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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br class="Apple-interchange-newline" />1. The research and development monies now going into solar energy are great enough to fuel innovation and bring down prices rapidly. First Solar expects solar <span style="border: 0px; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">generation</span> manufacturing costs to fall from 63 cents a watt to 35 cents a watt from now through 2017!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">2. Honda is experimenting with a zero-carbon home. It includes a direct DC recharger for an electric car so as to cut down on energy lost to heat during the DC to AC conversion. Charging would take only 2 hours, direct from sunlight.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">3. Thin-skin solar panels will be installed directly on the cars, and a canopy recharger will fill them back up, economical cars are the future (not the Prius)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">4. Even poor countries of the global South like Pakistan are finding it affordable now to create enormous solar parks. Bahawalpur faces blackouts and a deficit of 4 gigawatts of electricity. It will soon get 1 gigawatt of electricity from solar and other renewables.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">5. There are new technological advancements in Solar Power almost everyday and and a giant flow of ideas of how Solar can save the world which come as abundantly as the actual resource! Japan want to put a solar panel ring around the moon which can have the potential to power a 1/3, THIRD of the world's energy demands. MIT are researching solar panels that can grow from bacteria making them more affordable. A group of scientists also want to build solar plants in our oceans as the solar energy is greater there. The amount of solar energy that hits our Earth in an hour is enough to power the world for a year. Surely we have to harness this great natural, renewable resource?!</span></div>
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6. Okay okay, I know I said 5 but TOP 6 doesn't have the same ring to it, sorry for lying my dear Sirs and Madams but this one is important! After seeing the way Russia is bullying Western Europe over opposition in Brussels to Russia grabbing Ukrainian territory, with Russia threatening to cut off natural gas, many countries will be encouraged to invest in renewable energy sources that cannot be cut off. Thailand is investing in 3 gigawatts of solar energy, not only because its government wants more electricity but because it wants more energy independence! The falling price of solar panels will give a further economic motive for going green, but tensions in the ASEAN countries over the possibility of gradually being reduced to Chinese puppets are real– something Obama is trying to address on his current trip to Japan and other countries of the far east. The alternative to solar, hydraulic fracturing (fracking) to produce natural gas, is not affordable in many countries; it uses enormous amounts of precious water, damages the environment, and produces huge methane emissions that threaten deadly climate disruption. Solar gives both cost savings and security, as well as a brighter climate future.<br />
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This blog post was put up earlier today by our sister blogsite, <a href="http://www.home-improvement-blog.co.uk/" target="_blank">Home Improvement Blog</a> which can be found through this link: <a href="http://www.home-improvement-blog.co.uk/">http://www.home-improvement-blog.co.uk/</a></div>
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<b><u>I bid you adieu my dear Sirs and Madams!</u></b></div>
Solar Panel Quoterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02108311113523584850noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4820599177600036851.post-91900373687108303672014-05-06T12:28:00.002+01:002014-05-06T12:31:24.479+01:00Beginners Guide: Ground Source Heat Pumps, an untapped domestic resource<h2>
In response to <a href="https://www.blogger.com/profile/02668121229382359674" target="_blank">Global Energy Systems</a> request, here are some basic need to knows about Ground Source Heat Pumps</h2>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Ground source heat pumps use pipes which are buried in the garden to extract natural heat from underground by pumping water through it. The heat pump then increases in temperature, and heat can then be used to heat radiators, underfloor or warm air heating systems and hot water in your home.</span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 20px;">Don't worry technophobes its quite simple! A ground source heat pump</span><span style="line-height: 16px;"> needs electricity to run, but the idea is that it uses less electrical energy than the heat it produce.</span><span style="line-height: 16px;"> It c</span><span style="line-height: 1.25em;">irculates a mixture of water and antifreeze around a loop of pipe – called a ground loop – which is buried in your garden.</span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 16px;"> The water and anti-freeze is pumped around the ground loop and absorbs the naturally occurring heat stored in the ground. The pump itself consists of 3 essential components; the evaporator, a compressor and a condenser - together these take the heat from the water mixture, transfers it to your domestic heating system i.e. your </span></span><span style="line-height: 16px;">radiators</span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 16px;"> and increases the temperature in the process. A ground source heat pump increases the temperature from the ground by between one and a half and four times – if the ground temperature is 12°C, the output would be between 18 and 48°C so you can say good-bye to those chilly winter mornings! And the best thing is t</span></span><span style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 20px;">he ground stays at a fairly constant temperature under the surface, so the heat pump can be used throughout the year – even in the middle of those harsh winters.</span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 1.25em;">No, not intentionally, unless the machines rise and have a thing against your flower garden! Joking aside; The length of the ground loop depends on the size of your home and the amount of heat you need. </span><span style="line-height: 16px;">You'll need sufficient space for installation of the system, generally with a garden that's accessible for digging machinery</span><span style="line-height: 16px;">. </span><span style="line-height: 1.25em;">Longer loops can draw more heat from the ground, but need more space to be buried in. If space is limited, a vertical borehole can be drilled instead.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Ground source heat pumps (GSHP) differ in size and complexity, so pinpointing a typical cost is tricky. The Energy Saving Trust (EST) estimates it can range between £11,000 and £15,000 to install one in your home. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 16px;">The payback period (the time it takes for the initial cost of the system to be recouped in energy savings) is also difficult to predict, as it depends on how efficiently your system works, the type of system you're replacing, </span></span><span style="line-height: 16px;">whether</span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 16px;"> you can get financial support with the <a href="http://www.home-improvement-blog.co.uk/2014/04/new-rhi-launched.html" target="_blank">Renewable Heat Incentive</a> and how you'll be using the heat generated from the pump. Things to consider are:</span></span></div>
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<li><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 16px;"> What you will be using the GSHP for as it is more suited for lower heat temperatures like radiators and underfloor heating</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 16px;">Running costs can be higher if you're also using the system for your hot water supply, and you may require a supplementary electric immersion heater to keep up with your heating needs.</span></li>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Financial help is also available. <a href="http://www.home-improvement-blog.co.uk/2014/04/new-rhi-launched.html" target="_blank">The Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI)</a> is a government scheme and the EST estimated it could provide an additional £2,325 to £3,690 a year which is big money</span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: verdana, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">.</span></div>
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<li><span style="color: #333333; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit;">The Energy Saving Trust (EST) says that a 'typical' ground source heat pump could save you between £395 and £2,000 a year depending which existing heating system you are replacing, either way it is a considerable amount of money worth taking back from those dastardly evil energy companies </span></li>
<li><span style="color: #333333; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit;">You can get financial help towards the cost of a ground source heat pump. The </span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit;"><a href="http://www.home-improvement-blog.co.uk/2014/04/new-rhi-launched.html" target="_blank">Renewable Heat Incentive</a></span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit;"> scheme provides payments to householders who have a heat pump, estimated to be between £2,325 and £3,690 a year for an average four-bedroom detached home.</span></li>
<li><span style="color: #333333; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit;">You need to use electricity to power the pump which circulates the liquid in the ground loop, but for every unit of electricity used by the pump, you get between two and four units of heat – making this an efficient way to heat a building.</span></li>
