nabraxas Posted June 8, 2007 (edited) Solar power has long been effective for small electronic devices. But as worldwide demand for electricity increases, so too does the burning of fossil fuels; contributing to global warming and dangerous climate conditions. This is forcing governments and scientists to look to clean energy sources and to revolutionise power production. Saved By The Sun looks at the use of photovoltaic panels in homes and documents their economic benefits. Rising energy demands, dwindling global fossil fuel resources, and heightened public concern for global warming all contribute to the need for alternative energy sources like solar energy. Through interviews with experts, the documentary presents the challenges of maintaining power during the summer in Los Angeles. It profiles the Kramer Junction Solar Electric Generating System in the Mojave Desert; the largest solar thermal power plant in the world, and then crosses the Atlantic to examine how solar power became a mainstream energy source in Germany. Finally, it shows innovative business models that are supplying solar energy to companies like supermarkets, and follows the solar research being conducted at the National Research Energy Laboratory in Colorado, including multi-junction solar cells that were used on the Mars rovers the research that draws on nanotechnology to make solar power more affordable. Saved By The Sun concludes that while most of the promising solar energy options will take years to arrive on the market and become a real player, decisions need to be made now regarding future energy options. (From the US, in English) (Documentary) http://www.enhancetv.com.au/tvguide/displa...RecordId=104949 Edited June 8, 2007 by nabraxas Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chilli Posted June 9, 2007 Holy crap, $45? Any chance of slinging us a torrent? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ThunderIdeal Posted June 9, 2007 where did you get $45 from? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chilli Posted June 10, 2007 (edited) The page that Nabraxas linked to said the DVD is $45. *edit* Bizarre, it says $38.50... I thought it said $45 yesterday. Edited June 10, 2007 by IllegalBrain Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ThunderIdeal Posted June 10, 2007 maybe they noticed your disbelief. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nabraxas Posted June 12, 2007 (edited) i thought it was quite interesting. The criticism ov the German governments bankrolling ov solar power as "unsustainable" was pretty funny, as if the alternative ov continuing to burn fossil fuels or build loads ov nuclear reactors would be. Nevertheless the Suncorp economic model ov paying for companies to install photovoltaics as long as they guarentee to buy energy from them over the next 20 years was pretty cool. Edited June 16, 2007 by nabraxas Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
