The Eco-Film on Friday, February 25th at 7 p.m. will be Man Made Sun.
Genre: Documentary, Produced by: National Geographic, 2006, 47 Minutes, English
Visit a massive solar power facility and explore its cutting-edge technology and design. With the onset of global warming, can this green energy prove its worth? Man Made Sun is a detailed exploration into the evolving technologies which can make solar energy a commercial enterprise. The documentary comparatively investigates different types of solar energy systems describing the obstacles and solutions of each unique system.
A Solar Presentation and Talk at 8 pm, after the film – Please join us for a discussion and question and answer, after the film with our friends from The Solar Fire Project and The Energy Vagabonds. The teams have been working together in India developing a low tech, high power solar concentrator. The goal is to have a cost-effective solar concentrator, compared to burning coal and biomass, to fulfill three objectives: reduce deforestation and pollution, increase energy independence, and provide an energy source at the scale of traditional practices and small industries.