Solar Power Investment By Google

Sunday, February 5th, 2012

While I’m sure many of you have heard that Google has been extremely generous when it comes to helping promote solar energy; they have donated quite a bit of money recently, some of you may not have heard about their most recent donation. The most recent investment was in December of 2011 and it was in the amount of about $94 million.

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India Incentives For Solar Power

Wednesday, December 28th, 2011

When I first read about this, I couldn’t help but think ‘It’s about time!’ I know there are companies that give people a pat on the back for helping the environment but I really like how India has decided to go about it.

For those of you who have no idea what I’m talking about, I’m going to catch you up to speed. The renewable energy ministry in India is planning on giving more incentives in order to help increase the manufacturing of solar powered equipments.

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US Solar Energy Zone Facts

Sunday, November 6th, 2011

The Obama administration is working steadily on solar energy development, which has many people in an uproar when things like healthcare and unemployment seem to be taking the back burner.

There are industrial projects that are covering over 285,000 acres of desert in the western United States and there are 20 million acres being opened up for future development in the Mojave. These ‘solar energy zones’ have been discussed for some time now, but finally things are starting to come together.

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Will Solar Loans Help?

Sunday, October 2nd, 2011

On Friday, the Energy Department approved four more solar energy loans. The grand total for these loans comes to about $5 billion. All of this occurred just hours before the loan program was going to expire. Earlier this week, two other solar loan guarantees were set up that totaled around $1.1 billion.

The biggest concern people are having with this much money being put into solar energy is the fact that not too long ago, the company Solyndra LLC filed bankruptcy. While we all agree solar energy is important, at least to some degree; it’s hard not to be afraid of another bankruptcy coming our way. With the economy the way it is, many people are concerned about that much money being put into a single project with so many issues that need to be addressed.

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How to Build a Solar Energy Panel?

Thursday, April 28th, 2011

Contemporary energy crisis make people think alternative energy sources. Nowadays it is possible to install solar panels in your home. But it requires great initial investments and not everyone finds it affordable to install solar panels at their rooftop. As you know the structure of solar panels is not as complex as it may seem. So, we may look through a short guide how to build a solar energy panel by yourself. Actually, it is difficult to create a powerful unit to provide your entire house with demanded power. But even if you can’t afford to hire professionals, you can make a solar panel kit. And it should be enough to provide electricity to some parts of your house.

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Pros and Cons of Solar Energy

Monday, April 25th, 2011

Natural sources of earth are steadily being depleted. This makes people look for new energy sources. Solar energy can be named one of the most popular among the types of alternative energy sources. What is the attraction of solar energy for ordinary consumers? And what are the pros and cons of solar energy?

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Types of Solar Oven and Pros Cons

Monday, April 25th, 2011

One may notice that in burning sunny days the sun heats everything around us. Ground can be so hot that you can burn yourself by treading on it. People found that the sun gives its heat to objects easily. That is why people made not only solar collectors and batteries, but also solar ovens. Solar oven or cooker is the simplest device to use solar energy for cooking without using fuel or electricity. If there is the sun outside, you may simply go out with your cooking device and make dishes in a solar oven.

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Save Money With Solar Energy Lights

Tuesday, April 19th, 2011

Are you a person who cares of environment and wants to save some money at the same time? Than you should know more about solar energy lights. The most suitable usage of solar energy lights is outside the house. Such lights have a lot of advantages like, they do not depend on any network, so there are no power black-outs with them. They have really long lifetime and have great brightness. Devices like Solar LED Lights turn ON during evenings and night and turn off during daytime automatically, so, they are ideal for lighting street, patio or garden.

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Pros Of Solar Energy

Tuesday, April 19th, 2011

Solar energy is available for free and it can be used in different ways. Solar energy can be used in three main ways, so it is important to distinguish these ways:

1. Passive heat is heat that we naturally get from Sun. It can be taken into account and used in building projects the way that the building requires less heating.
2. Solar heating type, which we use to heat water in our houses, pools or heating systems.
3. PV (photovoltaic) solar energy. It is the usage of solar energy for getting electricity from it. PV solar energy system requires only daylight to generate electricity.

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Photovoltaic Solar Energy Definition Pros and Cons

Wednesday, April 13th, 2011

Photovoltaic Solar Energy or PV Solar Energy is generated when a series of solar cells containing photovoltaic material like silicon are connected to each other to create substantial amount of DC current. This DC current can then be convered into AC current using an inverter and then can be used to run any home appliance.

Pros & Cons:

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