How Solar Panels Are Made - Video
Here are two videos explaining how solar PV panels are made. One video is produced by Trina Solar and one by Discovery (How It's Made Series).The main raw material is silicon and, according to some...
View ArticleFree Energy and Perpetual Motion - Is It Even Possible? - Video
The concepts of perpetual motion and free energy has been fascinating mankind since the beginning of time. And they still do. I know I'm interested. :-)If you look online for answers, you'll find a...
View ArticleWill Solar Stocks Make You Money? - Video
If you're looking to invest in solar stocks, here's a quick summary on the health of the market in it's current state - 2012.By watching the Bloomberg video below you can tell a few things:1. This is a...
View ArticleWorld's Largest Solar Farm Is in India
The world's largest solar farm is located in India: Charanka Solar Park - Kutch, Gujarat.Check out the map location here.Facts:500 MW power by the end of 2014214 MW current operating capacityBuilt on...
View ArticleDifferent Ways to Invest in Green Energy that Your Probably Didn't Think About
A few years ago I was talking with a Dutch entrepreneur who owns a CNC milling factory in Romania. He was manufacturing small pieces for the aeronautical industry. And here's what he said:Pay attention...
View ArticleEdison vs Tesla - Who's Your Favorite? - Video
While Tesla seems to have been a less understood genius, Thomas Edison was a brilliant inventor and a shrewd business person.In order to protect his business, based on light bulbs and DC revamping...
View ArticleWhere Are The Largest Solar Farms in Europe
Well, does it even make sense to create a top of the largest solar farms in Europe?Perhaps not. Considering the speed at which these sites develop, what's valid today may not be valid after a...
View ArticleWhat's McDreamy Doing in This Picture? Or How Patrick Dempsey Endorses Solar...
Okay, maybe you don't watch Grey's Anatomy but maybe your wife or girlfriend does. So you may recognize Patrick Dempsey (aka McDreamy) endorsing the solar energy solution and Trina Solar as a...
View ArticleSolar Power in Europe and The Ridiculous Difference Between Germany and The Rest
Is there going to be a solar market in Europe, now that Germany plans to cut subsidies for solar plants?Looking at the charts below, we can come up with a short answer for the long term and that's yes....
View ArticleGreen Energy Feed-In Tariff Explained and The Secret of Germany's Renewable...
The secret to Germany's green energy success story lies in the Renewable Energy Act (2004) and the feed in tariff.So what's with these tariffs?They provide fixed prices determined by public authorities...
View ArticleHow To Charge Your Phone with a Portable Solar Panel - Video
Yeah, photovoltaic panels can power your off-the-grid home. But they're not limited to that.You can now carry a small and light a portable solar panel to charge your gadgets (iPhone, iPod, trekking...
View ArticleWhy Gas Station Owners Should Consider Investing in Green Energy
The guys who are selling us oil now, will be the same guys selling us green power in the following years.Why?They have the capital to invest into large scale renewable energy projects. And they also...
View ArticleWhy Solar Cells Are More or Less Like Batteries and How To Connect The Cells
Right click and open in new tab for full resolution viewIf you want to build your own solar panel, consider the solar cells as being batteries, stacked on top of each other. But of course, you cannot...
View ArticleHow To Store Renewable Energy and What To Do with an Abandoned Coal Mine - Video
Since renewable energy is achieving more ground lately, one of the issues that appears is storing it.Fossil fuels themselves are a form of stored energy so the only thing we need to do is extract them....
View ArticleA Lightweight Solar Solution for Corrugated Rooftops - SolBond Mounting...
There is always a battle between saving some cash and making things more strong.So when you built your warehouse or roofed parking lot, you probably had to take a lot of decisions that affected your...
View ArticleSolar Chimney Turbine - Renewable Energy Concept - Video
Right click and open in new tab for full resolution viewRenewable energy has to be the way of the future. No fuels, no waste, no pollution. Just smart design and cutting edge engineering. But no matter...
View ArticleWave Turbine Energy or How To Transform Wave's Motion Force into Green...
Right click and open in new tab for full resolution viewSolar is only a part of the solution. The funny thing is, even wave energy solutions make use of wind turbines. At least the Voith system. So how...
View ArticleDon't Have Room for Two Cable Rails (DC and AC)? Use a Cable Tray Separator -...
Sometimes the site conditions don't allow you place two cable trays. And you normally need two of them:one for DC cables coming from the solar modules to the invertersone for AC cables coming out of...
View ArticleWhy Sustainability Is an Empty Word without Money
Let's say you go shopping to your local supermarket.You get there. You take a coin out of your wallet and you take your cart. You buy your stuff then you go out in the parking lot. You load the goods...
View ArticleHow To Avoid Lightning Bolts on Your Solar Farm - Connecting Solar Panels and...
When connecting the solar modules, you should make sure you're not enclosing a polygon with the circuit (string).Coz that creates an electromagnetic field which can attract lightning bolts. And we...
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