Archive for August, 2009

Jobs In Solar: Licensed Solar Electric Installer (Newton) Mass.

Date: 2009-08-28, 3:22PM EDTReply to: jobs@sunlightsolar.com

Home Solar Power in Phoenix, Arizona

Prices for Solar Panels Take a Plunge

According to this UPI article, the prices of solar panels has dropped dramatically in the past year. Less demand means lower prices-basic economic principle. As more manufacturers of pvc panels enter the market the price of a key material “Polysilicon” has dropped making it less expensive to produce them.

Realities of Hybrid and Electric Vehicles

I’ve come across some interesting info I thought you would like to hear. It’s been suggested by some that it’s our environmental duty to buy and drive hybrid and or electrical vehicles. The costs and maintenance needs for hybrids are very rarely spoken of.

Quotes: What’s Delaying Widespread Solar Power Use…..

“We will have solar energy as soon as the utility companies solve one technical problem – how to run a sunbeam through a meter” – Anonymous

Creatures Day at Solar One

Home Solar Energy in Thousand Oaks, California

Thousand Oaks, CA is a beautiful community located in Ventura County, just west of Los Angeles. With Ventura County’s beautiful coastline, and given Thousand Oaks tree-lined neighborhoods and great local schools, there are many reasons why people choose to settle here to raise their children.

Magnolia Solar Appoints Dr. Roger E. Welser as Chief Technical Officer

WOBURN, Mass.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Magnolia Solar, Inc. today announced that Dr. Roger E. Welser has joined the company as its Chief Technology Officer. He will be responsible for leading the development of next-generation high-performance solar cells [...]

Nuclear Power Plant Goes Solar With Off-Grid LED Outdoor Lighting

VICTORIA, British Columbia–(BUSINESS WIRE)–One of California’s largest state utilities, Southern California Edison (SCE), is lighting up the night with solar technology at its San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station (SONGS). To illuminate its main employee [...]

TUUSSO Energy Secures Funding for Utility-Scale Solar Projects

SEATTLE–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Seattle-based TUUSSO Energy recently completed a $2 million financing round to fund early-stage development of utility-scale solar projects in the Western United States. Pivotal Investments, a clean technology focused venture capital firm based [...]