This is a photo of our R5 System – very small and maneuverable – in action in California at ChicoFest 09 (summer of 2009).

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

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”

Check out a summary of the study here:

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

Read the whole story here:

Leonardo DiCaprio

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

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.

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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