Making solar panels requires old-fashioned coal-fired power The city of Bay City, Michigan has an interest in solar power, and in this article (http://www.mlive.com/news/bay-city/index.ssf/2009/06/making_solar_panels_requires_o.html) the pros and cons of using this alternative form of clean energy are dissected and stacked against one another to determine whether solar power is really the best way forward for […]
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Solar Payback Calculators Launched
How long will it take a solar power system to pay for itself? What will my next bill be with solar? How will electricity price increases affect the payback? What about the Feed In Tariffs? Is it a good idea to put the cost of the solar system on my mortgage? What about one of […]
[Continue reading…]Massive Solar Power Plant For Australia
According to the Reuters News Service, “Australia is going to build the world’s largest solar energy plant.”The solar energy plant will cost about 1.4 billion dollars to complete and the project should be in its earliest stages by 2010.
[Continue reading…]Recycling and Solar Panels
No-one knows how long a solar panel should last – currently, some are over 30 years old and still working well. However, it is anticipated that an increasing number will need to be replaced. In today’s worldwide drive to save energy wherever possible, it would be better to recycle.
[Continue reading…]World’s First 100% Solar City in Florida?
An extremely ambitious plan in the United States to create what has been described as the world’s first solar-powered city has, perhaps unsurprisingly, already run into a great many problems.
[Continue reading…]Victorian Feed In Tariff is a Joke
The Victorian parliament is set to vote in the new feed-in tariff laws as early as Wednesday. The proposition of this legislation has angered a great deal of green campaigners and supporters of renewable energy.
[Continue reading…]Which power source is the most water efficient?
As we all know Australia is a very dry country where water is one of our most valuable resources. So how much water do we need to generate our electricity? The generation of 1 kWh of electricity by way of nuclear power uses 2.3 litres of water.
[Continue reading…]Solar Plumbers In Hot Demand
There is a large demand for trained craftsmen in Australia due to the recently announced government rebates that can be issued if a home installs a hot water heater that is run by solar energy instead of electric. If the initiative is successful and all homes took advantage of the funding to install the solar […]
[Continue reading…]Dodgy Solar Panels Landing In Australia
Time is running out for the Australian Federal Governments ‘grid connect solar power rebate’. Unfortunately, the $8000 rebate has been tainted by unethical, ‘overnight’ companies duping consumers with inferior equipment and ‘too good to be true’ deals. Of course, there are genuine companies selling genuine products within the solar industry, but the emergence of many […]
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