Las Vegas is a pretty sunny place, right? So why isn't the whole city powered through solar energy? You could ask this question for a lot of places in the world. The answer we're hearing more and more is that alternative energy is not just about being good, but being politically advantageous and affordable. Boehm explains the ups and downs oftrying to implement alternative energy as a primary source of power. He also shows us some of the technology (includingsunlight captured through fiber optics for lighting!) that they're testing at the Center.
Video: Las Vegas Center Explores New Solar Tech
Video: Las Vegas Center Explores New Solar Tech
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Submitted by EPTV on Mon, 2008-01-14 16:02. | Tags: technology | alternative | energy | las vegas | lighting | nevada | photovoltaic | power | research | solar | sunlight