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Solar Market Shakeout

November/December 2009
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Features


Texas: The Next Solar Superpower?
The nation’s leader in wind power turns its face to the sun. By Michael E. Webber and Erin M. Keys

Get Started | Solar-Heat Your Home
Radiant heating systems are almost always the best way to deliver solar heat into a building. By Bob Ramlow
Why Simple Payback Is Too Simple
In order to recognize the value of renewable energy over finite energy sources, the energy bottom line is more important than the fiscal. By Will Kessler and Sönke Dornblut

Case Study | Larry’s Beans: A Small Business Going Green
How energy efficiency helps one small business survive the recession. By Yoko S. Crume and Richard V. Crume

Case Study | Living Green in Affordable Housing
A nonprofit developer leads the way to sustainable living for all income levels. By Mary Murtagh

Case Study | Solar-Heated Water Brews Craft Beer
Beer is an entirely natural product. Why shouldn’t it be fully sustainable? By Amie McCarty

New Energy

California High School Forms Solar Academy
By La Mirada Students


Advances

California Plans $300 Million Solar Water-Heating Program
By Katrina Phruksukarn

Food vs. Fuel (vs. Livestock)
By Laurie Guevara-Stone

Small Steps for EPA, Giant Step for RGGI
By Robert Ukeiley

Does the Solar Decathlon Influence the Home-Building Industry?

By Chris Stimpson

Tackling Climate Change

The Biomass Solution
By Chuck Kutscher


The Biz

SB20 Lists Top Stocks
By Rona Fried, Ph.D.


The Trade

Best Practices for Siting Small Wind Turbines
By Mick Sagrillo


Howzit Work?

Indirect Evaporative Cooling Systems
By Seth Masia

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