Automation, Transparency Transform Solar Photovoltaic Shopping for Homeowners, Businesses and Non-profits EnergySage, a free-to-the-consumer online marketplace for solar photovoltaic and other clean energy technologies, announced the release of the EnergySage Solar Marketplace, a first-of-its-kind, comprehensive platform for researching and shopping for solar PV (also referred to as solar panel and solar power) systems for homeowners, businesses and non-profits. Through …
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Cheaper More Efficient Solar Cells?
Caltech Researchers Create Highly Absorbing, Flexible Cells with Silicon Wire Arrays Using arrays of long, thin silicon wires embedded in a polymer substrate, a team of scientists from the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) has created a new type of flexible solar cell that enhances the absorption of sunlight and efficiently converts its photons into electrons. The solar cell does …
Read More »Technological Advancements Paving the Way for Geothermal Growth
Preliminary results show an increase in 2012 year-end geothermal capacity As the Geothermal Energy Association (GEA) prepares to release its annual development report at the State of the Geothermal Energy Industry Briefing on February 26 in Washington, preliminary industry data reveals that year-end geothermal growth in 2012 was up 5% from the previous year. This uptick in development, which produced …
Read More »DOE Supporting Solar Projects
$10 million directed to innovative solar projects In support of the Obama Administration’s all-of-the-above energy strategy, the U.S. Department of Energy has announced 10 small business-led projects to speed solar energy innovation from the lab to the marketplace. Through the Department’s SunShot Initiative, this $10 million investment will help significantly reduce the total installed cost of solar energy systems and …
Read More »‘Invisible Wires’ for Transporting Electricity
New Energy Technologies, Inc. and US Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory Develop ‘Invisible Wires’ for Transporting Electricity on SolarWindow(TM) New Energy Technologies, Inc. (OTCQB: NENE), a developer of innovative technologies for generating sustainable electricity, announces that Company and NREL scientists collaboratively developing New Energy’s SolarWindow(TM) technology – capable of generating electricity on see-through glass – have successfully collected …
Read More »Is Wind Power Cost Effective For Homes Systems?
C. Wilder asked: Wind power generation systems can be expensive, but they can also provide great savings over time because wind is a free energy source. Under the right circumstances home wind power generation can be very cost effective. Just how cost effective a particular wind system is depends on the system’s initial cost and how much energy it produces. …
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alternative energy appliances Energy Star is a voluntary marking program created to offer people facts on the relative energy savings of various products This program started with tags for computer components yet expanded to incorporate residential heating and air conditioning systems home building products and kitchen appliances Another good type to see are the Breville Juice Extractors The United States …
Read More »Choosing Appliances With Energy Star Ratings
Energy Star is a voluntary marking program created to offer people facts on the relative energy savings of various products. This program started with tags for computer components, yet expanded to incorporate residential heating and air conditioning systems, home building products and kitchen appliances. Another good type to see are the Breville Juice Extractors. The United States Department of Energy …
Read More »Are Biodiesels the Solution to Our Energy Problems
In recent times [tag]biodiesels[/tag] have been advertised as the answer to all of the energy problems of the United States and other developed countries. What biological resources offer is: * Cheaper fuel * Cleaner air * A renewable fuel source * A homegrown fuel alterative, allowing the United States to become free from its over-dependence on foreign oil. What Are …
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