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Provide the electricity from your home using passive solar design. In this type of design, the walls, windows and floors of your house can be used to collect and store sun power to be used for electricity in your home. These systems are called passive because they do not rely on traditional generators, pumps or fans to create power and are usually used in combination with traditional electricity
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Build a new house using solar design techniques. Many leading architectural firms are now equipped to design homes that are completely powered and heated using sun power. The location and construction of the windows, insulation, heating system and landscaping are all important factors in designing a home that is environmentally friendly and capable of relying completely on sun power.
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Use solar water heaters that rely on power from the sun to heat the water in your home or swimming pool. Sun-powered heating systems can be used regardless of the climate in which you live. These systems are usually capable of storing power to be used at a later date, which is especially useful for swimming pools.
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Rely on the power of the sun to dry your clothes to reduce the amount of energy wasted on an electrical dryer. This may seem like a simple task, but the amount of electricity that is used on a weekly basis to power your dryer can be extremely expensive and detrimental to the environment. Using a clothesline to dry you clothes is an easy and inexpensive way to save power and money.
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Find out whether you have access to a solar power plant in your community. Many cities in the United States offer residents the opportunity to buy electricity from a solar power plant, and some even offer discounts and tax rebates for doing so.
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solar power cars, government and the environment?
how does it work? does it charge the battery as in if i charged it full up how long would it last? do you think the government should take every persons car one by one and make it into a solar car? wouldnt this be better for the earth in places like NY and other big places? i know it would be expensive but you cant put a price on this earth, and we need it to live. Why arent the governments making laws about being more energy efficient? i think they should charge people for over using evergy. or only give so much a day. i think this would make a hudge impact. oh and how much are these solar power cars? i keep reading on the internet that you cant buy them and have to make them yourself :S???
How do solar powered cars work?
Give me any information you have on solar powered cars and Alternative power scoures at the car dealer ship. Pls and thank-you!! U
What do you think will happen in the future with solar power?
What are the future applications of solar power? Please make your idea realistic! Thx :) What do you think the most upcoming uses of solar power is? I think solar powered cars are next, but that's just me. What do you think?
What do you think about Solar/Gas Powered cars?
Here is my idea... What if the roofs of our cars had solar panels that generated electricity during the day, and then by night or when it's too dark to effeciently use the solar power, the car automatically switched to gas power? We're spending so much money on these unsuccessful attempts to create a different kind of gas, but why don't we focus on other ways to conserve energy that we know works? This idea wouldn't eliminate the use of gas entirely but it would certianly lower the demand by a large percentage! Which in turn would lower the gas prices! Why hasn't anyone else thought of this yet? Or if they have, will you please tell me where I can find more information about it?
to help the environment don't you think we should have cars run on solar power instead of gas?
to help the environment don't you think we should have cars run on solar power instead of gas? I mean not only would it be healthier for the environment but it would keep gas prices down too and the energy would be coming from a long lasting energy source if we take care of it right the only would be for people who work late when the sun goes down ,
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SAN FRANCISCO — In a move that could shake up the American solar industry, General Electric plans to announce on Thursday that it will build the nation’s largest photovoltaic panel factory, with the goal of becoming a major player in the market.
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“For the past five years, we’ve been investing extremely heavily in solar,” said Victor Abate, vice president for G.E.’s renewable energy business. “Going to scale is the next move.”
The plant, whose location has not been determined, will employ 400 workers and create 600 related jobs, according to G.E. The factory would annually produce solar panels that would generate 400 megawatts of energy, the company said, and would begin manufacturing thin-film photovoltaic panels made of a material called cadmium telluride in 2013. While less efficient than conventional solar panels, thin-film photovoltaics can be produced at a lower cost and have proven attractive to developers and utilities building large-scale power plants.
G.E. has signed agreements to supply solar panels to generate 100 megawatts of electric power to customers, including a deal for panels generating 60 megawatts with NextEra Energy Resources.
G.E., a manufacturing giant, operates in a range of energy businesses, from nuclear power plants to natural gas turbines. It has been aggressively expanding its energy portfolio, particularly through acquisitions.