<li><span style="color: #333333; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit;">Cheaper Economy 7 electricity tariffs can be used to lower the cost of electricity to power the heat pump, and special heat pump tariffs may be available from some electricity suppliers – alternatively consider </span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit;">solar photovoltaic panels</span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit;"> or a </span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit;">wind turbine</span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit;"> (if you live in a suitable area) for a greener source of electricity.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<li><span style="color: #333333; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit;">Ground source heat pumps are generally not suitable for properties with existing gas-fired central heating as the technology works at lower temperatures, making it better suited to homes with underfloor heating.</span></li>
<li><span style="color: #333333; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit;">The groundworks required to dig the trench can be expensive and disruptive – planning permission may be required if space is at a premium and you need a borehole. Ground source heat pumps tend to be better suited to new-build homes as they can be planned as part of the construction process.</span></li>
<li><span style="color: #333333; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit;">You still need to use electricity to drive the pump, so a ground source heat pump can’t be considered completely zero-carbon unless this is provided by a renewable source, such as solar power or a wind turbine.</span></li>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 16px;">A Ground Source Heat Pump can help in lowering your CO2 emissions, reducing your carbon footprint by a considerable amount, helping you go down a few shoe sizes! </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit; line-height: 16px;">According to the EST, a heat pump with mid-range efficiency uses a third of the energy needed in an average gas or oil boiler to produce the same amount of </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: inherit; line-height: 16px;">heat. Added up over a number of years this a significant amount so yes, you will be saving the environment you nice lovely people.<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.600000381469727px;">Solar power is more efficient, affordable, and easy to install and use than ever before. Here are the top 5 reasons why you should turn to solar energy.</span><br /><h2 style="background-color: white; border-bottom-color: transparent; border-style: none; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: normal; margin: 20px 0px 5px; padding: 0px; position: relative;">
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Modern Solar systems make going solar virtually stress-free for the home-owner. Installation crews can usually install a residential system in less than a week, and most installation companies take care of the necessary permits as part of their service. Using solar energy is easy too. Once the system is installed, your home’s internal wiring and appliances all work the same as before.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Net meters are utility meters that runs forward or backward depending on the situation. Net meters let you sell excess energy back to the utility company for credit when you produce more than you need, and buy back that power at night or during bad weather.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">One of the best reasons to consider a solar system for your home is freedom. The idea of becoming energy independent has become a popular subject nationally over the past few years, and owners of solar systems begin their journey to energy independence by reducing their dependence on public utilities, especially with their sky-rocketing prices you don't want to be around for.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Environmentally sound building practices are often more efficient than traditional methods, and solar energy is one of the best green investments you can make. Offering more than just panels and an inverter, some companies can install complete home energy management and solar energy systems that lower utility bills while reducing your carbon footprint.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 19.600000381469727px;">Government feed-in-tarrifs can help reduce the cost of your new system by selling back your excess </span></span><span style="line-height: 19.600000381469727px;">energy</span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 19.600000381469727px;"> back to the grid, earning up to £750 a year. Not to mention the new RHI that just launched (9th of April) means</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Solar energy provides home owners with simple, secure, environmentally sound power, while tax credits and easy financing make energy independence a financially viable alternative to public utilities for more and more home-owners every day. Will you join them?</span></div>
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Solar Panel Quoterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02108311113523584850noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4820599177600036851.post-18392522332337509322014-05-02T09:00:00.000+01:002014-05-02T09:00:11.344+01:00Solar roof tiles (shingles)<br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">To the majority the main reason why they won't install solar panels is that some can look well... ugly. Nobody wants to lose their curb appeal understandably BUT, you don't have to get panels. You can get solar roof tiles and they look just dandy!</span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: center;">
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;">S</span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; line-height: 21px;">olar shingles</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; line-height: 21px;">, also called </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; line-height: 21px;">photovoltaic shingles</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; line-height: 21px;">, are </span>solar cells<span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; line-height: 21px;"> designed to look like conventional </span>asphalt shingles<span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; line-height: 21px;">. There are several varieties of solar shingles, including shingle-sized solid panels that take the place of a number of conventional shingles in a strip, semi-rigid designs containing several silicon solar cells that are sized more like conventional shingles, and newer systems using various </span>thin film solar cell<span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; line-height: 21px;"> technologies that match conventional shingles both in size and flexibility. Solar shingles are manufactured by several companies</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; line-height: 13.333333015441895px;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"> </span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; line-height: 21px;">by now.</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; line-height: 21px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Solar shingles are photovoltaic cells, capturing sunlight and transforming it into electricity. Most solar shingles are 12 by 86 inches (300 by 2,180 mm) and can be stapled directly to the roofing cloth. When applied they have a 5 by 86 inches (130 by 2,180 mm) strip of exposed surface. Different models of shingles have different mounting requirements. Some can be applied directly onto roofing felt intermixed with regular asphalt shingles while others may need special installation.<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding: 4px; position: relative; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 10px;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="color: #252525; font-family: inherit; text-align: left;"><span style="line-height: 21px;">Aren't they just dandy?! There are all sorts of shapes and sizes that </span></span><span style="color: #252525; text-align: left;"><span style="line-height: 21px;">admittedly</span></span><span style="color: #252525; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 21px;"> do </span></span><span style="line-height: 21px;">aesthetically</span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 21px;"> dance on the eyes more so than the panels!</span></span></span></span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">So it is a no-brainer then; fit solar tiles instead of panels unless you want to make a statement to your neighbours with your solar panels. Well – as is often the case – it is not as simple as that. The main issue is cost or, more to the point, return on investment. Solar tiles are more expensive – often double the price – and less efficient – typically 10 – 20% less than than solar panels. <span style="line-height: 1.32em;">And as solar PV systems are being presented as an excellent investment with the Feed in Tariffs this will have an impact on their popularity and applicability.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Solar tiles still may have a part to play in the sustainable design of our buildings however. For those that view the appearance of their roof as paramount or for whom cost is not a concern may still want to make the extra investment. Also with new build homes, it may be practical to install solar tiles instead of conventional roof tiles which will offset some of the cost and look great; particularly if they cover the entire roof pitch.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #070809;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>I
apologise for the poor quality of this blog post. It was copied from
our current, new and improved blog that is <a href="http://www.home-improvement-blog.co.uk/">here</a>.
