Solar Panels Blog

We’ve written about Livermore, CA-based startup Cool Earth Solar before. Now the company, which develops inflatable balloon-like solar concentrators, has announced that it is constructing a prototype plant in Livermore. Last week, I spoke to Cool Earth Solar CEO Rob Lamkin to get some more information on the upcoming project. Read more of this story »

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If you haven’t heard already, NASA’s Phoenix Mars Lander has detected snow falling from Martian Clouds. Unfortunately Phoenix never got to test its robotic arm snowman building abilities; the snow vaporized before it could reach the ground. Two minerals were also discovered in soil samples scooped up by Phoenix, calcium carbonate (the stuff chalk is made out of) and clays. The findings are importance because liquid water is needed to create both substances, suggesting that the red planet was on

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Informative article about finding a kit to build cheap solar panals

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spwra spwra sunpower SunPower Announces Stock Symbol Change for Class A Shares and Commencement of ‘Regular Way’ Trading of Class B Shares . SunPower Corporation , a Silicon Valley-based manufacturer of high-efficiency solar cells, solar panels and solar systems, announced that, effective today, the company’s stock symbol for its class A common stock has changed from “SPWR” to “SPWRA”. SunPower changes stock ticker symb

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I’m a huge fan of Traditional Medicinals tea, so I’m pleased to learn that the company has just completed the largest solar powered tea factory on the planet. Traditional Medicinals’ 70,000 square foot Sebastopol, CA headquarters will use 1450 solar panels that generate 430,000 KWh of power— that’s 75 percent of the company’s total energy needs. The rest of the factory’s energy use will be offset by wind energy credits. Read more of this story »

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