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| Solar power solutions for home | | 2008-08-05 13:35:12 | | With energy sources depleting at a rate faster than they are being built, it is only wise that we use the abundant energy available for free - the solar energy. Aside from the easy availability, solar energy helps control environmental pollution. Many of us shy away from installing solar energy solutions at home thinking them to be expensive and cumbersome. But you will be surprised to know how easy it is to employ these energy solutions. Additionally, these will help cut down your power bills. Finally, you will be delighted to know that you are doing your bit to save the planet for the future generations.This article will explore the various solar power options available for home use. Solar home lighting: A solar home lighting system converts solar energy into electrical energy for your home. This is done via cells that are charged with solar energy. So, in the night, if you wonder how the lights are on in the house, it is because of the solar energy stored in the solar ce | | By: Solar Shingles | | |
| | 10kw Complete Home Solar Power Kits | | 2008-08-02 17:03:00 | | This power kit is the future of the power, the whole world are changing its power strategies to find new ways of generating energy like solar resources and wind resources. When you decide to convert to solar or wind power energy, you will get more than one benefit.The first benefit of getting this type of energies is saving money, you will reduce your electricity bill by %80 or you can eliminate it at all. The electricity company will pay when you use these new energy types.The second benefit is | | By: Online Gaming Business | | |
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| Solar Power-Renewable Energy from Sun | | 2008-07-23 03:20:38 | | Solar power is likely to be the most valuable of the renewable energy sources available. That is because it is plentiful and it is the least expensive to implement. New buildings can be built that incorporate the concepts as can homes. There are also solar panels that can be added to what is already in [...] | | By: Car Keys | | |
| | Solar Power Your Business | | 2008-07-21 04:18:06 | | Have you wondered what all the "buzz" is about using solar energy to provide power for your home or business? Perhaps you have thought that the technology is too expensive or otherwise not worth the investment. Its time to change that thinking. More and more often, property owners are installing solar panels on the roofs of buildings, to harness energy from the sun to be converted into electricity. Power bills for the buildings on which the panels are installed drop to next to nothing as a result. Each panel costs between $150 and $1,500, depending on the brand, vendor and wattage. Currently, solar cells cost approximately $4.30 per watt. For a 50-watt solar panel, the total cost is about $215. The number and square footage of panels required to power a business is determined by calculating watt-hours of electricity typically used over a 24-hour period. Not surprisingly, the expense of the initial installation is the biggest hurdle. Sun Edison and MMA Renewables specialize in providi | | By: Solar Shingles | | |
| | Solar Power Can be Entertaining | | 2008-07-15 07:12:13 | | Is your head starting to spin with all you've been hearing about solar power and alternative energy sources? Maybe you've been to the Santa Monica pier in California! A world-famous ferris wheel is powered by solar panels, and illuminated with LED lights, making it one of the premier attractions at the park.The amusement park ride was first constructed in 1996 and was the first and only solar powered ferris wheel in the world. A new ferris wheel opened just in time for Memorial Day weekend in May 2008, at the cost of $1.5 million. The incorporation of 160,000 LED lights on the ride cuts energy consumption and costs for the park as a whole, while installed solar panels generate over 71,000 Kw hours of PV power. Use of solar power allows the 90-foot ride, and its 800 passengers per hour, to operate wholly on clean, renewable energy. Now that is something we can all smile about, while we go around and around on the benefits of solar energy.Photo by Daquella manera Thank you! | | By: Solar Shingles | | |
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| PowerCube 600 - Scalable Solar-Power Generator | | 2008-07-14 18:58:54 | | With the growing need to find gadgets that can tap the power of solar energy, the creation of PowerCube 600 is truly a boon! A portable and scalable solution that can generate upto 600W of power is a much-needed asset, especially because it looks much smaller than the tall sheets of solar panels that you'd have to mount on your roof-tops to generate half the amount of power that PowerCube can generate! Its robust, scalable, and defintely makes generation and storage of solar energy more...
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| | Desert Real Estate - Solar Power Oasis | | 2008-07-14 03:01:12 | | So if you haven’t lived in the mountains of Nepal with exiled Tibetan monks or have been fighting against the Taliban in Afghanistan for the last few years without a television, any newspaper, and/or the internet then you’d probably know that the housing market in the US is forgoing a housing price crash where most [...] | | By: FM Popp(News) Financial Market News for Gen X,Y | | |
| | Will Your Next Home Have Solar Power? | | 2008-07-10 06:07:05 | | Will you buy green? If you are in the market for a new home, long term rental or vacation getaway be sure to explore the green options currently available.What qualifies a home as green? Here are a few of the requirements:Photovoltaic (based on solar cells) and/or wind power systems Solar thermal hot water systems Built to be energy efficient Water saving devices Use of Eco-friendly building materials At Listedgreen you will find MLS listings for hundreds of homes around the world that meet a few or all of the above requirements. There are homes available in every price range and design, including older homes that have been updated with solar shingles to ultra contemporary luxury homes incorporating multiple energy efficient systems. All listed homes are reviewed and verified by humans to meet their strict requirements. Whether you are looking for a stunning California waterfront estate, a small Nevada desert getaway, or an urban condominium or townhouse, there can be a green home | | By: Solar Shingles | | |
| | Solar Power, Tax Credits and Government Shenanigans | | 2008-07-09 04:50:02 | | It’s showdown time for solar power in the United States Senate. It’s the fossil fuel interests against the renewable energy crowd and the stakes are high. Once again on June 17th a Senate filibuster prevented a vote on the renewal for eight years of the 30% tax credit for investment in renewable energy. The renewal is necessary to attract the investment in time and money necessary to wean the country from dependence on coal and oil. As the price of oil spirals higher and higher, and concerns about carbon emissions and global warming escalate, utilities, corporations and the general public are more and more on board with solar and wind for energy production. But without the tax credit extension, it just won’t get done. The window of opportunity is closing. There are a couple of weeks left in July and then Congress goes on vacation for the month of August. If the extension doesn’t get passed by the end of September, then the game is, for all intents and purposes, over. The 30 | | By: Solar Shingles | | |
| | Solar Power Comes Crashing Down | | 2008-07-08 04:05:51 | | The sky is falling! Will getting hit in the head with a large battery knock some sense into people? Or will they continue to ignore the solar energy that falls from the sky everyday? The video Hail - The Return of the Sun was created by Solon AG, a German based manufacturer of solar cells and PV power panels as a part of their campaign to raise awareness on the subject of solar power. | | By: Solar Shingles | | |