It is updated daily and more often than not features solar panel
news. I know there are still a few stragglers reading this blog and I
thank you but, if you want it recently and updated then <a href="http://www.home-improvement-blog.co.uk/">Home
Improvement Blog</a> will be right up your street! However if
you are afraid of change then I will try to maintain this blog
to the best of my ability although it will be irregular and late, I
apologise in advance!</b></span></span></div>
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Solar Panel Quoterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02108311113523584850noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4820599177600036851.post-27253974883055744922014-05-01T12:01:00.000+01:002014-05-01T12:01:00.293+01:00Solar Windows Power Your Home?<br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 15px;">A house window that doubles as a solar panel could be on the horizon, thanks to recent quantum-dot work. Scientists have demonstrated that superior light-emitting properties of quantum dots can be applied in solar energy by helping more efficiently harvest sunlight. Clever clogs.</span></div>
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</span></span><span style="font-family: inherit;">A house window that doubles as a solar panel could be on the horizon, thanks to recent quantum-dot work by Los Alamos National Laboratory researchers in collaboration with scientists from University of Milano-Bicocca (UNIMIB), Italy. Their project demonstrates that superior light-emitting properties of quantum dots can be applied in solar energy by helping more efficiently harvest sunlight.</span><span style="color: #070809; font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 15px;"><br /></span></span><span style="color: #070809; font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 15px;">"The key accomplishment is the demonstration of large-area luminescent solar concentrators that use a new generation of specially engineered quantum dots," said lead researcher Victor Klimov of the </span></span><span style="color: #070809;"><span style="line-height: 15px;">Centre</span></span><span style="color: #070809; font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 15px;"> for Advanced Solar Photophysics (CASP) at Los Alamos.</span></span><span style="font-family: inherit;">Quantum dots are ultra-small bits of semiconductor matter that can be synthesized with nearly atomic precision via modern methods of colloidal chemistry. Their emission color can be tuned by simply varying their dimensions. Color tunability is combined with high emission efficiencies approaching 100 percent. These properties have recently become the basis of a new technology -- quantum dot displays -- employed, for example, in the newest generation of the Kindle Fire ™ e-reader.</span><br />
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<strong><br /></strong><span style="font-family: inherit;">A luminescent solar concentrator (LSC) is a photon management device, representing a slab of transparent material that contains highly efficient emitters such as dye molecules or quantum dots. Sunlight absorbed in the slab is re-radiated at longer wavelengths and guided towards the slab edge equipped with a solar cell.</span><span style="font-family: inherit;">Klimov explained, "The LSC serves as a light-harvesting antenna which concentrates solar radiation collected from a large area onto a much smaller solar cell, and this increases its power output."</span><span style="font-family: inherit;">"LSCs are especially attractive because in addition to gains in efficiency, they can enable new interesting concepts such as photovoltaic windows that can transform house facades into large-area energy generation units," said Sergio Brovelli, who worked at Los Alamos until 2012 and is now a faculty member at UNIMIB.</span><span style="font-family: inherit;">Because of highly efficient, color-tunable emission and solution processability, quantum dots are attractive materials for use in inexpensive, large-area LSCs. One challenge, however, is an overlap between emission and absorption bands in the dots, which leads to significant light losses due to the dots re-absorbing some of the light they produce.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">To overcome this problem the Los Alamos and UNIMIB researchers have developed LSCs based on quantum dots with artificially induced large separation between emission and absorption bands (called a large Stokes shift).</span><span style="font-family: inherit;">These "Stokes-shift" engineered quantum dots represent cadmium selenide/cadmium sulfide (CdSe/CdS) structures in which light absorption is dominated by an ultra-thick outer shell of CdS, while emission occurs from the inner core of a narrower-gap CdSe. The separation of light-absorption and light-emission functions between the two different parts of the nanostructure results in a large spectral shift of emission with respect to absorption, which greatly reduces losses to re-absorption.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">To implement this concept, Los Alamos researchers created a series of thick-shell (so-called "giant") CdSe/CdS quantum dots, which were incorporated by their Italian partners into large slabs (sized in tens of centimeters) of polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA). While being large by quantum dot standards, the active particles are still tiny -- only about hundred angstroms across. For comparison, a human hair is about 500,000 angstroms wide.</span><span style="font-family: inherit;">"A key to the success of this project was the use of a modified industrial method of cell-casting, we developed at UNIMIB Materials Science Department" said Francesco Meinardi, professor of Physics at UNIMIB.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">Despite their high transparency, the fabricated structures showed significant enhancement of solar flux with the concentration factor of more than four. These exciting results indicate that "Stokes-shift-engineered" quantum dots represent a promising materials platform. It may enable the creation of solution processable large-area LSCs with independently tunable emission and absorption spectra.</span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><span style="color: #070809; font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 15px;">Sadly this all still just an idea and won't be in the mainstream market for a few more years. The idea though is revolutionary. You could plug in your appliances into your WINDOW. Ideal for Kitchen windows, plug in your kettle and make a lovely cuppa powered by the sun, bliss. For more information on the Solar Window click here. Also there are many different companies trying to get their own spin on the </span></span><a href="http://www.newenergytechnologiesinc.com/technology/solarwindow" style="color: #070809; font-family: inherit; line-height: 15px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Solar Window</a><span style="color: #070809; font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 15px;"> e.g. New Energy claim they are making a Solar Window that can out perform any commercial Solar Panel by 10 fold. Clearly in the </span></span><span style="color: #070809;"><span style="line-height: 15px;">foreseeable future not only will we see Solar Windows hitting the market but a whole range of them specially designed in their own unique ways!</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #070809; font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 15px;">Spectroscopic measurements indicated virtually no losses to re-absorption on distances of tens of </span></span><span style="color: #070809; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 15px;">centimetres</span></span><span style="color: #070809; font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 15px;"> Further, tests using simulated solar radiation demonstrated high photon harvesting efficiencies of approximately 10% per absorbed photon achievable in nearly transparent samples, perfectly suited for utilization as photovoltaic windows.</span></span><br />
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Power was once deemed only for the eco-green world, TO SAVE THE
PLANET and so on. Not to be taken so seriously by your average Joe.
But times are changing and it's becoming a big financial gain,
becoming more public with 500,000 UK roofs with Solar Panels, its
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The
UK saw it's first Solar Panel advert recently from Eclipse Energy,
right after everyone's daily dose of Emmerdale! Though a tad cheesy
it proves that Solar Power is a more serious, mainstream business.
