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Cheap Electricity is the Key to Our Future

by Terence Harvey on Jun 22., 2010 in Energy, Home Appliances

We face a lot of problems in today’s world. We are struggling to get out of a recession, everything in life seems to be getting more expensive, and now there is this huge oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. What can we do to get ourselves out of this mess? I say that we [...]

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Solar Energy Is The Future

by Terence Harvey on Apr 23., 2010 in Energy

Whether we want to believe it or not we are running out of traditional fuel sources.  All of the fuels we use are based on energy from the sun so doesn’t it make sense that our local star is where we should be looking for answers to this crisis?  Both coal and crude oil were [...]

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Solar Power for Homes in Developing Countries

by Terence Harvey on Apr 14., 2010 in Energy

Sun Powered Homes It is a fact of life today that energy costs are rising with each passing year. It has come to the point where poor folks are finding it difficult to pay their electricity bills. In fact even middle class families are starting to feel the pinch. This problem is leading the governments [...]

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Solar Kits – The Best Investment You Can Make

by Terence Harvey on Mar 16., 2010 in Energy

In the last couple of year solar panel kits have become one of the preferred methods of installing a photovoltaic system. People are starting to wake up to the fact that we need to do things differently and the market is supplying them with options. Over are the days when you would have to piece [...]

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What Is A Solar Panel?

by Terence Harvey on Feb 04., 2010 in Energy

A solar panel is actually more accurately called a photovoltaic module. When the sun rays shine on the photovoltaic module, electricity is produced through what is called the photovoltaic effect. Each photovoltaic module is made up of several small photovoltaic cells. This array of small photovoltaic cells is protected by a heavy duty glass or plexiglas shield [...]

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