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We All Need A Little Sun
Apr 26 2014 06:00 PM | eds in Solar Power
Everyone needs a little sun.
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Water: Fetch, Carry And Purify
Dec 08 2013 08:45 PM | eds in Solar Power
Hippo-Water-Roller, carries 90 litres (24 gallons) of water inside a rolling wheel, . . . with the weight of about 200 lbs., borne on the ground. Solarball, a simple, sustainable and affordable water purification device, . . . with the potential to sa...
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Water, Water Everywhere, But Not A Drop To Drink
Nov 30 2013 04:35 PM | eds in Solar Power
Humans need water to live, plain and simple. The Rule of 3's survival: Humans can live: . . . 3 minutes without air, . . . 3 hours without shelter(In a harsh environment) . . . 3 days without water, . . . 3 weeks without food(but you won't be...
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Water & Food For 480 Million People
Jun 22 2015 01:45 AM | eds in Solar Power
The Ganges River basin of eastern India, .. . is some of the most fertile farmland in the world. . . . With shallow groundwater, and rich soil. However, 480 million people rely on the basin for their livelihood. Engineering Problem WATER: . . . One im...
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Warren Buffett Buys Solar
Jan 03 2013 10:05 PM | eds in Solar Power
Warren Buffett, owns . . . Berkshire Hathaway, that owns . . . . . . MidAmerican Energy Holdings Co., purchased . . . . . . . . . 2 solar power projects in a deal valued at . . . . . . . . . . . . between $2 billion and $2.5 billion. Sou...
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Wanted: Recent Phd's For Doe Solar Projects
Mar 20 2014 07:10 PM | eds in Solar Power
The Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), . . . Postdoctoral Research Awards support EERE's, . . . mission in energy efficiency and renewable energy, . . . by offering recent Ph.D. recipients, . . . the opportunity to conduct applied resea...
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Walgreens Solar
Jun 19 2013 07:50 PM | eds in Solar Power
Walgreen will install solar systems at . . . 200 stores across several states, . . . 150 stores already have Solar. The new installations will be in: . . . California, . . . Connecticut, . . . Delaware, . . . Massachusetts, . . . New Jersey and . . . N...
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Wal-Mart 4.5 Megawatt Solar Project
Mar 11 2013 10:30 PM | eds in Solar Power
Walmart will shortly boost Ohio's . . . entire installed solar panel capacity by nearly 10%. The company is working towards a goal of being supplied . . . 100% by renewable energy. To date, Walmart has more than . . . 180 renewable energy proje...
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Volta Solar Charger
Jan 02 2013 03:10 AM | eds in Solar Power
The VOLTA Solar Charger is a portable and . . . rugged way to power your gadgets when you're on the go. . . . 2 standard AC/DC plugs, mini USB, charging ports. The solar panels fold from its body and . . . could be positioned, to obtain the most...
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Vodafone Booster Brolly
Jun 15 2012 05:20 PM | eds in Solar Power
1) Protection when it rains, 2) LED torch for night time navigation, 3) Wireless signal boosting antenna, 4) Electric recharging for their phone, 5) 'Hands free' phone cradle, and 6) Weight: the same as a loaf of bread. Source: signal-boostin...
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Virtual Power Plant: Intelligent Generation
Feb 24 2014 03:05 PM | eds in Solar Power
Jay Marhofer of Intelligent Generation (IG) is a catalyst for clean energy adoption, . . . by networking distributed power sources into virtual power plants. IG Prepackaged Software, democratizes how power is . . . . . . produced, . . . . . . stored,...
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Vietnam: $3 Billion #solar
Feb 06 2018 09:00 PM | eds in Solar Power
“Vietnam always needs more power, . . . every year, for its expanding economy.” Thien Tan Group plans to build . . . 5 large solar power plants at a cost of . . . $2 billion by 2020. A tourism conglomerate, also plans to spend up to . . ....
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Vietnam #solar
Apr 11 2018 01:00 PM | eds in Solar Power
Vietnam is one of the fastest growing economies in the world, with . . . 8-10% annual increase in power consumption by industries, . . . who are the largest consumers of electricity in the country. Sterling and Wilson, a global solar EPC company, . ....
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Vertically Integrated Sustainable Energy Company
Aug 01 2016 03:55 PM | eds in Solar Power
Tesla and SolarCity say, . . . the merger will create . . . “an aesthetically beautiful and simple one-stop solar + storage experience: . . . . . . one installation, . . . . . . one service contract, . . . . . . one phone app.” The companies anticipat...
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Vertical Solar Lighting
Oct 04 2012 05:40 PM | eds in Solar Power
The Vertical orientation of a solar collector(wrapped around the pole) . . . eliminates wind and snow loading and . . . creates a self-cleaning design. All components are housed inside a secured compartment . . . within the base of the pole, . . . sla...
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Vermont Working On New Solar Rules
Mar 27 2016 04:05 PM | eds in Solar Power
In addition to grandfathering the rules governing existing projects, . . . the rules change the way net metering customers are credited, . . . for the excess electricity they produce, . . . with smaller projects getting larger credits. The proposed ru...
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Vermont Tech To Go Solar, Teach Solar.
Dec 19 2015 05:20 PM | eds in Solar Power
Vermont Technical College in Randolph, Vermont (US), . . . will further its use of renewable energy, and . . . help reduce its operating costs, . . . while providing the institution new educational opportunities, . . . with the installation of a 500kW...
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Vermont Solar Plan
Oct 20 2015 05:05 PM | eds in Solar Power
Green Mountain Power, . . . wants to buy a 47-acre parcel, . . . just west of the Quechee Gorge in Hartford, . . . to build a 4.99-megawatt solar array. 10-20-2015 Source: Vermont Solar Plan
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Verizon To Spend $100M On Solar Panels, Fu...
Apr 30 2013 07:10 PM | eds in Solar Power
During superstorm Sandy, a fuel cell installation that Verizon had in Long Island . . . that powered a switching station never went down. . . . (using fuel cells from UTC Power, which was acquired by ClearEdge Power) Gowen said he wanted that type of...
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V3Solar Spinning Solar
Jun 14 2014 02:35 AM | eds in Solar Power
Major Breakthrough in December 2013! A simple, low cost and highly effective electronic circuit board, , . . was designed to help better harness the energy generated, . . . through Dynamic Spin™, thus completing the pre-commercialization phase, ....
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V3Solar Spin Cell = 8 Cents/kwh
Jan 24 2013 10:15 PM | eds in Solar Power
A group specializing in military projects has signed a deal with V3Solar to develop . . . 1000 Mobile Energy Production systems for the US Army, at . . . $500K each. For this project, the Spin Cell will be integrated with the batteries. . . . T...
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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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V3Solar Design, Discovery And Direction
Jul 01 2013 06:40 PM | eds in Solar Power
This is the latest news:
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V3Solar Cheaper Than Nuclear
Jun 11 2013 01:20 AM | eds in Solar Power
V3Solar Cost V3Solar Design Source: V3Solar cheaper than Nuclear Larger Chart
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V3Solar Basic "proof Of Concept Demo"
Mar 14 2013 07:00 PM | eds in Solar Power
This is a demonstration with 2 simultaneous Fluke meters. . . . One is wired to 2 small sections of PV under one sun . . . . . . connected in series, registering 111 milliamps. . . . The other is connected to a "proof of concept" of the . . ....
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