Being targeted at the general, public ideally wanting to save a few
quid!</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Pioneering
the way forward in the Solar Panel business is Chris Cash (Managing
director of Eclipse Energy) who thinks that marketed the right way,
it can become big industry. And rightly so! Solar Power is accessible
to almost any home-owner with many rewards and benefits. Cash is
paving the way forward showing the average Joe how Solar Power can
help them.</span></span></span></div>
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other companies are stepping forward into the 'light' that Cash has
so kindly shown, with companies like Spectrum Energy talking about
their adverts coming out soon. The Solar business is finally coming
into it's own. It has been steadily rising for a while now and I
won't be surprised after a mass of adverts that it will finally hit
it's stride, making solar industry boom!</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Swedish
home furniture giants Ikea are to begin selling solar panels in all
18 UK based stores within 10 months, following a successful trial
period, but do they offer value for money and should you even
consider buying solar panels from a furniture store?</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Firstly,
their price of £5,700 for a 3.36kW system, which is the size for a
typical semi-detached property, is expensive. <a href="http://www.homeimprovementquotes.co.uk/newsletter/14oct13/14oct13_thankyou.php?account=[Opt2]">Comparing
prices</a> from accredited solar installers shows that a larger
4kW system can now be installed for under £5,000, and a 3kW system
for as low as £4,000. Though Ikea have to start somewhere</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"><span style="font-size: medium;">On
the plus side the investment figures still stack up, with Ikea's
smaller 3.36kW system, on a south-facing roof in Southampton,
forecast to earn £770 each year from the Government Feed-in-Tariff
(guaranteed for 20 years) - meaning you can recoup the cost within
just 7 years.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Though
installing the same size system for a lower cost from an <a href="http://www.homeimprovementquotes.co.uk/newsletter/14oct13/14oct13_thankyou.php?account=[Opt2]">accredited
solar installer</a> makes more sense and will give you a shorter
repayment period.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"><span style="font-size: medium;">From
a personal opinion, Ikea are making a smart move, they have seen the
Solar Panel business on the rise and must be expecting a big boom
soon like the rest of us. Hence the <a href="http://www.home-improvement-blog.co.uk/2014/03/solar-panels-not-just-for-your-average.html">first
UK solar advert</a> airing last week and the noise Solar has
been making in the<a href="http://www.home-improvement-blog.co.uk/2014/03/popularity-rise-in-solar-power-why.html"> news</a> recently</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="background: #ffffff;">Did
you know? The amount of the Sun’s Energy hitting the Earth <a href="http://www.entech.ie/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/Solar-System.png"><img align="RIGHT" alt="Solar-System" border="0" height="213" hspace="7" name="graphics11" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/proxy/AVvXsEibvzv4QHfpMJeDAuZc6nHOOsbLbioFPNXIlPd83YTENwJ8EpHadK3iqvqzIpfzsoZmM4jS2bqWf5Jq8dyVlA0gxg5wNeXL1_bsQE_Dl0Xi_S7655wWUCfaa457BqDAf3f1yKssENMEIabeu21FK9ZI_hLppw47VNsvZdkyvx_M1w=" vspace="7" width="217" /></a><br />daily
is enough to power the entire planet 20,000 times over. And yet
we only harvest a tiny fraction of this valuable resource that
will continue to provide us with Free Energy for another 4
billion years.</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="background: #ffffff;">If
you had an oil or gas well under your Home or Business would you
extract it?</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background: #ffffff;">Why
ignore the most powerful resource known to man? Solar Energy is
a clean form of renewable energy that if utilised correctly can
provide vast amounts of energy daily & save your </span></span><span style="font-family: inherit;">home
or business </span><b>a l</b><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>ot </b></span><span style="font-family: inherit;">of
money over the lifetime of the system (roughly £17,000 over 20
years.)</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background: #ffffff;">With
Energy costs constantly rising & our demand for fuel growing all
the time,we are at serious risk of fuel poverty if we don’t reduce
our dependence on fossil fuels. </span></span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Lets
not run on dead Dinosaurs</b></span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background: #ffffff;">! We
need to look at alternative, renewable way of heating our homes &
businesses.</span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="background: #ffffff;">In
2012 the population reached 7 billion & the UN estimates by 2050
it will reach 9.2 billion by which time the Worlds fuel reserves
will be 75% less.</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="background: #ffffff;"> <span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Either
we stop going at it like rabbits or we change to renewable energy, I
think we all know which one we would prefer!</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="background: #ffffff;">Solar
Panels providing Solar Water Heating</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="background: #ffffff;">Solar
Water heating can provide up to 70% of domestic hot water annually
thus<br />reducing your reliance on fossil fuels which will equate to
an approximate 30% saving on fuel. There are also environmental
benefits to solar energy. A typical domestic system can save
approximately 350kg of CO<sup>2 </sup>annually or over one third
of a tonne.</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;"><u><span style="background: #ffffff;">How
Solar Panels Work</span></u></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="background: #ffffff;">How
it works – Solar panels are mounted on your roof ideally
45<sup>0 </sup>East/West of due South 180<sup>0</sup>. There
are possibilities if you don’t have a South facing aspect but
ideally anywhere within that 90<sup>0 </sup>windows
optimum. Because solar technology has progressed so much in recent
years they don’t need direct sunlight as they work on natural
daylight.</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="background: #ffffff;">At
daybreak your panels heat up. The energy is sent from your roof to
your hot water<br />tank via stainless steel insulated pipework &
is transferred to your hot water cylinder.<br />When the temperature in
your cylinder is reached the pump shuts off & you have a<br />fully
heated tank of water at your disposal. When you run a bath or take a
shower<br />the temperature in your hot water tank drops & the
sensor tells the pump to deliver<br />more energy to the tank. The new
heat that is being stored in your panels is sent straight down
to your tank so even whilst you are showering your water is
reheating. It’s a bit like leaving an immersion heater on all
day except you are getting free energy from the sun. It really
is that simple…</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;"><u>How to
keep your Solar Panels efficient </u></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"><span style="font-size: medium;">There
are new materials coming out all the time to make Solar Panels more
efficient e.g. new cells, metals. So my advice is to research a few
companies that have the key ingredients so you know your Solar Panel
will at the top of it's game! Sort of things you would need to look
for are Solar Panels with less wires as they would block sunlight,
PVT cells etc.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Over
a period of time your Solar Panels will get a bit <b>mucky</b>,
just like how a glass house does over the years. <b>This affects
how efficient the panel is</b> and will slow how much
electricity you make right down. There are solutions to the problem
though, in fact there are solutions for the solution! Basically you
can buy most of the products to clean your Solar Panels online. I
recommend a good Solar Panel cleaning solution and at least a 24ft
cleaning pole if you're too lazy to go up the ladder with a wet rag!
