Germany is the world’s biggest solar energy market accounting for more than half of the global solar panel installations last year. It is home to the world’s largest solar photovoltaic installation in Bavaria which holds more than 55,000 modules with a combined power of 4MW. But despite this solar power only accounts for 1% of Germany’s total energy usage.
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Congress Passes Tax Credit To Offset Small Wind Turbine Cost
September 19, 2010 – 12:42 am
Recently the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008, H.R. 1424, was passed by Congress that includes a new federal investment tax credit to assist the public in offsetting the wind turbine cost for their homes, businesses or farms. Without any delay, president Bush signed the bill into law…
Three Reasons NJ Is The Hottest Place For Solar Energy
September 12, 2010 – 9:41 am
Just like the rest of the country, the people of the Garden State are environmentalists. However, there is a more compelling reason that such huge numbers of people are going solar currently. At this moment, New Jersey has the most compelling conditions in history for residential solar power. Small wonder why New Jersey has rapidly become America’s second biggest state for solar installations–and is equally rapidly approaching the state in the #1 spot, California.
Bio Fuels: A Sustainable Solution?
September 12, 2010 – 12:17 am
As people have started looking towards alternative energy sources, bio-fuels have often come up as a solution. So what exactly are bio-fuels? How do they differ from fossil fuels? How are they produced? And are they a sustainable solution to the world’s energy crisis?
As the name implies, bio-fuels are fuels derived from…
How to Get Your Kids Interested in Science
September 4, 2010 – 11:19 pm
Learning science is not always easy for children. Often if it seems difficult, children will lose interest. Science is an essential area that will stay with children throughout their education, so it is important that they don’t lose interest while they are young. There are number of things one can do to get their kids interested in science.