One complaint often heard in relation to solar panels is that once installed on the roof they are often unpleasant to view. What was once ‘an eyesore’ is now about to change, after solar-energy engineers designed a new type of transparent solar cell able to turn windows into electricity generating panels while still letting home… Continue reading See Through Solar Panels – A New Age of Generation?
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Commercial Solar Power – Is Your Business Considering Going Solar?
Should Your Business Make the Switch to Solar? One of the biggest challenges that many business owners have to deal with is figuring out how they can cut costs. For most businesses, one of the biggest cost that they have a monthly basis is their energy expenses. With electric rates going up every month, many… Continue reading Commercial Solar Power – Is Your Business Considering Going Solar?
The Benefits Of Using Solar Christmas Lights
Many of those of us who decorate for Christmas well beyond a single indoor tree would like to decorate more than we do. Extensively decorated homes light up the neighborhood, create heavy traffic, and often end up on YouTube. When interviewed by local news organizations, those who have spent weeks and even months constructing their… Continue reading The Benefits Of Using Solar Christmas Lights
How Does A Solar Panel Work?
Solar power is a clean, renewable and almost limitless alternative power source. In the past the technology was very limited meaning the amount of power collected was quite low. With ever advancing technology, the percentage of electricity converted from sunlight has increased significantly, meaning that this is now a very viable alternative. A lot of… Continue reading How Does A Solar Panel Work?
Solar Power Systems – A Quick Buyer’s Guide
A Quick Guide to Purchasing a Solar Power System TV Advertisements that promote the use of solar-powered systems have become widespread in Australia. This has somehow led to an increase in the number of suburban homes using solar panels. The main advantage of installing solar panels on your home is that they can give you… Continue reading Solar Power Systems – A Quick Buyer’s Guide
Solar Panels Burned Brighter Every Day.
One of the most recent success stories from the solar sector is from Boston Council, Lincolnshire, UK, who have installed solar panels onto the roofs of their leisure centres. cc licensed ( BY NC ND ) flickr photo shared by Powerhouse Museum The total cost to the Council for the solar panels is estimated to… Continue reading Solar Panels Burned Brighter Every Day.
The Future Prospects Of The Solar Feed In Tariff.
The solar feed in tariff has been at the centre of many people now having their own solar panel system fitted to their property.One of the latest examples are the solar panels fitted to Birmingham council homes as part of the country’s largest solar panel project. The investment into solar panels is estimated to save… Continue reading The Future Prospects Of The Solar Feed In Tariff.
Solar Panels – How They Work
The generation of electricity from solar panels is the result of entirely natural processes. Silicon The base material used in most traditional solar panels is Silicon, a naturally occurring metal which is abundant within the earth’s crust, and able to carry an electrical charge. Sunlight takes the form of particles called photons. Each crystal of… Continue reading Solar Panels – How They Work
Portable Solar Powered Sound System for iPhone from Eton
This iPod radio is powered by Sun and is compact and convenient to carry anywhere on the go. It has a rechargeable battery system, with separate line for audio, speakers with bass effect and a chord for connection to power. Good The entire unit is strong and rocking and is capable of producing good quality… Continue reading Portable Solar Powered Sound System for iPhone from Eton
PCIe Based Solar State Disks to Replace SATA SSDs
Recently OEMs and major component makers like Dell, Intel, EMC, and IBM, announced that they are working to collaborate with the goal of improving solid state disks. They hope to create an interface that will be the standard for PCIe-hosted SSDs. This means that the SSDs will be entirely based on the PCIe in place… Continue reading PCIe Based Solar State Disks to Replace SATA SSDs