| | | Greenhouse Gases, Climate Change, Ozone Layer, Solar Power | | 2008-05-29 14:31:55 | | In last months, I've been noticing more and more articles, how the increased solar activity is the cause of global warming and climate changes. By their words, we should blame the solar power. What an utter nonsense! Luckily, it had been defeated by many very extensive scientific studies, including NASA. Climate changes and global warming in this very moment are entirely caused by human activity on earth.In this very short video Vermont state climatologist Lesley-Ann Dupigny-Giroux explains one of the major planetary components of climate change: greenhouse gases. The ozone layer protects us from UV radiation, but with increased greenhouse gases in the atmosphere, the 'greenhouse effect' is largely increased, warming and deflecting more solar radiation back to the earth.Her experiment shows, how even on a very dark or snowing day the earth is still receiving UV radiation.We simply have no other choice, than to switch to free solar power and other renewable energy sources, if we want to | | By: Solar Shingles | | |
| | | New Tens of $Billions for Nuclear Decomposition, when finally $Billions
for Renewable Solar Power? | | 2008-05-27 17:27:35 | | Nuclear Power vs Green Solar Power, originally uploaded by solarshingles.I thought it is a joke, when I heard it on TV, today.'It is going to cost new tens of $billions on the top of $150 billion for clearing up old nuclear waste in Britain.'Actually, nobody really knows how much?Nobody really knows how many tens of $billions more!What a Labour party's and PM Gordon Brown's incompetence!?!One top nuclear expert said today on TV: 'nobody really knows, how to decommission these fantastically well built structures, which had been built to last for ever. The level of radiation is so high and dangerous, that nobody could stay there for more than a few seconds, despite the protection!'I am speechless.They are spending peanuts for wider use of endless and free solar power and other renewable energy sources. Yet, they are bankrupting the country only by clearing up old nuclear rubbish!Still, the same government and the same Prime Minister have already given the green light for building even ne | | By: Solar Shingles | | |
| | Solar Power could save Antarctica and its beauties | | 2008-05-25 17:18:41 | | Processes of Climate changes could be addressed properly, if only we decide to switch from fossil fuels, which generates green house gases, to renewable energy sources.Endless solar power, wind, geothermal and hydrogen economy in the second phase of this urgent project are so very viable and easy to perform with our current technological knowledge.It is going to cost much less than $1 billion to achieve 50% efficiency rate of solar cells, yet the government is struggling to find the financial resources to finance the project and covers all researches under the secret military program.Only the war in Iraq is going to cost much more than $3000 billion!And thousands of casualties.And the record oil prices.And catastrophic financial credit crisis.When our leaders are going to accept FREE, ENDLESS and CLEAN solar power, wind, geothermal and hydrogen economy?When our leaders are going to realize that the life on Earth is dying, because of our extensive pollution?When we are going to use the | | By: Solar Shingles | | |
| | Solar Power Works in Every Day Life (San Jose, California) | | 2008-05-23 19:54:42 | | Let us look around a bit to see how some solar photovoltaic products, which allow you clean and sustainable way of living, work in every day life.Low cost and hassle free solar power panels.Renewable energy is affordable and hassle free. It is our Present and our Future.p.s.The future of Solar Power Roof is bright. | | By: Solar Shingles | | |
| | Solar Power is not Corrupted as our Top Political Elite | | 2008-05-23 17:26:27 | | Why do our Top Politicians still refuse to admit, that there is no future for our civilization without a total change of Energy and Pollution policy?Why our top Leaders do not want to fully support Endless Solar Power and other Renewable Energy Sources, which are not harmful to our environment?Why are we still spending hundreds of $billions for Oil, Coal and Deadly Dangerous Highly Radioactive Nuclear Material?Because of the catastrophic level of CORRUPTION and LOBBYING among the highest leadership. Because of the immense Power of Money of Global Corporations.How long it is going to take to finally realize that only the Endless, Clean and Free Solar Power and other renewable energy sources could save our existence on Earth?Photo by glennharper Thanks! | | By: Solar Shingles | | |
| | The Future of Solar Power Technologies is Very Bright, after US election | | 2008-05-22 16:30:59 | | Scientist Arthur Nozik, of the National Renewable Energy Lab, Golden, Colorado is researching a phenomenon called Quantum Dots, which could revolutionary improve efficiency rates of solar cells. New solar power photovoltaic technologies developed on the principle of Quantum dots could dramatically lower the price of solar cells by using only a fraction of previously used expensive semiconductors.We could also add some additional positive facts to already mentioned much lower production price and much higher efficiency rate:- a massive production of solar cells and their products (solar panels, solar shingles-tiles) could additionaly lower the cost of solar photovoltaics devices- tax rebates- other financial incentivesSadly, all this could happen only after the Presidential election, because of the very strong opposition from US government and the White House.The future of solar powered roofs is very bright, under the new President. | | By: Solar Shingles | | |
| | Solar Power and Renewable Energy are Here to Be Applied by Dr.Donald Aitken | | 2008-05-20 17:23:00 | | Take time and watch this wonderfully educational video about solar power and other renewable energy. It is also about the climate changes and global warming.Dr. Donald Aitken, physicist, solar architect and former lead scientist at the Union of Concerned of Concerned Scientists, talks about his certainty that we have all the tools and know how to make the shift to renewable energy sources right now.I wrote many times on this blog that we already possess all the knowledge and experiences we need to completely transform our energy generation and cut our current catastrophic level of Earth pollution.Only endless and free solar power and other renewable energy sources could save hundreds of millions of innocent casualties.The cost of climate changes goes in $trillions expressed in financial terms. | | By: Solar Shingles | | |
| | Destiny of Solar Power is up to the Wiser President | | 2008-05-18 12:27:00 | | We are in 2008.President Bill Clinton had started initiative about one million solar roofs in 1998. Next president George W. Bush, well known as a 'great Oil Lover' and hair of oil empire, has managed to stop all planes about making the country energy independent by using renewable energy sources. He has managed to stop the whole new renewable industry branch to be developed and tens of thousands of new well paid jobs to be created. Tens of $billions of additional revenue could have been earned by export of these new renewable technologies and products.President Bush simply loves oil and all he knows is oil at the record oil prices, still heading towards $200 per barrel, due to his very successful war policy round the world.It is ridiculous that such a great country as is America (USA) does not have a controlling institution capable to restrain President's catastrophic policies considering his own country.Following video shows application of solar panels in creation of solar power roof | | By: Solar Shingles | | |