Mr. Abate said G.E. had completed its purchase of PrimeStar Solar, the Arvada, Colo., company that made the thin-film photovoltaic panels. G.E. said the Energy Department’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory recently certified that a PrimeStar solar panels manufactured at its factory in Colorado had set a 12.8 percent efficiency record for cadmium telluride technology. Conventional solar panels typically are 16 to 20 percent efficient at converting sunlight into electricity.
“We believe we’ll be a cost leader, a technology leader and we’re excited about our position in a 75-gigawatt solar market over next five years,” said Mr. Abate.
The global conglomerate’s entry into the highly competitive photovoltaic market is likely to prove a significant challenge to First Solar, the thin-film market leader and the dominant manufacturer of cadmium telluride panels.
Also at risk are start-ups like Abound Solar, a Colorado company that in December obtained a $400 million federal loan guarantee to build factories to manufacture cadmium telluride panels.
G.E.’s initial panel manufacturing capacity will be a fraction of the more than 2,300 megawatts of capacity that First Solar, based in Tempe, Ariz., plans to have online by the end of 2011.
But Mr. Abate said that G.E.’s solar effort would parallel the rise of its wind energy business.
“It’s a $6 billion platform and it was a couple of hundred million dollars in ’02,” he said of the company’s wind division. “When you look at G.E., we’re very good at scale. In ’05, we were building 10 turbines a week. By ’08, we were doing 13 a day.”
But as with its wind business, G.E. will face competition from low-cost, government-subsidized Chinese manufacturers.
The United States government has offered a range of subsidies to help American solar panel makers, including loan guarantees for new factories. G.E. said it was not applying for a loan guarantee but was exploring applying for state and federal manufacturing tax credits.
Prices for conventional silicon-based solar modules have plummeted 50 percent in recent years and are expected to continue to fall, in large part because of the rapid expansion of Chinese manufacturing capacity. That has put particular pressure on thin-film companies to increase the efficiency of their panels and maintain a technological edge.
Mr. Abate said G.E. would focus on improving the 12.8 percent efficiency of its panels as well as lowering costs.
“We see our way to much higher efficiencies than that,” he said. “We probably can cut costs 50 percent over the next several years.”
http:www.youtube.com/watch?v=WpKPXrTW-f4&feature=player_detailpage
1
Provide the electricity from your home using passive solar design. In this type of design, the walls, windows and floors of your house can be used to collect and store sun power to be used for electricity in your home. These systems are called passive because they do not rely on traditional generators, pumps or fans to create power and are usually used in combination with traditional electricity
.2
Build a new house using solar design techniques. Many leading architectural firms are now equipped to design homes that are completely powered and heated using sun power. The location and construction of the windows, insulation, heating system and landscaping are all important factors in designing a home that is environmentally friendly and capable of relying completely on sun power.
3
Use solar water heaters that rely on power from the sun to heat the water in your home or swimming pool. Sun-powered heating systems can be used regardless of the climate in which you live. These systems are usually capable of storing power to be used at a later date, which is especially useful for swimming pools.
4
Rely on the power of the sun to dry your clothes to reduce the amount of energy wasted on an electrical dryer. This may seem like a simple task, but the amount of electricity that is used on a weekly basis to power your dryer can be extremely expensive and detrimental to the environment. Using a clothesline to dry you clothes is an easy and inexpensive way to save power and money.
5
Find out whether you have access to a solar power plant in your community. Many cities in the United States offer residents the opportunity to buy electricity from a solar power plant, and some even offer discounts and tax rebates for doing so.
solar power car Knowledge Base
solar power cars, government and the environment?
how does it work? does it charge the battery as in if i charged it full up how long would it last? do you think the government should take every persons car one by one and make it into a solar car? wouldnt this be better for the earth in places like NY and other big places? i know it would be expensive but you cant put a price on this earth, and we need it to live. Why arent the governments making laws about being more energy efficient? i think they should charge people for over using evergy. or only give so much a day. i think this would make a hudge impact. oh and how much are these solar power cars? i keep reading on the internet that you cant buy them and have to make them yourself :S???
How do solar powered cars work?
Give me any information you have on solar powered cars and Alternative power scoures at the car dealer ship. Pls and thank-you!! U
What do you think will happen in the future with solar power?
What are the future applications of solar power? Please make your idea realistic! Thx :) What do you think the most upcoming uses of solar power is? I think solar powered cars are next, but that's just me. What do you think?
What do you think about Solar/Gas Powered cars?
