News tagged with solar thermal panels

Major contract will supply solar panels derived from CERN technology

At Geneva International Airport, SRB Energy delivered the first of the solar panels that will form one of the largest solar energy systems of Switzerland. Ultimately, some 300 high-temperature solar thermal ...

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created Mar 12, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Solar-powered air-conditioning system for vehicles

Great news for drivers! They can now continue to keep the air-conditioning system on during the hot sunny days even when they stop the vehicle and switch off the engine. In collaboration with Green Power Industrial ...

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created Oct 11, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 10

Solar panels keep buildings cool

Those solar panels on top of your roof aren't just providing clean power; they are cooling your house, or your workplace, too, according to a team of researchers led by Jan Kleissl, a professor of environmental ...

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created Jul 18, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (6) | comments 7 | with audio podcast

New solar energy conversion process could revamp solar power production

Stanford engineers have figured out how to simultaneously use the light and heat of the sun to generate electricity in a way that could make solar power production more than twice as efficient as existing ...

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created Aug 02, 2010 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (64) | comments 38 | with audio podcast

Marine base to house largest solar-powered residential community in U.S.

For young Marines at Camp Lejeune, green isn't just the color of uniforms anymore. On Thursday, the base celebrated its status as the site of what will be the largest solar-thermal-powered residential community in the continental ...

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created May 21, 2010 | popularity 3 / 5 (4) | comments 3

Solar Home Built by Students

(PhysOrg.com) -- Students from the Boston Architectural College (BAC) and Tufts University have submitted a completely solar-powered home, the Curio House, as New England's entry into the Solar Decathlon competition. ...

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created Sep 22, 2009 | popularity 3.9 / 5 (13) | comments 7 weblog