Your article suggests that a 4 kilowatt (kW) solar panel system could save its owners £980 a year at 28p per year. kilowatt hour (kWh) and £1,575 at the 45p per kWh coming soon (Solar panels: how to fix your energy bills while the sun shines, August 20). This estimate overlooks the important fact that […]
“It’s completely different from a traditional solar cell. They tend to be large, heavy, encased in glass — tens of millimeters thick,” Dastoor told Mashable. “We’re printing them on plastic film that’s less than 0.1 of a millimeter thick.” Solar panels on the street “Globally, there’s been so few of these installations, we know very […]
The following is an article contributed by George Sakellaris, President and CEO of Ameresco. In a world that continues to grapple with the effects of climate change and a global energy crisis that shows no signs of slowing down, it has never been clearer that the time to innovate our national approach to energy development […]
If you park in one of several commuter lots on Michigan State University’s campus, you’ll likely score a premium parking spot. That’s because each parking lot is sheltered from the sun, snow and rain by solar panels. They’re mounted above the lot on steel structures tall enough for tailgaters in RVs to park beneath. Besides […]
Topu Roy’s family had no electricity until around 2005 when his parents set up a solar power system at their home in Dinajpur, in northern Bangladesh, to power lights and fans. In the past two decades, approximately 6 million solar home systems have been installed across the country, bringing electricity to remote off-grid communities. “It’s […]
Dortmund, Germany (CNN Business) People on the front lines of Europe’s gas crisis are struggling to get solar panels for their homes and businesses as they face a “perfect storm” that is driving up energy prices. at record levels. In the first six months of this year, Germany saw a 22% increase in the installation […]
