GERC dismisses 'control period' extension plea of solar developers In a major set back for solar power developers in Gujarat, the state power regulator, Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission (GERC) on Friday dismissed all petitions filed for extension of the control period. The regulator, in its order announced on Friday, rejected the petitions stating that the same were not made on strong grounds. Read More...
Students bring solar power to Middlebury College Middlebury College will soon be seeing a savings on its electric bill thanks to the brainpower of four sophomores. For a class, the girls conducted a cost-benefit analysis to see if solar panels really would be a bright idea. Read More...
National Solar Power Announces Solar Farm Agreement with Liberty County, Florida National Solar Power today announced the company has entered into a solar farm development agreement with Liberty County, Florida. Under the agreement, National Solar Power will build an up to 100MW solar energy project on property in Liberty County-?adjacent to the company?s Gadsden County, Florida solar farm project. Read More...
Solar Power - It Already Powers the Earth, Why Not Your Home, Too?
Solar power is not simply used to power our homes and businesses: solar power is used to power the earth. In fact, solar power has been the main source of power for the earth since time began!
Without solar power, there would be no photosynthesis, no rain, no wind, no current, etc. Today, people are coming up with many ways to harness the power of the sun, creating solar cells to transform solar power into electricity, etc.
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Solar Cells: the Foundation of Solar Energy
Solar cells are the carriers of the power charge in the material that absorbs sunlight, in many kinds of solar power generators. Solar cells are also responsible for the separation of the generated solar charge carriers into the actual transfer contact. This contact will generate the transmission of electricity. There are no kinds of solar power or solar energy generating devices that can function without solar cells.
The change between solar Read More...