Brightly Colored Solar Panels With Less Silicon Harness Indirect Sunlight
2009-09-19 05:47:00 If you love solar power and solar products, but fear the impact shade from cloudy or dark days may have on your panels, your fears conquered soon. GreenSun Energy Ltd. has found a colorful and innovative new way to harness indirect sunlight.
Human Hair in Solar Panels Make Solhair Power
2009-09-09 06:18:00 Another reuse for human hair has been discovered thanks to a young bright man from Nepal. Using human hair, the young man and his friends, invented a method to power more affordable solar panels for their village and hopefully the rest of the world. Is it Solhair Power?
Heliotropic Biomimicry: Solar Panels That Follow The Sun
2009-06-02 02:43:00 Solar panels that track the sun currently involve the use of motors and electronic control systems to move them and convert the power to energy. But a team of engineering students at MIT, inspired by heliotropic plants that move in the direction of the sun all day (like a sunflower), have developed a new method of motivation for the photovoltaic cells to move. Their invention won first place in MIT's Making and Designing Materials Engineering Contest (MADMEC) -- a $100,000 prize!
Will Cool Water Break Hot Solar Panels?
2009-05-14 19:48:00 Greetings! I'm new to the site. I've read several comments about cooling solar panels but I haven't seen anything about this: Will spraying the hot surface of solar panel glass with cool water break the glass? I am concerned about the sudden temperature change introducing stress to the glass surf
Solar Panels, Grid Tie Systems and Photovoltaic Solar Cells
2009-04-04 13:12:00 Solar Panels, Grid Tie Systems and Photovoltaic Solar Cells
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Solar Panels from Wholesale Solar Renewable Energy
2009-04-04 13:09:00 Solar Panels from Wholesale Solar Renewable Energy
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Solar Panels and Cells | Solar Products
2009-04-04 13:07:00 Solar Panels and Cells | Solar Products
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Solar Panels Banned in Chinese Neighborhood
2009-04-01 14:42:00 In China it's not unusual to see private residents to make the move to solar power. Like in any country the initial expense is high, but putting a few solar panels on your roof will pay off in the long run. It's good for you and it's good for the environment. Everybody wins, right? Not so fast, skippy. This is China, remember?
Are Solar Panels Really Green?
2009-02-05 14:08:00 A Treehugger report claims that solar panels may not be as environmentally-friendly as was initially thought given the potential for waste generated from the life-cycle of a solar panel. The article discusses the early development of a recycling plan as a plausible solution. The preceding articl
Inspired By Photosynthesis: Dye Solar Cell (DSC) Solar Panels
2009-02-02 03:14:00 DSC technology still has a way to go to catch up with nature. You see, DSC technology is based on the process whereby plants convert light into energy and store it. Plants that use photosynthesis operate 24/7, even though the sun does not.
Sharp solar panels to be used in two Japanese mega plants
2008-12-30 17:16:00 From Engadget: Sharp has certainly been an integral part of these solar installations before, but the latest endeavor by the city of Sakai and the Kansai Electric Power Company isn't anything to sneeze at. The initiative will see a pair of "mega solar plants" constructed, one of wh
New 3d solar panels
2008-12-01 16:39:00 Does anyone know when the new 3d solar panels will be ready to use? I need to get my hands on a panel, where can I get it?
Spanish City Installs Solar Panels on Sun-Soaking Cemetery
2008-11-24 15:44:00 From BBC News | Science & Environment | UK Edition: A city in north-eastern Spain installs solar panels at its main cemetery in a move to generate power for homes. Santa Coloma de Gramanet, near Barcelona, has placed 462 solar panels over its multi-storey mausoleums. Official
Solar Panels in Winter
2008-10-27 12:20:00 Now the sun is a bit lower in the sky my solar hot water panels don't get hot enough quick enough . Two options to increase the temperature are. 1. A reflector to concentrate the heat from a couple of square metres down to a small heating coil. 2. Build those tubes which evaporate
Service life of solar panels
2008-08-19 07:54:00 Nothwithstanding the "warranty" period of solar panels, does a solar panel degrade in any way from exposure to ultra violet component of sunlight. I was asked to hook up a solar panel array that was manufactured in 1993? ( date code 24 - 93) and mounted but never connected to a load. The questi
Cooling Solar Panels
2008-08-12 22:51:00 I have not seen any water cooled solar panels. Given that a cooler panel produces more output, this would seem like a good thing. Appears to me there is a potential application for adding water cooling jackets to the back side of PV panels. What is the downside apart from the need to make liqui
Solar Panels! What if you could build a home that only needs 30% as many pa
2008-07-22 17:52:00 Is there any structural engineers or home builders online that would be interested in looking into the latest building system for homes and commercial? The system is for the entire shell of the building not just walls like others. It is Florida approved and is actually better in northern climates.
