News about Solar, Wind and alternative green power technologies

Myth Buster 6 – Solar Energy Is Not A Feasible Alternative In Remote Northern Regions

There is a learning curve to navigate when it comes to new technology and solar power is certainly not unique when it comes to this. Such a simplistic and exciting renewable energy available to us all and yet there are many questions and myths surrounding its use. Let’s bust some more of them! Passive Solar [...]

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Unique Financial Inducement Promotes Solar Power Use In Homes

In the city of San Francisco, going green has become a lifestyle and is rapidly turning the city into a world leader in renewable power – principally due to solar power technology. There have been some shifts in political will and forethought has been given to policy changes and how they can endorse a migration [...]

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Experiment With Home Solar Power Using These Novel Methods

If you are currently on the fence about jumping into solar power for your home, it might be a good idea to take a look at some interesting uses for solar power around your home.   There are likely few better feelings than when you see your electric meter running backwards, feeding power into the [...]

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Myth Buster # 4 – Utility Line Workers Put At Risk Due To Grid-Tied Photovoltaics

Skepticism abounds where solar energy is concerned and such cynicism leads to a many untruths and unreliable information. One fable that exists despite its being dispelled often is the one concerning the safety of utility workers. It concerns how that safety is at risk when they are called upon to operate in contact with grid [...]

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DIY Solar Power Systems – Take Control Over Your Power Bill And Save Thousands!

The cost of electricity is rising by exorbitant numbers and there is little likelihood it will be cut back. Once it goes up it usually stays there. We are literally at the mercy of the politicos and power utilities as long as we are hooked up to the grid. If you look at the numbers [...]

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Solar Power Efficiency Is Improving – Time To Get Off The Fence

One of the primary obstacles holding back the popularity of solar power was its efficiency rating. Consistently in the past, it was able to convert about five to fifteen percent of radiated energy into electricity depending on certain aspects of the overall install.  That was then; today the advancements made in solar power technologies have [...]

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Can Your Home Support The Use Of Solar Power Systems?

Using a solar energy power system for your home electricity needs can be an awesome advantage to any residential home owner. The good news is that most areas of the United States are considered fine for using solar power units, some areas obviously are better suited than others for instance, Arizona and the rest of [...]

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Utility Sized Solar Power Facilities Ramping Up Across The United States

The US Government’s Department Of The Interior is concentrating efforts to develop renewable power programs built on public land regulated by the Bureau of Land Management. One particular plan has them focusing on the use of enormous tracts of arid desert land to construct utility scale solar power plants. Just the sound of the name [...]

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Solar Plane Flies Over Swiss Countryside – Very Slowly

Team from Switzerland looks to promote renewable energy sources rather than oil.   -   Powered flight just took a major leap in a new direction with the flight of a solar powered plane that has a wingspan of a 747 and the thrust of a small motorboat. It took off for the blue yonder Wednesday for [...]

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Mid East And North Africa Have Huge Solar Power Potential For World

The region around the Mediterranean and North Africa [MENA] and its nations have the capability to power the entire world three times over if they could harness their solar energy. Israel was the lone nation left off a map of this report. These MENA nations, as they are so often called, have huge solar power [...]

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