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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