| | Installation of Solar Power Roof by Luma Resources, Michigan | | 2008-05-17 14:31:00 | | It is a real pleasure to see when a company develops their own way of solar roofing technology, which is quite simple to install.This video presents a team of the Michigan company called the Luma Resources at their demonstration of solar roof installation (LumaResources.com). The company says, that their solar photovoltaic system belongs to the 'third generation' of power PV roofing.I believe, that the solar tiles technology has a very bright and promising future, after the Presidential election in US, when the corrupted Oil lobby from the White House is going to be removed to where it belongs to - to the history of worldwide pollution, bloody wars and merciless destruction. | | By: Solar Shingles | | |
| | Solar Power, Renewable Energy and World Peace is NO Bush Policy | | 2008-05-16 17:04:00 | | Today, I stumbled upon this short video, which is not about endless solar power, renewable energy sources, pollution and deadly dangerous highly radioactive nuclear material.This video is about the future of our planet, which is momentarily in the hands of very, very dangerous people such as President Bush and his team of old Oil lobby boys. It seems, that whatever they have touched have been transformed into total chaos and total destruction. They have bankrupted the country and they have caused world financial crisis, the record oil prices and the lowest value of national currency - a dollar.I liked this video very much.There is a bright future for solar power and all other renewable energy sources with brand new people in Washington.New American President could change the Oil Power reality, which creates only a bunch of filthy rich people on the expense of the rest of the world population.New President and his new administration could immediately organize all needed resources and le | | By: Solar Shingles | | |
| | Why Solar Power has Absolutely NO Chances under President Bush? | | 2008-05-15 05:40:00 | | Endless Solar Power and other renewable energy source could have already powered the US for some time, now.However, if there are such people as the President and his team of 'old corrupted and highly criminal boys', who are only interested in their dirty oil profits, there is no chance for a reasonable discussion about any real life topics.I found following video, which analyzes last interview of President Bush. Video truly speaks for itself, is based on cold facts and intellect and need no further comments.I hope, these totally corrupted and blood handed individuals are going to leave the public life as soon as possible, because they are truly dangerous for our very existence.Due to terrible pollution, our future is possible only by much wider use of renewable energy sources, such as solar power, wind power, endless geothermal resources, etc. | | By: Solar Shingles | | |
| | Q-Cells bets on Renewable Solar Power and Solar Panels | | 2008-05-14 13:44:00 | | Following video is one year old and is promotion material of Q-Cells company from Germany. Q-Cells is one of the biggest world producers of silicon based solar (photovoltaic) cells. The company constantly improves their range of products by increasing efficiency rates of their solar cells and reducing the quantity of silicon and other materials - reduction of cell thickness. Only constant improvements of solar PV cells could make solar powered photovoltaics technologies competitive to other energy sources. The future (present) is bright for endless solar power, which is coming to our planet absolutely free of charge and free of tax and import duties, such as ultra expensive oil. | | By: Solar Shingles | | |
| | Solar Power could run Hydrogen Economy when Oil Lobby Dies | | 2008-05-13 09:01:00 | | Absolutely Free and Truly Endless Solar Power certainly has a bright future. Nanotechnology is a science field, which is going to profoundly effect the production of Hydrogen and the very beginning of Hydrogen Economy. Hydrogen is energy medium of our future and is going to replace expensive and environmentally dirty oil, coal, deadly dangerous highly radioactive material.Walter Varhue is professor of electrical engineering at the University of Vermont.Try to think how much solar power do we throw away every day, which is delivered to our planet by our sun?We simply do not even think about that immense solar energy, because we are taking it for granted.We rather buy ridiculously expensive oil, than to use vast resources of our empty roofs or other suitable surfaces for solar panels and mirrors to harness solar power. | | By: Solar Shingles | | |
| | Celebration Time for Free Solar Power in Britain | | 2008-05-02 20:15:00 | | Solar power is going to have much brighter future in Britain, after fantastic defeat of Labour political party on local elections, yesterday. Who would have taught, that Labour leaders have so vigorously supported the most dirty energy sources and technologies and represented the strongest opposition to renewable energy sources in UK. Even a few days ago, the Labour party led by Gordon Brown voted against wider support to renewable energy in British parliament.Thank Goodness, people have had enough of lies and hundreds of wasted $billions by Tony Blair, Gordon Brown and other high Labor politicians.There is also a new celebrity on the political scene in London. Newly elected mayor, who defeated former major Ken Livingstone, is Boris Johnson, a candidate, who was loudly supported by David Cameron, new, young, charismatic and very promising leader of Conservative party.Sadly, the success of wider application of renewable and environmentally sustainable energy sources almost entirely lies | | By: Solar Shingles | | |
| | My Solar Power Choice these days | | 2008-05-02 05:02:00 | | Every morning, the sun light starts a new day. It is happening for billions of years, every single day. It starts as a bright, or a rainy, or a cloudy morning.Light brings us new, fresh solar energy, which could also be used for absolutely all our energy needs, if used properly. Why, then we prefer oil, gas, coal, nuclear, which they all cost us so very much and are also causing a catastrophic pollution of our beautiful blue planet? My personal choice of using renewable and free solar power these days would include:1. solar shingles - solar tiles - roof shingles, which are totally integrated into roof structureor solar panels, placed tightly on the roof surface or to the frame off the house2. solar heat collector-s for producing hot/warm waterThese two solar systems have to be integrated in an optimal way and controlled by central computer and software, which is very easy to use and to program by any adult family member.I want to be as practical as possible and for that reason, I could | | By: Solar Shingles | | |
| | Solar Power is such an Immense Opportunity for Energy Hungry Mankind | | 2008-04-28 00:41:00 | | If we could only comprehend the fact of what the Solar Power could really mean for the present and the future of humankind?!If we could only comprehend the range of immense solar energy, which touches our planet Earth every single moment?! And how much renewable power could be generated by our empty solar roofs?Why the humanity needs to be threatened by the disaster of global warming and climate change, before it finally realizes, that it is really about life and death, now?Are our top politicians really only a bunch of 'power greedy low minded idiots', even though thousands of 'servants' (read government employees) need to care about their every day needs to feel privileged and honored to the ridiculous extent of red carpet, police cordons and state of the art media spin?One only needs to know to calculate and to know basic numeracy, chemistry, physics, biology and history, which is taught at schools all over the world, to understand to where our energy (oil) hungry society is heading | | By: Solar Shingles | | |
