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Solar Power Systems
Posted: 2010-03-12
Solar power systems are a great way to reduce your energy costs dramatically, while adding a great deal of value to your property. Find out how they actually work wby reading this article.

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5 Top Businesses to Benefit from Solar Power
Posted: 2009-11-03
In the Commercial climate, there are many businesses that stand to save thousands by utilizing solar for some or all of their energy usage needs.

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Semiconductors take a huge amount of natural resources and energy to create. For a rundown on some of the related issues, see Significant Cost Savings in Energy Reduction. For details of the energy and resource usage of a 32-megabyte DRAM chip, see The three-and-a-half pound microchip: Environmental implications of the IT revolution. Since photovoltaic (PV) panels use similar technology, it is a concern that PV panels require more energy to produce than they yield in their lifetime. According to the U.S. Department of Energy this is simply not true:

Learning About PV: The Myths of Solar Electricity

Here are some other articles with more specific information:

What Is the Energy Payback for PV?

Will we have enough materials for energy-significant PV production?

PV ENERGY PAYBACK VS PV INPUT ENERGY DUE TO MARKET GROWTH

This is heartening; however, we will still be keeping a watchful eye on this as more data comes out.