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New Sanyo Panel, this one is great!

indianasolar wrote 2 months ago: In case you did not know, I live in Indiana. Not really the sunshine state but we do alright. I was … more →

Tags: Solar Power, solar cost, Residential Solar Energy, solar residential, photovoltaic technology, photovoltaic panels, solar array, solar panels, Sanyo Bifacial Solar Panels

SunModular Raising $2.5M to Help Solar Keep Cool12 comments

Jennifer Kho wrote 3 months ago: As with most electronics, solar panels lose efficiency when the temperature increases — and th … more →

Tags: clean power, CNN Green, NYT Startups, SYN Straight News, balance of system, Cisco Systems, Corrales, cost per watt, Horne

Cool Your House with Ice Generated at Night!

indianasolar wrote 3 months ago: Cool your house with ice generated at night! That is right. Mostly right anyway.  Ice Energy has a p … more →

Tags: Energy Projects, Residential Solar Energy, building green, Energy & Resources, Saving Electricity, Air-Conditioning, saving electricity, Saving Money, Stored Energy

Energy Panel - Solar

revealedcardtricks wrote 9 months ago: Earth for Electricity is a great information centre. How easy is it to build your own homemade solar … more →

Tags: Solar Stuff, Homemade solar panels, roof mounted wind turbine, diy project at home

Turning off my gas service, electricity is cheaper and produces less CO2.2 comments

indianasolar wrote 9 months ago: I am seriously considering turning off natural gas service to my house after this winter is over. I … more →

Tags: solar cost, Energy Projects, building green, saving electricity, Natural Gas, Saving Money

Solar Diy Kits and Diy Wind Power

solarefficiency wrote 10 months ago: The increase in popularity of the solar diy kits and wind turbines for homes has brought about a rad … more →

Tags: Home Solar System, diy wind power, solar diy kit, solar diy kits, solar watt

Boots on the Roof, the New Wave in Green Jobs 2 comments

lavendula13 wrote 10 months ago: President-elect Barack Obama has proposed spending $210 billion over the next 10 years to create job … more →

Tags: Energy efficiency, renewable energy, Solar Power, Solar energy, energy policy, solar, green jobs, green energy, solar cells

Solar Swamp Coolers, Got dry heat? 5 comments

indianasolar wrote 10 months ago: Swamp coolers are not new. They have been around for years. You may know them by another name, Evapo … more →

Tags: Renewable Resources, solar air conditioner, solar renewable, DC evaporative cooler

Solar Cells here and Now, Ready for Prime Time

daleythegreenguy wrote 11 months ago: If you listen closely, you can almost here the music and a famous announcer saying, Da da da da, Sol … more →

Tags: Energy efficiency, renewable energy, Solar Power, climate change, Solar energy, energy policy, solar, Alternative Energy, green energy

Conservation of Energy (and were not talking physics class) 1 comment

indianasolar wrote 11 months ago: Typically, conservation of energy goes hand in hand with conservation of money. Sure, your initial c … more →

Tags: building green, Energy & Resources, Future Energy, Conservation

Solar Power Home Solutions

sunandwindpower wrote 1 year ago: With energy sources depleting at a rate faster than they are being built, it is only wise to have a … more →

Tags: solar power home, solar energy home, Residential Solar Energy, solar how, solar energy facts

Suniva Prints 20% Efficient Solar Cell2 comments

Craig Rubens wrote 1 year ago: In the world of solar photovoltaics, big money is spent on small gains, with companies spending mill … more →

Tags: startups, Solar Power, Sunpower, suniva

Still Paying for your Electricity?

solar4me wrote 1 year ago: Maybe you’re interested in cutting your power bill, by  producing your own power. Maybe you li … more →

Tags: solar, DIY solar, create energy at home, Free Solar, installing solar panels, residential solar panels, solar cost, solar electric power systems, solar energy australia

MIT Solar Power Storage Breakthrough3 comments

tnetnoc wrote 1 year ago: In case last month’s solar developments weren’t fantastic enough, researchers at MIT hav … more →

Tags: Solar Power, Solar News, new solar power, solar cost, Solar Plant, solar research, solar storage, MIT, Research

More Solar News

goearth wrote 1 year ago: In a revolutionary leap that could transform solar power from a marginal, boutique alternative into … more →

Tags: Politics, Environment, obama, solar, MIT, Fuel cell, Energy plan, Alternative Energy

Solar Power Quote of the Day

contentwritergurl wrote 1 year ago: I read this tidbit today and it thought it was great. From Paul Thurst’s Sun Volt Blog: … more →

Tags: Solar Power, solar quote of the day, Solar Generation, Good Quote, power quote, potential energy, energy guide, photovoltaic technology, solar storage

MIT's Solar Concentrator

tnetnoc wrote 1 year ago: Marc A. Baldo of MIT has lead a team of engineers in designing a new technique for collecting solar … more →

Tags: Solar News, System News, solar cost, Solar Technology, Future Energy, potential energy, photovoltaic technology, solar research, solar concentrator

Running the U.S. on Solar Power270 comments

Robert Rapier wrote 1 year ago: How much land would it take for solar power to satisfy the electricity demands of the U.S.? I made s … more →

Tags: Solar Power, electricity usage, solar thermal, electricity

My Top 10 Energy Stories of 200712 comments

Robert Rapier wrote 1 year ago: First, thanks to all who contributed ideas. You may have an entirely different opinion on the most i … more →

Tags: ethanol, reader submission, Solar Power, Peak Oil, oil prices, food prices, Al Gore, ConocoPhillips, Tyson Foods


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