| | Solar Power Systems From Leading Companies | | 2008-04-27 12:33:26 | | There are hundreds of different companies that are able to supply solar power equipment. These companies have increased in popularity due to people wanting to protect the environment. By using solar power you can protect the environment by not having to burn fossil fuels. The amount of fuel that we have available is limited and they are quickly running out, by using solar power you are conserving the natural resources.The most important part of any solar power system is the solar panels themselves. Huge companies such as Big Frog Mountain, Solar Cell Sales and Mr Solar produce a fairly basic kit which contains a solar panel, batteries and everything else you would need. You will not need any other specialized equipment like an air compressor. There are a few very large companies such as Kyocera Solar Power, these are made possible by the popularity and demand for such systems.You will also need to purchase inverters and batteries from one of these solar power companies. One company cal | | By: Global Warming Articles - Information on Global Wa | | |
| | Use of Solar Power pays off in Seattle | | 2008-04-27 05:10:00 | | I stumbled upon a very interesting web site yesterday. It was the web site of Johnson Braund Design Group, Seattle, Washington. This company has successfully accomplished thousands of architectural projects all over the US.But, what really grabbed my attention was their environmentally friendly approach in all of their activities. They have realized, as a business, that they couldn't promote new, environmentally sustainable design/architecture in their regular services to their clients as successfully as possible, unless they wouldn't have applied all those technologies at their own headquarters and to really tested them, before promoting them further.In 2007, the company also decided to cut their electricity bill by 50% till the end of 2008.The company completely reorganized their energy management and consumption and their overall results are truly amazing. The size of the company is quite perfect, if we also want to apply similar solutions in any residence home or in any small priva | | By: Solar Shingles | | |
| | Oil hits $120 despite Solar Power which is Endless and Free of charge | | 2008-04-26 06:50:00 | | Last news:The price of oil has successfully reached $120 per barrel.There is a panic of patrol supply due to the Union strike in the most important oil refinery in Britain, which counts for 30% of patrol deliveries in UK.Rebels attacked the Exxon Mobil's oil field in Nigeria and managed to stop the production. Exxon Mobil is one of the world biggest oil producers.There were tensions between US cargo ship and Iranian boats in the Strait of Hormuz with warning shoots being fired at Iranian boats. Through this location 2/5 of the world's oil supply flows.Massive oil demand of India and China is additionally pushes the oil prices up.Expect further rise of oil prices.These news are not very promising, though. But, they were very predictable and they are creating massive profits for oil corporations. Until, all economy is almost 100% based on environmentally dirty oil and gas, which have triggered global warming, climate changes and terrible pollution of our planet, we simply do not have any | | By: Solar Shingles | | |
| | Germany Knows the Value of Solar Power and Renewable E | | 2008-04-25 01:49:00 | | Blackmail me once, I am going to think.Blackmail me twice, I am going to remember.Blackmail me three times, I am going to learn.Blackmail me more, I am going to act.Economic blackmailing with strategically important commodities (energy sources, products, information, access to information, etc.) is happening every day on the world arena. Countries are constantly bullying other countries; nations are bullying other nations; companies are bullying other companies; individuals are bullying other individuals.Super powers, such as USA, Russia, China, UK, France, Japan, etc. are the most active in these activities, and their state departments, foreign offices, ministries of foreign affairs are experts for most forms of governmental and lobby bullying and blackmailing on the world scale.That is quite normal for any form of life and also of intellect, and we cannot change that fact. It is simply to deep, written in our genetic material. Survival of the strongest in other words.Energy sources a | | By: Solar Shingles | | |
| | Solar Power Future is bright for the next American President | | 2008-04-24 05:38:00 | | It doesn't really matter, who the next American President is going to be, if we are talking about the renewable energy.He/she is going to be much, much smarter, considering use of country's economic resources and much wider use of free sources of renewable energy, as well.Vast surface, of otherwise non populated sunny land in some states, is going to host state of the art solar power plants, where solar heat and light - radiation are going to be transformed into other useful forms of energy, such as electricity, hydrogen and many other forms of stored/packed chemical energy, which are coming to the market.Government is not really supporting renewable energy sources, because of the influence of the Oil lobby, which is so clearly seen by comparing all investments into renewable energy to the overall budget figure. Just a tinny fraction of national resources is spent for achieving Energy Independence of the Country, what is totally unacceptable politics, from the position of basic common | | By: Solar Shingles | | |
| | Is that 'Terrorist Behaviour' of Dominion Virginia Power about ignoring community's Solar Power Panels? | | 2008-04-23 03:30:00 | | Such a behavior sucks! This Power production and distribution company from Virginia, USA, represents a direct threat to national security of USA!Have security agencies recognized such a behavior as a Terrorist Threat to National Energy Security, yet?Have security agencies done anything considering enforcement of American energy independence?Have federal agencies confiscated property of the first responsible person (GM, CEO, etc.) and of the company, which possesses direct threat to national security in omitting use of Free Solar Power and to protect the property and investments of its own citizens, who are concern about country's energy dependence to oil at $116?Energy is a vital part of any civilization. It is a vital part of modern American society.Energy could also represents a great threat to National Security, if omitted in any way! This video tells more than enough!The price of oil is at its record level of $116 per barrel and that is a great threat to National Economy and to Nat | | By: Solar Shingles | | |
| | Oil Lobby controls Solar Power Market worldwide | | 2008-04-22 04:39:00 | | Money makes the world goes round.Power makes the world buys oil at the price of $116 per barrel.Power makes the oil corporations control development of the solar power market.It is so very funny and predictable. Shell and BP, two from the group of the biggest Oil corporations, who are financially more powerful than many smaller world countries together, are totally controlling what is happening in the photovoltaics market.They have just added 'green color' to their names, they have written some new green marketing material, and they are 'promoting' use of renewable energy by selling products from this field.What a spin? What a hypocrisy? The Biggest and the Cruelest Tigers from the oil field arena are playing with innocent sheep, with absolutely no intention to harm it???Do you still believe in ferry tales in 2008? They control the renewable market for the purpose of controlling the speed and the direction of environmental changes in the world. They know very well, that they cannot sto | | By: Solar Shingles | | |
