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100% Solar Powered Lawn Mower
Jun 05 2012 09:40 PM | eds in Solar Power
Samuel Hamill, a senior electrical engineering student at UMass Lowell in Massachusetts has developed a prototype solar lawn mower powered solely by a 160 watt solar panel. Source: energymatters
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Solar Pioneer Walks-The-Walk
May 29 2012 12:40 AM | eds in Solar Power
"The idea behind this project was to challenge everyone, to change something for 28 days to protect the environment." "Often I'm talking to people who tell me that they can't change the world," he said. "But if you think you can make a difference, you can make a difference."
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Solar Vehicles
May 28 2012 02:20 AM | eds in Solar Power
Built in solar panels, no gas, registration, or insurance needed.
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500 Mw Solar Power Project, Morocco
May 27 2012 06:30 PM | eds in Solar Power
Morocco gets 3,000 hours a year of sunshine -- but it relies heavily on the import of fossil fuels. A 500 MW solar complex should be completed by 2015.
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Interactive Timeline On History Of Solar Cells
May 27 2012 05:50 PM | eds in Solar Power
based on the Wikipedia entry for solar cells and
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Permits For Rooftop Solar In Only 10 Days?
May 24 2012 03:00 AM | eds in Solar Power
It took 1/2 hour for the solar salesperson to convince us to go solar, but it took 8 months to get a permit.
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Solar Microgrids
May 24 2012 02:25 AM | eds in Solar Power
In India, Solar microgrids may be the difference between electricity and a lifetime of expensive, polluting kerosene.
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Solar Generation Vs Peak Power Demand
May 20 2012 01:30 PM | eds in Solar Power
How Solar cell energy , can offset your air-conditioning costs.
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Low-Income Households In Colorado Going Solar
May 18 2012 03:40 PM | eds in Solar Power
Low-income housing developments have historically avoided going solar due to the obvious difficulties of incorporating high-cost, discretionary photovoltaic (PV) systems into affordable housing.
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$10,000.- Solar Stolen From Nh National Fo...
May 18 2012 09:10 AM | eds in Solar Power
8 solar panels, 3 12-volt electrical panels, 3 charge controllers, 3 inverters and several deep cycle batteries
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How To Get Big Solar Discounts
May 18 2012 02:10 AM | eds in Solar Power
by making group purchases
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Solar Tool For The Usa
May 16 2012 03:15 PM | eds in Solar Power
Identify optimal solar sites, Monitor solar power production, Forecast solar power production.
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Could The U.s. Cut Household Electricity Use By...
May 15 2012 01:30 PM | eds in Solar Power
In Germany, because utilities have purchased all this solar capacity on long-term contracts, there is effectively zero marginal cost to taking the solar electricity onto the grid.
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$18.- Solar-Powered Phone
May 12 2012 02:20 PM | eds in Solar Power
Kenya’s Mobitelea Ventures and Safaricom, are providing a solution to
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Serbia $2.5 Billion Solar Park
May 11 2012 03:10 PM | eds in Solar Power
World's largest solar park in southeast EU
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World's Largest Exporter Of Oil, Buys Solar
May 11 2012 01:40 PM | eds in Solar Power
Saudi Arabia is the world's largest exporter of oil.
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Pv To Drop Another 40% By 2015?
May 09 2012 08:15 PM | eds in Solar Power
McKinsey report, shows why solar photovoltaics have hit a tipping point.
. . . Larger solar farms, mean lower costs.
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3D Spin Cell Solar Generator
May 07 2012 11:50 PM | eds in Solar Power
40% more electricity generated over the course of the day,
60% gain in power delivery over a year and
400% improvement in sunlight capture efficiency.
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Salazar's, Silver State North, Switch Fliped
May 07 2012 08:55 PM | eds in Solar Power
The first large-scale solar energy facility on U.S. public lands . . . to deliver power to American consumers, . . . with 50 MW, of cadmium telluride thin film PV modules, in Nevada. Source: DOI Enbridge (the Pink area)
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Usmc Solar Power
May 07 2012 01:05 PM | eds in Solar Power
Photovoltaic (PV) cells are essentially,
. . . the only renewable energy source that can meet this challenge.
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2 Grandmothers, Intall Solar On Tonga Island
May 01 2012 02:05 PM | eds in Solar Power
The 2 Grandmothers,successfully completed a 6 month training course, . . . in solar power installation last year . . . at the Barefoot College, in India. They will begin their new careers by installing solar panels in over 30 homes, . . . starting wit...
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Worlds Largest Photovoltaic Plants
May 01 2012 12:25 PM | eds in Solar Power
1. 166 MW, Germany, East, Seftenberg Solarpark 2. 80 MW, Canada, Ontario, Sarnia Photovoltaic Power Plant 3. 71.8 MW, Germany, Lieberose Photovoltaic Park 4. 44 MW, Italy, Montalto di Castro Photovoltaic Power Station 5. 80 MW, Germany, Finsterwalde So...
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India's 54 Solar Cities
Apr 30 2012 06:35 PM | eds in Solar Power
New and Renewable Energy Minister Farooq Abdullah said, . . . 54 Cities were selected, . . . 39 cities engaged consultants, . . . 7 cities have been approved so far, they are: . . . Chandigarh, . . . Thane, . . . Kalyan-Dombiwali, . . . Aizwal, ....
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A New Era Of Low-Cost Solar Energy
Apr 30 2012 05:00 PM | eds in Solar Power
Sierra SunTower, the only one of it's kind,
. . . powers 4,000 homes, thru Southern California Edison.
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We Don't Need Solar Energy - Do We?
Apr 30 2012 04:40 PM | eds in Solar Power
Everyone knows that, the Sun doesn't shine at night and the wind doesn't blow all the time. We are throwing away a Trillion dollars, and ruining our Economy, on a novelty!
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