Bernie Sanders of Vermont introduced an exciting new bill to Congress last week. The bill defines a plan to install 10 million solar roofs and 200,000 solar water heaters over the next 10 years through tax rebates and incentives. According to the bill, the installations would equal 30 GW of clean energy or the equivalent of 30 nuclear power plants.
The act, which is being called the “10 Million Solar Roofs and 10 Million Gallons of Solar Hot Water Act” would be an addition to the success of other state incentive programs like those in California and New Jersey.
By providing tax rebates, which will make the cost of new systems almost half, the act would also ensure that the receivers of the incentives also know how to make their buildings as efficient as possible.
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by JessyFebruary 8, 2010
Having dished out plenty of solar power info, I got to thinking whether or not the majority of people are even aware of the brains behind the project, the Solar Panel(!)? Or, if you prefer, the “Green-Hornet-side-kick” of the solar energy team. Whatever the metaphor, lets familiarize us with the photovoltaic physical workings of this super hero enigma.
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by Q. AB.January 11, 2010
Solar cells or photovoltaic semiconductors are the most easy and cheap way to charge small batteries. Making a solar battery charger is inexpensive and provides savings in the future from the cost of new batteries.
Here are some simple steps for building a solar charger:
Step 1
For charging a AAA battery it’s necessary that solar panel must [...]
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by Q. AB.January 9, 2010
Active solar heating main purpose is to use the solar cells to collect and absorb solar radiation. The radiation is converted into heat by solar cells and then its transferred to the interior of the building. Active solar heating works in two ways.
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by noorDecember 27, 2009
The Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, NM is working towards developing microscopic solar cells, that have the potential to utilize solar power in a unique way.
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by Q. AB.December 17, 2009
There are various environment friendly and renewable energy resources available that offer alternate source of energy and help to nullify the effects of certain forms of pollution. All these power generation techniques can be described as renewable because they are not reducing the quantity of any resources to create the energy.
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by noorDecember 10, 2009
A solar water heater utilizes the sun’s energy instead of electricity or gas in order to heat water, hence resulting in lower monthly utility bill. Once installed correctly, solar water heaters are far more economical and cost effective as compared to heating water with electricity, dedicated heat pumps, heat recovery units or propane.
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by noorNovember 23, 2009
In order to develop lower-cost, semiconductor materials for solar cells, the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) and Dow Chemical Company have agreed to join together in a four-year contract.
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by noorNovember 7, 2009
Photovoltaic (PV) cells consist of two semi-conductor layers. One layer containing attracting positive charge, the other attracting negative charge.
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