If you are even lazier or have money to burn, (usually come hand-in
hand) You can hire cleaning companies to do it for you that range
from about £30-£50.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"> <span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The
biggest increase in average sunlight hours comes in April, according
to the Met Office's figures.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Compared
to March, which averages 4 hours, April has an average of 6 sunlight
hours. This is the same as August and three times as many average
sunlight hours as in January.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"><span style="font-size: medium;">This
is one of the possible explanations for installation rates increasing
in time for Spring, as home-owners anticipate seeing a bigger return
on their investment straight away.</span></span></span></div>
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the sun finally starting to shine in the UK, its a good reminder of
how beneficial harnessing the sun's rays can be - something those
with solar panels already installed will no doubt be noticing.</span></span></span></strong></h2>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"><span style="font-size: medium;">For
those who have looked into having solar panels installed, or most of
the public that have heard about them being such a profitable
investment, you'll have heard systems described as a 3kW system' or a
'4kW system', but what does this mean and how does the glorious
weather we've enjoyed impact your earnings and savings?</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Well
a 3kW system (often you'll see it written 3kWp - peak kilowatts),
rather unsurprisingly, means that the system will generate a maximum
of 3 kilowatts of solar power in direct sunlight. So over a typical
day in April, with an average of 6 hours of direct sunlight the
system can maximally produce 18kW of power each day - or if you like,
sufficient to boil the kettle for around <a href="http://homeimprovementquotes.co.uk/newsletter/02april12/tea_calculation.php">700
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">That's enough tea to turn an
Englishman crazy!</span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The
term 'average hours of direct sunlight' is used because unless you
live on the equator the strength of the sun will be less than
'direct'. However, with the longer hours of daylight starting in
April, the average amount of direct-strength sunlight will increase
greatly over the coming months.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"><span style="font-size: medium;">This
means that the more sun there is, the more kilowatts your panels
produce, and the more you are rewarded by the feed-in-tariff for
doing so (not to mention. So installing in preparation for the months
of longer and stronger sunlight ensures you begin earning and saving
at the peak time of year for solar installations.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"><span style="font-size: medium;">If
Solar Panels have caught your eye like they've caught mine you can
get your </span></span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>FREE
QUOTE </b></span></span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"><span style="font-size: medium;">on
solar panel prices <a href="http://www.solarpanelquoter.co.uk/?s_eng=newsletter_25feb13">here</a>.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;">Can I Get A
Solar Panel System?</span></span></span></h2>
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<span style="color: black;">Before you
decide to get a solar array there are a number of factors you have to
consider as it can be a big deal. There are a number of things that
have to be expertly evaluated before you can even consider putting
panels on your roof.</span></div>
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<span style="color: black;">First of all,
some might have to come out and do a site survey. An engineer will
climb up on your roof, take measurements, inspect to see if you have
visibility to the south, and use this funky solar pathfinder device
to determine the times of day that particular areas would be shaded.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">Solar Path finder</span></div>
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<span style="color: black;">They go to
the four corners of where the solar array is going to be installed
with the Solar Pathfinder, and with it point towards the south it has
a series of marks on it and a glass dome which reflects anything that
would be throwing a shadow. You basically look at the reflection and
see what time of day the shadow might affect that spot. </span></div>
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<span style="color: black;">To get the
most out of your panels you need to have them in a pin-point location
to work efficiently as possible, you can't just bung them on any old
place! Basically this means it must be facing south within about a 20
degree window. If they can’t point the panels in that direction,
you might as well not do it because your solar generation drops
dramatically. Same goes for shade. If you’ve got a building beside
you, or trees that tower over the house, you’re done.</span></div>
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<span style="color: black;">Even if your
roof points south, and nothing’s blocking the sun you still need to
have an engineering survey done to determine if your roof can bear
the additional weight! Luckily, it only adds about 5-6 pounds per
square foot of roof loading, so most roofs should be able to take it.</span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;">How Big of a
Solar Panel System Do I Need?</span></span></span></h2>
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<span style="color: black;">To some
extent figuring out what you need is narrowed down by how much room
you have and cost. But you also need to take a look at your previous
year’s electric bills, find out what your electric rates are, and
research what the projected generation will be for the size of system
you’re thinking about.</span></div>
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<span style="color: black;">Here’s
a site to let you <a href="http://rredc.nrel.gov/solar/calculators/pvwatts/version1/">calculateproduction
for your location</a>. Just pick your country and </span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">region
</span></span><span style="color: black;">You’ll
come up with an estimate that looks kind of like this:</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;">Station
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<span style="font-size: small;">LondonòGatwick</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Country/Province:</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">GBR </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Latitude:</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">51.15° N</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Longitude: </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">0.18° W</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Elevation:</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">62 m</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Weather Data: </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">IWEC</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;">PV System Specifications</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">DC Rating:</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">4.00 kW</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">DC to AC Derate Factor:</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">0.770</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">AC Rating:</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">3.08 kW</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Array Type:</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Fixed Tilt </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">51.2°</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Array Azimuth:</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">180.0°</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;">Energy Specifications</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Energy Cost: </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">0.0752 pound/kWh</span></div>
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Results</div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Solar
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(kWh/m<sup>2</sup>/day)</div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">AC<br />Energy</span></div>
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(kWh)</div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Energy<br />Value</span></div>
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(pound)</div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">1 </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">1.45
</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">128 </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">9.63 </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">2 </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">1.90
</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">151 </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">11.36 </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">3 </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">2.55
</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">227 </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">17.07 </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">4 </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">3.99
</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">347 </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">26.09 </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">5 </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">4.60
</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">406 </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">30.53 </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">6 </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">4.38
</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">368 </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">27.67 </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">7 </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">4.63
</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">397 </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">29.85 </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">8 </span></div>
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<td style="border-bottom: 2.60pt double #808080; border-left: 2.60pt double #808080; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.08cm; padding-left: 0.08cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="99">
