We are currently on the frontier of green energy. Scientists have been busy researching and developing ideas to launch humanity into the future of energy usage. A number of these technologies that have been admittedly doomed in their infancy. However, many have been vitalized with a number of incredible breakthroughs. [...]

The popularity about going solar often creates a misconception amongst home owners as to the true benefits of installing solar panels at their home. If you are considering a solar panels investment for your home, there are certain key factors to consider before taking a final decision.

When it comes to food wastage, India has a unique problem. There problem doesn’t like in overconsumption, but rather, the inability for food to last long enough to be prepared—the government estimates that 30 to 40 percent of food spoils. And while refrigeration seems like the obvious answer to problem, [...]

If you are looking at renewable energy options for power systems, it will likely come down to a decision between solar panels and wind turbines. Read on to discover eight compelling reasons to think that solar power is superior to wind power.   1) Solar panels need less monitoring Wind [...]

Solar power is becoming increasingly affordable and easier to install. Because of this, many areas are using them to create their own Microgrids. This article focuses on how solar panels encourage Microgrid creation and discusses what the future holds for solar energy in the residential arena.   A Brief Overview [...]

Self-sufficiency is a major ideal in Tennessee. Of the state’s great strengths has always been the do-it-yourself and independent attitude of our people. From the days of voyageurs, trappers and settlers to the present day, many Tennesseans live in the country and we want to be free to do what [...]

Canadian Solar Inc. has been named the 2012 winner of the Solar Project of the Year Award by POWER-GEN International at the POWER-GEN International’s Projects of the Year awards gala in Orlando for its 148 MW solar park PV project in southern Brandenburg, Germany. According to their press release, “the solar complex in southern Brandenburg, one of [...]

France has vowed to offer more financial support to small solar power farms (more than 2 billion euros in investments) to save the dying solar industry. In the past two years, 15,000 jobs were lost—there were 32,500 jobs in 2010 and a mere 18,000 in 2012. “Many jobs were lost [...]

As planet Earth’s resources become more depleted over time, alternative energy sources gain priority. Solar power is not a new idea, but it is gaining more traction in an era of environmental concern. It works through the use of panels that absorb the sun’s light over the course of a [...]

There are many benefits, both globally and within local communities, of solar energy.   Jobs Many communities rely on fossil fuels, and importing these, for the provision of electricity, fuel and heating. These types of fuel adds up to a significant amount of money that the local economy will lose, [...]