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Is China Solar Slumping?

admin — Sun, 20 May 2012 10:56:24 +0000

Is China Solar Slumping?
Is China Solar Slumping?
Solar energy may be the answer to our power problems but companies engaged in the manufacture of PVs are experiencing gloomy days. Several years ago, solar cells were too expensive to be purchased by the ordinary masses. As such, they were bought by research centers and large corporations which could afford to pay big bucks. [...]
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Why PV+EV is the Future of Driving

admin — Sun, 20 May 2012 10:56:23 +0000

Why PV+EV is the Future of Driving
Why PV+EV is the Future of Driving
Meet the three forces that will forever change our world — and not just transportation: Electric cars, solar PV, and computational power. As a BMW ActiveE driver, former Mini-E driver, and, as the owner of a paid in full 7.5 kW home solar PV power plant, I’ve clocked more than 50,000 miles in electric cars [...]
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Top 5 Green Geoparks

admin — Sun, 20 May 2012 10:56:21 +0000

Top 5 Green Geoparks
Top 5 Green Geoparks
Excited about the 5th International UNESCO Conference on Geoparks running from May 12 to 15? No? Maybe you should be! Geopark might not be a well-known or even kind-of-known term just yet, but these babies are the way of the future for eco-tourists. Essentially, they are UNESCO-designated areas that are geologically unique and scientifically important. [...]
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Why Tariffs on Chinese Solar Hurt Everyone

admin — Sun, 20 May 2012 10:56:19 +0000

Why Tariffs on Chinese Solar Hurt Everyone
Why Tariffs on Chinese Solar Hurt Everyone
The United States Department of Commerce yesterday, and of all things at the behest of a German-owned company, SolarWorld AG, imposed extreme tariffs on China-made solar panels and modules of between 31% and 250%, making them much less affordable for U.S. consumers. Commerce took the additional extraordinary step of making the tariffs retroactive for 90 [...]
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Prolonging the Strawberry Season

admin — Sat, 19 May 2012 14:54:54 +0000

Prolonging the Strawberry Season

A lot of my plants are blooming a little early this year, but the strawberries seem to be right on schedule. I grew a dozen plants in an upside-down container, but it has split open after a couple of days of incessant raining. I guess I’ll have to find a spot in the ground for the plants.

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Intel to Raise Efficiency Across the Board

admin — Sat, 19 May 2012 14:54:51 +0000

Intel to Raise Efficiency Across the Board
Intel to Raise Efficiency Across the Board
Last month we reported that Intel ranks first in the nation for using renewable energy, holding onto its position since 2008. In 2011, Intel used renewable energy for 88% of electricity, almost double that of the previous year. The company gets renewables from biomass, geothermal, small-hydro, solar and wind, by buying certificates and from on-site generation. Since 2009, it’s [...]
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The Honda Civic Natural Gas Car

admin — Sat, 19 May 2012 14:54:50 +0000

The Honda Civic Natural Gas Car
The Honda Civic Natural Gas Car
If you had to pick the 2012 Green Car of Year, what would your choice be? Naturally the Chevy Volt, Toyota Prius, and the Nissan Leaf come to mind – maybe even the exotic Fisker Karma. What if I told you Green Car Journal selected the Honda Civic as their 2012 Green Car of the [...]
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Solar Power Courses in Jamaica

admin — Sat, 19 May 2012 14:54:47 +0000

Solar Power Courses in Jamaica
Solar Power Courses in Jamaica
Almost a month ago, the Jamaica Energy Council met to discuss the country’s crippling reliance on imported fuel. Chaired by the Minister of Science, Technology, Energy, and Mining, Phillip Paulwell, the bi-partisan meeting discussed how annual spending on foreign oil had increased from $800 million to $2.7 billion in a span of 5 years. Worse [...]
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$571M Solar Power Plant Coming to Spain

admin — Fri, 18 May 2012 18:53:23 +0000

$571M Solar Power Plant Coming to Spain
$571M Solar Power Plant Coming to Spain
This project will prove to be a solar boom for Extremadura as apart from the large size, what is most extraordinary about this project is that it will not accept any subsidies from the government for implementing this particular project. It is being planned by SAG Solarstrom, a German company that makes solar plants for [...]
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Solar Financing For Project SolarStrong

admin — Fri, 18 May 2012 18:53:21 +0000

Solar Financing For Project SolarStrong
Solar Financing For Project SolarStrong
Project SolarStrong by SolarCity is not only expected to be the largest residential solar photovoltaic (PV) project in American history if completed, but will also be a groundbreaking milestone for solar financing in the United States. In November 2011, SolarCity – along with Bank of America and Merrill Lynch – announced Project Solar Strong, an [...]
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