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As I’m sure you all know the US Senate last week agreed a $700 Billion ‘bailout’ package in the face of the economic meltdown. Along with dozens of other items added to the $700 billion package were tax breaks for renewable energy. The tax credits for wind and solar were set to expire at the [...]

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Solar magnifyers use the same principle that youngsters everyhwere have used to burn leaves and wood. The magnification in this case is a lot more sophisticated than a magnifying glass or bottle base. Start up company Sunrgi claim to have mgnifying lens that maximizes solar ray collection throughout the day and then magnifies it 200 [...]

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Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) have set a world record in solar cell efficiency with a photovoltaic device that converts 40.8 percent of the light that hits it into electricity. This is the highest confirmed efficiency of any photovoltaic device to date.   The new solar cell differs [...]

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Saturday is the first ‘Green Jobs Now‘ national day of action in the US. In true power of the people grass roots traditions Green Jobs Now is co-ordinating a National Day of Action to empower citizens to stage hundreds of grassroots events throughout the country. The partners in the project extend from national organizations to [...]

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Putting a solar system on your house is a big capital outlay. More than ever now it is not easy to find financing to do it and not many have any home equity to draw on anymore.   Here is an article with 12 Nationwide solar loans providers. http://protectingourenvironment.com/top-12-solar-panel-loan-sites   Learn the Secrets of Building [...]

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A while ago in  Recycling Plastic I wrote about  a future with solar powered ships and today there is news that Japans largest shipping company Nippon Yusen KK are developing a system of solar panels capable of generating 40 kilowatts of electricity for use on a 60,000 ton cargo ship, thus reducing the ships emissions. [...]

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Day by day things are advancing as we move towards a renewable energy future. Regardless of which renewable energy source we can look at there are really two options that already exists and will continue to grow. The first is large scale energy production and distribution by private companies and utility providers. A recent example [...]

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