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Questions About Saving with DIY Solar Kits Are Answered in Peak Solar's New Online Chat (PRWEB) April 03, 2013 Peak Solar's new online chat feature allows potential consumers to chat with company representatives and explore questions such as how DIY solar can generate electricity at a low cost and be competitive with power generated by the utility companies. Photovoltaic solar power is emerging as a clear leader in the choice of low cost energy alternatives. According to a recent...

Lee Rannals for redOrbit.com – Your Universe Online MIT researchers writing in the journal Proceedings of the Royal Society A say they found ionic wind thrusters may be a more efficient source of propulsion than conventional jet engines. Ionic wind, or electrohydrodynamic thrust, was first identified in the 1960s. The phenomenon takes place when a current passes between two electrodes, creating a wind in the air between. If enough voltage is applied, the wind produces a thrust...

New Products Deliver Unsurpassed Performance, Reliability and Aesthetics SAN JOSE, Calif., April 3, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- SunPower Corp. (NASDAQ: SPWR), a global solar energy and technology provider, today introduced its SunPower X-Series Solar Panels (X-Series), a new product line for the residential market that offers an unprecedented 21.5 percent efficiency. The X-Series delivers more energy, higher reliability and superior aesthetics than conventional solar panels. The new...

PeakSolar.com is proud to announce the completion of a 9.9Kw DIY Solar Kit in Long Island, NY. Long Island, New York (PRWEB) April 02, 2013 PeakSolar.com is proud to announce the completion of 9.9Kw solar energy system in Phoenix Arizona. These DIY solar kits will provide enough green power the home which the solar panels are housed on. Payback for the systems will be 4 years due to LIPA incentive programs and 30% tax benefit from the federal government. The 9.9Kw system will save the...

SolarReserve's U.S. developed technology represents leading solar thermal technology worldwide; integrated energy storage provides reliable and zero-emissions electricity, day or night SANTA MONICA, Calif., April 2, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- SolarReserve, a U.S. developer of large-scale solar power projects, today announced completion of the assembly of the molten salt receiver panels that sits on top of the 540 foot solar power tower for its 110 megawatt (MW) Crescent Dunes Solar Energy...

Solar Incentives in Missouri Spur Growth in Solar Kits Columbia, Missouri (PRWEB) April 01, 2013 Peak Solar has seen boost in DIY Solar Kits this month due to Missouri new incentives. The legislation has implemented several solar friendly policies and incentives, spurring enormous growth in the number of residential and commercial photovoltaic systems throughout the state. According to US Solar Insight Market Report Quarter 3, the state has more than 128 megawatts of solar power capacity...

Future PV Demand Will Be Based upon Widespread Adoption of Large-Scale Ground Mounted PV Installations Santa Clara, Calif. (PRWEB) April 01, 2013 Solar photovoltaic (PV) demand from the Emerging Asia Pacific and Central Asia (EAPCA) region is forecast to exceed 3 gigawatts (GW) by 2017, based on findings in the new NPD Solarbuzz Emerging PV Markets: Asia Pacific and Central Asia Report. Compared to 723 MW of PV demand in 2012, this represents a strong compound annual growth rate of 28%....

Lawrence LeBlond for redOrbit.com - Your Universe Online Eight months after the Solar Impulse team of Bertrand Piccard and Andre Borschberg completed an international flight from Toulouse, France to Ouarzazate, Morocco and back again, the duo are now planning an Across America US tour. Piccard and Borschberg’s HB-SIA zero-fuel airplane has proven that an aircraft can fly both day and night solely on the power of the Sun. In the US, they plan to fly from coast-to-coast, making several...

Solar Incentives in North Carolina Spur Growth in Solar Kits Raleigh, NC (PRWEB) March 29, 2013 North Carolina has implemented several solar friendly policies and incentives, spurring enormous growth in the number of residential and commercial photovoltaic systems throughout the state. According to US Solar Insight Market Report Quarter 3, the state has more than 128 megawatts of solar power capacity installed through privately owned residential and commercial systems. Ranking in the top...

Peak Solar completes a 12kw Solar Kit in West Florida. Florida (PRWEB) March 28, 2013 PeakSolar.com is proud to announce the completion of 12Kw solar energy system in Florida. This Solar Electric System will provide enough green power one home which house the panels on. Payback for the systems will be 5~7 years due to local utility incentive programs and 30% tax benefit from the federal government. The 12Kw system will save the equivalent of: Gallons of foreign oil not needed for the...