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5 Promising Eco Careers
Businesses everywhere recognize their responsibility as global citizens to safeguard and conserve the earth’s resources for current and future generations. This goal is prevalent in a variety of industries relating to natural science, engineering, and architecture. Qualified people who want to follow an environmentally friendly career path have plenty of options, and here are a [...]
Retail Solar Throwdown: IKEA vs. Kohl’s
It’s a bright week for the solar industry when two major retail chains announce their support of solar energy initiatives, so much so that they’re winning awards and setting new solar records! The international home products company IKEA recently reported its fourth solar PV installation in just one week, more than the store has ever achieved [...]
New Report Highlights Urgency to Find Renewable Sources of Energy
RE: The only way is up Oil reserves will be depleted by 2041 if current consumptionremain as they are now, that is, 85.22 million barrels a day, yearlygrowth of 1.3 per cent, a new study says. But there won’t be enough clean, non-fossil fuels available for massconsumption before 2140, the report warns, leaving a gap [...]
San Diego Schools Find Way to Go Solar During Cash Crunch
Many school districts around the country are facing a common dilemma: they want to incorporate new programs and technology but are battlingbudget cuts. In such a trying financial climate, long-term investments — like renewable energy — are completely out of the question… right?Think again. Enter Amsolar with its “space-for-electricity” financing model, whichpromises to help financially strapped [...]
How to Find Out About Local Solar Rebates
Solar is becoming a lot more popular in a lot of states. Unfortunately, our crack staff of solar geeks analysts areoverwhelmed by all of the new rebate news that comes out every week. Wejust can’t update the state pages fast enough. So, we’re going to give you all a place where you can got to [...]
How to Find a Local Electrician for PV Installation
I have puttogether a mindmap which goes through the process of finding a localelectrician. It is very specific on the steps that you need to cover as youcontact electricians and what you must say to them as you getcompetitive bids (from at least 3 of them). There are many hungry electricians who are anxious to [...]
Solar Companies Can Find Opportunity Away from the Grid
As solar energy technology continues to evolve, consumers are going tofind that it works with more applications than they may have everimagined. Some signs of this emerging technology can be found in thethin-film and ultra-efficient photovoltaic technologies being developed by somecompanies. Industry analysts have suggested that as thin-filmphotovoltaics continue to become more sophisticated, homeowners couldeventually [...]
Companies Find Ways to Guard Solar Panels as Solar Theft Rises
Like any other material item that comes with a price tag, solar panels can (and do) get stolen.With reports of solar panel theft coming out of countries as far awayas South Africa, Australia or Britain, it’s not a phenomenon particularto California, which has seen solar panels filched from buildingsranging from public schools to wineries and [...]