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Environmental Action Club Prompts Solar Panel Use at Lincoln-Way Central

[ad_1] New additions to Lincoln-Way Central can be found in the form of solar panels. The project was spearheaded by Central’s Environmental Action Club (EAC) and its sponsor, Mrs. Catherine Sieber. Over the course of several years, students participating in EAC have discussed global environmental issues such as supporting endangered species, as well as local […]

Vivint Solar Announces Availability of Solar Leases in Florida

[ad_1] LEHI, Utah, Aug. 22, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — Vivint Solar, Inc. (NYSE : VSLR ), a leading full-service residential solar provider, today announced the Florida Public Service Commission has approved its solar lease product proposal, allowing homeowners in Florida to install solar panels from Vivint Solar for no money down and get guaranteed solar production. Solar leases from Vivint […]

IKEA will install over 5,000 solar panels on its Alberta locations

[ad_1] IKEA is on its way to becoming 100{0b7da518931e2dc7f5435818fa9adcc81ac764ac1dff918ce2cdfc05099e9974} energy independent. According to a release from the home furnishing retailer, its locations in Edmonton and Calgary will be receiving a combined 5,100 solar panels — energy enough to supply 25{0b7da518931e2dc7f5435818fa9adcc81ac764ac1dff918ce2cdfc05099e9974} of the voltage needed for the company’s operations in Alberta. The Edmonton location will be […]

Kevin Stevens – Renewable Energy World

[ad_1] Kevin Stevens is a founding partner of Intelis Capital, a Dallas TX-based venture capital firm investing in the digital revolution of analog industries including utilities. Before founding Intelis Capital, from 2014 to 2107, Kevin served as the head of product for Choose Energy, North America’s largest online energy marketplace executing over $1B in contracted […]

Wind and solar energy only interim solutions

[ad_1] We have two candidates for governor, one is full of wind and the other is full of gas. The problem with term limits for governor (or president) is that the long-term national policy for any issue changes every four years. The last eight years, oil and gas was the energy focus in New Mexico. […]

Georgia Power testing solar energy

[ad_1] Georgia Power could be making a change that could affect your power bill. (Source: WALB) Georgia Power could be making a change that could affect your power bill. The company is partnering with the Ray and the Georgia Department of Transportation to test the use of solar power energy. Georgia Power said the solar […]

Mount Eden Takes the Lead on Solar Energy

[ad_1] Solar panels (photo: pixabay) Habitat says that the first ‘Resilient Power Hub’, solar panels designed to save electricity and at the same time provide reliable backup in case of emergency, is being installed in a 126-unit apartment complex on East 172nd Street being built by Community Access in Mount Eden. With prices ranging from […]

Solar-powered quadcopter flies without batteries!

[ad_1] Engineering students from the National University of Singapore (NUS) developed a quadcopter that can fly solely on solar energy. The 5.73-pound prototype has flown over 32 feet with 148 silicon solar cells and a carbon fiber frame that takes up about 43 square feet. Solar-powered quadcopters have been spotted before, but the UAV that […]