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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Latest blogosphere posts tagged “solar power”

 

• Solar Energy Breakthrough ! or ?

  
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  May 20, 2013 – Ronald Ace of Maryland has filed for a US patent claiming a flat-panel solar trap that can be put on rooftops and in electric power plants that will make solar energy cheap and reliable. He claims that his invention can meet 92% of the earth’s energy needs.  So far his design is only on paper and ...
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• Back Off On China Solar Duties, Germany Urges EU

  
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  Germany’s solar manufacturing sector has been hit hard by cheap Chinese products but that doesn’t mean all of Germany  is going to sit by quietly as the European Union moves toward import duties of the sort the U.S. has already imposed . Quite the contrary, actually: “It’s a grave mistake,” is the ...
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• EU to Tax Chinese Solar Panel Imports Starting June

  
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  The European Commission (EC) announced last week that they will impose import duties and hefty penalties on half of the solar panels from China in June. In response, Chinese officials  stated that these could have serious implications on China-Europe trade relations. Following up on the recently reported issue ...
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• New Solar Technology to Increase Efficiency

  
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  One of the reasons that many consumers decide not to go solar is they feel the technology is still in its infancy, and needs to be further developed before they make a long-term commitment. Like any technology, progress is made steadily but slowly. Here is a look at what could be some of the recent [...]The post New ...
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• Australian Scientists Printing Solar Cells Down Under

  
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  Scientists have produced the largest flexible, plastic solar cells in Australia—10 times the size of what they were previously able to—thanks to a new solar cell printer that has been installed at Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (CSIRO). The printer is relatively cheap, uses common ...
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• Comparing Solar Bids - Part 1: Solar Modules

  
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  We wrote recently about how you could go about identifying well-qualified solar contractors for your commercial project , but this week we are bringing you a four-part series on how to interpret the bids that you get from those contractors.  After all, getting multiple bids is essential, but understanding those bids ...
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• Climate clippings 74

  
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  The weekend was a bit ordinary for me, but as supercoach Wayne Bennett says, if you can’t say anything nice say nothing. That’s how he addressed his troops after the thrashing they got in the previous week. This week they creamed the opposition! This CC concentrates on climate mitigation, the practical stuff, ...
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• WE CARE Solar Suitcases

  
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  We have seen solar powered suitcases designed to make sure that you don’t run out of juice or would have something handy to have along just in case you need power in the outdoors. However, the WE CARE Solar Suitcases were designed in cases of pregnancy emergencies, a big sigh of relief for expectant mothers [...] a
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• Israel’s Good News – Week of May 19th 2013

  
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  This weeks Highlights: An Israeli discovery can protect fertile women from the effects of chemotherapy.  Israeli heart doctors saved the life of a 4-year-old Syrian girl. A Turkish zoo has received a shipment of 40 rare animals from Israel. Thanks to Einstein, Israeli scientists have found a new planet. The Israel ...
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• Solar Panels Kits

  
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  Solar Panels , Pallets And Solar Kits – YouTube Http://YouKnowHowTo.com/do/ solar -power Solar Panel Info: Learn all about solar panels , solar panel installation, where to get solar panels , and how solar panels help the … View Video Solar Boat Contest Challenges Students ...
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• New Technique Hijacks Photosynthesis To Create Electricity From Plants

  
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  Plants use energy from the Sun through photosynthesis, and humans use energy from the Sun through things like solar panels. A new technique created by researchers at the University of Georgia allows humans to get electricity from plants by hijacking the photosynthesis process . This research could someday lead to ...
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• Solar panels and radar mounted on snowmobile tracks? Meet Nasa’s new … – Daily Mail

  
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  Solar panels and radar mounted on snowmobile tracks? Meet Nasa’s new … – Daily Mail http://tinyurl.com/cllghbt shared via www.newshog.co
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• Green Energy – More Than Just An Alternative Choice

  
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  Getting in on the green energy trend doesn’t have to involve a time-consuming or costly effort. There are numerous changes that you can make to help the environment. This article will show you how to benefit from using green energy. Using less electricity saves a lot of money and energy. When you aren’t using ...
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• Solar Energy Tips And Techniques Straight From The Energy Experts

  
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  Everyone isn’t sure how to get all of the benefits that solar energy provides. The good news is that viable information and discussion can quickly shed some light on the topic. Read on to learn more. TIP! If you are just starting with solar energy, you should start small. Buy some solar-powered lighting to ...
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• Toyota Green Hub Combines EV Sharing, Solar Power, Energy Storage

  
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  Toyota has been on a bit of a tear lately when it comes to examining the intersection of transportation and sustainability. It, for example, showcased at the recent Shanghai Motor Show the FT-HT hybrid concept and also unveiled the all-electric Me.We vehicle as a study in ecological responsibility. Now word comes ...
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• Update: Minnesota Senate Passes Energy Omnibus Bill

  
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  Today the Minnesota Senate passed its omnibus energy bill by a vote of 37-26.  This follows the Minnesota House of Representatives’ passage of its version of the bill on Tuesday.  The bills now move to a conference committee for consolidation.  After the conference committee completes its work, the ...
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• Researchers Use Microwave Oven to Produce Solar Cell Material

  
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  Metallurgists at the University of Utah have fabricated a nanocrystal semiconductor using a common household microwave oven and abundant and cheap metals, which could lead to advances in PV solar cells, LED lighting, and heat-to-electricity applications. The researchers were able to construct CZTS photovoltaic ...
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• Scientists Interrupt Photosynthesis To Snatch Plants’ Clean Energy

  
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  Planet Earth is the ultimate zero-waste operation. Left to her own devices, Mother Earth wastes nothing. Using only the sun’s energy, each and every natural process is supported, with the waste from one being used to fuel another. With all of our sophisticated technology, we’re still far from achieving this type ...
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• The Benefits of Switching Your Golf Cart to Solar Power – Switching Solar Energy

  
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  With new breakthroughs in technology it has under no circumstances been easier or far more economical to switch your golf cart to solar energy, and also the positive aspects couldn’t be greater! The increased gas prices go, the more persons will search out an option usually means of transportation. Solar Read More ...
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• How cool WAS that? Not that cool, it turns out.

  
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  Michael Giberson While digging through the KP archives looking for another old story, I can across a 10-year old post titled “ How cool is this? “ ( Let me warn you now that there isn’t much more to this 2013 post other than to observe that not every cool-sounding technology in 2002 turned out to work. You ...
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