Here is my idea... What if the roofs of our cars had solar panels that generated electricity during the day, and then by night or when it's too dark to effeciently use the solar power, the car automatically switched to gas power? We're spending so much money on these unsuccessful attempts to create a different kind of gas, but why don't we focus on other ways to conserve energy that we know works? This idea wouldn't eliminate the use of gas entirely but it would certianly lower the demand by a large percentage! Which in turn would lower the gas prices! Why hasn't anyone else thought of this yet? Or if they have, will you please tell me where I can find more information about it?
to help the environment don't you think we should have cars run on solar power instead of gas?
to help the environment don't you think we should have cars run on solar power instead of gas? I mean not only would it be healthier for the environment but it would keep gas prices down too and the energy would be coming from a long lasting energy source if we take care of it right the only would be for people who work late when the sun goes down ,
SAN FRANCISCO — In a move that could shake up the American solar industry, General Electric plans to announce on Thursday that it will build the nation’s largest photovoltaic panel factory, with the goal of becoming a major player in the market.
Enlarge This Image
PrimeStar
Workers were reflected on a panel built by PrimeStar Solar, the Arvada, Colo., manufacturer that was bought by General Electric.
A blog about energy and the environment.
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“For the past five years, we’ve been investing extremely heavily in solar,” said Victor Abate, vice president for G.E.’s renewable energy business. “Going to scale is the next move.”
The plant, whose location has not been determined, will employ 400 workers and create 600 related jobs, according to G.E. The factory would annually produce solar panels that would generate 400 megawatts of energy, the company said, and would begin manufacturing thin-film photovoltaic panels made of a material called cadmium telluride in 2013. While less efficient than conventional solar panels, thin-film photovoltaics can be produced at a lower cost and have proven attractive to developers and utilities building large-scale power plants.
G.E. has signed agreements to supply solar panels to generate 100 megawatts of electric power to customers, including a deal for panels generating 60 megawatts with NextEra Energy Resources.
G.E., a manufacturing giant, operates in a range of energy businesses, from nuclear power plants to natural gas turbines. It has been aggressively expanding its energy portfolio, particularly through acquisitions.
Mr. Abate said G.E. had completed its purchase of PrimeStar Solar, the Arvada, Colo., company that made the thin-film photovoltaic panels. G.E. said the Energy Department’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory recently certified that a PrimeStar solar panels manufactured at its factory in Colorado had set a 12.8 percent efficiency record for cadmium telluride technology. Conventional solar panels typically are 16 to 20 percent efficient at converting sunlight into electricity.
“We believe we’ll be a cost leader, a technology leader and we’re excited about our position in a 75-gigawatt solar market over next five years,” said Mr. Abate.
The global conglomerate’s entry into the highly competitive photovoltaic market is likely to prove a significant challenge to First Solar, the thin-film market leader and the dominant manufacturer of cadmium telluride panels.
Also at risk are start-ups like Abound Solar, a Colorado company that in December obtained a $400 million federal loan guarantee to build factories to manufacture cadmium telluride panels.
G.E.’s initial panel manufacturing capacity will be a fraction of the more than 2,300 megawatts of capacity that First Solar, based in Tempe, Ariz., plans to have online by the end of 2011.
But Mr. Abate said that G.E.’s solar effort would parallel the rise of its wind energy business.
“It’s a $6 billion platform and it was a couple of hundred million dollars in ’02,” he said of the company’s wind division. “When you look at G.E., we’re very good at scale. In ’05, we were building 10 turbines a week. By ’08, we were doing 13 a day.”
But as with its wind business, G.E. will face competition from low-cost, government-subsidized Chinese manufacturers.
The United States government has offered a range of subsidies to help American solar panel makers, including loan guarantees for new factories. G.E. said it was not applying for a loan guarantee but was exploring applying for state and federal manufacturing tax credits.
Prices for conventional silicon-based solar modules have plummeted 50 percent in recent years and are expected to continue to fall, in large part because of the rapid expansion of Chinese manufacturing capacity. That has put particular pressure on thin-film companies to increase the efficiency of their panels and maintain a technological edge.
Mr. Abate said G.E. would focus on improving the 12.8 percent efficiency of its panels as well as lowering costs.
“We see our way to much higher efficiencies than that,” he said. “We probably can cut costs 50 percent over the next several years.”
