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Scammers Cashing In On Solar Power
Solar power is more popular than ever, and that’s especially true in England. Since the feed-in tariff was introduced on April 1st, 2010, everybody wants to get their hands on this newly hot commodity – including scam artists. This post was originally published on Solar Power Updates & News at Scammers Cashing In On Solar [...]
Vermont Utilities To Buy Renewable Power From Quebec
Two of Vermont’s biggest power suppliers, Central Vermont Public Service and Gaz Metro Ltd., have signed a contract to buy up to 225 megawatts of power from Hydro-Quebec. The new 26-year deal begins November 2012 and goes through to 2038. This post was originally published on Solar Power Updates & News at Vermont Utilities To [...]
New and Improved Solar Pool Cleaner
Solar Breeze, the world’s only fully autonomous – and solar powered – pool cleaner received an update recently on its already fascinating features. Software is included in the machine to smartly direct it to areas with more sun to maximize its battery life. The solar panels themselves have gotten a 300% boost in output capacity, [...]
The $35 Solar-Powered Tablet PC
Designed in India, the $35 solar-powered tablet PC was developed by top talent from the local Institute of Technology. At a set price of a paltry 1,500 rupees ($35 USD), the Indian government hopes to lower that to $20, and eventually $10, and have it hit markets for 2011. This post was originally published on [...]
Coal And Solar Work Together To Bring Us Power
Longtime enemies coal and solar power have finally called a truce: the Xcel Energy power plant near Grand Junction, Colorado, has just implemented the first-of-its-kind solar-coal hybrid approach. This post was originally published on Solar Power Updates & News at Coal And Solar Work Together To Bring Us Power. Source Article: Coal And Solar Work [...]
Obama Pushes For Clean Energy In Wake of BP Spill
The aftermath of the environmental catastrophe that was the BP oil spill has finally opened many Americans’ eyes to their oil dependency and what it has done to the surrounding ecosystem and wildlife. This post was originally published on Solar Power Updates & News at Obama Pushes For Clean Energy In Wake of BP Spill. [...]
Boom in Sales of Small Wind Turbines
Wind turbines appear to finally be making a dent in power generation, according to the American Wind Energy Association (AWEA). In their annual small wind report published recently, they announce that small wind turbine installations have exploded in the last three years. This post was originally published on Solar Power Updates & News at Boom [...]
Try Solar This Earth Day
What Christmas is to children, Earth Day is to the environment. Marking its 40th year is a most fevered cry for taking action, in particular, by the U.S. Solar Industry itself. This post was originally published on Solar Power Updates & News at Try Solar This Earth Day. Source Article: Try Solar This Earth Day [...]
An Innovative Breakthrough in Solar Panel Design
Thanks to researchers at Princeton University, high costs of solar panels may no longer be an issue. Going green and harnessing the power of the sun might be easily affordable to anyone who wishes to participate in making the world a cleaner place. This post was originally published on Solar Power Updates & News at [...]
The Story of Stuff
The Story of Stuff reveals eye-opening statistics. While I don’t agree that the cause of the decline of happiness in the US was simply an increase of materialism (it was more broadly the increase of the use of psychiatry), and I don’t agree with the implications that health care is such an issue in the [...]
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