Paying $300 a month on energy prices is not easy for an average income household, especially since power prices are constantly on the rise. The only alternative to paying the local power station is going solar! However, investing $20,000 on home solar power systems is equally or more difficult. Although the above figure is indeed depressing, there are a few ways through which you can harness solar energy to save your money and the planet.
Did you know that the amount of sunlight the earth receives every day is more than what mankind can consume within a year? To harness this excess energy and put it to daily use, new technologies are being developed all over the world. However, it is the Germans and the Chinese who seem to be taking great strides in developing photovoltaic solar energy systems.
Oregon State University has announced a major breakthrough in photovoltaic solar energy. Researchers in the university invented a technique of utilizing continuous flow microreactors to generate thin-film absorbers for use in solar units. This path-breaking technology has the potential of reducing the price of solar devices as well as material waste drastically.
Solar Jooce, a social enterprise put together by David C. Agbakoba, has concluded plans to embark on a Solar for the Masses campaign, whose objective is to drive through rural communities in all the 36 states of the federation.
A statement from the company, said the campaign is expected to last about 30 days, in order to create awareness for the potentials of solar energy. The company’s initial ambitious target is to provide basic solar appliances to 3,600 homes in the 36 states, an average of 100 households per state.
Sydney, Australia and Boise, ID , Thursday, January 14, 2010 – Origin Energy Limited (“Origin”), Australia’s leading integrated energy company, and Micron Technology, Inc. have formed a 50:50 joint venture with a focus on the development of photovoltaic technology.
FAMILIES that generate renewable energy at home will be able to benefit from the most generous payments in Australia courtesy of the NSW Government, Energy Minister and Minister for Climate Change John Robertson said today.
President Barack Obama will visit Arcadia Tuesday morning for a speech and a tour of the DeSoto Next Generation Solar Energy Center.
The energy center is the largest solar photovoltaic plant in the country, producing 42,000 megawatt-hours or enough power to serve about 3,000 homes annually. Photovoltaic technology is the process of using solar cells for energy by converting solar energy — sunlight, including ultra violet radiation — directly into electricity. Construction on the facility began in late 2008 and was completed earlier this month. The plant consists of more than 90,500 solar panels and will go live this week, according to Buck Martinez, senior director of project development for FPL.
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