Solar Power
What Do You Need To Know When Connecting Solar Electric System to the Utility Grid
In the past, most homes with solar electric systems were not connected to the local utility grid. It made sense to install solar electric systems in areas without easy assess… Read more
Feb 28, 2011 | By Edvard Csanyi
Solar Power
Photovoltaic Module Interconnections
Copper conductors are recommended for almost all photovoltaic system wiring. Copper conductors have lower voltage drops and better resistance to corrosion than other types of comparably sized conductor materials. Aluminum… Read more
Feb 10, 2011 | By Edvard Csanyi
Solar Power
Solar Energy And Silver
The solar industry isn’t the largest consumer of silver, but it is a growing market that could give silver producers a boost. Most of the markets that silver serves follow… Read more
Jan 07, 2011 | By Edvard Csanyi
Solar Power
Solar Energy Expands, Escapes the Power Grid
Solar power has come a long way since its origins as a niche technology for satellites, finding its way into a wide range of large and small power generation applications…. Read more
Dec 24, 2010 | By Edvard Csanyi
Solar Power
Solar Power Tower
Solar power towers generate electric power from sunlight by focusing concentrated solar radiation on a tower mounted heat exchanger (receiver). The system uses hundreds to thousands of sun-tracking mirrors called… Read more
Dec 15, 2010 | By Edvard Csanyi
Hydropower
Hydro vs. Wind vs. Solar Power?
Matthew Stein, author of When Technology Fails: A Manual for Self-Reliance, Sustainability, and Surviving the Long Emergency wrestles with that very question in his book. Here’s an excerpt: No single… Read more
Dec 11, 2010 | By Edvard Csanyi
Solar Power
Should You Invest in Solar Power?
Solar power is quickly gaining popularity all over the globe. It is growing at a rate of 2% per year, and if the figures continue to grow, solar energy will… Read more
Nov 27, 2010 | By Edvard Csanyi
Solar Power
Generating Power In The Future – Solar Wind Power
As the world discovers new ways to meet its growing energy needs, energy generated from Sun, which is better known as solar power and energy generated from wind called the… Read more
Oct 24, 2010 | By Edvard Csanyi
