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Showing posts with label Energy solar. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Energy solar. Show all posts

Tuesday, April 01, 2014

NetRight Daily» Clouds on the solar horizon

NetRight Daily» Clouds on the solar horizon: "By Marita Noon

Consumers considering installing solar panels on their rooftops have far more to think through than the initial decision to “go solar.”"

http://netrightdaily.com/2014/04/clouds-solar-horizon/?utm_source=WhatCounts+Publicaster+Edition&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Can+Obama+give+away+the+Internet+without+Congress%3f&utm_content=Clouds+on+the+solar+horizon%0d+

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Last month, it was reported that solar panels can be “dangerous in an emergency.” Firefighters have been forced to stop fighting a fire due to electrocution concerns. The report quotes Northampton, MA, Fire Chief Brian Duggan as saying electrocution is not their only concern: “cutting through the roof for ventilation would also take a lot longer.” Springfield fire commissioner Joe Conant says: “nothing will stop them if there’s a life to be saved, but if it’s simply to save the structure, solar panels may keep them from going on the roof.


A Fox News story on the risk solar panels pose to fire-fighters states: “Two recent fires involving structures decked with solar panels have triggered complaints from fire chiefs and calls for new codes and regulations that reflect the dangers posed by the clean-energy devices. A two-alarm fire last week at a home in Piedmont, Calif., prompted Piedmont Fire Chief Warren McLaren to say the technology ‘absolutely’ made it harder on firefighters. Weeks earlier, in Delanco, NJ, more than 7,000 solar panels on the roof of a massive 300,000-square foot warehouse factored into Delanco Fire Chief Ron Holt’s refusal to send his firefighters onto the roof of a Dietz & Watson facility.”

In part, due to the increased fire concerns, roof-top solar panels can increase the cost of homeowners insurance

Read more at NetRightDaily.com: http://netrightdaily.com/2014/04/clouds-solar-horizon/#ixzz2xfzOzmQt


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Sunday, November 21, 2010

Solar Panels Built Into Roads Could Be the Future of Energy

Solar Panels Built Into Roads Could Be the Future of Energy
Adrian Covert
Popular Science
August 27, 2009



The Department of Energy just gave $100,000 to upstart company Solar Roadways, to develop 12-by-12-foot solar panels, dubbed "Solar Roads," that can be embedded into roads, pumping power into the grid. The panels may also feature LED road warnings and built-in heating elements that could prevent roads from freezing.


Each Solar Road panel can develop around 7.6 kwh of power each day, and each costs around $7,000. If widely adopted, they could realistically wean the US off fossil fuels: a mile-long stretch of four-lane highway could take 500 homes off the grid. If the entire US Interstate system made use of the panels, energy would no longer be a concern for the country.

In addition, every Solar Road panel has its own microprocessor and energy management system, so if one gives out, the rest are not borked. Materials-wise, the top layer is described as translucent and high-strength. Inhabitat says it's glass, which seems odd, especially since Solar Roadways claims the surface provides excellent traction. The base layer under the solar panel routes the power, as well as data utilities (TV, phone, Internet) to homes and power companies.

Still, this is a ways away from actual implementation, seeing as a prototype has yet to be built. But we can be excited, right?  ...  http://www.innovations.harvard.edu/news/741521.html

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Friday, August 28, 2009

Solar Panels Built into Roads


Solar Panels Built into Roads

Adrian Covert, Popular Science, August 27, 2009


http://www.innovations.harvard.edu/news/741521.html - Sadly, the link is no dead…. 10/28/2019

Solar Panels Built into Roads Could be the Future of Energy Sadly, the link is no dead…. 10/28/2019

The Department of Energy just gave $100,000 to upstart company Solar Roadways, to develop 12-by-12-foot solar panels, dubbed “Solar Roads,” that can be embedded into roads, pumping power into the grid. The panels may also feature LED road warnings and built-in heating elements that could prevent roads from freezing.

Please go here to read the rest of Adrian Covert’s article: https://www.popsci.com/scitech/article/2009-08/solar-panels-built-roads-could-be-future-energy/

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