If you’ve ever wondered whether you could live off solar power 100%, perhaps you’d like to read about someone who is already doing so. In Corvallis, Oregon, about two hours south of Portland, Jonathan Carroll has outfitted his home with solar panels that generate four times his personal electricity demand. And we are not talking [...]
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Its an idea about which you might wonder… why didn’t they think of this sooner? Solar powered cell phone towers are now being constructed in India. The country has 150 million more mobile phone users than the entire population of the United States. Cell phone networks are not easy on the environment. We’re talking a [...]
Electronics giant General Electric (GE) announced last week that it is getting into the thin-film solar panels industry. In a new partnership with PrimeStar Solar, GE will start R&D of cadmium telluride solar cells, with an eye toward marketing its own cad tel solar modules next year. In the so-called “cad tel solar” market, only [...]
The perfect source for solar power-fully illustrated. Solar Power (photovoltaics) is now a one-billion-dollar industry, and it-s poised to grow rapidly in the near future as more pressure is placed on limited fossil fuel resources and as advances in solar technology drive down the costs of residential solar systems. This book helps readers understand the [...]
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As solar energy takes off as a viable and affordable renewable energy resource, green jobs are sprouting up for solar installers. Yet specialized training is required for prospective employees. Fortunately, if you live in Richmond, California, you could take part in a solar job training program offered by groSolar and One Block Off the Grid [...]
