The guy promoting the device here writes: Solar cells capture up to 40 percent more energy when they can track the sun across the sky, but conventional, motorized trackers are too heavy and bulky for pitched rooftops and vehicle surfaces.
Category: Photovoltaics
Solar PV Roadway
People have been talking about building roads out of solar panels since long before I developed an interest in renewable energy.
The Most “Micro” of the Micro-Grids
Here’s a short video on the use of solar in parts of the world with no other access to electricity, explaining how it’s improving human health, productivity, and education. There are lots of good uses for solar in the developed …
Kauai Moving to Solar Power–in One Heck of a Hurry
Whenever I visit Kauai to see my mom, brother and sister-in-law, which happens a couple of times a year, I’m always impressed with this solar array, which is quite visible from the main road that encircles most of the island. …
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Champagne Corks Fly as California Hits One Million Solar Installations
It took 13 years to happen, but happen it did. Back in 2006, then-Governor of California Arnold Schwarzenegger signed the Million Solar Roofs Initiative into law, providing support for home-owners, schools and businesses to go solar. This Thursday, the former …
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Solar in the Southeast
(More legible version of graphic below) Frequent commenter Craig McManus, a solar installer in the Southeastern U.S. near the point that Alabama, Georgia and Florida meet, writes in: The benefits of not penalizing solar energy:
Generating Electricity from Moonlight
Here’s an article that claims, “En términos simples, así es como funciona: la esfera se llena de agua que magnifica los rayos del sol en más de 10.000 veces, por lo que es posible generar energía de la luna,” which …
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Take a Cool Guess—The Fun Quiz on Renewable Energy and Environmental Sustainability. Today’s Topic: Solar PV Installations
Question: It took 40 years for the count of solar PV installations to reach one million. How many additional years were required to hit two million? Answer: Can be found at Clean Energy Answers. Relevance: The rapid migration to renewable …
Solar PV Installation Numbers
It wasn’t that long ago that I made my presentations to my business clients with an overhead projector and transparencies. I was thrilled when Powerpoint came along, though I never aspired to become a “power user,” and asked my assistant …
India Says No To Coal, Yes To Solar
From “The Independent”: India has cancelled plans to build nearly 14 gigawatts of coal-fired power stations – about the same as the total amount in the UK – with the price for solar electricity “free falling” to levels once considered …
