Solar Power News http://solarpowernews.org Alternative Energy for a Cleaner Future Wed, 28 Jul 2010 05:00:05 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 The $35 Solar-Powered Tablet PC http://solarpowernews.org/solarpower/the-35-solar-powered-tablet-pc/ http://solarpowernews.org/solarpower/the-35-solar-powered-tablet-pc/#comments Wed, 28 Jul 2010 05:00:05 +0000 Anna http://solarpowernews.org/solarpower/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.
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]]> http://solarpowernews.org/solarpower/the-35-solar-powered-tablet-pc/feed/ 0 Carbon Offsets Help Manage Your Footprint http://solarpowernews.org/solarpower/carbon-offsets-help-manage-your-footprint/ http://solarpowernews.org/solarpower/carbon-offsets-help-manage-your-footprint/#comments Mon, 19 Jul 2010 22:26:49 +0000 Anna http://solarpowernews.org/solarpower/carbon-offsets-help-manage-your-footprint/ It’s true: it is hard to live off the grid, no matter how tempting and eco-friendly it is. Enter carbon offsets – voluntary payments of a particular sum per tonne of carbon you emit. It’s like donating to a charity for Mother Nature.
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]]> http://solarpowernews.org/solarpower/carbon-offsets-help-manage-your-footprint/feed/ 0 England’s Holy Houses Could Stand To Make £29 Million From Solar Panels http://solarpowernews.org/solarpower/england%e2%80%99s-holy-houses-could-stand-to-make-29-million-from-solar-panels/ http://solarpowernews.org/solarpower/england%e2%80%99s-holy-houses-could-stand-to-make-29-million-from-solar-panels/#comments Tue, 13 Jul 2010 00:33:08 +0000 Anna http://solarpowernews.org/solarpower/england%e2%80%99s-holy-houses-could-stand-to-make-29-million-from-solar-panels/ Churches, mosques and synagogues in England could stand to add up to $29 million GBP (or $50 million USD) to their coffers by simply switching to solar panels.
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]]> http://solarpowernews.org/solarpower/england%e2%80%99s-holy-houses-could-stand-to-make-29-million-from-solar-panels/feed/ 0 Make Your Own Batteryless Personal Fan http://solarpowernews.org/solarpower/make-your-own-batteryless-personal-fan/ http://solarpowernews.org/solarpower/make-your-own-batteryless-personal-fan/#comments Tue, 06 Jul 2010 18:08:59 +0000 Anna http://solarpowernews.org/solarpower/make-your-own-batteryless-personal-fan/ The next time your friend with a swimming pool is out of town and you desperately need to cool off, try this fun little project for a batteryless, solar powered personal fan.
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]]> http://solarpowernews.org/solarpower/make-your-own-batteryless-personal-fan/feed/ 0 Coal And Solar Work Together To Bring Us Power http://solarpowernews.org/solarpower/coal-and-solar-work-together-to-bring-us-power/ http://solarpowernews.org/solarpower/coal-and-solar-work-together-to-bring-us-power/#comments Fri, 02 Jul 2010 05:00:08 +0000 Anna http://solarpowernews.org/solarpower/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.
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