| | Let's make Solar Power Devices Attractive and Fashionable | | 2008-04-21 03:03:00 | | Current Solar power products, such as solar panels, solar power shingles, and all other devices from photovoltaic family lack attractiveness and especially, they lack of being more fashionable - being more 'IN', simply 'being COOL'.We could spend hundreds of $millions for marketing renewable photovoltaic technologies to the general public, but the final result of such activities is not going to be very successful, because of information overload in recent years, which caused the natural defense reaction in our brain, to skip the most of media bombardment.Solar power industry could learn from the very successful case of electric cars and approach of Toyota corporation in promoting their Eco friendly electric - hybrid cars. Instead of heavy direct media bombardment with their adverts they rather focused their efforts to world Top Celebrities. What is so very interesting about that bunch of people? Top celebrity is a person, whose media power as an individual is truly immense.People are | | By: Solar Shingles | | |
| | Why should I care about Free Solar Power? | | 2008-04-19 07:42:00 | | It is free of charge.It is endless (at least for some billion of years).It doesn't pollute our environment.It doesn't need expensive clearing up and expensive storage, such as nuclear or coal or oil.You don't need to care about it, it is silent and it makes money for you.These are just five points of advantages in using solar power for producing renewable electricity or heat in comparison to coal, oil, gas and nuclear power plants. There are many, more.It is really so simple.We only need to comprehend, that we(our children) are going to endanger all live species of this planet, if we are not going to change our bad attitude towards our precious environment - our living space.The most important activity we all should do is to 'press very hard' to our leading politicians, who are responsible for spending national budget and consequently our present and future.They posses the power of resources (laws; standards; national bank; agencies; enforcement structures, such as army, police, intell | | By: Solar Shingles | | |
| | Broad Use of Solar Power Largely Increases National Security | | 2008-04-18 06:29:00 | | Continuous Energy supply is of utmost importance to National Security of any country in the world.Modern countries have national power grid with centralized power production units, such as coal, gas, oil, nuclear power plants, which supply the grid with electricity.There are many 'strategically weak links' of centralized power production, such as:- threat of enemy subversive activity in the power plants- threat of enemy subversive activity to the large transforming power units- threat of enemy subversive activity to the power grid lines- threat of technical failure in the power plants (nuclear, coal, gas, oil)- threat of technical failure in the large power transforming units- threat of technical failure in the grid lines- threat of highly radioactive material in nuclear power plants- threat of solid chemical pollution caused by coal, oil, nuclear power plants- threat of global warming and climate changes caused by greenhouse gases- threat of hot water dumped from power plants to the r | | By: Solar Shingles | | |
| | Short Introduction Video about Solar Power Shingles - Tiles | | 2008-04-17 11:43:00 | | A very short, yet comprehensive video about use of photovoltaics on your own roof for producing renewable electricity to power your home.Even though, Britain gets only about 800 Watts of solar power per square meter (Manchester), that is enough to sufficiently power your electricity needs, if you intend to use the surface of your roof.Watch the video and you are going to know more about solar powered tiles.Video by solarcentury Thanks! | | By: Solar Shingles | | |
| | Solar Power, Photovoltaics, Solar Cells, Solar Power Efficiency Rate | | 2008-04-14 03:00:00 | | Everyone can find some truly amazing theoretical and practical resources on Internet. Thousands and thousands of web pages about solar power and how to transform it into electricity or useful concentrated heat for further use.I could say, I have spent hundreds, or better, thousands of hours reading, browsing web, writing, visiting exhibitions about practical use of solar energy at home or in the business, talking, chatting about advantages of free and endless environmentally friendly use of solar power, the theory and scientific experimental work behind the knowledge we have already managed to acquire, as society.There are two individuals, who are really very special in 'my eyes', considering the topic of solar scientific research. They also represent the peak of the highest technology in this department, as well. Whenever I read about their passionate dedication to the topic of efficiency rate of solar power cells I feel so very excited. I especially respect them for their work with s | | By: Solar Shingles | | |
| | Power Boost for Solar Power Shingles | | 2008-04-13 03:27:00 | | Solar Power and renewable energy sources have finally become popular topics in scientific world and also in a highly risky, but very rewarding venture capital business world (VC). Venture Capital business already feels the direction, where the new chances for future business opportunities are, which could bring outstanding rewards for their high risk investments.Many teams of scientists and technicians all over the world are researching new ways of extracting, concentrating, transporting, etc. the power out of renewable, environmentally friendly energy sources. Great achievements in the 'solar power department' are introduced almost every month.Efficiency rate of solar cells as basic building unit of the most solar power applications/devices is constantly growing.The cost of applications of solar cells into different forms, which could be used for harvesting solar power are constantly falling.Final products on the solar power market and their installation is becoming more and more attr | | By: Solar Shingles | | |
| | Solar Roof Shingles-the wise use of Solar Power | | 2008-04-12 12:51:00 | | We simply cannot deny the existence of Solar Power. There is no life without it.Every single hour our planet receives enough solar energy to cover absolutely all energy needs of all people of the world. Every hour, day by day, week by week...Solar power is truly endless in comparison with our energy consumption. Solar power is absolutely free of charge, as well.Yet, we rather spend hundreds of $billions to buy oil, gas, coal, nuclear.Yet, we rather literally destroy our planet and its environment by use of dirty oil, gas, coal and deadly dangerous highly radioactive material.Yet, we still rather have real bloody wars for oil, than to become energy totally independent entities.Does any intellectual individual can really understand such a behavior?Let's make our leading politicians to think and to contemplate solar power, its unlimited supply and its environmentally friendly nature.Let's think about use of our empty roofs and how to place solar roof shingles or solar panels, there, which | | By: Solar Shingles | | |
| | Solar Power means Freedom of Mind, while Nuclear is a Life-threat | | 2008-04-12 05:45:00 | | It is happening on a regular basis, that security officers, who are guarding the most important parts of nuclear power plants are caught sleeping, while on duty.Turkey Point nuclear power plant located on Biscayne Bay, about 30 miles of Miami is just another case of sleeping, while on nuclear duty, which leaked to the media.Such cases of amazing incompetence clearly show, how wrong is the attitude of the staff, dealing with Highly Radioactive Material, which is deadly dangerous for any form of life, even after 100.000 years. The last case is not precedence, because sleeping while on duty was happening many times in mentioned nuclear power plant.Solar Power is free of charge and it doesn't represent a direct threat to human race and to all other forms of life on the planet Earth, such as nuclear power.Why, than, we are still preffering deadly dangerous highly radioactive material and nuclear power plants to serve our ever growing energy needs? Why not to switch to endless solar power, w | | By: Solar Shingles | | |
