To prove a point that solar can work for every day practical uses, Kotak Solar recently electrified a village in India with solar power.
But we set up our solar panels the day after Sandy and we had lights and power.
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And, now that the world is talking seriously about cutting greenhouse gas emissions, solar may have its day in the sun.
It would use solar power during the day, while recharging the batteries, which would then provide enough "juice" to fly at night.
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First Solar, SunPower, and Evergreen Solar, all ended the day with modest gains of 1.4%, 1.1%, and 1.4%.
Its creators said the trip is the first attempt by a solar airplane capable of flying day and night without fuel to fly across America.
Rose's sell signal came on April 7, one day before the solar eclipse and represented a change from the astrologically inspired buy signal last Oct. 22.
Until then, the Catholic Church branded as heretics scientific investigators who, like the 13th-century English friar Roger Bacon, calculated that the current calendar year was over-running the solar year by a whole day every 125 years.
Latrique, a media liaison at the United Nations in New York, carries his personal solar panel with him every day "just in case, for any reason, I'm stuck in a situation where I won't have access to an outlet, " he says.
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And several companies are working on materials that could one day be made into solar cells in the form of paint.
To supply 42 kWh per day per person from solar power requires roughly 80 square meters per person of solar panels.
Appropriately enough, solar stocks fell through the trading day Wednesday.
For example, on February 15 (the same day as a worrisome solar flare that fortunately missed the Earth) a new Congressional Caucus convened for the first time--the Congressional Caucus on EMP.
SolarCity postponed its closely watched initial public offering on Tuesday, the day the Silicon Valley solar installer was to price the IPO set to go to market on Wednesday, according to Reuters.
The solar panels will generate power during the day, of course, while people are more likely to recharge their vehicles at night.
On the flip side were several of its direct competitors, such as Suntech Power, Yingli Green Energy, Trina Solar, and LDK Solar, all up substantially on the day. (For a bullish thesis on wind, read Wind Energy Is Poised To Pop After Strong First Quarter).
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Lessons learned could one day assist humans to explore the Solar System.
While there were clouds over much of Wall Street on Friday, the solar-energy industry was having a good day thanks to analyst upgrades and expansion deals.
The postponement came the day that GTM Research and the Solar Energy Industries Association released a report finding that solar installations in the U.S. hit a record 684 megawatts in the third quarter.
Meanwhile at the International Space Station, astronauts are installing a new type of 3D-textured solar cell that will soak up 16 sunrises every day.
At the end of the day, the key difference between First Solar and SunPower the two largest U.S. solar panel makers is the cost structure.
Some, including EC Commissioner of Energy Gunter Oettinger, have suggested that one day Greece could transport its wealth of solar power to the rest of Europe through sprawling projects like the planned Helios facility.
But the dynamics of rivalry in the solar cell business are as clear as a bright sunny day.
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Thursday's announcement comes on the same day that Spire announced it has expanded its solar-equipment manufacturing space at its headquarters to meet growing worldwide demand.
Pyron Solar's 20-kilowatt test installation in San DiegoMost concentrating solar installations also swivel to track the sun during the day, which is far more effective than a fixed array.
But more that, state regulation allows utilities to put a premium price for solar when they consider bids because solar can be most productive during the time of the day when demand for electricity to run, say, air conditioning , is also higher.
First Solar, Inc. (FSLR) had a good day on Tuesday, especially midday when it spiked up to key resistance.
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First Solar, Inc. (FSLR) had a strong day on Tuesday, up 1.46 to 24.79, or 6.26%, on 6.3 million shares.
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