

He gave his most recent lecture at Oxford University’s Centre for Tropical Forests.Pioneering solar water heater technology in California: William J. Alan Heeger and Water Kohn in producing the recent film The Power of the Sun. He also gives talks on forestry and solar topics throughout the world. Perlin has also collaborated with UCSB Nobel Laureates Drs.

Perlin's other solar book, From Space to Earth, is the photovoltaic sequel. A Forest Journey describes how wood - humanity’s primary fuel and building material for hundreds of thousands of years - has played a major role in human history. Wilson. A Golden Thread tells the story of how people have used the heat of the sun to better their lives since the ancient Greeks began building solar cities 2500 years ago. John Perlin, Author, Lecturer, Solar Energy Expert, has written three acclaimed books: A Golden Thread: 2500 Years of Solar Architecture and Technology (with Ken Butti) A Forest Journey: The Story of Wood and Civilization and From Space to Earth: The Story of Solar Electricity. Harvard University Press has chosen A Forest Journey as one of its “One-Hundred Great Books” of all time, along with works by Stephen Jay Gould and E.O. In 2009 he established MettaEnergy, a consulting company promoting renewable-energy strategies. is a publicly traded Canadian corporation developing wind farms and high-efficiency transmission lines in Canada and the western United States. and was elected a company director in June 2006. Eckberg joined the Advisory Board of Sea Breeze Power Corp. As a director of Get Oil Out!, an internationally recognized NGO originating from the 1969 oil spill in Santa Barbara, he successfully sought greater transparency regarding the energy sector and controls over offshore oil development in the Santa Barbara Channel. Eckberg has advocated for society’s conversion to renewable-energy technologies for nearly 30 years. Eckberg has managed the 15,000-acre Hollister Ranch Owners Association residential development and served as a Senior Trust Real Estate Officer for Security Pacific Bank and the Bank of America. Charles Eckberg has been a ctive in real estate since 1975, Mr.