| | New Video, New Facts, Critical Climate Changes, Al Gore, Solar Power | | 2008-04-10 22:09:00 | | Al Gore created brand new presentation about devastating effects of Global Warming and Climate Changes, based on the recent scientific facts from all over the world.He told the audience, that global warming and climate changes are coming to our life much faster, than it had been predicted. Only brand new, wide and global Generational Activities could make a difference. And of course, the American President.My constant preaching:Solar Power is endless and is absolutely free of charge.The combined surface of all our roofs is Gigantic and we could make them to produce free, renewable electricity by use of solar roof shingles, solar panels, and other, new solar power devices, which are constantly coming to the market.We simply have no other choice than to use Renewable Energy, if we wanted to survive as human race. | | By: Solar Shingles | | |
| | A Little Portugal is an Astonishing Solar Power User | | 2008-04-10 01:56:00 | | The header says it. Portugal has embraced free and endless solar power, wind power, hydro power, wave and tidal power and is heading towards 50pc of electric power produced by renewable energy sources.It almost knocked my socks off, when I heard, that a tinny and not so wealthy country as Portugal, already covers more than 40pc of their electricity production with renewable energy sources! Well, that was in 2007 and this percentage is constantly rising.Just try to compare this percentage with rich USA, Britain and other G8 countries and one could easily ask a question, 'What is truly happening in government departments in those rich and developed countries?' Officially, they are spending $billions, like fresh chocolate donuts with cream, for numerous 'technical expert analysis'. Is it all just a total spin 'a la Tony Blair and Gordon Brown' style, where you spend $£billions in PR, marketing and for consultants fees, which final results are news of how the government is doing so very w | | By: Solar Shingles | | |
| | Nanosolar Video - Solar Power for 66pc cheaper | | 2008-04-09 01:50:00 | | This video introduces one of the most active solar power companies in the world: Nanosolar from San Jose, California.The main goal of the company is to introduce cost-efficient solar power to the world. It took almost five years of very hard work, but the results are truly amazing. As in the case of so many new high technologies, this success have been accelerated by 'military intervention' from DARPA and its endless budget for military purpose, which is going 'to dress in civil clothes' for wider public use in this case, as well.I am pretty sure, the company is going to become a big global corporation, very soon and that the big scale of their production line is going to lower the prices of their products, even more. When we speak about massive production and lowering the prices of products, we should never forget to mention increases of efficiency rate of solar power devices by scientific research, which are additionally lowering the cost per 1W of produced solar electricity. That | | By: Solar Shingles | | |
| | Solar Power could Save Your Life | | 2008-04-08 03:31:00 | | Try to imagine a great Power Blackout and your house without a power. It could happen almost anytime, even though, it looks quite impossible due to very good reliability track record of the national grid.Technical faults, planning mistakes, natural disasters, such as earthquakes, floods, great storms, fires, even a terrorist threats and believe me, there are more.Could you imagine no lights in the dark night or no lights in your cellar, attic, or rooms, no TV, no music, no kettle to brew fresh coffee?Could you imagine your cooking habits, washing your clothes or dishes without a power? Could you imagine no fridge, no freezer and no air conditioning?While one could survive without air condition device it is not so easy to live without a fridge and a freezer, because of a very high sensibility of our food and its short shelf life on room temperature.In big cities, a bit longer lasting blackout could cause very many casualties. One of the most threatening is spreading dangerous, infectiou | | By: Solar Shingles | | |
| | Is the Solar Power Expensive? | | 2008-04-07 04:39:00 | | (be as cautious about your wallet as possible...and ask many questions, before...)No.Solar power is not expensive, especially from the long term standing point.Very short, but very straight answer.If you incorporate the efficient, renewable solar system to your house its cost represents about 4% of the overall budget/cost of your house.However, this little investment of 4% gives you an immediate price premium to the value of your 'solar and energy renewable property' of about 10%.Speaking 'number wise', your gain is about 6% at the very start of the solar project.And you are getting an additional gain in lowering your monthly energy bill for days, weeks, years and decades to come.(There are also rebates and tax credits; constantly growing energy prices; restrictions of pollution levels; energy independence and personal security factor; etc.)Photo by Piez Thanks! | | By: Solar Shingles | | |
| | Money Makes the World Go Around (Solar Power doesn't smell nice, yet) | | 2008-04-05 02:53:00 | | $150 billion or £75 billion....that's just the cost of clearing up old nuclear waste from old nuclear power plants in Britain, which hasn't been paid, yet?How does the Prime Minister feel, when he spends $150 billion for 'old rubbish', and not a penny of that very sum for the Green and Healthy future of his own children and the children of his fellow citizens?Does he sleep tight?Does he feel the Real Value of £75 billion, spent just for Covering Up old Highly Radioactive Nuclear Waste?Is the Vast Spending for Nuclear option, which sum is growing higher every single Day, the final message of Labour Party?I wonder, how one could make the Renewable and more Friendly energy sources, such as Solar Power, Wind power, Tidal power, the power of Sea Currents, Geothermal power, etc., much more 'Money Attractive'? Who could be the expert to turn the Solar Power into 'Big nad Bright Money Making Machine', to be more attractive for the World Top Leaders, who are deciding Our Future and the future | | By: Solar Shingles | | |
| | Dirty Oily Destiny or Clean Solar Power | | 2008-04-04 16:18:00 | | Let the photos speak for itself. Pollution and death. And the price of oil, gas, coal and nuclear is rather high. Better not to mention the cost of clearing up the whole pollution, which is never calculated and mentioned in advance. Solar Power is everywhere around us.Why to deny the existance and the value of Clean, Endless and Free Solar Power. Why not to use our roofs and other usless landscapes of this planet for harvesting Solar Power, which is truly endless. And there is NO ENERGY BILLs to pay to our Sun, as we are paying to Oil Corporations.Solar Power is Endless and Free.An Internet expert and enterpreneur Francois Harris left a comment with a link suggestion about the movie: 'The Corporation (1)', which made me to post it here, once again. It was very worthwhile to watch the video. Actually, there are 2 videos -The Corporation (2). Pretty long, but very educational. Films were a truly 'eye opener' for the our very situation, as civilization, considering environment and relatio | | By: Solar Shingles | | |
| | No Solar Power, no life on Earth | | 2008-04-03 04:27:00 | | There were NO LIFE on Earth, without constant Solar Power.No freely flowing water, no constantly moving oceans.Destiny of planets of our solar system would have been much darker and even colder, without constant Solar Radiation from the center.Maybe, the constant presence and overall dependence to solar power makes us BLIND to see, how much we have missed the right curse for human development on Earth, considering our current environmental catastrophe of global warming, climate changes, and extinction of thousands of life species, we have been created.Just a bit more intellectual thinking is needed and we could immediately solve all our energy concerns and needs by wide use of Endless and Renewable Solar Power in very many forms: solar radiation, wind, sea currents, tidal power, etc.Photo by zoutedrop Thanks! | | By: Solar Shingles | | |
