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Rooftop Solar Power Prices Go Down

September 18, 2011

A new report by the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory reveals that between 2009 and 2010, the cost of residential solar electric systems has fallen 17 per cent to $6.20 per watt. That is a $1.30 price decrease. Since 1998 prices have fallen 43 per cent. Technorati Tags: Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Photovoltaics, solar panels, Solar [...]

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Solar Power For the House and For The Eyes, Too

October 29, 2010

“Solar can look good” is the message that United Solar wants to bring home to potential solar power adopters. The company was present at Solar Power International in Los Angeles (October 12-14) showing the PowerShingle, which it says “removes the barriers which have kept many homeowners from installing solar on their roofs”. Namely, a lack [...]

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Europe: 100% renewable energy in 2050

April 30, 2010

The European Renewable Energy Council (EREC) has published a report called Re-Thinking 2050, in which it presents a pathway towards a 100% renewable energy system for the European Union. Technorati Tags: Energy, European Renewable Energy Council, European Union, Greenhouse gas, Photovoltaics, Renewable energy, Technology, Wind power Related Posts:Happy World Environment DayLatin America starts to migrate [...]

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Spain gets bigger on solar power

March 29, 2010

A 26 MWp solar free-field power plant is being built in Extremadura, Spain, by Assyce Fotovoltaica, a Spanish system integrator company. The power plant with a land area of 69 hectares should be completed by the end of the year and will generate more than 42 million kilowatt-hours of electricity per year. The plant’s output [...]

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Latin America starts to migrate to renewable energy

March 22, 2010

Last week we blogged about the growth of wind energy worldwide. And it seems like renewable energy is starting to become an important of Latin American economy, according to an IPS report. Technorati Tags: Electricity, Energy, Fossil fuel, Latin America, Photovoltaics, Renewable, Renewable energy, Wind power, Wind turbine Related Posts:Norway to start testing world’s largest [...]

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