Clarita at Morguefile.com EU Countries: renewable energy laws According to recent article by the Wall Street Journal, renewable energy laws put in place by the European Union requiring a certain green energy threshold be met are being skirted by a number of countries. And how are they doing this? Instead of building wind or solar facilities, they are importing woods chips from the United States to use in
This Memorial Day We Thank You For Our Freedom Memorial Day is a time to remember America's servicemen and women who died defending our country. As we prepare for this solemn and revered day of remembrance, Solar Royal asks that we all take a moment to thank the many men and women who serve at home and abroad, as well as remember those who have given their lives to ensure
Texas Law Protects Solar-powered installs When Jay Squyres planned to install solar panels on his suburban Dallas home, his neighborhood association sued. Luckily for Mr. Squyres, a 2011 Texas law states a homeowner's association must approve an application for renewable energy infrastructure unless the devices cause unreasonable discomfort or annoyance to persons of ordinary sensibilities. Mr. Squyres was able to install his solar panels as published by the Dallas Morning
Electricity from Windows, more solar ventilation Cool studies showing more and more ways to implement solar to create energy. This would work by applying a thin layer of luminescent material windows. This layer would generate electricity by capture sunlight and guiding it to solar cells at the edges of the window. The film could generate 20 watts per square meter. About 4 square meters could power your computer as studies
Germany saves more on Solar Energy with their residential solar systems According to the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, it costs about 62 cents a watt to build residential solar systems in Germany. In the U.S. that figure is $3.32 a watt, which is more than five times greater. SunPower Corp tells us the reason for this is installation time and more permitting requirements. Germany has about 32 gigawatts of installed
Each day the suns sends over 1,000 watts per square yard to the Earth's surface, but even as our technology continues to improve, current solar technology can only convert 20% of that to electrical power. Solar Energy improvements Physicists at the California Institute of Technology are working on designs that could raise that number to 50%. They hope to do this by absorbing more of the spectrum of light. These
