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Out of all the renewable sources of energy that could be tapped to create electricity, solar radiation is now, by far, the most favored. Although some may argue that geothermal energy is truly endless, the fact is that billions of dollars are currently being poured into research related to creating more efficient and... |
18 August 2009
02:42 GMT |
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Two of the largest solar power research institutes, the Institute of Electrical Engineering (IEE) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the American National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), recently signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU), with the express purpose of forwarding international research and tech... |
4 December 2008
06:56 GMT |
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The development the solar industry underwent could now turn against it, as the economical climate prompts more and more investors to withdraw their funds from ongoing projects. The supply of solar cells, panels, and other similar installations, is already higher than the demand, and the economy forces banks to skyroc... |
6 November 2008
05:35 GMT |
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The new wind farm, one of the largest in the United States, is scheduled to be completed sometime in 2012 and will by then be one of the largest such installations in the world. It will be more than 7.5 times larger in production capacity than the biggest wind farm in Africa, a French-financed project in Ethiopia. Wi... |
30 October 2008
05:38 GMT |
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Two individual companies announced that their scientists were working on panel-like devices, aimed at showing owners the exact amount of energy their solar panels create each day, the total household usage and all the differences in between. The announcements were made yesterday (October 15th) in San Diego, by SolarC... |
16 October 2008
08:31 GMT |
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The most common sight in India, the wooden rickshaw, pulled by people for a fee, could soon be replaced by modern, electric counterparts, as part of India's effort to reduce the heavy pollution it is facing, as well as its dependency on fossil fuels. New Delhi has hosted this month the exhibit of the first solar... |
14 October 2008
06:56 GMT |
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Chris Huntington, vice president of business development at SkyFuel, announced that the company's new parabolic troughs were made of reflective plastic-coated silver, instead of the usual mirrored glass other power plants throughout the world employ. Tough it may seem to be more expensive at first glance, Huntin... |
10 October 2008
04:55 GMT |
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The incredible amount of energy released by the Sun on a daily basis in the African deserts, if harnessed, could not only provide the whole African continent with electrical energy but might also be enough to power some parts of the European continent as well. Calculations show that the Sun produces about 1.5 barrels... |
6 June 2008
06:38 GMT |
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Current solar cells available on the market have a conversion efficiency of about 25 percent. However, these are expensive silicon-based cells; dye-sensitized solar cells are much cheaper, but are half as efficient as silicon-based cells. Researchers from University of Washington believe that they can make dye-sensit... |
11 April 2008
08:10 GMT |
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Petrol price is now beating every record possible and there's no sign that its ascension will stop anytime soon. On the other hand, alternative renewable energy sources seem to remain inefficient. Nonetheless, researchers argue that, in the next decade or so, fossil fuel dependency will be a thing of the past. "... |
9 April 2008
09:43 GMT |
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If you're a sucker for solar powered items, then Soltronix solar powered AM/FM headphone may be the thing you were looking for: the Soltronix Headphone Radio. It comes with solar panels that are "sewed" on top of the headphones giving you th Dumbo-look that could scare all those irritating morining joggers eage... |
7 May 2007
16:56 GMT |
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A few years ago, solar panels were mainly designed for industrial and remote homes use. Today, you can buy fancy bag chargers with embedded solar panels that can charge your laptop. There's even a solar backpack mobile power generator.Well, here's another interesting solar charger concept. SolarRolls is def... |
3 May 2007
07:01 GMT |
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OK... So you want to hit the waves with no big chargers hanging down from your pockets. Stop organizing your cables and drop the hand cracks, the battery chargers that work with batteries or the solar powered chargers. You don't need them anymore (at least not when you're taking a sunbath).It's offici... |
26 April 2007
02:20 GMT |
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Wind power has joined forces with sister solar power! If your house is not equipped with an air conditioning unit because electricity bills scare the heck out of you, then solar powered air conditioners aren't a waste on you. That's also the case especially if you live in a hot climate where power outages ... |
22 March 2007
06:25 GMT |
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