It doesn’t need to cost more to build an energy efficient home, and you’ll get better comfort and lower energy bills for years to come. Architects, designers and builders It’s important to work with architects, designers and builders who understand energy efficient design principles, know how the different components in…
Are you solar-suitable
A PV system for an average-sized house can be installed for under 10 grand. However, how long it’ll take to pay itself off depends on several factors, including: How much power the panels generate, how much of that you use, and how much is sold back to the retailer The…
Power Price Increases Are A Good Reason To Go Solar
By Kristy Hoare on 11th April 2017 in New Zealand Solar Legislation Ever increasing power bills are pushing many New Zealanders to re-think how they want to use electricity, and who they want to pay for it. Like a Trojan horse at the gate, Solar Power is quickly proving itself to be the…
Renewable Energy Record Set in U.S.
By Sarah Gibbens PUBLISHED JUNE 15, 2017 The U.S. set a new renewable energy milestone in March, in data released Wednesday. For the first time, wind and solar accounted for 10 percent of all electricity generation, with wind comprising 8 percent and solar coming in at 2 percent. The report was…
Solar Energy
Though costly to implement, solar energy offers a clean, renewable source of power. WHAT IS SOLAR POWER? Solar energy is the technology used to harness the sun’s energy and make it useable. As of 2011, the technology produced less than one-tenth of one percent of global energy demand. Many are familiar…
Gardens That Grow Gigawatts of Solar Power
Is it possible to develop large solar power projects with households as backers, and do it again and again? That’s the idea behind solar gardens or community shared solar, a trend catching fast in the US. Elisa Wood Like so many people, Joy Hughes wanted to do something for the…
Solar Installations to Rise 20 Percent in 2014
Solar Installations to Rise 20 Percent in 2014 by Staff Writers London (SPX) Oct 09, 2014 File image. Global photovoltaic (PV) solar installations will rise to 45.4 gigawatts (GW) in 2014, with 32 percent of this total, or 14.4 GW, coming in the fourth quarter, according to IHS Technology. Although…
Renewable energy costs vs optimizing energy mix
Balancing renewable energy costs and optimizing energy mix Source: Springer Science+Business Media Summary: Increasing reliance on renewable energies is the way to achieve greater carbon dioxide emission sustainability and energy independence. As such energies are yet only available intermittently and energy cannot be stored easily, most countries aim to combine…
Solar power system sizes
Solar power system sizes? Which is best for your home? With a grid-connected system, you are free to install any solar power system size. To figure out which system size you might like to install, there are three key factors you might want to consider first. Do you want a…
Solar Energy
Every hour the sun beams onto Earth more than enough energy to satisfy global energy needs for an entire year. Solar energy is the technology used to harness the sun’s energy and make it useable. Today, the technology produces less than one tenth of one percent of global energy demand.…