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One of the newest types of solar photovoltaics (PV) available for home owners is the solar shingle. These are replacement shingles for standard asphalt (they are also available as Spanish tile replacements) on the rooftop. These solar cell arrays are ...

Arizona is experimenting with some pretty exciting stuff! SOLON Corporation has developed a 1.6MW solar array whose energy output will be made available to Tucson Electric Power Customers beginning February 1, 2011, through TEP’s Bright Tucson Community Solar Program. According ...

If you have ever entertained the thought of getting off the grid and using solar power to make your own energy, but dreaded the thought of installing heavy, cumbersome solar panels, start thinking in a whole new way: think paint. ...

Creating energy from an existing water source is called hydropower. Utility companies have used water as an energy source for decades. When you see a dam across a river, you’re seeing hydropower in action. You can create much the same ...

“For as the lightning cometh forth from the east, and is seen even unto the west; so shall be the coming of the Son of man.” (Matthew 24:27) Of course, in this context, I hasten to add, “But of that ...

Solar power systems have continued to evolve in many ways over their decades-long history. Their maturity includes innovations that make them more efficient, less expensive, and with greater durability than ever before. All of these changes help to make a ...

Even though solar power technology has been available for decades, it has only really started to become very popular in recent years as a result of several key improvements to these systems. These key changes help to make these systems ...

We are a society addicted to gadgets. Many of us would not know what to do without our computers, cell phones, televisions, toasters…you get the idea. Because of this, when we think about the possibility of an EMP or solar ...

The basis for much of modern wind power technology dates back to ancient times. Wind power was first used as an aid to process grain and pump water into Persia between 500 and 900 AD. These early windmills were based ...

In an emergency, how you spend your energy in the first few minutes, and sometimes hours or days, is critical in determining the final outcome of the situation. This is one of the reasons preparing is so important. It helps ...