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What Is Solar Power – Your Questions Answered

Milton Barnes asked: Basically, solar power is energy that is actually harnessed from the sun. Although the sun is millions of miles away from earth, if we had the ability to harness all the energy coming from the sun, there is more than enough power there to provide all the energy we need for the entire earth. In fact, there …

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Solar Panels On Car Carrier Ships – In The Works

NYK of Japan is looking into building car carriers that have solar panels integrated in them to help with the ships propulsion. Toyota could end up shipping energy efficient Prius’s to the USA in car carriers that are themselves more fuel efficient. From the press release by NYK: As part of corporate efforts to reduce CO2 emissions from ocean-going vessels, …

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Solar walls, roads, and housing materials?

I have found an ambitious company that is trying to deliver what look to be very forward thinking products to the marketplace of solar energy. Solaroad Technologies Group, LLC. plans to release their ElectraWallTM product in the next six months and they have even more revolutionary products on the rise for coming years in their SolarFilm, SolarBuilder, and SunStar Automotive. …

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Utilizing Solar Power For Residential Use

Wilhelm Williams asked: Are you afraid to open your electric bill this summer to see how much it is costing you to keep your home comfortable and cool? With oil and natural gas prices increasing, so to is the price per kilowatt of electricity. What can a homeowner do to reduce the electric cooling bill? One option is to raise …

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All-Electric Car From GM May Hit US Showrooms by 2010

Joe Thompson asked: General Motors is currently working on the production of the Chevrolet Volt so that the vehicle would be ready by the year 2010. The Volt is an all-electric car which will be the answer of the world’s largest car manufacturer to the growing demand for cleaner cars. Reuters reported that GM is already working on plans to …

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Zap and Lotus to Create Most Advanced Electric Car

Jenny Mclane asked: The quest to develop an automobile which will reduce and possibly eliminate the dependence of the entire human race on petroleum fuel for automotive fuel has led to a partnership between companies. These working partnerships allow companies to have bigger funding and share expertise. One such partnership is that between ZAP and Lotus Engineering. The partnership is …

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Solar Energy Facts

solar energy' alt='solar energy' /> Bryan Wong asked: Most power plants in the United States and all over world are using fossil fuels to operate and generate electricity. They have been used as an energy source as long as man has learned to generate power. These traditional fuel sources have been around for ages and when man started using this …

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Solar Energy (pakistan Base)

solar energy' alt='solar energy' /> Farooq Raza Qadri asked: “SOLAR ENERGY”   Today in Pakistan we are facing shortage of almost every basic need of life like water, gas, and especially electricity. It is the worst conditions we are facing now a days. The reason for that is…well we all know “THE REASONS” don’t we!!! Few days back I was …

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Is It Time For Solar Energy to Get Hot?

solar energy' alt='solar energy' /> Tim Phelan asked: Solar energy has been around for quite a while and most people don’t think about it much except for the ones who are already into renewable sources of energy. Environmentalists have always loved the idea of solar energy but what has kept it from going more mainstream, being more widely used and …

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Are Electric Cars A Part Of Your Future?

Heather Colman asked: It seems that not so long ago, electric cars were a very distant possibility. However, in today’s world, electric cars are becoming extremely popular and may very well be a large part of our not so distant future. Electric cars have been produced, tried, and tested by many manufacturers and consumers are excited about the prospect. Let …

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The Right Time For Using Solar Energy For Houses

solar energy' alt='solar energy' /> Bruce Campbell asked: Use of solar energy is becoming more and more popular every day. The price of electricity is rising and the best alternative that we have today is using solar energy. We all know that global warming is on an everyday rise today. The main reason for this being burning of fossil fuels …

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Inversión a largo plazo con costes de energía solar

Hace algunos años, los paneles solares para los hogares eran más una muestra del prestigio y de la eco-amistad que un alternativa viable a ser enganchado hasta la rejilla de la energía para la mayoría de la gente. La mayoría de la gente no podría producir simplemente instalar los paneles, que habrían tomado más que un curso de la vida …

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Solar Energy a Reliable and Practical Source

solar energy' alt='solar energy' /> Energy Matters asked: These days we are experiencing a growing awareness to the fact that our energy resources, as they have been used in the last few years, are probably not going to last for long and that the energy markets are exposed to more and more rapid changes, some due to political reasons and …

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Solaroad Technologies Group, LLC. Announces ElectraWallTM, The Solution to the Worlds Energy Crisis.

Towson, Maryland, August 22, 2008- The ElectraWall TM (Status: US Patent Pending) Autonomous Power System is a light harvesting electrical generator and accumulator providing on-demand power. The system is designed to demonstrate the methodology and application of a low cost, zero carbon footprint, renewable, green, Prime Energy Source. The ElectraWallTM System is designed to provide a realistic hardware platform which …

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Usar energía solar para accionar su hogar

El sol es de donde toda la energía en la tierra viene. La energía solar se ha utilizado para los millares de años para calentar hogares y el agua, pero se ha convertido solamente recientemente confiablemente a la electricidad para accionar su hogar. Los paneles solares toman la energía de los soles y convierten energía solar en la electricidad que …

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Wine and Chocolate Create Solar Power

Clean Solar, Inc asked: What do you get when you mix chocolate and wine? In the case of Clean Solar, Inc., you get solar. Silicon Valley Entrepreneur, Randy Zechman, is the founder of City Chocolate Fountains (the largest chocolate fountain rental company in the United States). Jeff Ritchey is a San Jose native and wine guru. He is a wine …

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Hey! Where Is My Electric Car?

Michael Dappert asked: Man invents 100 mpg carburetor! Disapperats down black hole! Electric Cars Work! There just aren’t any. Big automakers are looking out for your future! Which of the above statements is false? Are any of them false? Well maybe number one is false. For years there have been stories of inventors that came up with a carbuerator that …

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A Practical Electric Car

Gator asked: We all know that hybrid cars still need gasoline to be completely dependable. Electric cars on the other hand, suffer from short range and require significant amounts of time to recharge their batteries. So what’s the answer? It’s really quite simple, a “modulized” electric car. Picture yourself driving across the country in an electric car. After 200 miles …

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Sistema de energía solar

El sistema de energía solar para su hogar Cuando viene al dinero del ahorro, hay muchas maneras que pueden venir importar. Pero una de las maneras de ayudar redujo en no sólo el coste de su cuenta para uso general pero también ayudar ahorre nuestro planeta está instalando un sistema de energía solar en su hogar. El sistema de energía …

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DIY Solar Power: The Do-It-Yourself Alternative

Madison Greene asked: If you have been paying attention to any current events lately you will have noticed the importance of alternative energy solutions such as solar power. Solar power, like many of the alternate energy sources has its advantages and disadvantages. For one, solar panels can be costly and tricky to install, but with DIY solar power you can …

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