Problem: The most common method used to generate electricity is by burning fossil fuels. This method not only creates a large amount of pollutants, but is also unsustainable. Current solar technology, although sustainable, is expensive and requires large amounts of electricity and silicon to manufacture due to the purity of silicon needed.   To make matters worse, silicon cells need to have a close to optimum conditions to work. That means - no shadows are being cast on the cells, it has to be a relat...

Action: Dyesol is leading the industrialisation of dye solar cell (DSC) technology, the most advanced 3rd generation solar technology. DSC has been described as the most promising advancement of solar technology since the invention of the silicon cell.   DSC has been described as 'artificial photosynthesis'. Instead of using chlorophyll, DSC uses a very thin layer of special dyes, on a very thin layer of light absorbing material to collect the energy from sunlight. This energy is transformed into ele...

Problem: Until recently, small wind technologies and devices were not available for small rural and homestead electricity-generating applications.

Action: SWEEP --- Small Wind Environmental Energy Project We are gathering founding members and crew for this small wind renewable energy development project on five rural acres of the Mendocino coast. This project is in early-stage development of visioning, prototyping and organizing those wishing to explore small wind renewable energy, rural wind farming techniques and flying wind turbines.

Problem: Proof of concept stage; forming steering group; declaring Mendocino Energy, a fast-tracked renewable energy incubator, creating renewable energy solutions in harmony with nature.

Action: At this world-class incubator, federal energy policy development is created as cutting-edge technologies and science move swiftly from white boards and white papers to testing, refinement and implementation.