Apple Patent Places Solar Panels Behind LCD Screen
2008-05-26 21:28:00 Yet another Apple patent has been uncovered showing that Apple has been looking into the use of solar energy to supplement battery life for their mobile devices, including both their portable computers, iPhone and iPod touch. The patent shows various ways of integrating solar cells that collect energy from light to help power the device.
Self-adhesive Solar Panels
2008-05-13 05:50:00 Remember when the stamp became self-adhesive? It made stamp glue aftertaste a thing of the past. Well now technology is so advanced that even Solar Panel have been designed to be self-adhesive. That's right! A peel and stick solar panel is now on the solar panel option list. Technorati Tags: Architecture Art and Design Environment History Home Outdoors Products Science Technology
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Peel-and-stick solar panels.
2008-05-12 19:32:00 We don't think it's as easy as your everyday peel-and-stick adhesive bumper sticker, but just the same. It sounds like a major improvement from the tedious drilling and constructing that goes into the installation of ordinary solar panels. The Lumeta PowerPly solar panels are glued in place on the roof, using adhesives normally used in roofing. So far the method/product is only available for commercial buildings, but we hope an application for private homes will be in the market soon.
By: Smart Stuff
Lumeta?s ?peel & stick? solar panels
2008-05-12 17:56:00 You want some of that sweet solar juice, but you don’t want to tear up your roof just to get solar panels installed. Lumeta’s PowerPly could be the answer. The panels use traditional roofing adhesives, that most roofers will be familiar with, and the process means that there is no need to drill holes and ...
By: SlipperyBrick
Developers may get grants of up to S$1m when installing solar panels - Sing
2008-05-06 23:52:00 Developers may get grants of up to S$1m when installing solar panels - Singapore By Ng Baoying, Â SINGAPORE: The Economic Development Board (EDB) has unveiled more details of the Solar Capability Scheme, aimed at spurring demand for clean technology and building up expertise in the new industry. The S$20 million scheme was first announced in Parliament in April by Senior Minister of State for Trade and Industry, S Iswaran. The EDB said it expects to fund up to 100 projects. Under the scheme, new buildings need a minimum Green Mark Gold standard to qualify for a 30 to 40 per cent grant, while existing buildings will be assessed on a case by case basis. Ko Kheng Hwa, Managing Director, Economic Development Board, said: “We expect interest, and this interest should grow as greater awareness seeps into the industry. Today, the very early adopters are already implementing some form of solar energy systems. “So with this scheme, we are partially offsetting their initial capit...
Affordable Solar Panels
2008-04-30 03:35:00 Many people like myself have searched for several years to find a cheap affordable solution using solar panels for your residential home. Unfortunately the cost has always outweighed the benefit of being off grid. The upfront capital investment in solar panels would take 20 years to succesfully pay off and maybe more. Deep cycle batteries ...
Fighting for space for solar panels?
2008-04-10 04:21:00 I was wondering when the day would hit that people would be squabbling over space for their solar panels, or at least unshaded space.. Apparently that day has already arrived. Here is some food for thought from independent.co.uk: “By Andrew Gumbel in Los Angeles Thursday, 10 April 2008 Who wins the prize for environmental correctness ? ...
War of the Greens: Trees vs. Solar Panels
2008-04-10 03:06:00 Think you’ve got property rights? Depends on which side of the solar power issue you’re on. Newsbusters Suppose you had trees on your property that served as a privacy barrier and provided shade for your home. Then imagine your eco-minded neighbor installs solar panels and demands you cut down your trees so sunlight can reach his panels. You ...
Qatar Environment: Waste, Solar Panels and Electricity
2008-04-02 13:54:00 After writing my recent post on environment in Qatar, I was impressed to see that Qatar is now planning to start producing electricity from waste. According to an article in the Gulf Times today, a waste plant which will be opened next year will produce enough electricity (40 mega watts) both to power all the plant's needs and those of its 400 employees and their families. The electricity will be generated through the process of composting organic domestic waste, which can then be used as fertilizer. In total, the plant hopes to recycle 50% of domestic rubbish. The story follows on from news in February that reports Qatar is considering building one of the largest solar power complexes in the world to meet soaring electricity demand, which is predicted to increase by up to four times in the next 30 years. The solar farm would have a capacity of 3,500 megawatts. Qatar is also considering additional energy from a nuclear power plant.Also see Qatar's Natural History by author France...
