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Solar-Powered Drinking Water
Aug 25 2016 04:10 PM | eds in Solar Power
Khalili Engineers, . . . designed a long gleaming pipe, capable of generating . . . 10,000 MWh each year, which will in turn produce . . . 1.5 billion gallons of drinking water. 8-25-2016 Source: Solar-powered drinking water
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Northernmost Solar Installation
Aug 23 2016 07:45 PM | eds in Solar Power
Nunavut is a huge, sparsely populated region of the Canadian Arctic Archipelago. . . . Clyde River, Nunavut, is one of the most remote communities in the world, . . . served only by air, and an annual sealift delivering supplies.. Home to the Currentl...
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This Changes Everything
Aug 22 2016 07:30 PM | eds in Solar Power
Breakthrough in Renewable Energy
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Community Solar Farm
Aug 17 2016 01:40 PM | eds in Solar Power
Conventional solar farms, such as Berkshire Hathaway Inc.’s . . . 550-megawatt Topaz plant in California, . . . can spread over hundreds or thousands of acres. . . . They sell their electricity mainly to utilities . . . through long-term contracts. Roo...
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“Solar Roof” (Not “Solar On The Roof”)
Aug 12 2016 01:50 PM | eds in Solar Power
if your roof is nearing end-of-life, . . . you’ve got to get a new roof anyway. There are . . . 5 million new roofs a year just in the U.S.A. And so, why not have a solar roof that’s better in many others ways as well. The solar roof will be manufactur...
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First All Electric Helicopter Flies
Aug 12 2016 05:05 AM | eds in Solar Power
First flight, All Electric Helicopter Flies https://www.youtube....h?v=CzP0Zqxam7E First maned, All Electric Helicopter https://www.youtube....h?v=ZwlPUw1akvY
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Batteries: Can Your Entire House Run?
Aug 07 2016 01:45 PM | eds in Solar Power
Batteries: Can Your Entire House Run?
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Tesla: Powerwall Battery Installation
Aug 07 2016 01:40 PM | eds in Solar Power
Tesla: Powerwall Battery Installation
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Enphase: Getting Solar Homes Storage Ready
Aug 07 2016 01:40 PM | eds in Solar Power
Enphase: Getting Solar Homes Storage Ready
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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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Elon Musk’S: Master Plan
Jul 24 2016 12:40 PM | eds in Solar Power
Tesla CEO promising . . . solar panels on every house and . . . battery in every garage, . . . "that just works." 7-24-2016 Source: Elon Musk’s: Master Plan
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Follow The Solar
Jul 22 2016 01:30 PM | eds in Solar Power
A report ranks 2015’s top 10 U.S. solar states per capita, . . . notice that these states are not necessarily the ones with the most sunshine: . . . . . . Nevada, . . . . . . Hawaii, . . . . . . California, . . . . . . Arizona, . . . . . . North Caroli...
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New Hampshire Solar: On Youtube
Jul 21 2016 01:40 PM | eds in Solar Power
New Hampshire, a state whose motto is “Live Free or Die,” . . . is one of the fastest-growing solar energy markets in America. . . . In fact, its 2014 growth rate ranked,[ . . . 3rd in the country, for added solar capacity per person. 7-21-2016 Sourc...
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Follow The Money: Low-Income Solar
Jul 20 2016 01:30 PM | eds in Solar Power
Obama targets 1 GW of solar for lower income homes by 2020. . . . According to a government statement, over . . . . . . 120 housing authorities, . . . . . . rural electric co-ops, . . . . . . power companies, and . . . . . . organizations, in more than...
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Uk Solar: Is Competitive With Cheap Coal
Jul 19 2016 05:05 PM | eds in Solar Power
A 350 hectare open cast coal mine at Druridge Bay, . . . took an important step towards winning panning permission. What if the land was turned into a solar farm instead? . . . Solar power on England's south coast already costs no more than coal,...
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Texas: 102 Mw Solar Facility
Jul 13 2016 03:05 PM | eds in Solar Power
102 MW Lamesa Solar Facility, located in Dawson County, Texas, . . . 410,000 photovoltaic panels, will generate enough electricity to power . . . 26,000 homes. 7-13-2016 Source: Texas: 102 MW Solar Facility
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Dairy: Solar Provides 1/2 Energy
Jul 02 2016 12:45 AM | eds in Solar Power
Du Brook Dairy in Casa Grande, Ariz., . . . 314 kW Solar power system, is projected to save more than, . . . $520,000 in the first 20 years. 7-1-2016 Source: Dairy: Solar provides 1/2 Energy
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Florida: Solar Power
Jul 01 2016 11:50 AM | eds in Solar Power
Affordable solar loans are now available in Florida. . . . These low interest, and easy qualification loans, . . . help homeowners get to positive cash flow (electricity savings > financing costs). As a result, the rooftop solar industry in Florida...
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Light Weight Solar Panel
Jun 25 2016 12:15 PM | eds in Solar Power
Breamreach Solar Panel
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Elon Musk: Solar Vs Wind
Jun 24 2016 06:40 PM | eds in Solar Power
Elon Musk doesn’t see a place for a wind power division, . . . in his expanding clean-energy empire. “Wind, I think, will be part of the equation, . . . But I think the wind companies are doing fine, and . . . where wind is applicable they seem to be...
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China’S “Top Runner” Program
Jun 09 2016 11:20 AM | eds in Solar Power
China’s National Energy Administration (NEA) launched “Top Runner Program” in 2015, . . . to prompt using high-efficiency PV products, and . . . to accelerate PV industry transformation. The first phase of the Program’s demonstration projects, . . . lo...
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Solar Bikes
May 29 2016 11:10 PM | eds in Solar Power
Solar Bike - cycling across the Sahara Solar Electric Trike
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Solar: Electric Bike
May 29 2016 10:55 PM | eds in Solar Power
Solar Electric Bike Cross Country Adventure Solar powered electric bike
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Florida: Solar Parking Canopies
May 16 2016 01:40 PM | eds in Solar Power
Florida International University (FIU), College of Engineering and Computing, and . . . Florida Power & Light Company (FPL) recently completed, . . . a commercial-scale solar installation at FIU’s. The 1.4-megawatt solar array of . . . 4,400+ sol...
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Solar For Farmers
May 16 2016 01:25 PM | eds in Solar Power
“The horticulture farmers, growing especially: . . . . . . Lemon, . . . . . . Grape, and . . . . . . Pomegranate, . . . needs constant supply of water to save their crops, mainly after pruning. If they fail to supply adequate water, . . . then crops w...
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