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SURVEY: IF YOU COULD NOT INSTALL A SOLAR PANEL ON YOUR HOUSE WOULD YOU BUY SHARES IN A SOLAR ENERGY CO-OP?
May 4th
Question by RomeoMike:
Survey: If you could not install a solar panel on your home would you purchase shares in a solar energy co-op?
In a number of communities the home owner associations do not grant solar panels on roofs because they think they blight the neighborhood. Other people live in apartments and cannot have solar panels.
In addition would being able to use government tax credits, be an additional incentive to invest in a solar co-op?
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I’M INTERESTED IN A CAREER IN SOLAR ENERGY. WHAT KIND OF COLLEGE MAJOR IS REQUIRED?
May 3rd
Question by :
I’m interested in a career in Solar Energy. What kind of College Major is required?
I’m going to be a senior in high school this year and I need to find a major to accomodate my goals. I believe a degree in engineering is the way to go. I hope go to to the University of Texas at Austin because they have courses in Solar, but it is not indicated what major it is associated with. Even if I do carreer in solar energy, what can I anticipate to be doing as part of my job?
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HOW MUCH SOLAR ENERGY COULD WE CAPTURE?
May 2nd
Question by Alex G:
How much solar energy could we capture?
If we had the right tech. how much solar energy could we harvest here on earth if we had somthing 100% efficient at capturing the suns rays? how much energy would that be equal to? thanks
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ARE THERE ANY PATENTS ON SOLAR THERMAL ENERGY?
May 1st
Question by yairnazz:
Are there Any patents on solar thermal energy?
I know solar thermal energy is efficient but i still need to know more can anyone please help me out with a few questions?
What patents are put on Solar Thermal Energy?
With one or two bars in the Solar energy screen how much space do you think it might heat up and how fast?
Thank You
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Q&A: WHAT IS THE CURRENT STATUS OF SOLAR PANEL INSTALLATION FOR HOMES?
Apr 29th
Question by jjttkbford:
What is the current status of solar panel installation for homes?
I keep hearing about new great progress in the field – then practical installation is still quite costly and life span of the solar panels is estimated at 10 years – not enough time to really make a difference financially
I’m in Southern California too – prime area
Please cite any sources you have re: new and improved systems that are ready to instal.
thanks – Solar seems like the answer – and I keep hearing we are getting close – just hard to be patient.
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IS IT FEASIBLE TO CREATE A SOLAR PANEL THAT COULD HARNESS MORE OF THE SUNS ENERGY THAN WHAT THEY CAN NOW?
Apr 28th
Question by :
is it feasible to create a solar panel that could harness more of the suns energy than what they can now?
right now, you would need a suitable number of solar panels just to power 1 home & that can take up a lot of real estate. so my question is, is it feasible to create something that absorbs more of the suns energy like a magnet it would suck it up. the point of doing this would be so that we wouldnt need so much space & so many panels just to power 1 home for example.
i hope thats coherent.
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Q&A: DOES SUNLIGHT IN WINTER HAVE THE SAME AMOUNT OF POWER FOR A SOLAR PANEL?
Apr 27th
Question by :
does sunlight in winter have the same amount of power for a solar panel?
if you have a solar panel perfectly angled (i.e. perpendicular to sun based on time and season) will it in theory produce the same amount of power regardless of season?
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Q&A: WHERE CAN I FIND A SOLAR PANEL CHARGER LIKE THIS ONE?
Apr 25th
Question by freak4music101:
Where can I find a solar panel charger like this one?
http://www.allthingsgreen.net/marketplace/freeloader-supercharger-solar-panel-charger-eco-friendly-p-5990.html
Its for a gift and I live in the US. I would like it to be around the same price as well and not off the internet. If it is off the world wide web to be off a well-known site.
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WHAT SPECIFIC ENERGY SOURCE AND POLLUTION PROBLEM DOES SOLAR POWERED ENERGY ADDRESS/ FIX/ REPLACE?
Apr 24th
Question by :
What specific energy source and pollution problem does solar powered energy address/ fix/ replace?
What is the problem that solar energy solves, specifically, like air pollution, etc.
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WAYS TO INCREASE THE AMOUNT OF SOLAR ENERGY?
Apr 23rd
Question by Taylor:
Ways to increase the amount of solar energy?
What are several ways that you could increase the amount of solar energy delivered to a square foot of material?
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