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<span style="font-size: small;">4.52
</span></div>
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<td style="border-bottom: 2.60pt double #808080; border-left: 2.60pt double #808080; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.08cm; padding-left: 0.08cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="114">
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<span style="font-size: small;">390 </span></div>
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<td style="border-bottom: 2.60pt double #808080; border-left: 2.60pt double #808080; border-right: 2.60pt double #808080; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.08cm; padding-left: 0.08cm; padding-right: 0.08cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="118">
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<span style="font-size: small;">29.33 </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">9 </span></div>
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<td style="border-bottom: 2.60pt double #808080; border-left: 2.60pt double #808080; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.08cm; padding-left: 0.08cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="99">
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<span style="font-size: small;">3.56
</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">302 </span></div>
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<td style="border-bottom: 2.60pt double #808080; border-left: 2.60pt double #808080; border-right: 2.60pt double #808080; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.08cm; padding-left: 0.08cm; padding-right: 0.08cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="118">
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<span style="font-size: small;">22.71 </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">10 </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">2.64
</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">232 </span></div>
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<td style="border-bottom: 2.60pt double #808080; border-left: 2.60pt double #808080; border-right: 2.60pt double #808080; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.08cm; padding-left: 0.08cm; padding-right: 0.08cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="118">
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<span style="font-size: small;">17.45 </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">11 </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">1.61
</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">137 </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">10.30 </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">12 </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">0.97
</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">79 </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">5.94 </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Year </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">3.07
</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">3163 </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">237.86 </span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><u><b>ITS A
ROYAL PAIN IN THE ARSE</b></u></span></span></span></div>
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<h2 class="western">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;">Solar Panel
System Tips and Tricks</span></span></span></h2>
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<br />
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<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Oh boy, there
is a lot they aren’t telling you! For example, one really good
thing is that these systems are mostly guaranteed for 20 years! What
isn’t really talked about is that its the solar panels that are
warrantied for that long, but the inverters are not. So when you’re
doing your ROI calculations you need to include the fact that you’re
going to have to spend more money somewhere in the middle of the
life-cycle for changing out parts.</span></span></span></div>
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<a href="http://geekbeat.tv/the-complete-guide-to-installing-a-pv-photovoltaic-solar-panel-system/sunny-boy-solar-inverter/"><img align="RIGHT" alt="Sunny Boy Solar Inverter" border="0" height="123" name="graphics3" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/proxy/AVvXsEhN4xT0arlzdxmWzklAJK9MNqsNo1t0NMALJdJ4PxTxcrbhP-CqdQIiZ443kJHcb5r-9IvKWswb6Rj5iXA8cjEUODwJ-FpnzsKW2-RKFZoQw1Bo8P1LRAZPO14ef7wPAF2jBFFRxRfhNo8Cf67OwbayB_lha4ixWCuDk8gMPAIetlVE3BxqcjQhtXFzTxPpNY0SwKazcUBo090=" vspace="10" width="195" /></a><br />
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Speaking
inverters, I should explain that the reason you need an inverter is
that the solar panels put out DC current. This is like the current
that comes out of a battery. But houses use AC current. So the
inverter takes care of the conversion. There are two different kinds
of inverters that are currently in use.</span></span></span></div>
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<h2 class="western">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;">Solar
MicroInverters</span></span></span></h2>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Being
dependent on one inverter can be inefficient, if they inverter goes
down or has technical problems it means you won't be generating any
electricity. An answer to the efficiency problem comes in the form of
micro-inverters. Instead of stringing multiple panels together and
putting them through one big inverter, micro-inverters are installed
on every single solar panel. This allows each panel to contribute
100% of its production to the home, and if one fails it doesn’t
affect the output of any others.</span></span></span></div>
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<h3 class="western" style="font-weight: normal;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;">Choosing
between Inverters and MicroInverters</span></span></span></h3>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Each type of
inverter has its own benefits. While micro-inverters are more
efficient, they are also more costly. It could also mean a lot more
wiring that have to be mounted and routed. Yikes! Big inverters might
weigh 140 pounds(ish), but they get mounted in one spot and with
minimal wiring. They are also extremely reliable, having been around
since the beginning of the industry.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Another thing
no one bothered to mention is that the roof on your house generally
doesn’t last as long as these systems. So let’s say you have a 10
or 15 year old roof. There is NO WAY it’s going to last as long as
the panels. What do you do then? If you have to do any work on the
roof you have to deal with the solar array first. Although some
companies do provide a service that in the event of your roof needs
repairs they will take down the Solar Panels for you for a cheaper
price than it would cost originally. If you are worried about this
then I would advise to talk about this with a trusted company that
will be willing to help you out e.g. the solar company that fitted
the panels.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Who’s
going to look after the system? And how? I advise to stay at home and
participate during the install so you can learn how things are
connected, and if something needed minor repairs you could do it
yourself.If you have a pitched roof, you probably don’t want to be
getting on it to service your panels. So make sure the company you
choose has been around a long time so you don’t have to rely on
service from someone else.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The
good news is that it only takes about a day to a couple of days days
for them to be installed on your roof. The bad news is, that the
answer isn’t that simple. After we did the site survey and worked
out pricing and all that, we had to sign contracts. Those contracts
had to get sent off for approval to the electric company because we
were going to be tying into the grid. Meanwhile, you have to
have the structural engineer come to the house to determine if the
roof could bear the weight. All of those things can
take <b>weeks</b> to complete. </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>By
the way, if you’re wondering if you can do all this yourself –
the answer is no. Next question!</b></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;">How much do
Solar Panels cost?</span></span></span></h2>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Obviously
Solar Panels range from country to country, region to region but,
specifically in the UK (where I just so happen to be from) They are
about £5,000-£10,000 but this all depends on the size, quality and
quantity of Solar Panels you buy! A website that proved very useful
to me was <a href="http://www.solarpanelquoter.co.uk/?s_eng=Reactivated-20140317">Solar
Panel Quoter</a>. They give you a lovely </span></span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>FREE
quote</b></span></span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> from
your region specifically and can give you a list of the top 3
companies in your area from their database, how </span></span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"><span style="font-size: medium;">convenient! </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Another
thing before you are put off by the expensive price, you aren't JUST
buying the panels themselves with that money. Its also for the
install which is in itself a complicated process witnessing it for
yourself you'll understand its worth every penny, just its a lot of
pennies! </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Your
pay back can easily be done over a simple spreadsheet, factoring in
the months when the panels will be at either a low or high
efficiency. It should be fairly straight forward but on average most
solar panel systems make back their money in roughly in half their
life times. Which means it is worth getting them, you just need the
money to kick-start it! <span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background: #ffffff;">However,
if you can afford to do it, it is also a form of insurance against
the potential </span></span><span style="background: #ffffff;">of
sky-rocketing energy prices.</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="background: #ffffff;"><br />This
should be about everything you need to consider before installing
solar panels. If I have missed anything out or you have any queries,
make sure to comment below!</span></span></span></span></div>