By: Qatar Visitor
Solar Panels and the Quest for $1/Watt
2008-03-31 03:38:00 If solar panels cost $1/watt, you can sell them (installation included) for $2/watt. Coal (installation included) costs $2.10/watt. To date, solar is still reaching to compete with coal, but the...
By: Green Options
SOCAL EDISON WANTS TO COVER CALIFORNIA ROOFTOPS IN SOLAR PANELS
2008-03-27 20:34:00 Filed under: Misc. Gadgets We've seen a few massive solar farms pop up out west, but it looks like Southern California Edison is taking a different approach: instead of cluttering up the desert, the company plans to build a distributed solar array on the rooftops of commercial buildings throughout SoCal. The plan is to spend $875M over five years to cover about two square miles of rooftop with the panels, which will alleviate stress on the grid by generating around 250 megawatts of juice, as much as a small power plant. That's enough to light up 162,000 homes, but it's still a little short of the record 280-megawatt Solana installation planned in Arizona -- come on, Cali, let's see a little fight. Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments
How Solar Panels Could Power 90% of US Transportation
2008-03-25 22:26:00 In January, Scientific American writers unleashed an ambitious plan to halt global warming, eliminate our dependence on petroleum and the substantial trade deficit, boost the economy and create 3...
By: Green Options
DIY Solar Panels
2008-03-17 16:00:00 This is not your ordinary DIY job; these panels are made from discarded and broken solar panels that can be found down at the tip or any other place that may take trash. But what the people who have thrown these away do not realise is that these panels are still ok to use. Sure they don’t as clean and shiny as new ones, but they are free and do work! Tools needed: To start making solar panels from broken solar cells you need a few things. 15-25 watt soldering iron Light duty 60/40 electronics rosin core solder (radio shack $5.00 for a roll). You can use a silver solder, but I think it’s too expensive, and the difference in resistance is minimal. So I just use regular old electronics solder. Multimeter Pencil eraser Solar tabbing pre tinned ribbing (ebay 100 feet is like $20 bucks) A good flat sturdy working surface ( I use a piece of glass, but whatever you have will do) Source [Instructables] 20 bucks, alternative energy, pencil eraser, piece of glass, Solar Power, s...
Danish Researchers Announce a New Type of Plastic Solar Panels
2008-03-08 11:12:00 According to AP, a team of Danish researchers said on Friday that they have developed a new type of plastic solar panel that has a much longer life span than the previous versions. In the same time, it Related PostShanghai Will Have Rooftops with Solar PanelsAnother Type of Nano-technology Inspired by NatureA New Type of Three-Dimensional Microscope ...
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Shanghai Will Have Rooftops with Solar Panels
2008-03-08 11:12:00 According to China Daily, a government-funded project, to turn Shanghai’s roofs into sites for solar-energy production, will soon be submitted for final approval. If the project becomes operational, 100,000 of the 6 million roofs in Shanghai, a city plagued by chronic power shortages, will be used to supply solar energy to local residents, revealed Professor Cui ...
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Solar Panels
2008-02-23 07:47:00 hi. im working in a hotel. we have solar panels for our hotwater source. my question is: how can i make the solar energy more useable besides of the usage of hot water? any idea? and how do i know the capacity of its enregy? for example if i convert this into electrical energy? solar panels:(L=1m x
DIY Solar panels
2008-02-21 18:00:00 Some people can really get into doing things for themselves, like the man who built these solar panels. This is great stuff and shows how easy or rather they make it look easy, doing things like this can really be. What you need: 18 evacuated tubes Collector Aluminium frame for the roof Wilo rs15 pump (48 watts on its lowest ...
Solar panels that work in the dark
2008-02-07 19:31:00 The biggest problem with the sun is that it's not always around. And during the winter months it behaves like an absentee landlord and shows up only for a few hours. Unfortunately, solar panels must contend with this erratic behavior if they are to save us from ourselves. If only there was a panel that worked in the dark...Well, guess what? It looks like we might now be on the brink of technology that effectively deals with sun's temperament. Thanks to the wonders of nanotechnology and, in no small part the efforts of Steven Novack of the Idaho National Laboratories, there are now foldable panels that operate at 80 percent efficiency. Conventional photovoltaics yield only about 40 percent. But as EcoGeek explains, "the surface of the material is printed with miniscule nano-antennae that capture infra-red radiation, the kind that the sun puts out in abundance, and is even available at night." Scientists are still working on converting the light into those hard working electro...
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How To: Cheap or Free Solar Panels
2008-02-07 01:17:00 My cousin mentioned to me that her family wanted to install solar panels on their roof. She said it was a huge disappointment because it was far too expensive. It would take twenty years for them to...
