Feb 04 2009
Keeping Cool with Cool Earth Solar
Did you know that the amount of sunlight that hits the entire Earth’s surface during one hour produces enough energy to power the entire world for a year?
Cool Earth Solar has found an economically sound way to capture that energy and provide it on a global scale! Their solar power panels, or concentrators, are shaped like a balloon, as opposed to the flat panel of the norm and the main materials that are used, are plastic film (like the kind used for potato chip or pretzel bags), air and a small bit of aluminum. According to Cool Earth Solar, with this type of technology, one 150×150 mile solar plant can produce enough power that all of the U.S. electrical needs would be met through the year 2030!
With only 5 lbs of air, 2 lbs of plastic and wee bit of aluminum, ya’ got yourself a concentrator that costs nearly “15% less than the other solar energy systems that are available” and can withstand 125 mph winds!
Cool Earth Solar also has openings for green jobs, as well! Check it out for yourself at the Cool Earth Solar website!
~Wind
p.s. (the concentrators look like alien ships!) 
Neat concept - I will check out their site and see what they have. I wonder how many of these units to power a small house. I only have full sun light for max of 4 hours per day due to heavy tree cover.
Beam me up Scootie! All kidding aside, this is really interesting and wouldn’t it be great if things moved ahead of schedule.
Thanks for the info
Sandy