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After months of speculating and lengthy delays, the domestic RHI has launched in the UK TODAY, WHOOPIE - rewarding home-owners choosing to heat their homes with renewable technology with high tariff payments. This is great news for eco-green buffs as they will be rolling in money, waving their cash around like they just don't care!</div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">The Renewable Heat Incentive (<abbr style="border: none; cursor: help; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" title="Renewable Heat Incentive">RHI</abbr>) is the world’s first long-term financial support programme for renewable heat.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: #0b0c0c;">The </span><abbr style="border: none; color: #0b0c0c; cursor: help; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" title="Renewable Heat Incentive">RHI</abbr><span style="color: #0b0c0c;"> pays participants of the scheme that generate and use renewable energy to heat their buildings. By </span>increasing the generation of heat from renewable energy sources (instead of fossil fuels), the <abbr style="border: none; cursor: help; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" title="Renewable Heat Incentive">RHI</abbr> helps the UK <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/policies/reducing-the-uk-s-greenhouse-gas-emissions-by-80-by-2050" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.298039); border: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">reduce greenhouse gas emissions</a> and <a href="https://www.gov.uk/2050-pathways-analysis" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.298039); border: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">meet targets for reducing the effects of climate change</a>.</span></div>
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Similar to the popular Feed-in-Tariff enjoyed by PV solar panels, the RHI will pay people for generating their own heat energy AND they get to heat their home efficiently - slashing their heating bills dramatically! I cannot convey the level of excitement I am currently in.<br />
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<img alt="thermo banner" border="0" src="http://homeimprovementquotes.co.uk/newsletter/rhilaunch/gregbarker.jpg" height="186" style="display: block; float: right; padding: 20px;" width="320" />Speculations of an imminent launch rose considerably when the minister for the Department of Energy and Climate Change, Greg Barker has announced via Twitter:<br />
"Excellent progress on domestic RHI. All set now for launch by Easter."<br />
This is excellent news for those that already have, or who are considering RHI approved renewable heating, as they will see annual earnings and savings (payable for 7 years) of:<br />
- £3,690 for <a href="http://www.heatpumpquoter.co.uk/?s_eng=newsletter_31march14" title="heat pump offers - click here">ground heat pumps</a><br />
- £3,390 for <a href="http://www.biomassquoter.co.uk/?s_eng=newsletter_31march14" title="biomass offers - click here">biomass boilers</a><br />
- £1,280 for <a href="http://www.heatpumpquoter.co.uk/?s_eng=newsletter_31march14" title="heat pump offers - click here">air source heat pumps</a><br />
- £600 for <a href="http://www.homeimprovementquotes.co.uk/newsletter/31march14/31march14_thankyou.php?account=[Opt2]">solar thermal systems</a><br />
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It's worth noting that currently, the hybrid solar panels (PV-T) that generate both electrivity AND hot water are not eligible for the RHI tariff.<br />
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Always check your system will be RHI eligible and use an MCS accredited installer.<br />
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<b>Finally the government have got something right!</b> The amazing thing about it is you will be independent, you won't have to rely on those energy providers with sky-rocketing prices and you will be paid for doing it! Just think of what you could do with a couple of grand left over at the end of the year..<br />
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Solar Power has grown incredibly in the recent years; with Britain now having 500,000 homes with Solar Panels, the business is booming! The general public are definitely opening their eyes to the brilliant benefits and opportunities that Solar Power has to offer.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Solar Panels obviously offer to cut down your electricity bills by becoming more dependent on solar power. The ever increasing prices of energy providers is clearly making people looking into Solar Power as it is an easy, cheap way of saving money. Also with the feed-in-tarrifs the government currently provides it makes it possible to earn up to £750 a year! Who doesn't want extra money in their back pocket? From the financial side of things, Solar panels are definitely a great benefit to home-owners looking to save money.</div>
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Solar Power is a clean, renewable energy which makes it GREEN! You can feel smug as you tell the world of how you produce clean energy which is potentially saving the Planet. Also speaking from personal opinion, there is nothing that makes you happier than seeing how much energy you're producing, and there is nothing that makes me look weirder than grinning insanely when I see that electric bill cut down to size!</div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><u>The Buzz!</u></span></div>
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There is massive spike in the amount Solar Power is making into the media recently. Various government projects getting behind Solar Power like how the <a href="http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2014/03/space-solar/" style="color: #6699cc; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">U.S. Navy</a> p<span style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 30px;">lan to beam down energy from orbiting Solar Panels. Or even how one of Britain's biggest landmarks, Big Ben, could possibly be getting Solar Panels (<a href="http://www.ecorazzi.com/2014/03/24/big-ben-might-go-green-get-solar-panels/?utm_content=buffer5584c&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer" style="color: #6699cc; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Story here</a>).</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 30px;">There is also gigantic leaps in the technological side of the Solar Panel world. With 'mad' scientists developing </span><a href="http://tweepmag.com/GreenBizWorld/GreenBizWorld.php?a=1&r=80&rt=767018" style="color: #6699cc; font-family: inherit; line-height: 30px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">transparent solar panels</a><span style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 30px;">, Solar panels that work better on </span><a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/science-news/10701064/British-scientists-develop-solar-panels-which-work-better-on-a-cloudy-day.html" style="color: #6699cc; font-family: inherit; line-height: 30px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">cloudy days</a><span style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 30px;"> ! And even the revolutionary idea of the near possibility of being able to grow solar panels from </span><a href="http://qz.com/191122/the-solar-panels-of-the-future-could-be-grown-from-bacteria/?utm_content=buffer90a48&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer" style="color: #6699cc; font-family: inherit; line-height: 30px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">BACTERIA</a>.<span style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 30px;"> <b>ITS ALIVE!!!</b></span></div>
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<li style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="line-height: 30px;">U.S. Navy story: <a href="http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2014/03/space-solar/" style="color: #6699cc; text-decoration: none;">http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2014/03/space-solar/</a></span></li>
<li style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="line-height: 30px;">Big Ben story: <a href="http://www.ecorazzi.com/2014/03/24/big-ben-might-go-green-get-solar-panels/?utm_content=buffer5584c&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer" style="color: #6699cc; text-decoration: none;">http://www.ecorazzi.com/2014/03/24/big-ben-might-go-green-get-solar-panels/?utm_content=buffer5584c&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer</a></span></li>
<li style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="line-height: 30px;">Transparent Solar Panel story: </span><a href="http://tweepmag.com/GreenBizWorld/GreenBizWorld.php?a=1&r=80&rt=767018" style="color: #6699cc; text-decoration: none;">http://tweepmag.com/GreenBizWorld/GreenBizWorld.php?a=1&r=80&rt=767018</a></li>
<li style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;">Cloudy day story: <a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/science-news/10701064/British-scientists-develop-solar-panels-which-work-better-on-a-cloudy-day.html" style="color: #6699cc; text-decoration: none;">http://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/science-news/10701064/British-scientists-develop-solar-panels-which-work-better-on-a-cloudy-day.html</a></li>
<li style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;">Bacteria Solar Panel story: <a href="http://qz.com/191122/the-solar-panels-of-the-future-could-be-grown-from-bacteria/?utm_content=buffer90a48&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer" style="color: #6699cc; text-decoration: none;">http://qz.com/191122/the-solar-panels-of-the-future-could-be-grown-from-bacteria/?utm_content=buffer90a48&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer</a></li>
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From April 1st the Feed-in-Tariff, that pays you for generating your own electricity from <a href="http://www.homeimprovementquotes.co.uk/newsletter/24march14/24march14_thankyou.php?account=[Opt2]">solar panels</a> (whether you use it yourself or not) will drop to 14.38p/kWh, but what does that mean in your area?<br />
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<li><strong>Scotland: £624</strong></li>
<li><strong> North East: £635</strong></li>
<li><strong> North West: £650</strong></li>
<li><strong>Yorkshire: £643</strong></li>
<li><strong>East Midlands: £655</strong></li>
<li><strong>West Midlands: £661</strong></li>
<li><strong>Wales: £667</strong></li>
<li><strong>East of England: £672</strong></li>
<li><strong>London: £688</strong></li>
<li><strong>South East: £718</strong></li>
<li><strong>South West: £742</strong></li>
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Remember, these are estimates for a 4kW system, and the FiT is index-linked and should increase year upon year with inflation.<br />
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Queen's University in Canada survey into the real cost of implementing solar, reckons the analysts have got it wrong and solar energy is intact already achieving grid parity in some regions.<br />
