Check out our Mobile Solar Power System featured on In.com – - seems that India is gaining Mobile Solar fans!
This is a photo of our R5 System – very small and maneuverable – in action in California at ChicoFest 09 (summer of 2009).
Pure Power featured on In.com gallery
September 1st, 2010LED’s winning the lighting war
August 25th, 2010Pure Power has lots of experience providing solar power for the entertainment industry – providing base camp power for 5 features and 2 TV productions (and other short runs and tests) and a fast-growing list of events.
One reason we have worked exclusively on base camps is because of the amazingly massive amount of power required to run the massive arrays of Edison (incandescent) bulbs used on set.
This may be changing – and fast. A new GreenTech Media report titled “Digital Lumens: LEDs Winning the Lighting War” states : “We’re in the midst of the great lighting transformation, with solid-state LEDs on the cusp of transforming the lighting industry. The Edison bulb will soon be a relic and CFLs an interim step.”
Read the report here
Building Products Magazine is “All Charged Up” about Pure Power
August 20th, 2010Washington DC, August 21, 2010: Hanley Wood Media, publisher of numerous leading construction industry publications, has featured Pure Power Distribution and its Mobile Solar Power Systems in the Summer 2010 issue of Building Products Magazine.
The construction industry trade magazine whose cover features “The 2010 MVP Awards”, highlights Pure Power in an article titled “All Charged Up”. The article mentions smaller portable solar systems along with Pure Power’s commercial-grade equipment.
Using the link above (or view the Pure Power Press Release here) you can see the entire magazine online – turn to page 50 to see the article “All Charged Up”
Pure Power featured on “Solar Power Videos”
August 20th, 2010Check out this Pure Power Video, now featured on the website: Solar Power Videos!
New Study Says Solar Power Is Cost Competitive with Nuclear Power
August 11th, 2010Two US researchers have declared that solar electricity in their home state is now cheaper than next-generation nuclear power. Olivia Boyd looks at their study – and its global implications.
New York Times: Recycling Land for Green Energy Ideas
August 11th, 2010From today’s New York Times, yet another article about agriculture, farmland and solar power. Pure Power has demonstrated Mobile Solar Power Systems at the World Ag Expo for the last 2 years – and from personal conversations I can tell you that the interest is very high.
Not only are some large farmers paying $1,000,000 or more in utility payments each year to pump water (a million bucks, you read that right), but they clearly understand the many benefits of using solar for energy – - Heck, they’re in the solar business, turning sunlight into food!
From the Times: “LEMOORE, Calif. — Thousands of acres of farmland here in the San Joaquin Valley have been removed from agricultural production, largely because the once fertile land is contaminated by salt buildup from years of irrigation.
But large swaths of those dry fields could have a valuable new use in their future — making electricity…”
Read the article here
Pure Power’s David Watson Speaks at Industry Events
August 5th, 2010“It was a busy week for David Watson, as he represented Pure Power Distribution (www.PurePowerD.com) while speaking at the Bay Area Executives Forum and the California Farm Bureau Federation….”
Read the whole story here:
The Power of Social Media: Pure Power, Leo DeCaprio and Inception
August 5th, 2010
PRLog (Press Release) – Aug 05, 2010 – They say that the fluttering of butterfly wings in the Philippines can result in a hurricane across the Pacific. This tenet of chaos theory provides an irresistible parallel to a social media storm that erupted last week over an interview with Leo DiCaprio in … you guessed it … the Philippine Inquirer…
…Ecorazzi posts the Facebook link, and within a few days the story had propagated across the web to more than 50 sites, including Forbes, The Huffington Post, Treehugger (right in front of Chelsea’s wedding, no less!)”
Read the entire release here
Climate Change? Russia halts wheat exports due to heat and drought
August 5th, 2010From the New York Times: “MOSCOW — Russia banned all exports of grain on Thursday after millions of acres of wheat withered in a severe drought, a portentous decision at a time when crop failures caused by heat and flooding span the northern hemisphere.
Russia’s prime minister, Vladimir V. Putin, announced the ban, from Aug. 15 to Dec. 31, saying it was necessary to curb rising prices for food inside Russia, one of the world’s largest wheat exporters, which is suffering the hottest temperatures recorded since record-keeping began more than 130 years ago.Read the full story here
Update July 29, 2010: New Assigned Commissioner’s Ruling Lifts Hold on PBI, Government/Non-profit Incentive Processing (link)
August 4th, 2010Here’s an important update from the California Public Utilities Commission website:
Update July 29, 2010: New Assigned Commissioner’s Ruling Lifts Hold on PBI, Government/Non-profit Incentive Processing
The Commission issued a new Assigned Commissioner Ruling on July 29, 2010 that lifts the hold on the issuance of confirmed reservations for Performance Based Incentive (PBI) and government/non-profit projects. The Ruling directs the CSI Program Administrators to resume processing and issuing confirmed reservations for all applications, including those impacted by the temporary postponement and held in queue in the order received, subject to the existing rules and processes of the program (emphasis added by Pure Power).
The Commission will continue to consider the three proposed modifications proposed in the July 9th Ruling (see below), which are 1) removal of the 8% discount rate embedded in the calculation of performance based incentive (PBI) payments; 2) reduction in the incentive rate offered for government and non-profit applicants; and 3) shifting of $20 million from the program administration budget to the incentive budget.
If the Commission adopts either of the proposed incentive modifications, it is intended that such changes would apply only on a going forward basis, applicable to new applications seeking incentives after the date of any such decision.
read the entire text here
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