Monday, September 12, 2011

Solar Power - Solar Panels Are Only As Good As the Wire Connected With




I really need to buy some good outdoor 10 gauge fine stranded wire. My four large solar panels would only put out 20 watts today. I guess because of the small wire I used.



In the News:




REC Produces First PV Modules with One Year Energy Payback Time and Leading ...
MarketWatch (press release)
SANDVIKA, Norway, Sep 07, 2011 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- REC today announced an industry leading energy payback time of one year and a light carbon footprint for REC modules due to efficient use of clean energy throughout the solar module life cycle. ...

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CleanTechnica

Using Sunlight to Dry Clothes – Indoors
CleanTechnica
Here is an idea that came to me years ago and it coalesced in my thinking yet again just recently regarding surpassing the 20% window of energy collected by our best solar panels. I was reading how Mandelbrot's research and book, “The Fractal Geometry ...

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Business Insider

WOULD THIS WORK? Concentrated Solar Power 12 Miles Above The Earth
Business Insider
A section at the end is devoted to the solar PV panel approach. Figure 1. Artist's view of what tethered CSP might look like. The stratosphere is a good place to collect solar energy. It is above 95% of the earth's atmosphere so there is much less of ...

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Green Mountain Energy Company Installs 30th Solar Array in Texas through Sun ...
MarketWatch (press release)
"Girl Scouts of San Jacinto Council (GSSJC) was thrilled to partner with Green Mountain Energy Company to set an example for others and to demonstrate our commitment to being good stewards of the environment. The array that we received not only allowed ...

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Hurricane Irene Draws Focus to Humless Emergency Power
MarketWatch (press release)
As a committed corporate citizen, Humless not only offers eco-friendly products, but supports initiatives bringing reliable solar power to underserved populations. For more information on Humless and its cleantech, green products, please visit www. ...

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