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Europe’s Way of Encouraging Solar Power Arrives in the U.S.
Solar cells adorn the roofs of many homes and warehouses across Germany, while the bright white blades of wind turbines are a frequent sight against the sky in Spain. Homes with solar panels in Germany, where homeowners are paid to … Continue reading
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Tagged Business, Europe, Feed-in Tariff, Housing, Solar Energy, USA, Wind Turbines
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Japanese Developers Find Growing Interest in Homes With Solar Panels
TOKYO — When new trends in apartment living emerge, they often take hold quickly in fad-conscious Japan. That is what happened with “solar apartments,” residential buildings that have solar panels on their roofs. Now, such buildings are being aggressively promoted … Continue reading
Renewables may power 1.5m homes
IRELAND NOW has enough renewable energy on its electricity grid to provide power to about 1.5 million homes. Eirgrid, which operates the electricity grids in the Republic and Northern Ireland, states in its annual renewable energy report that there is … Continue reading
Private Dollars Revive a Solar Panel Plan for Military Housing
An ambitious project by a California company to install solar panels for more than 100,000 military housing units has been revived with private financing after it failed to receive a loan guarantee from the federal government. The company, SolarCity, plans … Continue reading
Mass solar panel installation on Nottingham social housing – big picture
The mass installation on 600 homes in Broxtowe and Aspley is one of the largest to be carried out in the UK in a single domestic scheme. The energy savings are thought to total around £72,000 a year. The solar … Continue reading
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Tagged Housing, Residential, Solar Panels, Solar Power, UK
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Renting out roof to solar power firms could make your home harder to sell, surveyors warn
Homeowners hoping to save money by leasing their roofs to host solar panels could struggle to sell their houses, surveyors have warned. Those unwilling to pay the £12,000 or so needed to install solar panels can still benefit by renting … Continue reading
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Tagged Housing, Real Estate, Solar Panels, Solar Power, Tariffs, UK
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A shining example for roof-mounted solar panels
Skanska Sweden has pioneered the use of roof-mounted solar panels to generate communal electricity for the Lindhagensterrassen residential project Lindhagensterrassen is a residential project in Stockholm that uses roof-mounted solar panels to generate electricity. Lindhagensterrassen is a residential project in … Continue reading
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Tagged Construction, Electric vehicles, Housing, Investment, Solar Panels, Sweden
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Nissan EVs will soon be able to redirect power to homes
Yokohama — Nissan Motor Co. said Tuesday it has developed a system to supply electricity to ordinary households from batteries installed in its Leaf electric vehicle, so the car can serve as a power storage device in emergencies. The automaker … Continue reading
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Tagged Electric Vehicle, Electricity, Generator, Housing, Japan, Nissan
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To Build a Better Grid
SK Telecom Consortium Workers install a solar panel on a household within the Jeju Smart Grid project site. More than 2,000 homes along Jeju’s northeastern coast have been connected to the test grid. JEJU, SOUTH KOREA — Lim Ki-choo has … Continue reading
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Tagged Clean Energy, Electric Cars, Housing, Investment, Smart Grid, Solar Energy, South Korea
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Why installing solar power looks increasingly attractive for homeowners
Falling costs plus generous feed-in tariffs mean return is higher than ever – but payback will fall in April. Chance to shine … the return for installing solar panels is higher than ever. Photograph: Realimage/Alamy Are you a homeowner with … Continue reading
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Tagged Finance, Housing, Investment, Property, Real Estate, Solar
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