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Cashing in on the Sun in San Francisco

December 12, 2007 – 3:20 pm

According to CNN.com San Francisco may become the most affordable place to go solar in the US. San Francisco has developed an enterprising plan to help it’s residents and businesses use the sun’s limitless power to supply their energy needs.

By Kelly Mead | Also posted in Community Issues, Green Cities, State Incentives, solar cost | Comments (0)

Try It Before You Buy It

December 6, 2007 – 2:10 pm

Not sure what type of alternative energy you want to use for your home, then why not use a model to try them out before you make the final decision.

We found Power House:Experiments in Future Technics at Edmund Scientific’s Scientifics.This kit allows you to build a model home complete with solar panels, windmill, desalination system [...]

By Kelly Mead | Also posted in Alternative energy, Energy use | Comments (0)

$1 per watt of Solar Energy

November 20, 2007 – 7:13 am

In September the University of Colorado announced that the manufacturing of low-cost, high efficiency solar panels is nearing mass production. The technology is patented by Professor W.S. Sampath, a mechanical engineering professor at Colorado State.
The process should make the total cost to consumers as low at $2 per watt,including instillation cost, which is half of [...]

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