265 articles on "solar"

5 Tips for Maintaining Solar Panels

Is maintaining solar panels difficult? What is involved in maintaining your solar panels properly? Solar panels are one of the easiest renewable energy sources to maintain. Unlike wind powered systems, solar powered systems have no moving parts, whic...

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Marine Solar Power Systems Using Green Energy Solutions

A green energy solution is solar energy by maintaining high battery voltage for deep cycle battery in a marine environment. These batteries are used in recreational vehicles. It is essential to maintain a high voltage as a low charge can reduce the b...

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Solar Landscape Lights

Solar landscape lights are becoming a popular choice for discerning homeowners because they offer ease of installation, energy savings, and best of all, bright, glare-free lighting thanks to the latest in LED technology. Why purchase solar landscape...

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How to Make Money Using Small Solar Panels

When it comes to our environment, it is important to recognize the importance of needing to make some changes to protect its long term health. One of these ways is by switching from using fossil fuels to going green with solar energy. Other than buyi...

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What"s the Deal on Solar Panel Technology?

If you are just coming in to learning about solar panel technology then you might not realize what all the fuss about different solar panel technologies is. Honestly, when it comes to advancing solar power as viable and popular renewable energy sourc...

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Solar Fountains Spice Up Springtime

If you are thinking of adding solar fountains to your garden, what a wonderful and green idea! The sun will not only help your flowers, plants, and trees to bloom well, but will provide power for the fountain. A unique fountain such as this will add ...

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Solar Cell Home - The Dream Of All Home Owners

Solar cell home is the dream of many wanting to have a home, which is green and self efficient. With technology advancing so rapidly soon these homes will be the homes of the future. Homes that are run entirely on there own via the sun. It is now the...

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Calculating Solar Panel Return on Investment

If you are considering purchasing a solar panel (especially a large one), you probably want to know your solar panel ROI (return on investment). Just how soon will your panel pay for itself? There are various factors that need to be considered in or...

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Testing Solar Cells

Testing solar cells Solar cells are tested by the manufacturer with artificial light under what is called AM1 conditions. AM stands for air mass. Air mass is the amount of air the photons have to travel through before they reach the surface of the e...

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Types of Solar Water Heaters

Types of Solar Water Heaters Solar water heaters can be either active or passive. An active system uses an electric pump to circulate the heat-transfer fluid; a passive system has no pump. The amount of hot water a solar water heater produces depend...

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