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Malta Wants More Solar
May 23 2013 11:10 PM | eds in Solar Power
Malta has started a photovoltaic subsidy and rebate scheme worth €21 million. . . . The government will also reopen the . . . . . . solar water heaters, . . . . . . roof insulation and . . . . . . double glazing schemes, . . . intended to improve dom...
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Solar Cook: Tea And Egg In 6 Min
May 23 2013 05:55 PM | eds in Solar Power
Source: Solar-Rocket
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How To Cut Solar Energy Costs By 80%
May 22 2013 11:00 PM | eds in Solar Power
SunWater Crowdfunding Campaign shows . . . How To Cut Solar Energy Costs by 80%
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Englands Solar Ambulances
May 20 2013 11:50 PM | eds in Solar Power
South Central Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust (SCAS) . . . installed modules on all new RRVs - 36 to date. The addition of the modules reduces fuel consumption, . . . as the vehicles no longer need to be left idling when attending an incident. B...
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$2 Trillion Market, Solar
May 20 2013 02:35 AM | eds in Solar Power
The first point made by CEO Tom Werner of SunPower is that . . . the solar industry has barely scratched the surface of the . . . $2.2 trillion global energy market . . . (that’s an annual figure by the way). The key point is that because of grid...
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U.s. Military Prove's Solar Reliable
May 19 2013 02:35 AM | eds in Solar Power
DOD’s annual $20 billion energy budget makes it the . . . biggest single energy consumer in the world and . . . it intends to keep building toward, . . . 3 gigawatts of solar capacity by 2025. By shifting Afghan remote bases to solar, . . . the m...
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V3Solar Popular Science
May 17 2013 02:45 AM | eds in Solar Power
Solar energy isn’t quite cost-competitive yet. . . . Bridging the final gap requires breakthroughs, . . . that increase efficiency while cutting costs. V3Solar can use cheaper, less heat-tolerant material, . . . than other light-concentrating systems....
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Fighting Blackouts Pv + Storage
May 16 2013 01:05 AM | eds in Solar Power
After the devastation of the Tsunami and nuclear meltdown in Mach 2011, . . . Japan became painfully aware of the importance of both safety and . . . maintaining a steady supply of electricity. The combination of a PV system and battery storage . . . g...
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100,000 Panasonic Solar Lantern/chargers
May 14 2013 05:20 PM | eds in Solar Power
To mark its 100th anniversary, Panasonic plans to distribute . . . 100,000 solar lanterns that also charge mobile phones and other small devices. Source: Panasonic
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Hyundai's Solar Project
May 14 2013 01:35 AM | eds in Solar Power
Hyundai will build South-Korea's largest solar rooftop solar installation. . . . 213,000 square meters, . . . 40,000 PV modules, . . . 11.5 million KWh/year and the reduction of . . . 5,600 tons of carbon dioxide emissions, equivalent to planting ....
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