08 Dec 2016
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What to Do When You’re Locked Out of Your Home

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locked outWhen people are locked out of their homes, their first instinct is to panic. However, this isn’t what you want to do if this happens to you. Just take a deep breath and take the steps needed to get the problem taken care of.

The first thing you’ll want to do is figure out if there’s an obvious solution to the problem. Is there are friend or family member with a spare key you can call? Is there another way you can get into the house? If there isn’t, you’re going to need to find another solution.

If there’s an emergency situation, like a young child who’s left alone in the house, you may need to call the police. However, if you don’t need to get back into your house … Read more

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27 Aug 2016
Renewable Power Solar Energy

Here Comes A Streetlight That Runs On Wind And Solar Energy

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Except for a few cities, most of the cities will let their streetlights run through the night and waste power in the process. What is the best way to save power? You do not leave lights on all night, which is exactly why we have seen quite a number of teams come up with streetlights containing solar panels. However, this Spanish team is planning to take things up a notch or two by coming up with a standalone streetlight that relies on solar and wind power both.Streetlight that Runs on Wind and Solar Energy

The project is a joint venture of Universitat Politecnica de Catalunya and Elogreen (Spanish startup). The current prototype has a height of 10 meters and comes equipped with an array of LED lighting. The prototype also sports photovoltaic panels, a battery pack,

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27 Aug 2016
Renewable Power Solar Energy

This Solar Sports Car Can Run on Solar Energy Without Stopping

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Solar cars are generally thought of vehicles with solar energy as their secondary charging source after mains electricity. Their frequent requirement of an electrical charge has made us wonder whether there will ever be a car that uses only solar energy to drive its wheels. Good news for the energy skeptics like me as this new solar sports car Immortus can run non-stop entirely on solar if there is enough light intensity falling on its 7 square meter spread photovoltaic panels.

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The speed of many previous solar cars had also been criticized because they resembled golf carts in functionality rather than actual passenger cars. EVXs Immortus has been designed to operate on an improved 60 Km/h speed that is much better for unlimited distance. The exclusive design of the

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27 Aug 2016
Renewable Power Solar Energy

SOLAR ENERGY THAT DOESNT BLOCK THE VIEW

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A team of researchers at Michigan State University has developed a new type of solar concentrator that when placed over a window creates solar energy while allowing people to actually see through the window.

It is called a transparent luminescent solar concentrator and can be used on buildings, cell phones and any other device that has a clear surface.

And, according to Richard Lunt of MSUs College of Engineering, the key word is transparent.

Research in the production of energy from solar cells placed around luminescent plastic-like materials is not new. These past efforts, however, have yielded poor results the energy production was inefficient and the materials were highly colored.

No one wants to sit behind colored glass, said Lunt, an assistant professor of chemical engineering and materials science. It makes for a

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27 Aug 2016
Cheap Solar Energy

This Area Would Be Enough to Power the Whole World with Solar Energy

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Did you know how much electricity the world consumes every year? According to the statistical data from the Index Mundi website, the global electricity consumption reached 17,780 billion kWh in 2011 and 19,090 billion kWh in 2012. With the constantly growing population and the expansion of technological infrastructure, this number increases each year while the energy resources of our planet are limited and will be exhausted in the near future.

At the same time, the Earth receives the average of 164 Watts of solar energy per square meter within a 24 hour day, making it 84 Terawatts of power (or 84 billion kWh) per day worldwide. So, the challenge is to collect the necessary amount of solar energy by the means of solar panels. You may

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27 Aug 2016
Cheap Solar Energy

Award Winning Design: Amazing Glass Roof Tiles Capture Solar Energy To Heat During Winter

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Swedish company has developed a unique home heating system contained within roofing tiles made out of ordinary transparent glass. The attractive house-warming tiles (somewhat ironically) give roofs a beautiful, icy appearance quite unlike anything else weve ever seen before. Instead of traditional roof tiles made of concrete or clay, our tiles are made of glass, allowing the sun to shine through onto the absorbing surface underneath. The energy generated is integrated with the buildings existing heating system or electrical grid.

The tiles are fully integrated into the buildings structure and provide an aesthetic and modern feel to any edifice, contrasting widely with the ugly and fractured finish projected by alternate solar technologies, particularly conventional Solar Panels. This innovative technology is very important for the future of

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27 Aug 2016
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Check out these tiny homes powered by solar energy

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Browsing the Internet I found something that combines two recent trends that are fantastic for going green, tiny homes powered by solar energy. Solar energy is fantastic for so many reasons as explained by experts at Solar Panels Adelaide. There are no emissions, it is clean, and quiet. Tiny homes are good what are you solar energy or not. They need less maintenance and energy over all. Diply.com as compiled some stunning photos and facts about some tiny homes that run on solar energy. The first is a round tiny home situated on water. Designed by Giancarlo Zema for EcoFloLife, this floating pod can be placed near any calm body of water. It measures only 12 meters in diameter and is only 4 meters high. Its body is curved and

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27 Aug 2016
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How to Become a Solar Energy Systems Designer in the US

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See Also: Emerging Career Sector: Material and Environmental Sustainability

Finally, as many people continue embracing solar power as an alternative source of energy, the demand for solar energy systems will increase, resulting in a greater demand for solar energy professionals. In 2014 alone, ASES reports that the solar industry increased its workforce by 22 percent.

So if you are passionate about going green, and you want to help millions of American reduce their energy bills, then perhaps you should become an solar energy systems engineer.

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http://www.careeraddict.com/become-a-solar-energy-systems-designer-in-the-us/

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27 Aug 2016
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Woman Invents Awesome Tent That Can Collect Rainwater And Store Solar Energy

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Architect Abeer Seikaly has come up with a brilliant solution to help save and transform the lives of millions of refugees around the world.

Her brilliant project “Weaving a Home” aims to weave the lives of refugees back together with the help of a one-of-a-kind collapsible tent.

Aside from providing shelter, the tent can collect rainwater, store solar energy and provide electricity, running water, as well as storage.

Rainwater collected from the top of the tent is filtered down the sides. Inhabitants can actually take shower using the collected water through a process called thermosiphoning, which actually draws the water back up.

Photo credit: Abeer Seikaly

Inhabitants can also take advantage of the stored solar energy since the energy transferred from the tent’s fabric to a battery.

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