CIEMAT (Research Center on Energy, Environment and Technology) has launched a pilot plant in Almería to produce hydrogen from solar energy and water. Hydrosol II, how the new facility is called, “will allow the use of the enormous potential of solar radiation and its conversion to fuel suitable chemicals such as hydrogen, through the dissociation [...]
The solar chimney or thermal chimney is a vertical flue to enhance natural ventilation in buildings by using convection air heated by passive solar energy.
A major application of solar chimneys is to provide ventilation in places where, otherwise, would not be any. This is achieved by heating the air in the chimney, creating upwelling, the [...]
It is said that with solar energy, you could end up saving somewhere between 40 and 70% off your electrical bill, which is the total amount of what the government reimburses you back, plus the energy saved. However, you must consider the starting cost for the system installation.
- It is estimated that, not counting the [...]
For taking advantage out of solar energy at home, it is necessary to install a sunlight collector system to turn that sunlight into electricity. The most used systems in households are the ones with photovoltaic cells panels, who absorb sunlight through semiconductor materials, first of all, forcing them to get rid off their atom electrons [...]
If the size and design is much like ordinary roofing tiles they can be installed without specialized equipment and does not affect the view of your home, you can be sure that the residential solar PV is just around the corner.
“… We provide a roofing product that dealers want to sell, easy to install and [...]
The power of this cycle is enabling mobile phone booths being moved through the streets of rural Nicaragua. Installing a pedal in an old ice cream cart with a battery, an alternator, a cell phone and 3 pay phones, allowing communication to reach places where it did not. “Llamadas Pedaleadas” is engaging the Nicaraguan [...]
This time solar energy is not used in its common way, it just takes advantage of the sun light.
Using the structure we see in the picture and with holes in the top you can read different poems as the sun moves, a different one every hour. It is designed to change not only the poems [...]
The revolution of the solar energy technology is alive and working at Chihuahua, Mexican biggest state with about 12,5% of the national Territory. It shares borders with New Mexico and Texas and has a 2,8 million population, there are agriculturists, cattle dealers, professionals, industrials, miners, farmers and plenty of American natives.
Chihuahua is the 8th place [...]
The technology of solar water heaters is very basic. Just panels with tubes inside, there are not nanotechnologies, glass or silicon or current conversions. Just put a tube in your ceiling, put it in a box and return this water to your home. Solar water heaters can provide up to 90% of hot water from [...]
This solar robot (Automower) was developed by the Swedish company Husqvarna, combining a system for cutting the grass without using your hands and solar energy panels to help charge the batteries of the robot that can also be charged by connecting them to the grid. On a sunny day it can be cutting the grass [...]
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