http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=CNG.f07438c3b0f6da120100532927643de2.6b1&show_article=1
This is a link to a very cool article about a solar powered plane. Solar is just so cool! Enjoy!
Tara Thornock
Roofmax
BY JOHN MURAWSKI – Staff Writer
RALEIGH — An environmental advocacy group that says North Carolina’s greenhouse gas emissions are rising proposes a solution: Putting solar panels on nearly 700,000 rooftops.
Environment North Carolina, in a report to be issued today, says that based on current solar energy development in the state, the sun could supply at least 14 percent of the state’s energy needs in two decades.
The group’s report identifies Wake and Mecklenburg counties as having the greatest number of rooftops suitable for solar panels.
The Raleigh advocacy group is the latest in a string of environmental organizations to issue reports setting lofty goals for renewable resources and energy efficiency. The organizations emphasize that green energy targets that once seemed inconceivable are within reach if backed by government policies to pay the costs.
Environment North Carolina in Raleigh doesn’t estimate a price for its solar proposal, but according to a state regulator it would be astronomical — more than $100 billion at the current price for solar panels.
A call for rooftop solar panels – Business – NewsObserver.com.
Who knows?! Solar panels could be installed anywhere, making better use of space and brining in energy. It makes perfect sense to have solar panels on your roof so you can soak up the sun’s energy and provide for your own energy and water heating needs. Therefore, how wonderful is it that people are thinking of all the places where solar panels, solar photovoltaic panels, can be used for electrical or water heating uses? Before we know it, every home will have solar panels installed on the roof as well as solar panels installed over parking garages buildings, etc. This is one more way to make the world a little more green! Below is the link to the article that inspired this post.
http://www.treehugger.com/files/2009/11/revolutionary-cable-suspended-solar.php
And don’t forget, Roofmax is a certified installer of solar photovoltaic systems!
NRCA SmartBrief 08/27/2009
Calif.-based Innovalight believes its “solar ink” may reach the commercial market in just three years. The company is trying to process light-absorbing materials into nanoparticles that could be used to coat roofs. To compete with traditional solar panels, these solar cells that are sprayable and paintable would need to convert at least 15% of sunlight absorbed into solar energy. So far, it has reached a conversion rate of 1%. Founder Brian Korgel says his technology has the potential to cut the cost of installing solar cells to 1/10 of the current price. New York Times, The (08/26) U.S. News & World Report (08/26)
To see more visit:
http://www.smartbrief.com/news/nrca/storyDetails.jsp?issueid=739606FE-62B4-4B4D-A724-CFA9EB54927F©id=690485BF-2928-4D2D-AB2D-AE3C7F594A56
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