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<a href="http://cleantechnica.com/2011/12/08/solar-power-less-expensive-than-analysts-purport/" target="_blank">Cleantechnica.com</a> reports how the study found that analysts were working on costings from 2009, when there's been a huge drop (as much as 70%) in installation prices.<br />
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Also, they're working on lifetime spans of 20 years for panels when many newer installations are expected to achieve a working life of 30 years.<br />
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Previous costings have also factored a 1% drop in solar panel efficiency per year, when the figure for today's modern units is more like between 0.1% and 0.2% drop in efficiency.<br />
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And all this is before you start considering the recent energy price rises.<br />
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The first floating offshore wind turbine has been deployed for field tests at sea.<br />
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Renewable Energy World reports that the world first is a 2MW wind turbine that can be deployed without heavy machinery, normally associated with off-shore wind farm construction.<br />
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Special 'Windfloat' technology enables the semi-submersible structure to operate by decreasing wave and wind induced motion.<br />
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This amazing piece of engineering was constructed onshore before being towed over 217 miles out to it's resting point for trials which will include a full production capacity test.<br />
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Read more at <a href="http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/rea/news/article/2011/12/first-offshore-wind-turbine-deployed-in-atlantic" target="_blank">Renewable Energy World here</a>.<br />
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Bit of an 'end of an era' this week as the last PV solar panel installations take place across the UK, that will qualify for the pre 12th December tariff of 43p.<br />
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However, homeowners needn't think they've missed the boat as reports reach us that Chinese manufacturing is forcing the prices of solar panels and inverters down.<br />
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Only a few months ago, we saw some solar companies offering 4kW systems at a then incredible price of £10,999.<br />
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With the new tariffs in mind and the fall in hardware prices, just last week we saw one company offering a 4kW system from £8,500.<br />
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What does this mean for the homeowner? Whether you've already gone ahead with an installation or you're planning one in the New Year, the return on your investment, based on the current new tariffs should mean there's still enough of a financial incentive to go ahead.<br />
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And prices may even fall further in the New Year.<br />
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Did you know it's now possible to buy energy saving and solar powered rope lights and other exterior Christmas lights? Solar lights that charge during the day and timer technology to switch them on just in the evening.</div>
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We all know leaving interior lights on when no-one's in the room is wasteful, so don't leave your tree lights on either. A typical 100 string Christmas tree light left on for 10 hours a day, over the 12 days of Christmas will produce enough CO2 to inflate 60 balloons.</div>
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Spotted in the Oxford Mail...<br />
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A plan to install solar panels on 5 Oxford City Council buildings will go ahead, despite the project not breaking even for 15 years.<br />
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The £665,000 installation will cut costs, and attract Government tariffs which will see the Council make £1.9 million over the 25 year tariff lifespan. This includes energy savings.<br />
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<i>"RHI pays you to reduce your carbon footprint"</i></div>
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Renewable Heat Incentive payments are now available to businesses and community generators across Britain in the first round of the Government's heat tariff payment scheme.</div>
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Renewable heat sources qualifying include biomass boilers, <a href="http://www.solarpanelquoter.co.uk/?s_eng=solar_blog">solar thermal</a> and <a href="http://www.heatpumpquoter.co.uk/?s_eng=solar_blog">heat pumps</a> installed since 15th July 2009.</div>
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Tariffs at launch are 7.9p per kWh for biomass boilers, 8.5p per kWh for solar thermal and up to 4.5p per kWh for heat pumps.</div>
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The tariffs will be paid for a period of 20 years.</div>
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Delays to the launch of the scheme were due to compatibility issues with EU state aid rules.</div>
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Householders will also be able to apply in the 2nd phase of the RHI rollout - timing is yet to be confirmed but the industry believes it will be next October (2012).</div>
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The £860 million set aside to make the RHI payments will, according to Government sources, support 14,000 industrial installations by 2020 and 112,000 installation in the commercial and public sector.</div>
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Emission cuts will be in the region of 43 million tonnes of carbon by 2020 - that's equivalent to the annual emissions of 19 typical gas power stations.</div>
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Details of how the energy will be metered and full tariff details can be found on the DECC website - click <a href="http://www.decc.gov.uk/en/content/cms/news/pn11_101/pn11_101.aspx" target="_blank">here</a>.</div>
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<i>"get your foot on the solar tariff ladder"</i></div>
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The number of newly MCS accredited companies continues to grow and our own <a href="http://www.solarpanelquoter.co.uk/?s_eng=solar_blog">Solar Panel Quoter - Instant on line solar panel quotes</a> - website has never been busier.<br />
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Recalling an earlier figure that months after the launch of the solar feed-in tariffs, 65% of homeowners were still completely unaware the tariffs existed, you do wonder whether the recent high media profile given to the December 12th tariff reductions, has actually done the industry a favour (and furthered 'green' awareness).<br />
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Or are homeowners, having seen one tariff reduction, keen to get a foot on the solar tariff ladder before April 2012's full review?<br />
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The Office for National Statistics released household expenditure figures for 2010, broken down into weekly averages across the UK.<br />
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If you've ever wondered where your money goes and why you never seem to have any left, then this report might provide a very big clue.<br />
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Of course, it's no real surprise, given the ever rising fuel costs at the pumps that in 2010, the biggest weekly expense for households was fuel - with average transport costs of £64.90 per week. That's up by £6.50 on 2009 - an increase of 11%.<br />
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Second highest category of expenditure was housing, fuel and power, which increased to £60.40 per week.<br />
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Households in rural areas averaged a higher spend than urban areas - due mostly to transport costs.<br />
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Total weekly costs on average were £474 per week, with rural households paying out an average of £506.30 per week.<br />
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At an average £4.30 a week on pet food, I'm afraid the pets will just have to go!<br />
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Read the Office for National Statistics full report <a href="http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/rel/mro/news-release/family-spending-2010/family-spending-2010-nr.html" target="_blank">here</a>.<br />
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<i>Fossil fuel takes a 'battering'</i></div>
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The Los Angeles Times reports that, for the first time, investment in renewable energy surpassed the investment on fossil fuel new power plants.<br />
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"Electricity from the wind, sun, waves and biomass drew $187 billion last year compared with $157 billion for natural gas, oil and coal"<br />
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<a href="http://articles.latimes.com/2011/nov/25/business/la-fi-renewables-20111125" target="_blank">Read the Los Angeles Times full report here</a>.<br />
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With the solar tariff reductions imminent, Energy firm Ecotricty announced it's plans to scrap a planned solar farm in Somerset, blaming the tariff cuts.</div>
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The 26 acre site would have generated enough energy to power 1,500 homes, in an industry which has seen 25,000 new jobs created in the last 18 months.</div>
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The company says the reduction from 29p to less than 9p per kW in tariff payments for commercial installations of this nature, meant the development has had to be dropped.</div>
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The Government has stated it had to do something to secure the long term viability of the tariff system by reducing the tariffs paid. Domestic installations have been enjoying a tariff rate of 43p per kW. New installations from the 12th December will get a rate of just 21p per kW.</div>
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Falling installation prices and more efficient panels should see homeowners get a decent return on their investment, albeit over a slightly longer period. However, for commercial enterprises where thousands would have been invested in acres of solar panels, the cost reductions do not outweigh the massive investment up front, it seems.</div>
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