Posted on October 26th, 2009 by Content Keyword RSS
Sometimes it surprises me to see that the most popular pages on the Energy Savers site are the ones about solar water heaters and demand (or tankless) water heaters . But considering that water heating can account for around 12% of a family’s utility bill—the biggest chunk after space heating and cooling—it really shouldn’t be that surprising that you want to know how to heat your water more efficiently. Obviously, not everyone is in a position to go out and buy a new water heater, but we
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Posted on October 26th, 2009 by Content Keyword RSS
Germany’s SMA Solar Technology is opening a manufacturing plant in Colorado that will create 300 jobs with room for 700 more to follow. The facility will produce solar inverters, which convert solar energy generated by home solar panels into alternating current that can be exported into the grid.SMA Solar Technology AG is a German solar energy equipment supplier founded in 1981 and based in Niestetal, a suburb of Kassel, Germany. It is the world’s largest manufacturer of inverters for solar pho
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Solar companies have been touting their new products, services and alliances ahead of Solar Power International, an industry gathering to take place starting tomorrow at the Anaheim Convention Center. Here is a run down of some key announcements today: SolarCity to Build 6MW for AirForce Community: A residential community built for families of Davis-Monthan Air Force Base employees in Arizona is set to get 6-megawatts of solar… go to solarfeeds for the rest of this story>>>>
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Tattooed Mars This high-resolution picture from the HiRISE camera on board the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter shows twisting dark trails criss-crossing light-colored terrain on the Martian surface. Newly formed trails like these had presented researchers with a tantalizing mystery but are now known to be the work of miniature wind vortices known to occur on the red planet, in other words Martian dust devils. Such spinning columns of rising air heated by the warm surface are also common in dry and
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Sure, we’ve been frustrated by solar-powered iPhone chargers and amused by the irony of solar-powered lamps in the past, but that doesn’t mean we’re not looking forward to the day when we can meet our gadgets power needs without relying on fossil fuels. That’s why we’re pleased to note that a company called ReNu has just announced a solar panel that can be used to charge your iPhone or iPod, power the device’s sound dock, or even keep your desk light shining sans mains power. Featuring a mod
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