The über cool Scandinavian furniture store, IKEA, announced this week that it will install solar panels on its new Denver, Colorado store. The retail outlet is under construction currently, with a projected grand opening in Fall 2011. REC solar, one of the leading solar electric system providers in the U.S. is slated to design and [...]
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In 2010, several NFL teams decided to go solar. The New York Jets has the largest PV (photovoltaic) panel system of any of the teams. Recently, 3000 solar panels were installed at the team’s training facility. The panels will generate 750,000 kilowatt hours (kWh) of solar electricity, offsetting about 540 tons of CO2 emissions. According [...]
Thinking about a home solar power system? Worried about cost and time for installation? With new “peel and stick” solar panels from Lumeta, installation of PV solar panels can be achieved in 1/3 less time. No rack mounting and half the labor expense ordinarily required to install solar panels. Without potentially damaging roof perforation, you [...]
Solar energy is getting artistic. Designers, artists and and architects are finding more and more ways to make green electricity attractive, as well as efficient. The latest entry in the solar art arena is a solar-wind hybrid invention called “Solar Ivy,” pictured above. When the sun shines on the photovoltaic (PV) leaves, or the wind [...]
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Solar energy at a NASCAR racetrack in Long Pond, Pennsylvania is the latest example of how sports facilities can defray rising utility bills and combat global warming by unplugging from coal-based power. Pocono Raceway unveiled its new 3 megawatt (MW) ground-mounted photovoltaic (PV) solar energy system yesterday. Comprised of 40,000 solar modules, the solar panel [...]
Why is it that, even though the U.S. invented much of modern solar technology, other countries around the world are generating more solar power than we are? In spots such as Colorado and even my hometown of Bend, Oregon, there are more than 300 sunny days each year. Why not tap into these abundant resources? [...]
We’ve posted before about easy, DIY solar energy kits for your home. With electricity costs rising quickly, don’t you think its time to build a solar panel system for free energy? Trust me – you don’t have to live in the desert southwest or near the equator to tap into solar energy. Nor do you [...]
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Exciting news for those that want to stay up to date with the photovoltaic industry. PennWell Corporation, a global media company, announced last week that it will launch Photovoltaics World magazine, in which articles concerning the rapidly growing photovoltaic solar cell manufacturing industry will be published on a bi-monthly basis, starting in March 2009. For [...]
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