Tag: solar technology
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Reasons That Homeowners Should Buy Solar Panels
If you have ever felt the pain from rising energy prices and wondered whether there was a way of shielding your finances from price rises, Solar Contact have the ideal solution.
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A User-Friendly Guide to Solar for the Home
Until quite recently, most people thought of solar panels as expensive and impractical. However, thanks to several significant tax breaks and advances in solar technology, solar power is no longer the sole possession of the elite. More and more people are opting for the clean, environmentally-friendly energy offered by solar panels for the home. If…
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Solar Energy Plan for Low Income Homes
The White House has recently announced its intentions to make renewable solar energy a more viable option for owners or renters of low income housing. Part of a larger initiative to strengthen the state of renewable energy, this goal involves increasing the use of solar energy in federally subsidized homes by three times the amount…
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Tesla Offers Home Batteries for Solar Panels
Elon Musk, the CEO of Tesla Motor Company, has announced that the same battery technology behind the Tesla car will now be available for homeowners who want to extend the power of their electric solar panels. The goal of these new batteries is to more evenly distribute home energy use between peak solar energy production…
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From Oman to India: A Solar Flight Record for Solar Impulse
The fuel-free airplane Solar Impulse set a new distance record for solar-powered flight on Tuesday, March 10th 2015. Project chairman, Bertrand Piccard, piloted the craft alongside project partner and CEO Andre Borschberg. The record-setting 1,468km (912 mile) flight from Muscat, Oman to Ahmedabad, India took just over 15 hours. It was the second of 12…