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Drastic Drop In Solar Panel Prices
Solar panel prices are rapidly decreasing in price, causing many consumers to purchase panels that were once thought to be too expensive. Since mid-2008, solar panel costs have decreased by forty...
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California Port Now Generates All Energy Needs From Solar
Due to pressures to reduce costs and reduce emissions, many businesses are turning to renewable energy. While wind energy is not always the answer, solar power is most often easily added to current...
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How to Install a Solar Panel
Solar panels can save you money, and for some new homes, installing them is standard. However, even if you’re not in the process of building, you can still benefit from this eco-friendly device. Roof...
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New Zealand Territory Meets All Electricity Needs Through Solar
Island nations around the globe have been making great strides in attempting to do their part in reducing climate change. These island nations generally emit very little greenhouse gas emissions but...
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New Solar Facilities Planned For American Southwest
The popularity of solar energy is growing around the world. Numerous major installments have been made in past months from China to the United States. The American Southwest is a very popular locale...
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Carbon Free City
What would a carbon free city look like to you? Well, if you see no cars and a large amount of wind turbines and solar panels, you’re starting to get warm. Creating a carbon free city requires...
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Facts on Solar Powered Cars
How practical are solar powered cars? Solar energy is a renewable resource even though we only have a window of time when we can collect it. Also, this energy doesn’t pollute the air, and it’s a...
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Cost Of Solar Drops Two-Thirds Since 2008; May Be Competitive With Fossil...
Currently delegates are meeting in Durban, South Africa to try to come to an agreement regarding climate change legislation. A pivotal player in reducing global emissions to curb climate change is...
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India To Increase Solar Power Capacity
India has been consistent in their opposition to emission reductions during heated Copenhagen discussions. India points to their per capita emissions, which are lower than the main Western countries...
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Solar Powered Trash Compactors Growing In Popularity
Solar powered trash compactors are becoming popular, especially in major cities. The compactor, called a BigBelly, is made by the BigBelly Solar company based in Needham, Massachusetts. Major cities,...
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The Wheel Comes Full Circle for the Humble Flywheel
We might remember them as one of the catalysts of the Industrial Revolution, but the flywheel has older antecedents. Much older in fact…dating right back to the Neolithic age. Flywheels have been used...
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American Solar Industry To Grow Due To Utility Companies
Barclays Capital, a global investment bank, recently announced their estimations for the American solar industry. According to Barclays, the solar energy industry is expected to see a great deal of...
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Technology brings Sun Light to a Town of Darkness
Springtime light may lift the spirits, but in Rattenberg, residents have a long memory for shadows. From late fall to midwinter, this tiny Austrian town, famous for its glassblowing, gets no sun at...
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Here Comes the Sun Panel
A major roadblock to environmentally-friendly home improvement projects is the elevated cost. While you might envision a solar paneled roof on your home, the $30,000 price tag may have you reeling....
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Solar Panels: Greater Longevity & Declining Cost
It has been discussed that solar power is becoming more popular than ever, even in spite of the recession. Now new research is pointing to the possibility of solar energy becoming even more affordable,...
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Solar Energy To Help Sustain Indian Tribe
Indian tribes have numerous involvements in renewable energy, from producing it to trying to preserve proposed land for such projects like those in Cape Cod. Many Indian tribes also suffer from...
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Major U.S. Companies Collaborate On Solar Plant Purchases
Renewable energy investment increased in 2011 in the United States, making the U.S. the world leader in renewable investments for the year. However, such trends are not expected to continue as...
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Drastic Drop In Solar Panel Prices
Solar panel prices are rapidly decreasing in price, causing many consumers to purchase panels that were once thought to be too expensive. Since mid-2008, solar panel costs have decreased by forty...
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U.S. Guarantees Solar Loans Before Program Deadline Despite Objections
The Obama administration’s renewable energy loan program, which began in 2009, is set to expire this Friday. The expiration of the program comes at a time when major concerns have been raised by...
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New Solar Technology Doubles Use of Sunlight
New technology could, within the year, lower the price of solar energy below that of conventional energy. Developed by the U.S. Department of Energy, the “disruptive” technology” uses sunlight twice as...
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