Tag: Solar Energy - Page 6
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Startup Simplifies Going Solar With Design-Your-Own Online Tool
A New Orleans based startup is creating a free online service to let people easily design a solar energy system and estimate how much energy it will produce.
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US Solar Installation Doubled in 2011
The solar industry installed 1,885 MW in 2011, reaching total of $8.4 billion.
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Listed Victorian Cotton Mill Becomes Rooftop Solar Powerplant
The heritage-status of a building does not mean you can't install cutting edge technology. This cotton mill in Northern England has just gone solar.
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Solar ‘Nanotrees’ Key To Clean Hydrogen Fuel?
A new type of nanostructure could yield cleaner and cheaper hydrogen.
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Peace, Love, and Solar Art Combine in Clever New Timelapse Video
Imaginative Swiss design duo Drzach & Suchy's new work 'Nature Calling' looks like a digital trick but it's 100 percent sun, grass, and sand.
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Don’t Mess With Texas's Clean Energy
Clean energy is trying to lead the way in Texas, but there are some roadblocks.
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Breakthrough in Flexible High Efficiency Solar Panels Demonstrated on Ski Helmet
For $400, you can pick up a helmet that will power devices such as phones or MP3 players.
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Solar-Powered Micro Grids Change Lives of Indian Villagers
Entrepreneurs build solar micro grids in India to power lights and charge mobile phones, changing the face of energy in rural areas.
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Solar Innovators Grow In SunShot Incubator
The solar industry is getting a $12 million boost, thanks to a special program from the Department of Energy.
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SolarCity IPO Expected Later in 2012
The solar system installer should go public in the third quarter of 2012, with a valuation of around $1.5 billion.
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Semprius Sets a New Concentrated Solar Efficiency Record with 33.9%!
For the first time, more than one-third of the sun's energy has been converted to electricity by a solar panel.
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Abu Dhabi's Crown Prince Installs Solar Panels on His Roof, Beats White House to the Punch
The leader of one of the world's wealthiest oil states beats Obama to the punch in putting solar panels on his roof.
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Strongest Solar Storm Since 2005 is Hitting the Earth Today
A massive coronal mass ejection took place on the surface of the sun on Monday, and these charged particles will be hitting the Earth throughout the day today.
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Plants on Green Roofs Help Solar Panels Keep Cool
To keep the heat down and solar production up, planting a garden around your rooftop solar array is a good idea.
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Survey: Are Solar Panels On A Subdivision A Good Thing, Or Are They Lipstick on a Pig?
Sami and I debate the virtues of free photovoltaics on a subdivision house. We disagree; you decide.
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Twin 50 MW Solar Thermal Plants Go Online in Spain; Each Can Run 7.5 Hours After Nightfall
Torresol Energy has announced that the Valle I & II plants are fully operational, and are now powering over 40,000 homes each.
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IKEA's Solar Efforts to Cover Nearly 85% of US Stores
A few months ago, IKEA announced it would be installing solar on 75% of US stores. That number is already growing.
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Pakistan Fights Extended Blackouts With Solar Power, After Worst Floods in Country's History
Pakistan starts 2012 on a slightly brighter note after a year of recovering from the worst floods in the country's history in 2010.
