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What are the best solar panels and inverters

Written on 30 Jun, 2008 at 14:01 in Featured Articles | viewed 32 views times | 2 Comments

Best solar panels to use, best brand of solar panels for value vs. efficiency, based on a short interview with Dan Yechout of Namasta Solar SunPower and Sanyo solar panels are two high efficiency and high end brands which means... (Continue reading)

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Photovoltaic which capture heat at the same time

Written on 28 Jun, 2008 at 2:19 in Renewable | viewed 103 views times | 1 Comment
Photovoltaic which capture heat at the same time

The great ideas are often simple. When you have solar PV panels to produce electricity – you produce electricity. Or when you have solar water heaters – you produce hot water for your need. A company I want you to... (Continue reading)

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1GW Thin-film production tool – at NANOSOLAR

Written on 26 Jun, 2008 at 6:06 in Solar-thin-film | viewed 107 views times | 0 Comments

At Nanosolar – a company producing thin film solar cells based on CIGS – they’ve got a new production tool capable produce 1GW of solar cells per year !!!. While most production tools in the solar industry tend to have... (Continue reading)

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IBM to develop CIGS 15% efficient

Written on 22 Jun, 2008 at 5:45 in Featured Articles, Solar-thin-film | viewed 62 views times | 2 Comments
IBM to develop CIGS 15% efficient

IBM becomed a partner with company Tokyo Ohka Kogyo (TOK). IBM wants to develop cheaper and more efficient solar power technologies based on CIGS ( copper-indium-gallium-selenide ). Those cells should be more than 15% efficient. This is much more efficient... (Continue reading)

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How much does solar cost?

Written on 19 Jun, 2008 at 10:45 in Renewable | viewed 39 views times | 1 Comment
How much does solar cost?

Solar energy is hot these days — pun intended. With energy bills on the rise, nonrenewable fossil fuels in decline, and federal and state tax incentives available, you may be thinking about buying a solar energy system that turns sunlight... (Continue reading)

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Save $ with Solar Electric

Written on 18 Jun, 2008 at 10:30 in Renewable | viewed 10 views times | 0 Comments
Save $ with Solar Electric

With rising energy costs, many homeowners are asking, “Is there any relief?” The answer is YES! Thousands of homeowners in California have done their research and found solar to be a cost-effective, environmentally responsible way to reduce or zero their... (Continue reading)

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Solar Showers – easy way to save money

Written on 16 Jun, 2008 at 10:05 in Featured Articles | viewed 177 views times | 0 Comments
Solar Showers - easy way to save money

A solar shower is a fun and highly efficient device for summer. It operates by attaching a standard garden hose to the shower — water is heated inside an integrated solar-thermal tank. After 1-2 hours the water will be hot... (Continue reading)

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Developing low cost car

Written on 14 Jun, 2008 at 11:31 in Renewable | viewed 4 views times | 0 Comments
Developing low cost car

How cheap is cheap? Renault-Nissan Chief Executive Carlos Ghosn is betting that for autos, the magic number is under $3,000. At a plant-opening ceremony in India Apr. 4, he was already talking up the industry’s next challenge: a future model... (Continue reading)

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Toyota preparing 2 new hybrids !!!

Written on 14 Jun, 2008 at 9:26 in Renewable | viewed 23 views times | 0 Comments
Toyota preparing 2 new hybrids !!!

Toyota is promising two new hybrid vehicles and the start of lithium-ion battery production next year. The two hybrids–one badged a Toyota, the other a Lexus–will debut at the Detroit auto show and come on top of the third-generation Prius... (Continue reading)

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E6 Electric Car from China

Written on 8 Jun, 2008 at 11:29 in Featured Articles | viewed 45 views times | 2 Comments
E6 Electric Car from China

BYD, China’s biggest battery maker, isn’t wasting any time carving its niche in the new world of electric cars and plug-in hybrids. It all started with the F6DM plug-in hybrid sedan, followed by the smaller and less expensive F3DM plug-in... (Continue reading)

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