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Report: U.S. Solar Energy Sector Grew 17 Percent In 2008
Recently, the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) released their annual report for 2008. The report details show a promising future for solar energy, although the current financial crisis has...
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Samsung’s Solar Powered Phone Debuts
Perhaps it will solve the bother of depleted batteries but on a more universal level, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd’s new phone launch promises more. It is a phone with the trappings of the usual touch...
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Solar Taxi is Changing the World
In 2007, Louis Palmer set off from his home in Lucerne in his solar taxi with one goal in mind: to be the first person ever to travel round the world in a vehicle driven by solar power. A dream in the...
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It seems like global warming and green energy are all that we ever hear about anymore, as politicians, our friends, and even the bagger at the grocery store espouse the benefits of “going green.”...
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Company To Build World’s Largest Solar Field
The First Solar company based in Tempe, Arizona currently makes the most solar cells of any other company. In addition to that feat, the company may also soon close a deal to build the largest solar...
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SolarDay 2010 Coming To 40 Cities
The world is slowly working towards a future run by renewable energy. These energies are becoming particularly prevalent in the media of late due to the increasing concerns over typical energy sources,...
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Getting Into Hot Water
Our hot water heater is so central to the household, it’s practically a family member. Without it, there would be no hot baths or showers, no warm water for dishes, and only freezing cold hand-washing....
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Sun power gets cheaper
Last month, a Spanish company opened a solar power plant in the Nevada desert that produces more power than any other solar installation in the country. But this 47-mile array is special for another...
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Racing the Sun – The Annual Solar Powered Car Race in Australia
The solar equivalent of the ‘Cannonball Run’? If you catch some bizarre machines running across the length of the Australian outback you just might think so. But the World Solar Challenge is anything...
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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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Alternative Energy – Things you didn’t know
As our energy needs rise, as our supplies of fossil fuels run out and as the state of our planet become more precarious, we increasingly need to look at alternative energy sources to meet our...
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Getting Hot Water Fast
Getting hot water in my house is not an easy task. Despite the fact that I live in a newer home, I still find myself standing in front of my sink everyday, waiting for the water to get hot. True, the...
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Can Hybrid Solar Energy Light Up Our Homes?
A relevant question to which the Israeli energy company AORA is attempting to provide some enlightening answers. Solar energy’s stumbling block always has been the uncertainty of continuous sunny...
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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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Holographic Solar: New Method of Concentrating Sunlight Energy
Prism Solar Technologies in New York has developed a proof-of-concept solar module that uses holograms to concentrate light, possibly cutting the cost of solar modules by as much as 75 percent, making...
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Largest Solar Park in the World Opens in Germany
The ribbon was cut on the World’s largest continguous solar plant on 27th April 2006 in Germany. Construction on the 40 million euro (US$48 million) photovoltaic installation started August 2005. This...
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Solar Powered Car Device keeps you Cool
With the school year winding down, parents look ahead to plenty of hot summer days out on the road with the kids in the car. Just how hot those days can be may not hit you until you open the door of a...
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A house 100% off the grid… is it possible?
Image a world where at home you use your own energy, where you are totally off the grid… it's more doable then you might think. There are a couple of ways you can accomplish this… and the best thing...
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9 Most Unusual Solar Gadgets
The human race has entered into the new millennium with great expectations of what futuristic products will become available to them. While flying cars and teleportation devices may still be well out...
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