| | Solar Power Harvest: I prefer use of empty roofs | | 2008-04-01 07:49:00 | | Speaking generally, I totally support the use of Endless Solar Power.Why, then, I promote use of empty roof to produce fresh, renewable electricity?Because, that is so very elegant chance to use the vast surface of millions of roofs for an additional task to produce so needed, additional Eco sustainable power.Why to waste thousands and thousands of acres of new land to place solar panels there or to build vast solar farms on the new, intact land, if there is an existing surface, which could be used. That surface are roofs of the buildings. Millions and millions of roofs.Even, if the house is located at the top spot of, for example, St.James Square in London and its selling price is about $300m, it doesn't mean that its roof couldn't do some additional advantage/profit to its owner and to the society as a whole by harvesting renewable solar energy.I know, that solar panel could look really awful on such an old fashioned palatial/house at St.James Square, but I also know, that it could l | | By: Solar Shingles | | |
| | Solar Power and profitable use of our roofs | | 2008-03-31 17:24:00 | | In a real world of Politics and Power it takes just one leading Man/Woman to take the first and crucial decision, where to invest? How much to invest? When to invest?All these questions are answered just by one person in/with Power. That person has a name.Sometimes that person is a president, sometimes a Prime Minister, sometimes a Queen, sometimes somebody behind the scene, who holds the keys of the Power in his/her hands.Who on Earth could make a decision about use of renewable energy resources?Who could introduce endless solar 'Power to the People'?Who could turn the clock of environmental destruction and global warming, back again, in the light of experience?Who could make our roofs to work for us a bit more, dressed in solar power shingles or solar panels and produce green electricity?Photo by Peter Kaminski Thanks! | | By: Solar Shingles | | |
| | Is that another Free Solar Power disaster in UK? | | 2008-03-30 12:15:00 | | 1.Plain lies about Weapons of Mass Destruction to start the war for OIL interests in Iraq2.Lost CDs and millions of citizens confidential identities3.Lost military Laptops and secret personal details about army officers and soldiers4.Cash for Honor affair5.Lost $billions and bankrupted Tube maintenance private/public company 6.London is the center of the world and its underground is just a 'cattle transport', even though it has more than 1 billion passengers per year, who pay the highest fares7.Northern Rock (Bank) fiasco ($120 billion)8.Wembley Stadium and its shameful opening delay9.Heathrow Terminal 5 - T5 and total collapse of BA(British Airways) and BAA services10.$Millions spent for MP(members of parliament) new private furniture and fake expenses11. $150 billion just for clearing up old nuclear waste from old nuclear power plants12.New nuclear Power Plants has got green light to be built...before the old waste have even been cleared?What is happening in modern Britain? What is w | | By: Solar Shingles | | |
| | Sunday in pictures, embraced by Free Solar Power | | 2008-03-30 06:07:00 | | I started this Sunday by reading interesting blogs and watching video of Karen Armstrong's speech about compassion, suggested by Blork Blog.I couldn't resist not to go outdoor to be embraced by warm, free, soft and velvety Solar Power, which I am so passionate to promote, at any occasion which occurs.Fresh air in these last days of March is going to open new pathways in my mind of how to promote free, endless solar power in comparison with hundreds of $billions, which OUR governments are spending to cover up old nuclear waste of old nuclear power plants. They could do so much better in spending just a fraction of that money by investing in improving efficiency rate of modern solar cells, panels, shingles, etc., and in lowering the overall cost of production of these solar power devices.Remember, solar power is free and endless.Photo by Felix Francis Thanks!Photos by angela7dreams Thanks!Photo by Nicholas_T Thanks! | | By: Solar Shingles | | |
| | Is Free Solar Power just a 'scam'? | | 2008-03-29 06:56:00 | | It seems, that many influential people still take a term "Free Solar Power", just as a cheap 'scam', used as 'a spin' by green interest groups or other environmentalists.What about facts?1.We are still spending tens of $billions for oil, gas, coal, nuclear power, on a daily basis.2.We are still massively destroying our living space, living forms and ourselves on Earth, on a daily basis.3.Our Sun is constantly sending to Earth much more solar energy from the center of our solar system, than we need to cover our ALL energy needs, on a daily basis.I am going to leave the final decision, if 'Free solar power is just a cheap scam?', to you, my dear reader.P.S.Just another provocative question for people:Is our massive destroying of life forms and living environment on planet Earth a criminal activity?Photo by yarra64 Thanks!Photo by blmurch Thanks! | | By: Solar Shingles | | |
| | Paris Hilton and a Fashionable Science of Solar Power | | 2008-03-26 08:00:00 | | In the high flying academic world of natural sciences, there is also a rule of the Fashionable Brands. More the particular brand is fashionable, more money it attracts. More money it attracts, more scientists join that 'Science Brand Wagon'. More scientists 'produce' more new discoveries and the circle is closed.Who are the direct creators of Fashionable Science Brands/Departments/Topics:1. Large Media Houses (TV, Press, Web sites), which are able to address tens or even hundreds of millions of people. Their direct impact to people's thinking is really immense. The media recipe: repeat, repeat, repeat in all multimedia forms.2. Governments of G8 countries by their budget spending structure. In other words, 'the money talks and attracts.'3. The American President by His influence as the leader of the free world.4. World Top Celebrities, such as: Oprah Winfrey, The Rolling Stones, Madonna, Bill Gates, Sergey Brin/Larry Page, Warren Buffet, Steve Jobs, Paris Hilton, Bill Clinton, Al Gore, | | By: Solar Shingles | | |
| | Solar Power vs Highly Radioactive Material: 0:1 | | 2008-03-25 05:32:00 | | Free and Endless Solar Power in Britain has lost against Highly Radioactive Material, which has been financially supported by government on behalf of the tax payers = citizens = electoral base.I believe, that every member of the Government should have spent at least one month of their professional life in very close proximity to Highly Radioactive Material. I don't mean to be exposed to that 'horrible human threat', but to work very close to it to learn how extremely dangerous that matter is.Highly Radioactive Material is certainly one of the most dangerous and serious threats to humanity. The extreme power of high energy radiation could be seen all over the world. Even Marie Curie, one of the most famous nuclear scientists, who discovered so much new about the phenomenon of radioactivity had died of cancer, caused by exposure to radioactive elements.Later, we could see tens of thousands of victims in Hiroshima and Nagasaki in Japan, numerous nuclear tests and clandestine military plan | | By: Solar Shingles | | |
| | Solar Power is Endless and cost Nothing | | 2008-03-24 13:10:00 | | Simple, old fashioned 10kW solar panel system produces about 575.000 kilowatt hours of electricity during its 35 year projected life span. Solar panel system doesn't really look as nice as solar power shingles and it is not so resistant to different weather conditions as solar roof shingles, but its positive influence to our environment is truly immense.Efficiency rate of solar cells is increasing every year, even though, the financial research support from the government is just a fraction of the overall budget.Our leaders obviously still don't take the threat of climate change effects, caused by global warming, seriously enough to act in accordance with scientific facts.The price of ignoring global warming effects, which every country has already started to face, is going to increase enormously, every year we spent in waiting to seriously address this global problem. | | By: Solar Shingles | | |
