Article about the ‘dark side of solar.’ More recycling of solar and wind needs to be done to prevent the panels from ending up in landfills. (Harvard Business Review) https://hbr.org/2021/06/the-dark-side-of-solar-power
Archive for the ‘Photovoltaic and Solar Cells or panels’ Category:
2021-06-06 Top 7 Solar Myths Debunked
Stop spreading misinformation and lies! This article tells you the truth and debunks the myths. https://www.cleanenergyreviews.info/blog/top-myths-about-solar-panels
2021-05-25 Solar, Wind + Batteries Are The Cheapest
This YouTube video from Tony Seba of RethinkX shows the incredible cost reductions that have been and will be made to the cost of solar, wind plus battery storage. “SWB100” is his acronym for 100% solar, wind plus battery storage. Seba states that SWB100 will be so low, per kWh, that it costs less than
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2021-04-20 Renewables Statistics For World And Australia
Interesting renewables deployment statistics for world, per person per year. https://reneweconomy.com.au/solar-and-wind-are-leading-the-fastest-energy-transition-the-world-has-seen/
2021-04-16 Solar Project Is Proposed For Anaheim Hills
From FB group Orange Talk https://www.anaheim.net/5888/Anaheim-Solar-One-Project This is good to hear. The City of Anaheim is their own electric utility. The more solar power we have the less fossil fuels we’ll use and the less climate change there will be. But it would be better if the same amount of solar panels were installed on
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2021-03-11 Tony Seba Et.Al. Discuss Decline Of Coal, Conventional Energy
Tony Seba & co-author talk about the decline of coal and conventional energy, the incorrect predictions of the EIA, and how much cheaper renewables plus storage are and will be. Quotes: << …the costs of solar, wind plus storage will fall by another 70% by 2030. What natural gas did to coal in the 2010s,
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2021-03-09 Solar Is The Future – Elon Musk
Elon Musk talks about the power of sunlight and the size of a solar array that could power the US. He said that nuclear power plants have an exclusion zone of a square kilometer. If that was covered in solar panels, the solar array could put out more power than the nuclear power plant. He
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2021-03-02 LCOE Renewables Lower Than Other Power
Levelized cost of wind and solar dropping below gas and conventional by 2026. https://www.renewableenergyworld.com/solar/eia-levelized-cost-of-onshore-wind-solar-pv-dropping-below-gas-fired-and-conventional-generation-by-2026/
2021-02-28 3 kW Solar + LiFe Battery For Under $3000
This is the kind of setup I would like to have. I would use it to run my heat pump / air conditioner and maybe a few other things like the microwave oven. And it would be used for charging my EV when it’s at home. The two solar PV panels are 800 watts total.
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2021-02-25 My HOA Won’t Allow Me To Go Solar
The fossil fuels industry has spread many false “facts” in order to stop homeowners from getting solar systems. This article gives several of them and why homeowners can get solar and save money on their electric bill. These states prevent HOAs from banning solar. https://www.renewableenergyworld.com/solar/why-doesnt-every-homeowner-go-solar-top-5-reasons-may-surprise-you/ 5) “My HOA won’t allow me to go solar.” In
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