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  1. Overview of Solar As An Energy Platform - With renewable energy all the rage these days and fossil fuel costs soaring, solar energy is in the news. Here are some thoughts about solar as a viable energy platform.

  2. Warming Up to the Idea of Solar Energy - Theres good news for those who claim theres nothing new under ths sun when it comes to saving on energy bills.

  3. The Right Time For Using Solar Energy For Houses - Use of solar energy is becoming more and more popular every day. The price of electricity is rising and the best alternative that we have today is using solar energy. We all know that global warming is on an everyday rise today. The main reason for this being burning of fossil fuels like coal,which in turn is being used to produce electricity,so if we want our future to be safe, this is the time we step forward and start using solar technology NEED FOR ELECTRICAL POWER ...


With electricity prices going up, new worries concerning global warming increasing, and the new solar technologies becoming available at such attractive prices, making electricity from the sun is certainly one of the smarter ways to help both the environment and the bank account.

The Earth receives 174 petawatts (PW) of solar radiation at the upper atmosphere. While traveling through the atmosphere, 6% (10.44 PW) of the incoming solar radiation (insolation) is reflected and 16% (27.84 PW) is absorbed. Average atmospheric conditions (clouds, dust, pollutants) further reduce insolation by 20% (34.8 PW)through reflection and 3% (5.22 PW) through absorption. What is left over (95.7 PW) is still a vast amount of energy that is available on a daily basis to be harnessed and put to work. Using the solar energy we will have available on a more or less permanent basis, we can use that solar power to heat our homes, heat cooking equipment, and bathing water or a number of things. As the growing energy issues continue to impact energy prices, solar power becomes more and more attractive.

The opportunity to convert your home appliances, such as your hot water, outdoor pool, refrigerator, and so on has never been better. Within a short period of time, especially if proposed governmental legislation to counter global warming is put into place, the price of electricity generated from coal, natural gas, and oil will be increasing at an alarming rate.


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ScienceDaily: Solar Energy News
Solar Energy Information. Read the latest news and techniques for efficient solar photovoltaic power, new solar energy systems and more.

In solar cells, tweaking the tiniest of parts yields big jump in efficiency
By tweaking the smallest of parts, engineers are hoping to dramatically increase the amount of sunlight that solar cells convert into electricity.

Researchers' refinement increases solar concentrator efficiency
Researchers have discovered that changing the shape of a solar concentrator significantly increases its efficiency, bringing its use closer to reality.

Transparency limits on transparent conducting oxides identified
Computational materials researchers have used cutting-edge calculations to determine fundamental optical transparency limits in conducting oxide material tin oxide.

Nano research could impact flexible electronic devices
A new discovery shows that the flexibility and durability of carbon nanotube films and coatings are intimately linked to their electronic properties and could impact flexible electronic devices such as solar cells and wearable sensors.

Greenhouses and solar power: Crop testing with a special photovoltaic panel f...
A new photovoltaic module allows electricity to be generated without greenhouse crops being affected by over-shading.

Some people consider our reliance on oil, gas, and coal powered electricity to be worrisome enough to be suggesting a massive new project to convert a large percentage of electrical generation in North America into a solar powered solution.

"High prices for gasoline and home heating oil are here to stay. The U.S. is at war in the Middle East at least in part to protect its foreign oil interests. And as China, India and other nations rapidly increase their demand for fossil fuels, future fighting over energy looms large. In the meantime, power plants that burn coal, oil and natural gas, as well as vehicles everywhere, continue to pour millions of tons of pollutants and greenhouse gases into the atmosphere annually, threatening the planet.

Well-meaning scientists, engineers, economists and politicians have proposed various steps that could slightly reduce fossil-fuel use and emissions. These steps are not enough. The U.S. needs a bold plan to free itself from fossil fuels. Our analysis convinces us that a massive switch to solar power is the logical answer."

Check out their solar plan here to read more on...

The market for solar photovoltaic panels, which are cells made of crystalline silicon and used to turn sunlight into electricity, has grown by roughly 42% annually since 2002. The reasons for you to consider being part of this growth are very good indeed. Save money, be independant of the electrical grid (which as infrastructure become more and more worn over the years results in frequent power losses), and help cut back on the coal, natural gas, and oil consumption used to generate electricity.

The United States has the opportunity to position itself as a global leader in producing utility-scale solar power from its vast deserts, but it needs immediate and appropriate government support, a new report from the International Energy Agency says.

The study by the Paris-based energy policy adviser for developed nations says with R&D backing, adoption of feed-in tariffs and binding renewable energy portfolio standards, the U.S. and other sunny nations could accelerate the cost reductions needed for widespread deployment of concentrating solar power (CSP) plants. [More Info]



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