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Monthly Archives: November 2012

UK Ambulances Have Solar Panels Fitted

South Central Ambulance Service (SCAS) NHS Foundation Trust has a huge fleet of ambulances here in the UK. In an attempt to reduce its large fuel bill by as much as £400,000 it is installing 5mm thick solar panels on … Continue reading

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School Benefits From Solar Panels Following Hurricane Sandy

You cannot fail to have heard, read or seen the devastation caused by Hurricane Sandy in the United States. Damage was caused to many locations that also affected power supplies. In New Jersey many businesses found that any emergency power … Continue reading

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Solar Panels To Be Installed On US Military Homes

Approaching 4,700 military homes in the United States of America are to have solar panels installed by SolarCity that are the largest installer of residential solar panels in the USA. This latest development is a part of the $1 billion … Continue reading

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Solar Panels Fitted To Leisure Centre In Nottingham

Nationwide Solar, based in South Yorkshire, has recently completed the installation of solar panels at the Richard Herrod Centre that is one of the largest leisure centres in Nottingham. This was at the instigation of Gedling Borough Council. The centre … Continue reading

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Sheffield Solar Farm – Study Shows Good Performance

The University of Sheffield have been conducting a solar energy project for the last two years involving 2,000 solar panel systems throughout the UK. The project is intended to improve knowledge about renewable energy. Their findings show that there has … Continue reading

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Solar Panels – Do You Want What Your Neighbour Has?

An interesting bit of research carried out by a team of scientists in California, America between January 2011 and December 2011 reveals that you are more likely to have solar panels installed if other people in your neighbourhood already have … Continue reading

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US International Trade Commission Upholds Higher Chinese Solar Panel Tariffs

On Wednesday the US International Trade Commission (ITC) annoyed China by upholding the increased solar panel tariffs that had been announced in October on the import of panels. The ruling made it clear that the import of solar panels from … Continue reading

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Solar Panel Subsidies By China To Be Investigated By The EU

In 2011 solar panel products to the value of a staggering £17 billion were sold in Europe by Chinese solar panel companies who have a huge global presence in this respect. The European Commission has decided to start an enquiry … Continue reading

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Prisons May Benefit From Solar Panels

Solar panels may be utilised to help provide power to two prisons in Buckinghamshire if given the initial go-ahead by council members at Aylesbury Vale District Council. Council members from Aylesbury Vale District Council are to meet on the 13th … Continue reading

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Pacific Atolls Entirely Solar Powered

Tokelau is a dependant territory of New Zealand comprising of three very small coral atolls in the South Pacific Ocean. Last week it installed its third and the last section of a solar energy grid meaning that it was now … Continue reading

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