Intel chairman Craig Barrett, introduced as the company's chief ambassador, delivered the opening keynote speech at the Intel Developer Forum this morning, highlighting technological innovation and its impact on the globe - just as you'd expect him to do. But Barrett - with a quick apology for briefly jumping into politics - also had a subtle message for Washington.
At a Churchill Club event in Menlo Park, Calif., CNET News.com editor-at-large Michael Kanellos talks to John Woolard, CEO of BrightSource Energy, about building 100- to 200-megawatt solar-energy plants to power 100,000 to 200,000 homes. Woolard also discusses how the company is targeting solar as a competitive energy alternative to natural gas.
Google has been gathering information about the power collected through their array of solar panels. Last October, Google installed hundreds of panels on the Googleplex in Mountain View.
Charlie Gay, general manager of Applied Materials' solarbusiness, speaks to CNET News.com's Martin LaMonica about solar industrydynamics at the Solar Decathlon in Washington, D.C. Gay, who has workedin the business for over 30 years, says large-scale manufacturing willbring down the price of solar electricity. Investments will result inincremental improvements in panel efficiency, rather than hugetechnology breakthroughs, he says.
The Solar Decathlon, in which 20 universities build a solar-powered home, is a showcase for energy-efficient and solar technologies--some of which are available now, while others are invented for the event. Andy Karsner, the U.S. assistant secretary for energy efficiency and renewable energy, says the competition is a way to educate both students competing in the event and the general public who can see the modular houses on the National Mall in Washington.
In our second installment of the Green Enterprise, ZDNet correspondent Sumi Das takes a look at the green innovations in use at the Gaia Napa Valley Hotel & Spa, such as solar energy powering the hotel, environmentally friendly guest rooms, and an energy usage meter that shows guests how much water and electricity the hotel is using minute by minute. She also talks with Gaia's creator, Wen Chang, about his motivation for building a green hotel and his mission to provide eco-friendly tourism.
What every eco-friendly/tech-savvy lady surely needs: a handbag covered in little solar panels. Cleverly, it has a USB connection inside it, drawing on the beneficent rays of Sol to charge your mobile phone or MP3 player or whatever.
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