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Here's the truth behind five solar panel myths

10/26/17, 09:28 AM | Solar Power | Opinions and Advice | LG Electronics Energy Storage Systems
If youre considering installing a solar panel system on your home, here are five common myths - and why you shouldnt believe them.

Leveraging Bitcoin & Blockchain For 'Solar Power' Sun Exchange Scores $1.6M From U.S. Investors

10/26/17, 05:56 AM | Solar Power, Other Renewables | community solar, Finance
Roger Aitken for Forbes: Members of the market place can have their solar cells installed and rented to hospitals, factories, schools and rural communities in Africa and the Middle East, earning them income from solar powering the developing world.

5 Signs that Solar Energy is Changing Society's Consumption Behavior

10/24/17, 08:42 AM | Solar Power
Despite the resistance of giant fossil fuel enterprises, and despite the misguided efforts of some local, state and federal governments to forestall solar energy (as well as other alternative sources), the march has begun. While the U.S. may be behind Europe right now, the inevitability is a foregone conclusion.

Serious business: Corporate procurement rivals policy in driving growth of renewable energy

10/24/17, 08:42 AM | Solar Power, EVs and Fuel Cells | Analysis and Trends, Business Development, white paper
Activity in support of corporate procurement of renewable energy has been particularly strong in the United States over the last few years.

Solar Panels Might Get More Efficient Thanks to a Butterfly

10/23/17, 05:35 AM | Solar Power, Other Renewables | Technology Discussions
Avery Thompson for Popular Mechanics: By imitating the microscopic structure of a butterfly wing, a group of researchers designed a more efficient solar cell.

Industrializing Offshore Wind Energy Development

10/20/17, 06:00 AM | Solar Power, Other Renewables | Offshore Wind, research reports
University of Delaware: UD-led research team determines that constructing offshore wind turbines in port is the most cost effective method

Is It Possible for the World to Run on 100% Renewable Energy?

10/19/17, 09:02 AM | Solar Power, Other Renewables | Analysis and Trends, Business Development | Megan Ray Nichols - Contributing Author
Not only is transitioning to 100% renewable energy possible, but the benefits far outweigh the costs and obstacles.

Solar farm in a box - 500 homes worth of solar power in a standardized kit

10/18/17, 06:14 AM | Solar Power, Other Renewables | Technology Discussions, Utility Solar
John Fitzgerald Weaver for Electrek: Their goal in designing the Solar Block is to lower the cost and speed the deployment of utility-scale solar power. The units can be daisy chained into larger plants.

What did You Miss When You Bought Your Solar System? How to Assure You Save For Your Systems Life Time

10/17/17, 10:28 AM | Solar Power, Other Renewables | maintenance, OEM | Stellar Energy
Though there is a perception that maintenance costs money and a solar system should run on its own, preventative maintenance can increase your ROI by 25% and reduce your cost significantly.

Yingli Solar's PANDA Bifacial Solar Module

10/17/17, 10:28 AM | Solar Power | Photovoltaic Systems
The Panda bifacial modules are 1500Vdc capable and when compared to the traditional 1000Vdc systems the balance of systems (BOS) cost can be reduced from system design adjustments by 3%, which translates to almost 2 mil savings for a 10MW system

The U.S. solar industry's new growth region: Trump country

10/16/17, 05:46 AM | Solar Power, Other Renewables | government policy
Nichola Groom for Reuters: The 10 fastest-growing U.S. solar markets between the second quarters of 2016 and 2017 were Western, Midwestern or Southern states that voted for Trump.

Offshore wind farms have powerful advantage over land-based turbines, study finds

10/13/17, 05:47 AM | Solar Power, Other Renewables | Offshore Wind, research reports
Eli Kintisch for Science: Floating wind turbines at sea could create up to three times as much electricity as turbines on land, increasing the energy potential for a technology that has yet to be proven at scale.

Solar-Powered Cars Compete in the Bridgestone World Solar Challenge

10/11/17, 05:59 AM | Solar Power, Other Renewables | Solar Cars, Technology Discussions
Justin Hughes for The Drive: The 30th anniversary of the solar car race shows how far technology has progressed since its inception.

Trump's Solar Tariff Confusion Creates An Opportunity

10/10/17, 09:05 AM | Solar Power, Other Renewables | Feed-in Tariffs, government policy, investment
The solar sector is reeling from confusion, and stock prices are reeling right along with it.

Wind Energy Sector Growth: UK & Beyond

10/10/17, 06:46 AM | Solar Power, Other Renewables | research reports, Utility Wind
From wind turbines to wave power, renewables is a buoyant market. However, its wind power that has made the most significant impact on how we generate and use energy - and were becoming increasingly reliant on it as an energy source.

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