solar power

Converting the sun's rays into usable energy is an integral step in decreasing our dependency on fossil fuels and lowering our greenhouse gas emissions. While solar panels have been used in buildings since the 50's, we're just starting to reach the tipping point for their widespread adoption. 

With subsidies that lower the costs of installations and feed-in-tariffs that pay for the electricity solar energy produces, going solar is more than an environmental decision; it makes sense economically.

The technology is actually simple, but everything surrounding it — not so much. It's going to be up to innovative entrepreneurs and policy makers to make solar power more economical, the grid smarter, homeowners and businesses more receptive, and coding and permits more uniform so that all the pieces fit nicely together.

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Original Technorati articles tagged “solar-power”

• in Green
  Japan To Launch A Solar Power Station by 2040
  It'll have a capacity of 1 million kilowatts of energy per second which is equivalent to a nuclear plant.
  by jaideepkhanduja / on Nov 18, 2009
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  Truly Green or Eco-friendly?
  Web hosting companies are allowed to use the term "green" regardless of whether or not green energy is used.
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Latest blogosphere posts tagged “solar power”

• Worlds largest solar powered creations

  
  Green Diary — Authority: 490
  Recently, the world’s largest solar-powered office building was unveiled in Dezhou, Shangdong Province in northwest China. The 75,000-square-meter office building bears a resemblance to an ancient sun dial and reminds visitors of the importance of renewable energy. Today, we have for you the world’s largest solar ...
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• Eco Tech: Keahole Solar Power’s new farm generates renewable energy even after sunset

  
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• Passive Solar Power

  
  Go Solar Power For Homes — Authority: 437
  It is a well known fact that the sun is the strongest from the south. People who want to conserve solar power uses this theory in order to get the most sun into their houses with minimal expense. If you are building a home that you want to be solar power, it is best to put the most windows facing the south side. ...
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• Solar Power Efficient Appliances

  
  Go Solar Power For Homes — Authority: 437
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• Efficient solar powered water purifiers installed in far flung areas

  
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• Experts devise bang-up cracker formula

  
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• A Home Solar Power System Will Be Extremely Desirable In The Near Future

  
  HowToFindItOnline.com — Authority: 140
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• Discover More About Solar Power Cost

  
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• Notes From Antarctica: Its Not Too Cold to Embrace Renewable Power

  
  TreeHugger — Authority: 627
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• Green Energy Issues You Should Be Aware Of

  
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  I remember the controllers in gas masks working at the crossroads of Tokyo in the mid 60’s. Yes, negative effects of industrialization and urbanization have reached Japan earlier and more painful than other developed countries. However, a country of volcanoes and earthquakes coped with the new of her disasters ...
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• Five Things To Consider Before Buying DIY Solar Power Kits

  
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• The Sopogy System

  
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• Happy Holidays from GetSolar!

  
  GetSolar.com Solar Homes & Solar Installers Directory Blog — Authority: 131
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• The Home Solar Power System Will Be In Our Future

  
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• Atlanta-based Inman Solar Receives Grants for 750 Kilowatts in Three Projects

  
  eNewsChannels — Authority: 140
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• Solyndra Files for Initial Public Offering

  
  New articles on eBoom — Authority: 134
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• SolarReserve – solar power worth its salt

  
  The Alternative Consumer — Authority: 528
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• Amazing Glitter-Sized Photovoltaic Cells Look Like Golden Snowflakes

  
  INHABITAT — Authority: 726
  As snowstorms sweep the country, researchers at Sandia National Laboratories are warming up our winter blues with the creation of these gorgeous snowflake-shaped photovoltaic cells. The glitter-sized solar sequins are made from crystalline silicon and use 100 times less material to generate the same amount of ...
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• Solar Power, Worth The Hassle?

  
  Go Solar Power For Homes — Authority: 437
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• Solar Shutdown: Feinstein To Block Energy Projects

  
  PA Pundits - International — Authority: 549
  By Nick Loris TonyfromOz prefaces ….. So, let me see if I’ve got this right. The good Democrat Senator from California has put the kibosh on the very same renewable power plants her State, her Party, her Government, her Boss the President, and virtually everyone pushing this ridiculous debate are calling ...
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