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MIT 3D Solar Panel Structures Increase Efficiency
The Massachusetts Institute of Tehcnology ‘s (MIT) answer to creating a high efficiency solar panel takes shape in the form of 3D, origami folding structures. When someone says solar panel, we think flat, sleek-looking installations in open fields or onroof tops. The panels are intentionally flat to avoid "shadowing"(covered areas that would reduce efficiency). MIT wants [...]
MA Solar Stimulus Funds 56 Solar Panel Installations
How long does it take for a thriving solar industry to find uses for$4 million? About three hours, it turns out. On Friday, one of two solar rebate programs in Massachusetts opened to applications at 9:00am and closedbefore noon, all of its quarterly-allocated funds having been spokenfor. The Commonwealth Solar Stimulus Program funds solar installationsfor [...]
The SunReports Solar Panel Data Collector
If you’vespent thousands of dollars on solar panel system you probably want toknow how well it’s working. At least this is what SunReports was banking on when they invested in the development and production of theirsoon-to-hit-the-market solar panel data collector. The SunReports solar power assessment tool is both a piece of hardware that you runyour [...]
Watch Your Back: Solar Panel Theft on the Rise
Solar energy is revolutionizing the current energy market and making a comeback for the environment. Your investment in solar panels is notonly paving the way for a greener future but also saving you money onrising energy bills. Solar panels have now become the new hot commodityto own. Unfortunately, this has given rise to a new [...]
First Solar Comes Up With First Solar Panel Recycling Program $FSLR
Solar PV modules are designed to last forever, or at least a longtime, right? The fact of the matter is that solar modules must withstand years ofrain, snow, wind, and hail. Many last only ten years before they needto be replaced. So, what happens to them then? Well, First Solar, one of the country’s biggest [...]
U.S. Scientists Propose New Procedures for U.N. Climate Panel
More than 235 U.S. scientists,including some of the nation’s most prominent climate researchers, arerecommending new procedures for the U.N.’s Intergovernmental Panel onClimate Change (IPCC), including acknowledging errors on theorganization’s website as soon as they are known. Inan open letter, the scientists, some of whom have contributed toIPCC reports, defend the quality and transparency of the [...]
Solar Panel Kits That Anyone Can Afford
New innovations in the solar power industry are making solar moreaffordable than ever. Now nearly anyone can afford a small startup kitthat will allow homeowners and business owners to start producingrenewable energy and add more panels as their budget allows in thefuture. Just a couple years ago the minimum solar power kityou could find was [...]
Showa Shell Shows Off CIGS Panel
ShowaShell Solar Co. Ltd exhibited its second-generation CIGS (copper indiumgallium selenide) photovoltaic panel at PV EXPO 2010, a trade show thattook place last week in Tokyo. The PV panel was developed with a technology that will be introducedto the company’s third plant, which is now being built in MiyazakiPrefecture, Japan. Showa Shell Solar showcased it [...]
Australia’s Solar Panel Safety Debacle
Australian Environment Minister Peter Garrett has been under firefor a home insulation scheme gone wrong in which as many of 400,000properties may have received below-grade insulation-and threeinstallers have died of electrocution. And now, the safety of solarpanel installations in the country has been called into question aswell. The insulation initiative was a result of economic [...]