Tag: Solar Power - Page 11
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Buy an Electric Car, Get Rooftop Solar for Under $10,000
SunPower partners with Ford to offer a deal on home solar. Considering the average American spends over $2,000 guzzling 558 gallons of gas driving per year, that's a steal.
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Nomad Solar Lamp Makes Off-Grid Lighting Easy
A solar powered lamp can be placed in the sun during the day, then brought inside at night.
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Breakthrough Rivals Speed of Natural Photosynthesis, Sets Solar Energy World Record
Harvesting solar energy just got one step closer to rivaling the efficiency of nature.
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Solar Aid Cyclist Attempts Fastest Round-the-World Trip, Gets Hit By Truck
A brave cyclist attempting to circumnavigate the globe for charity is hit by a truck in Arkansas. But that's not likely to stop him.
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Getting the Market to Tell the Truth
If the world is to move onto a sustainable path we need the market to tell the truth, through full cost pricing.
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2010 Pro-Solar Billboard Goes Viral Two Years Later
And right when the solar industry could probably use a laugh or two.
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Energy News: Cape Wind Will Lower Electricity Rates; Japan's Residential Solar Soars; More
Beyond the headline: Pennsylvania towns challenge fracking being shoved down their throats; BP looks to the Amazon for more oil; Alberta, Canada's oil rush shortchanges locals. Keep reading for the details.
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Best of Green: Technology
What's the best concept gadget, slim laptop, eco app? Find these and more in our 2012 Best of Green Awards in Technology.
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Programmer Creates Mad Max-Style DIY Solar, Off-Grid Home
Having lived in a tiny house inside his sheep barn, Loren Amelang decided to build a solar, off-grid home. The result was this bizarre looking structure.
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Most Popular Articles of March: Incredible Lion Photos, Fox News Gets It Right (in 2008) and More
The most popular articles of March include amazing photos of lions taken with a remote control camera, Fox News explaining that the president can't control gas prices, and more.
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20 Top Tech Stories From March
We saw loads of interesting stories this past month, but here are 20 of the best.
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Activists Defend Germany's Massive Renewable Energy Growth
Germany has seen renewables grow to 20% of its electricity supply. A new video says it's time to choose sides in the energy rebellion.
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$4.7 Million to Advance Solar in Tanzania
Over 100 schools, health centers and businesses in rural Tanzania will be sporting solar panels in the very near future.
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Energy News: India's Wind Power Potential At Least 20x Greater Than Thought; Germany May Have To Ban New Solar PV
A mix bag today, highlighting the importance of electricity grids in expanding renewable energy, the global expansion of fracking, a wolf in sheep's clothing CCS project, and some massively good news for Indian wind power.
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Electric Cars, Solar, Ultra-Efficient Housing: Fully Charged is Back, With a Budget
Robert Llewellyn's online show about electric cars has gained a cult following. In 2012, it will cover renewables and energy efficiency too. And he's even hired a camera person.
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U.S. Slaps Tariff on Chinese Solar Panels
Imported solar panels from China will now be subject to a 2.9-4.7% tariff, a move from the Obama administration intended to push back at China's aggressive subsidies.
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Desktop Charging Blossoms with Solar Sunflower
A solar photovoltaic panel shaped like a daisy blossom brings clean energy to your desk.
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Most Renewable Energy Subsidies Suck (But We Don't Have Anything Better)
Government support for clean energy is crucial to getting off fossil fuels. But all too often it has unintended consequences.
