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Walmart Sues Tesla Over Solar Panels Reportedly Catching Fire
As you probably know, Walmart supermarkets are pretty huge and, as such, have a lot of space available on the roof. It does, therefore, make more than a little sense to try and optimise that by deploying solar panels to try and run a little greener and off-set your electric…
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Solar Panel Road in Idaho Cost $4.3 Million and Barely Makes Any Power
A not so cost effective solar panel road in Idaho, considering it was funded with $4.3 million, produces enough juice to just barely power a small device such as a microwave oven. In late March, the Solar FREAKIN’ Roadways project posted data which was rather disappointing, as the very expensive…
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Chinese Researchers Use Solar Panels to Collect Energy From Rain
A team of four Chinese researchers from Yunnan Normal University and the Ocean University of China have discovered applying graphene to solar panels allows them to turn rain into a clean energy source. Cloudy skies are typically associated with solar panel inefficiency but the result from the team’s finding is…
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Elon Musk – Global Warming A “Serious Crisis” That Needs to Be Solved
Elon Musk’s electric car pioneer, Tesla Motors, has been diversifying its product line recently, first with the Powerwall home battery system, and now with a new range of solar roof tiles, built in conjunction with solar panel manufacturer SolarCity, and designed to replace traditional ceramic shingles. At the recent unveiling…
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Town Bans Solar Panels For “Sucking Up All The Energy Of The Sun”
Solar panels are a great step in renewable energy. They are constantly being upgraded, from absorbing new areas of the light spectrum to being made see-through. Companies and governments are understanding their importance and role they could play in renewable energy, France has even made it a legal requirement to use them…
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Google’s Project Sunroof Makes Solar Panel Implementation Easier
Google’s always keeping an eye on what people search for using its search engine, so when it noticed that more and more users were looking for information on how to install and use solar panels, it decided to launch Project Sunroof in order to help them out. This new Google…
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See-Through Solar Panels Could Turn Windows and Screens into Energy Generators
Solar panels are more popular in homes than ever, and a new innovation could take their personal use to the next level. Silicon Valley startup Ubiquitous Energy, founded by researchers from MIT and Michigan State University, is hoping to bring transparent solar panels to a household near you. The practical implementation…
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France Starts With Solar Panels or Plants on the Rooftops
The rooftop scenery in France is set to change over the new few years as new buildings built in commercial zones in France will be required by law to either be covered in plants or solar panels. While originally intended to cover all new buildings, the law was narrowed down…
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Blu-ray Technology Improves Solar Panel Efficiency by 20%
Who knew that home release copies of Jackie Chan’s Police Story 3: Super Cop would be used to save the environment? Researchers at Northwestern University, apparently. They discovered the azure nanoscopic pattern on Blu-ray discs can be implemented to improve the efficiency of solar panels. The team bought up several…
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New Self Cooling Solar Panel Design Will Increase Efficiency
The last thing that comes into my mind when thinking about solar panels is how they are cooled, after all they are designed to have the sun shining on them for 65% of the day every day. Solar power cells need to stay relatively cool for the sake of both efficiency…
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