Prepare for awesome stories. I hope I can live up to the big new name! Wow! 97% of the new energy added in the last half of 2013 will be from solar in CA. Let that percolate in you a while. While some people are still talking about solar being too expensive, hard, unreliable, etc.,…
What’s awesome in your life? According to Dictionary.com, awesome means inspiring an overwhelming feeling of reverence, admiration, or fear; causing or inducing awe. To some of us, awesome might seem to be out of reach. We might think it’s too radical to experience awesome; just feeling good would be nice. But maybe nothing needs to change in…
How do you like the new name, Awesome Stories? During a conversation with a friend at a party, it became clear that ‘Good News’ doesn’t have the universal appeal that I want for this series. Many people associate the term with the Christian faith and spreading ‘good news’ in order to convert others to their path.…
This post celebrates my 20th post on good news from around the world. Enjoy! To start, let’s go to Queensland, Australia where we find Tritium, an electronics company that specializes in products and solutions for electric vehicles. They just made the news by announcing a fast charger that can recharge Electric Vehicle (EV) batteries 80% in under 30…
Inspiring you with uplifting stories from around the world. IBM and several partners are cooking up some new tech treats with HCPVT (high concentration PV thermal). Say that 3 times fast! They just won a grant to develop what they believe is a breakthrough in both cost and efficiency using multiple mirrors to focus the…
More Good News from around the cybersphere. I am feeling more grateful for my life and many gifts. And for my readers, thanks for touching my heart and life. You inspire me to be and do more. Floating wind turbines sound fun. They are cheaper, easier to build and operate further offshore where there is…
This week’s Good News will inspire and light you up! Crescent Dunes is set to become the largest concentrating solar power (CSP) project in the world with 110 MW of peak power. This gives it certain bragging rights and additional pressure due to large government funding. Crescent Dunes is also unique in using molten salt as…
More Good News to inspire you. More and more, as I read these stories from around the world, I am awed the by beauty, diversity, creativity and innovation of people. Let’s keep expanding our possibilities. A wonderful idea is being tested by Boyan Slat to clean up the oceans. He won several contests for his…
Welcome to my latest Good News. When I read stories like that of Jessie Rees, I am inspired to be a better person. I am very grateful for my health and life. I hope that my Good News helps inspire you to live a richer, fuller life. Could Graphene transform our world? Professors Andre Geim…
Please help spread the Good News in your life and the world. There are many wonderful things happening in the world. And yes, I see the challenges and problems, but I believe we have more impact focusing on Good News, passions and growing what we want rather than fighting what we don’t want. This is…
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