TEP Provides Solar Power, Energy Efficiency to “Extreme Makeover” Home

TUCSON, Ariz. - Tucson Electric Power (TEP) is donating photovoltaic panels and a solar water heating system to a house being built in Tucson by ... Guarantee Home that features a custom airflow design, tight insulation and other features that promote ... rebates of up to $3,000 per kW of installed DC-rated capacity to help reduce the up-front cost [more...]

Date: 2009-01-28 01:32:41

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How much for 2500kwh p.m. solar power for homes system?

Solar Location: Hawaii House Heating: None Occupants: 2 Thanks for feedback! ... . These can be overcome via thermal insulation and solar hot water systems….. A solar hot water [more...]

Date: 2009-03-31 21:49:59

Planet Green Renovation Nation Finds House Utilizing Solar Power

Written on April 7, 2009 eMedia Wire reports The Discovery Channel’s show, Planet Green Renovation Nation, featured a home in Boulder, ... will utilize a solar photovoltaic array and a solar hot water heating system with the help of Namaste Solar and Automatic Solar. Permalink • Leave a CommentName (required)Mail [more...]

Date: 2009-04-07 13:00:16

Walking House to take to the streets

Buying a house is one of the most important investment decisions one can ever make, but apart from a trailer, ... with a composting toilet system, a small wood burning stove and a solar-powered water heater ... causing too much of an impact on the environment. After all, the Walking House relies on solar panels [more...]

Date: 2009-03-31 09:07:01

China Begins Energy Leapfrog

Canadian Solar announced yesterday that they won a rural electrification bid for 80,000 homes in China’s western province of Sichuan. At 1.6 MW in total, the systems will provide 20 watts for each house or enough to power some lighting or very efficient appliance. Potentially coupled with China’s leading solar thermal water-heating [more...]

Date: 2009-04-07 17:07:21

Inlet-Outlet - Use Energy, Make Energy

Solar Power can be expensive for something as large as a house, but think about this energy saving concept ... , take something like your dryer that already uses way too much energy with a panel behind it capturing the excess heat and turning it into electricity. An entire system could turn all those plugged [more...]

Date: 2009-03-13 17:24:15

Inlet Outlet Feeds Electricity Back To Your House

Nearly every room in our homes and offices has at least one electrical outlet from which we draw power for our gadgets and appliances ... that convert heat into energy. (Imagine a panel next to your oven or behind the refrigerator to capture ... power from the grid, but could also give some back? We already have solar and wind systems for homes [more...]

Date: 2009-03-10 17:12:31

Solar Power For Houses - Is Homemade System The Way To Go?

In this age and time, more and more people are on the lookout for methods to harness alternative renewable energies to reduce their carbon footprint ... electricity. In recent times there’s a growing requirement for green sources of energy. However ... - these alternatives are based on replenish-able energy. Solar electricity technology as an example [more...]

Date: 2009-04-08 00:45:01

Be Cool, Be Solar

Last fall, I blogged about my younger brother who bought a mountain in Colorado. Here's a photo he sent last week of the house he's building, powered by solar energy. Solar ... Cooling System . Now, you might think that cooling a building using the energy from the sun sounds [more...]

Date: 2009-04-01 20:27:00

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