Solar Energy Systems Archives – The Green Optimistic green tech news, since 2008 Thu, 04 Mar 2010 15:02:41 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 2667534 ComEd's New Solar Energy Project for Chicago Homes Proposes Smarter Grid https://www.greenoptimistic.com/comeds-solar-energy-project-chicago-homes-20100304/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/comeds-solar-energy-project-chicago-homes-20100304/#respond Thu, 04 Mar 2010 15:02:41 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=6755 ComEd, a Chicago-based utility company has come up with a new solar energy pilot that will outfit about 100 Chicago-area homes with solar panels and â€Ã…“at least 50 of those with battery backup, 'smart' meters, net metering and a grid-tied status that enables them to send unused electric energy from their solar energy systems back to the grid.”

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]]> https://www.greenoptimistic.com/comeds-solar-energy-project-chicago-homes-20100304/feed/ 0 6755 Fraunhofer's Very Efficient Solar Cell Concentrator https://www.greenoptimistic.com/fraunhofers-very-efficient-solar-cell-concentrator-20090627/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/fraunhofers-very-efficient-solar-cell-concentrator-20090627/#respond Sat, 27 Jun 2009 20:13:01 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=3830 Solar cell system which concentrate solar light through lenses seem to be the most efficient and advantageous. The concentrator enables the system to work with cheaper lens system instead of expensive semi-conductor materials, making it as well more efficient.

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