By: Green Options
Do it yourself solar panels and propane gas freezer
2008-01-22 22:38:00 hi one wants to make himself solar photovoltaic panels. is it possible to buy components and do it yourself on either rigid or flexible panels ? any design for a do it yourself propane freezer ? thanks
Flat solar panels
2008-01-22 17:00:00 This is a serious flexible solar power panel, which is not like any of the others around that can barely charge up a cell phone! It will deliver a massive 52 W of power which is powerful enough to charge up a car battery is required, so that just gives you an idea of the ...
Will Ferrell Sponsors Solar Panels For Skid Row Housing
2008-01-19 01:45:00 The Solar Neighbors program started by actor Edward Norton and BP is once again spreading some good clean energy. The idea behind the program is simple: Every time an invited celebrity purchases a BP solar system for their home, BP donates a similar system to be installed on a low-income family?s home in South ...
By: Ecorazzi
What Are The Options When Buying Solar Panels?
2007-12-24 19:59:00 The idea of being able to produce your own electricity is very attractive to many people. The main problem a lot of people face is finding the money to pay for the initial cost. The average home will need very large panels in order to be able to produce sufficient electricity. Therefore panels tend to cover the whole of a south-facing roof.Check Full Article
Nanosolar - Solar Panels
2007-12-23 03:29:00 Want to Buy Panels? We are presently already sold out for the next 12 months. We are working hard to scale our production capacity as fast as possible. Please sign up above to be notified of availability (nanosolar.com). Sold OUT ? As oil prices continu...
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$1 per watt solar panels
2007-12-21 23:06:00 Found this on Slashdot today: “A Silicon Valley start-up called Nanosolar has shipped its first solar panels ? priced at $1 a watt. That’s the price at which solar energy gets cheaper than coal. While other companies have been focusing their efforts on increasing the efficiency of solar panels, Nanosolar took a different approach. It focused ...
What Are The Options When Buying Solar Panels?
2007-12-21 15:09:00 The idea of being able to produce your own electricity is very attractive to many people. The main problem a lot of people face is finding the money to pay for the initial cost. The average home will need very large panels in order to be able to produce sufficient electricity. Therefore panels tend to cover the whole of a south-facing roof.Check Full Article
How To Have A Solar-heated Home Without Solar Panels
2007-12-21 15:03:00 Would you like your new house to be warm in the winter and cool in the summer without the use of air-conditioning, heating, or even solar power panels? You can. It's called passive solar, and is all about how you design your home and where you place it on your property.The first thing to understand about passive solar is that it doesn't have anything to do with solar panels, photovoltaic cells, or any other technology. The whole idea is to build and situation your home in such a way as to harness a maximum amount of the sun's energy in the winter, while blocking the sun's rays from heating your home in the summer. And you do it all simply by understanding how the Sun moves where you live. How Does Passive Solar Work? There are three main elements that make a passive solar home different from a conventional home: South-facing windows; a ledge of a certain length and angle above those windows; and a mass-wall. The ledge above the windows is short enough and placed at such an angle...
By: Home Design 365
What Are The Options When Buying Solar Panels?
2007-12-18 23:57:00 The idea of being able to produce your own electricity is very attractive to many people. The main problem a lot of people face is finding the money to pay for the initial cost. The average home will need very large panels in order to be able to produce sufficient electricity. Therefore panels tend to cover the whole of a south-facing roof.Check Full Article
Home Solar Panels - A Green Solution for Your Home
2007-12-08 15:08:00 All you have to do is to put a few home solar panels on your roof and make your own energy. The utility bill is constantly going up, so it does sound like a perfect solution. And you would also help save the environment by using green energy.Check Full Article
Home Solar Panels
2007-12-07 23:52:00 Solar PV (photovoltaic) uses the suns energy to produce electricity which can run lighting and electrical appliances. It requires only daylight, to produce electricity and so can still generate some power on a cloudy day. PV cells (arrays) are referred to in terms of the amount of energy they generate in full sunlight; known as kilowatt peak or kWp.Check Full Article
What Are The Options When Buying Solar Panels?
2007-12-05 22:43:00 The idea of being able to produce your own electricity is very attractive to many people. The main problem a lot of people face is finding the money to pay for the initial cost. The average home will need very large panels in order to be able to produce sufficient electricity. Therefore panels tend to cover the whole of a south-facing roof.Check Full Article
Home Solar Panels - A Green Solution for Your Home
2007-12-04 21:54:00 All you have to do is to put a few home solar panels on your roof and make your own energy. The utility bill is constantly going up, so it does sound like a perfect solution. And you would also help save the environment by using green energy.Check Full Article |
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