Photovoltaic solar panels detest dirt and grim more than anything. As the wind blows across the world lots of particles are picked up and deposited elsewhere. Some of this may end up on your solar panels. The grains of sand act as barriers to the sunlight and block the much needed solar energy from reaching the cells and reducing the [...]

Renewable energy steps into the field of advertising with the renewable energy powered billboard. A step by by Lamar Advertising Co. aims to refit up to 1,370 billboard with solar and wind generators. The imitative which will take place in Florida, USA, will see the retrofitting of advertizing billboard with solar energy  or wind powered generators that will combines produce [...]

Solar Energy seems to be bucking the trend on the downturn of the economy. As the world jumped into recession in 2009 everybody was looking to tighten their belts and save money. A possible positive effect of this was solar energy. With homeowners faced with reduced incomes and rising prices many have turned to home solar energy installation as a [...]

Golfers spending time on the courses are always thinking Green, the Putting Green. Fortunately unknowingly they may also be driving around the links while being environmentally green in a Solar Powered Golf Cart. Electric vehicles are going to be more common whizzing quietly down our streets in this decade. On the Golf course they have been in action for years. [...]

Keeping your loft or attic cool and well ventilated is another task where Solar Energy cant step in with the Solar Powered Attic Fan. As the outside weather and temperature varies over the day, a poorly ventilated attic can slowly build up problems with condensation witch in the long run may cause mould and rot in your lost space. To [...]

Desertec an ambitious project to harness the solar energy of North Africa`s Sahara Desert has taken a step further to become a reality. A consortium of companies have formed the Desertec Industrial Imitative among the names are  ABB, Abengoa Solar, Cevital, Desertec Foundation, E.ON, HSH Nordbank, MAN Solar Millennium, Munich Re, M+W Zander, RWE, Schott Solar, and Siemens. With its [...]

As china’s solar initiative program gather speed, LDK Solar steps up to the plate as one of the first beneficiaries.  LDK Solar, along with the Chinese city of Yancheng, is to build photovoltaic solar projects over the next five years which will have, in total, a generating capacity of 500 megawatts. The exact specifications of the installations are unknown but [...]

Think of generating energy in your home and you will most likely imagine solar panels, Large rectangular shiny plates adorning your roof. For some residences this might be unsightly and dissuade you from the idea of installing photovoltaic solar panels in your home. If you could just make them fit in more with the look and style them maybe you [...]

Germany Steams ahead with one of the worlds largest photovoltaic solar energy developments. The state of Brandenburg hosts what is currently the worlds second largest solar energy site. Erected on a disused  military training ground that was used by the East Germany forces then plant consists of 560,000 solar modules  and was symbolically finished with the help of the state [...]

First solar and EDF Energies Nouvells have recently announce a venture to build the largest solar panel manufacturing plant in France. The plant would have an initial annual capacity of 100 megawatts of production building panels with First Solar`s thin-film photovoltaic technology. The Plant being built in France at a cost of 90 million Euros will help the French governments [...]