Wed, 30 Apr 2008 17:50:33 +0000 http://www.metaefficient.com/uncategorized/stunning-solar-building-will-generate-more-power-than-it-needs.html#comment-8702 http://www.metaefficient.com/architecture-and-building/stunning-solar-building-will-generate-more-power-than-it-needs.html http://www.metaefficient.com/architecture-and-building/stunning-solar-building-will-generate-more-power-than-it-needs.html

]]> By: curt http://www.metaefficient.com/architecture-and-building/stunning-solar-building-will-generate-more-power-than-it-needs.html/comment-page-1#comment-8686 curt Wed, 30 Apr 2008 15:56:32 +0000 http://www.metaefficient.com/uncategorized/stunning-solar-building-will-generate-more-power-than-it-needs.html#comment-8686 This is truly a wonderful project! It is also a very bright investment in the future of the country. My congratulations to the country's leaders! p.s. This blog lacks strict administrator to delete 'abusing' comments. This is truly a wonderful project! It is also a very bright investment in the future of the country. My congratulations to the country’s leaders!

p.s.
This blog lacks strict administrator to delete ‘abusing’ comments.

]]> By: ameneh http://www.metaefficient.com/architecture-and-building/stunning-solar-building-will-generate-more-power-than-it-needs.html/comment-page-1#comment-8194 ameneh Sat, 19 Apr 2008 23:11:13 +0000 http://www.metaefficient.com/uncategorized/stunning-solar-building-will-generate-more-power-than-it-needs.html#comment-8194 it's prefect it’s prefect

]]> By: Peter D http://www.metaefficient.com/architecture-and-building/stunning-solar-building-will-generate-more-power-than-it-needs.html/comment-page-1#comment-6860 Peter D Wed, 26 Mar 2008 03:59:53 +0000 http://www.metaefficient.com/uncategorized/stunning-solar-building-will-generate-more-power-than-it-needs.html#comment-6860 I wonder how many centuries/millenia worth of surplus energy production it would take to repay the cost of the energy expended in the initial construction of, and materials used in the building? What a joke that this sort of thing gets away with appropriating the term "sustainable"! Anyway, foresight is foresight, I guess - it will be a nice place for a lucky few to hang out in once the oil starts to run out in ernest. Though they better pick their skirts up if they want to finish it in time. I wonder how many centuries/millenia worth of surplus energy production it would take to repay the cost of the energy expended in the initial construction of, and materials used in the building?

What a joke that this sort of thing gets away with appropriating the term “sustainable”!

Anyway, foresight is foresight, I guess – it will be a nice place for a lucky few to hang out in once the oil starts to run out in ernest. Though they better pick their skirts up if they want to finish it in time.

]]> By: Steve Lavey http://www.metaefficient.com/architecture-and-building/stunning-solar-building-will-generate-more-power-than-it-needs.html/comment-page-1#comment-6858 Steve Lavey Wed, 26 Mar 2008 03:35:09 +0000 http://www.metaefficient.com/uncategorized/stunning-solar-building-will-generate-more-power-than-it-needs.html#comment-6858 What a great design! I love the sustainable practices in the urban city construction business and this is a perfect example of success marrying sustainable practices with practicality and client requirements. I personally am excited for my own self about the Sustainable House I saw on the Science Channel that gets the house to be "energy-free". Check it out <a href="http://20millionminutes.com" rel="nofollow">here</a> What a great design! I love the sustainable practices in the urban city construction business and this is a perfect example of success marrying sustainable practices with practicality and client requirements. I personally am excited for my own self about the Sustainable House I saw on the Science Channel that gets the house to be “energy-free”.

Check it out here

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