Posts Tagged ‘Solar Power’

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U.S. Army Testing Portable Wind Turbines

A mobile energy generator and back-up power storage system featuring a WindTamer turbine and inputs for solar was recently delivered to Army R & D in Maryland.

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Ohio Flips Switch On 12 MW Solar Farm

Ohio’s new Wyandot Solar Farm is the state’s largest, generating 12 megawatts of energy over 80 acres for roughly 9,000 homes on the nearby grid.

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San Francisco Gets Solar Scholarships

City College of San Francisco, SolarCity and Young Community Developers have teamed up to offer a solar technician training program for disadvantaged residents.

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Voltaic Unveils New Solar Power Bags

Solar bag company Voltaic has unveiled several new solar bags and accessories, including an upgraded USB battery pack that can stand higher temperatures.

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No More Writing Clean Me On Solar Panels

Technology used for self cleaning solar panels on lunar rovers used in space missions could soon be coming to Earth based solar installations.

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Illinois Get Serious With Solar Power

New laws just signed into the books in Illinois up the requirement for solar energy power collection and also let homeowners more easily install solar panels.

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German Solar City Super Grid Positive

A development in Germany makes use of Passivhaus building design, passive solar orientation and PV panels to produce four times as much energy as it consumes.

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New Solar Streetlight Runs Three Nights

The EnerSolar Streetlight offers three nights of illumination on a single day’s charge and mounts on any pole, no external wiring required.

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Washington State Gets 75 MW Solar Park

The Teanaway Solar Reserve, located 90 miles outside of Seattle in Kittias County, will provide enough power for up to 45,000 homes.

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Green Home Retrofits Go Rural In Alaska

A project just getting underway in rural Alaska aims to show how green home retrofits can benefit remote populations as easily as they do urban ones.