| | Solar Power is Absolutely Free and Endless | | 2008-03-20 13:12:00 | | Solar power - the power of our sun is absolutely free of charge.What is wrong with us humans, that we are so desperate to spend $billions every day for energy.But, it is not enough to waste our hardly earned money on energy. We are also destroying our beautiful Blue planet by green gas emissions, plastic and oil waste, nuclear waste, coal ashes, heavy metals, and many more different pollutants.Solar energy is FREE and it is truly unlimited.Our lovely Sun produces an estimated 4 trillion Watts of electricity every single hour, which is more than enough power to meet our energy needs for the next few thousand years.We need only a little fraction of that energy pile, radiated by Sun to our Green planet.Endless surfaces of roofs are waiting to be dressed in solar roof power shingles and to produce green sustainable energy, which is not going to pollute our sensitive environment.P.S.Please, bare in mind the cost of clearing up old nuclear waste from Britain's old nuclear power plants in exc | | By: Solar Shingles | | |
| | Solar Power Future in spite resistence of Government | | 2008-03-19 14:23:00 | | Efficiency rate of solar cells - solar panels -solar power shingles - solar roof shingles is about 10%, up to 15%.This number is still a very impressive result, if we consider that solar power is absolutely FREE of charge.You buy solar power devices once and use them for many, many years to come.There is a group of scientists, who set a clear goal to reach 50% rate of efficiency of solar power, which is going to dramatically improve the performance of any form of exploration of solar power (solar-roof shingles, satellite power devices, large surface solar panels for solar power plants, solar curtains, etc). They have succeeded!50 % of efficiency is truly an amazing result! It means 500% jump in an efficiency rate. 500%!!!Background of this 'efficiency research' success:- one, clearly set goal: to achieve 50% efficiency of solar power cells- small, committed and focused team of scientists and students- $13 million investmentCould you imagine how many more, amazing and environmentally fr | | By: Solar Shingles | | |
| | Solar Power vs The Power of Cash, Result 0:1 | | 2008-03-19 04:50:00 | | Solar Power vs The Power of Cash, Result 0:1Why we simply cannot miss, if we have chosen Solar Power as our main source of green energy?The Wallet/Purse answer:(BECAUSE, WE DON'T NEED TO PAY $150 BILLION, JUST TO HIDE DANGEROUS NUCLEAR RUBBISH from old British nuclear power plants.)Solar power or the power of sun is so very thoroughly connected to LIFE of all living creatures on Earth, that we can count it as a main substantial part of OUR LIFE.We simply cannot survive without Sun, its radiation as light, heat, energy.Of course, one could be hidden behind deep walls and connected to different energy sources to keep his/her heart ticking. But, such a life, I would rather call: a purely vegetating one and a person: a vegetable (no offense to real vegetable, which I personally adore).What is life without walking and playing outdoors?What is life without breathing fresh air outdoors?And, yet, we are using every silly excuse to deny the solar power, which is clearly shown and well presented | | By: Solar Shingles | | |
| | Germany is Solar Power Leader | | 2008-03-15 16:56:00 | | Yes, Germany is the leader in harnessing solar power for producing 'green electricity' or concentrating heat. Quite surprising, isn't it? One should have expected any other technologically highly developed country on top position, which is located closer to equator, such as USA, Israel, Japan, Australia, rather than Germany.Even though, the surface of Germany gets only about half of the solar power exposure per square meter in comparison with more equatorial countries, its government and people have decided to considerably support renewable energy sources, such as solar energy, wind farms, geothermal. Their research institutions and industry are more and more successful in new green technologies and they are particularly successful in increasing the rate of efficiency of solar panels, solar shingles and solar heat collectors.The efficiency rate/factor plays a crucial role in determining the future of green-sustainable energy. Higher is this rate, lower is the price of the implementati | | By: Solar Shingles | | |
| | | | NORWAY: European Solar Power Keeps Spending | | 2007-12-24 07:47:25 | | Dutch utility Delta clearly believes that solar energy is far from a flash in the pan: its subsidiary Solland announced on Tuesday a $736.2 million deal with silicon supplier Renewable Energy, which is set to last until 2015.Solland Solar, 90% of which was bought by Delta at the start of this year, is extending an already-existing supply agreement with Oslo-based Renewable Energy. The Delta-owned company is in expansion mode, with the hope of expanding solar cell production to 170 megawatts of power per year, from a current level of 60 megawatts.Renewable Energy is the world's largest producer of silicon wafers, which are the building blocks needed to develop solar cells and solar modules. The company said that the agreement with Solland was a "take-and-pay" contract with pre-determined prices and volumes.READ MORE... Shares in Renewable Energy rose 4 Norwegian kronor (74 cents), or 1.5%, to 273 kronor ($50.28), in Oslo."The solar industry is growing," said Erik Thorsen, chief executi | | By: energy BLOG | | |
| | | The Wind Power and Solar Power Combination | | 2007-04-19 02:20:00 | | Part 4 in a series.Wind power is much like solar power; it’s a renewable resource, it’s pollution free during use, it can be stored locally, etc. But that means it also has many of the same disadvantages that solar power has—it’s not always there, during construction it may require fossil fuels, etc. But wind power and solar power combined together could be extremely useful.Usually when the sun is shining, it’s not very windy. When the sun isn’t shining, generally it is windy.Think about it. During storms when the sun is covered up (see picture), it is usually very windy. If wind power and solar power were united, energy could be produced almost continuously. One way this could be accomplished is by putting solar panels in the same area as wind turbines. Because of the massive size of wind turbines, they take up great swaths of land. The land in between the turbines should be used for agricultural purpose, some people have suggested. Instead, imagine putting solar panels in | | By: Thoughts on the World | | |
| | 5 Reasons Solar Power Works | | 2007-04-09 02:23:00 | | When most people think about solar power powering everybody’s everyday needs (say that 10 times fast), they are imagining centuries in to the future. Many people believe solar power is unreasonable; it could be cloudy, it doesn’t produce enough energy, etc. But they’re wrong. Here are five reasons why:1. It never runs outSolar power is essentially infinite, so it never runs out, unlike fossil fuels. The amount of solar energy intercepted by the Earth every minute is greater than the amount of energy the world uses in fossil fuels each year.2. It’s pollution free during useConverting solar energy into usable energy gives off no pollution.3. It can (but doesn’t have to) be used locallyNot only can solar power can be produced and used locally, saving transportation costs and emissions, but also it can be used nationally if an area with little power needs more power (see #4).4. It can be stored and used laterWhen the sun’s not out, stored energy can be used. Storing energy is m | | By: Thoughts on the World | | |
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