I’m sure that we can all agree that finding reliable alternative energy sources is critical in the coming decades. Regardless of whether you believe that the planet is warming, we simply cannot continue to burn fossil fuels as if they will always be available for our use. Obviously, I’m a proponent of solar power since [...]
The 2010 Land Art Generator Design Competition features beautiful solar thin-film in a desert sculpture outside of Dubai. Winding across the United Arab Emirates desert, the solar sculpture, called the “Light Sanctuary,” was created by Martina Decker and Peter Yeadon of Decker Yeadon LLC. Designed to resemble the desert’s sand dunes, the thin-film solar panels [...]
With electric vehicles (EVs) starting to hit major consumer markets this year, solar carports can help keep your car charged up and running. With a roof covered in solar panels, energy from the sun (as opposed to electricity from the grid) can power the batteries in electric cars so your ride is even greener. In [...]
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Written by guest contributor Jennifer Gorton from Forex Traders The Great Recession of 2008 caused economic upheaval around the globe. As Bear Stearns and Lehman Brothers and several other prominent American financial institutions collapsed in September of 2008, it seemed for a short time that the entire global financial system may collapse. Fortunately, Central Bank [...]
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Make plans now to attend the annual Solar and Sustainable Celebration in Northern California. On September 25 and 26, 2010, the summer weather will still be shining in Ukiah, California at the Redwood Empire Fairgrounds. Its a perfect place for the Solar Living Institute’s outdoor solar seminar, known as Solfest. A few hours north from [...]
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USB + AA ChargerUltra compact, ultra lightweight and yet very durable, the PowerFlim USB + AA Solar Charger is ideal for everyday use. The USB + AA Solar Charger charges most small USB devices.Proprietary charging circuitry maximizes charge into the batteries. It provides full charge in four hours of full sun, and with a charging [...]
Last week, Crayola officially “plugged in” its new 15-acre solar farm at its Forks Township facility in Pennsylvania. Comprised of 26,200 solar panels, the crayon manufacturer will generate enough clean, renewable power to produce 1/3 of its annual production of 3 billion crayons. That’s a pretty nice shade of green! The $11.5 million project became [...]
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The 25th annual European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference is next month in beautiful Valencia, Spain. Combined with the 5th World Conference on Photovoltaic Energy Conversion, the conference runs from September 6-10, 2010. As a world-wide leader in solar energy, Spain is the perfect location for the Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference. The official website describes the [...]
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Its probably not a proposition that you’ve considered, even as news that the BP oil spill is more than 3 times the size of the Exxon Valdez catastrophe is released this week. But what if BP spilled solar panels instead of oil? One Block Off the Grid, which offers bulk discounts on solar panels, has [...]
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