Army National Guard Installs Solar Array in Grand Junction
Army National Guard Installs Solar Array in Grand Junction Colorado’s Army National Guard Readiness Center in Grand Junction, CO is now capturing the power of the sun thanks to a new solar electric installation from Bella Energy. The new 172 Kilowatt solar array provides enough power to offset 450,000 pounds of carbon emissions and represents […]
Solar powered tea
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Can you remove solar panels to another home?
So we will be moving to a home out in CA, the desert part where its usually 100* Degrees. So we definitly want to get solar panels to reduce energy costs considering we will have AC all day and heating in winter. But we only to plan to live there about 2- 3years. Can you […]
Sandia National Laboratories and Sunpower Corp. Extend Solar Energy Research Partnership
Sandia National Laboratories and Sunpower Corp. Extend Solar Energy Research Partnership Sandia National Laboratories and SunPower Corp. recently formalized an agreement to conduct research on integrating large-scale photovoltaic (PV) systems into the grid. By signing a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA), the organizations will leverage approximately $1 million of combined U.S. Department of Energy […]
Is Solar Power Good Business? – VOA Story
Climate change is now a popular topic. World leaders are discussing it this week at the G8 summit in Prague. And just last week in San Jose, California, high tech industry leaders gathered to give solar energy a boost. The global warming issue definitely is hot. Al Gore’s documentary, “An Inconvenient Truth”, helped make human […]
Solyndra to put solar panels on SoCal big-box, industrial rooftops
Solyndra to put solar panels on SoCal big-box, industrial rooftops Fremont solar power startup Solyndra, in a deal with Southern California Edison, will install photovoltaic systems on rooftops of 18 big-box retail and industrial buildings. Read more on San Jose Mercury News
Beaumont company builds solar power conversion system
Beaumont company builds solar power conversion system A Beaumont-built device could put solar energy’s cost to the consumer on a par with power from more conventional sources, said the head of the company that created. Read more on Beaumont Enterprise
How to connect solar panels to batteries?
I have two solar panels that were going to be trashed at work. I want to use them to charge batteries on my RV but i noticed they put out around 20 volts in direct sunlight. So i am wondering: -isn’t this way too much voltage for a 12 volt system? -do a need some […]
Konarka solar power breakthrough
Organic thin film solar photovoltaic films that are printed on an adapted label maker machine. UpBeatnik aka Vic Aguilar.
(May 7, 2010) Solar Energy in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario
Heliene Canada is establishing a photovoltaic solar panel manufacturing in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario: The Alternative Energy Capital of North America. To learn more, visit www.sault-canada.com or www.heliene.ca.
No ray of sunshine for solar power investors
No ray of sunshine for solar power investors Unhappy rural landowners vent their anger at the Ontario Power Authority for cutting the price of solar power Read more on Toronto Star
Converting to Solar Panels- If I wanted to convert my home to solar energy, what would the cost be?
Would I have to change the current wiring in my home, or just hook up to the solar panels? How much are solar panels? How do you determine what kind, size panels do get? Would doing this really cost me less than using my local electric company, or is this mainly used for “Going Green”?
EEVblog #48 – Solar Power Hope
Can solar power hope beat out the engineering reality for Dave’s latest project? Was Doc Brown right? IXYS Solar Cell Datasheet: ixdev.ixys.com
How difficult is it to make solar panels to generate electric for my home?
I’ve looked into making solar panels for my home and the information at http://make-solar-panels-earth-4-energy.weebly.com/ says it’s easy and inexpensive? Is it really? Have you ever used Earth4Energy?
Brumby sells us a solar crock, just as even Gillard sees the light
Brumby sells us a solar crock, just as even Gillard sees the light The Brumby Government, desperate for Greens preferences, last month promised to make Victoria use much more of one of the most expensive forms of power… Read more on Herald Sun
STIRLING ENGINE ELECTRIC GENERATOR SOLAR POWER FRESNEL LENS No Load Test
www.greenpowerscience.com This is a small 24v DC geared motor I attached to one of our Small Stirling Engines using plumbing fixtures for a mount. This is a NO LOAD TEST. The maximum voltage was 22v DC and the estimate was 300 mA. So this can produce about 6.5 watts with this simple setup. I am […]
Can one buy wind deflectors for solar panels?
I’ve installed some solar panels near the ground, but even though they’re protected from the wind, snow is building up on them. I’d like to install some deflectors to channel the wind up and over the back end of the panels so that less snow builds up on the surface. The strip of panels is […]
Wind and Solar power generation……?
A simple question, hopefully with a simple answer. I need to generate 10,000,000kWh per year via wind and solar power. With 8760 hours in the year, please presume 2500 full hours of good wind. How many turbines do I need and of what rating? What is the most efficient set up? At peak operation I […]
Solar Panel Systems For The Home
www.EnergyBrainiac.com – Solar Panel Systems For The Home solar alternative energy solar and wind power solar cell how it works solar cells solar cells how they work solar efficiency solar electric solar electric panels solar electric power solar electricity solar electricity how solar energy…
Spain to Investigate Solar Plant Irregularities, Government Official Says
Spain to Investigate Solar Plant Irregularities, Government Official Says Spain will investigate solar plant irregularities in an inquiry into photovoltaic plants that have 800 megawatts of capacity, a Spanish industry official said today at a Madrid news briefing. The plants may have to repay subsidies for solar power, the ministry official said. Read more on […]