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Solar Powered Glass Makes for One Cool Window
05 Apr ‘07 from the editors of Building Green Image Jairzinho Sanchez, www.sxc.hu –Residential solar power is still so expensive that, for most of us, it’s hard to imagine ever enjoying such eco-extravagance, let alone having gossamer-thin solar cells applied, almost transparently,...
California Navy Base Reaches Milestone Using Solar Power
By Seaman Chelsea J. Kennedy, USN Special to American Forces Press Service –CORONADO, Calif., Oct. 4, 2006 – Naval Base Coronado’s energy conservation efforts reached a major milestone Sept. 29 when the “solar photovoltaic carport” registered more than 5 million kilowatt-hours produced. The...
Pope Preaches Green at UN
National Geographic News April 18, 2008 Pope Benedict XVI heightened his recent environmental campaign in his address at UN headquarters in New York City today—a push that includes everything from stern theological warnings to solar panels on St. Peter’s Basilica. “International action...
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10 Simple Steps to your Solar Power System Installation
1. Determine your historical energy use from your past electric bills. Pay attention to the difference between Summer and Winter power usage. 2. Determine your roof area available for Photovoltaic Panels. These Solar Panels mounted on your roof or ground contain the Photovoltaic (PV) cells which convert...
Solar Panels / Solar Electric: Top Ten Reasons to Use Them
1. SOLAR PANELS SAVE MONEY EVERY MONTH AND FOREVER Solar will save you money on electricity costs and protect you from future rate increases. Electricity rates are at an all time high and and are showing no signs of going down. Switching to solar will increasing your financial independence by locking...
Wind and Sun Lower My Energy Costs
American Wind Energy Association By Tom Rhamy –I just love the feeling I get when I watch my electricity meter spin backwards, because the more often my meter spins backwards, the less I have to pay Southern California Edison (SCE) for my power. The reason my meter spins backwards is because I’ve...
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Solar Panel Technology Continues to Develop
Solar Panel Technology Continues to Develop (Geek News Central) Solar Panel Technology Continues to Develop. Posted by Susabelle on November 12, 2008 9:41 PM. As most of you know, I’m a rather passionate advocate of alternative sources of energy, most notably solar. A new development from scientists...
MIT Researcher Mimics Photosynthesis To Turn Water Into Hydrogen
MIT Researcher Mimics Photosynthesis To Turn Water Into Hydrogen … MIT Researcher Mimics Photosynthesis To Turn Water Into Hydrogen And Oxygen. Posted on 29 October 2008. MIT Breakthrough. A MIT researcher has demonstrated a reaction which resembles the photosynthesis process that plants make each...
Just in Time, The Future is Bright with Solar!… We hope.
It seems that throughout the many great new Green Energy Blogs out there now we are reading about the miracles of solar science or some other technology to save our butts just in time. My Ecology professor told me the “Technological Fix” was probably going to be a myth for our salvation. He may be...
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Wind and Sun Lower My Energy Costs
American Wind Energy Association By Tom Rhamy –I just love the feeling I get when I watch my electricity meter spin backwards, because the more often my meter spins backwards, the less I have to pay Southern California Edison (SCE) for my power. The reason my meter spins backwards is because I’ve...
Small Wind Success / Why I Love My Small Wind Turbine
American Wind Energy Association By Gus Sansone –As director of engineering for hospitals and long-term care facilities for many years, I have a lot of experience with cutting energy costs to the bone at my work place. When the energy crisis hit, I began to focus on ways to trim energy costs at...
Most Significant Federal Policy Ever Enacted for Solar Industry
Press release from the Solar Energy Industries Association: Photo: Charles Dharapak / AP WASHINGTON – Today, by a vote of 263 to 171, the U.S. House of Representatives passed historic legislation that extends the 30-percent federal investment tax credit for both residential and commercial solar installations...
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