Posts Tagged ‘solar’

Solar Powered City in Japan

By Adam Clare + November 14th, 2008

A community in Japan has put solar panels on nearly every house and they love it! A short article on the solar powered houses shows that in order for the system to be rolled out elsewhere more support from all levels of government are needed. It’s great to see pilot projects like this proving that [...]

Morgan Solar Invents New Way to Capture Sun

By Adam Clare + November 11th, 2008

A couple months ago I met Nicolas Morgan at the Toronto Green Drinks and he was telling me about this little company he has with his brother that will revolutionize the solar energy industry. When he described the technology and where it came from it sounded like the news was a little too good. It’s [...]

Energy Company Pays Customers for Solar Panels

By Adam Clare + November 7th, 2008

Duke Energy, located in the USA, will start paying their customers to install solar panels, this is a reaction by the company to increased regulation. I wish Duke Energy would pay for a solar panel on my house.
“We’d love to have the panels — if we could afford it — and be completely green,” Durkin [...]

DIY Alternative Energy, Build Your Own Solar Power

By Adam Clare + September 19th, 2008

Ever wanted to build your own energy network? Well, now you can!
This guy made his own solar power unit.
So what is a solar panel anyway? It is basically a box that holds an array of solar cells. Solar cells are the things that do the actual work of turning sunlight into electricity. However, it takes [...]

Coal Plant Goes Solar

By Adam Clare + August 21st, 2008

In Australia a pilot project is underway that pairs solar power and traditional coal burning power generation. Adding solar power into the energy production greatly lessens the amount of coal needed to keep the plants generation at a stable level. Hybrid power plants are a great transition to a system based on renewable energy.
Mirrors, called [...]

Ikea to Sell Solar Panels

By Adam Clare + August 19th, 2008

Ikea is putting $75 million into selling solar panels. Hopefully the company that popularized cheap furniture can do the same for cheap solar power.
Of course, that’s a very tall order. But IKEA founder Ingvar Kamprad’s son Peter is an avowed green tech believer, and Stenebo’s Greentech will put about US$75 million into at many as [...]

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