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April 3, 2011
Tax credits, energy buyback make home solar photovoltaic (PV)
systems more practical
As mentioned previously, solar photovoltaic (PV) systems are
expensive. By taking advantage of rebates, tax credits and incentive
programs, however, it is possible to achieve a reasonable to high
rate of return on the investment.
April 3, 2011
New Free Solar Website Launched Today
A new website has been launched to help homeowners across Britain
generate their own solar energy for free without the overheads of
installing expensive equipment.
April 2, 2011
Solar for All
Imagine driving down your street. You look up and every home proudly
displays solar panels. Does this seem like a dream from the far-off
future? Not if Sungevity has anything to say about it. Through its
accessible technology platform and leasing system, this B Corp has
become one of the fastest-growing residential solar providers in the
country. From 2009 to 2010, the company expanded the capacity of its
installed solar panel systems tenfold. To date, Sungevity has sold
solar to more than 1,000 homes.
April 1, 2011
Solar panel projects come to a 'screeching halt'
Cuts to the amount of subsidy for technology has halted the market
for large solar panel projects.
April 1, 2011
Size Matters: Quantum Dots Increase Solar Panel Electricity
Production
Studies done by Mark Lusk and colleagues at the Colorado School of
Mines could significantly improve the efficiency of solar cells.
Their latest work describes how the size of light-absorbing
particles — quantum dots — affects the particles' ability ...
April 1, 2011
Benefits of installing solar panels on your house
Have you been thinking about installing solar panels on your house
to produce your own energy? If you haven't you definitely should,
because the benefits of solar electricity are many:
Mar 31, 2011
Solar Power Advantages and Limitations: Why You Should Install Solar
Panels
Solar PV power is reliable. Year over year, the amount of sunlight
that hits your roof doesn’t vary that much. This means that it’s
easy to predict how much electricity your system will produce over
the course of its lifetime (and how much you’ll save on your monthly
electric bill — see next point). In fact, some solar installers even
offer power production guarantees: if your solar energy system
doesn’t produce the annual production stated in the contract,
they’ll pay you the difference.
Mar 31, 2011
Solar Gains Traction—Thanks to Subsidies
Falling solar-panel prices, generous government subsidies and rising
power costs are creating a new breed of solar enthusiasts: people
who are installing panels on their roof because they see it as a
good investment, not because they are out to save the world.
Mar 30. 2011
Floating Solar Panels 'Liquid Solar Arrays' Could Revolutionize
Alternative Energy Capture
One of the most significant obstacles to solar power is locating
enough open space to create an array capable of generating
significant energy. While rooftops are one of the best answers for
dense population areas, a company called Sunengy has unveiled a new
floating solar panel called the Liquid Solar Array that makes it
possible to generate solar energy on the surface of water.
Mar 31, 2011
Solar Gains Traction—Thanks to Subsidies
Falling solar-panel prices, generous government subsidies and rising
power costs are creating a new breed of solar enthusiasts: people
who are installing panels on their roof because they see it as a
good investment, not because they are out to save the world.
Mar 30. 2011
GOAL ZERO Offers Most Efficient Compact Solar Charging System for
Handheld Devices to Date
The GOAL ZERO Guide 10 Adventure Kit consists of an AA and
AAA-compatible power pack and a 7-watt solar panel system composed
of mono-crystalline solar cells, providing the highest return
electricity rate of any currently available solar technology. The
durable solar panels attract enough energy to fully charge the
AA/AAA batteries in the power pack within 1.5 hours of full
sunlight. Users can then charge their handheld devices by connecting
them to the compact power pack’s USB or 12V output ports.
22 Mar 2011
The facts about Solar Energy
Most people know that solar energy is a renewable, eco-friendly source of
energy that can be captured by solar panels and used to power homes and
businesses