solar installations Archives – The Green Optimistic green tech news, since 2008 Fri, 28 Dec 2012 13:35:50 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 2667534 Cost of German Solar Installations Markedly Lower than US https://www.greenoptimistic.com/cost-of-german-solar-installations-markedly-lower-than-us-20121228/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/cost-of-german-solar-installations-markedly-lower-than-us-20121228/#respond Fri, 28 Dec 2012 13:35:49 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=30454 Researchers at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory have determined that solar installations cost more in the US than in Germany. They verified the total amount of solar power installed in Germany and the US is markedly different – with over five times as much installed in Germany. Both US and German installers paid about $1.80 per […]

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]]> https://www.greenoptimistic.com/cost-of-german-solar-installations-markedly-lower-than-us-20121228/feed/ 0 30454 Residential Solar Installations Getting Cheaper https://www.greenoptimistic.com/residential-solar-installations-getting-cheaper-20121129/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/residential-solar-installations-getting-cheaper-20121129/#respond Thu, 29 Nov 2012 08:17:32 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=28964 Thousands of homes in the US have already benefited from localized solar installations, and with the help of tax incentives, perhaps millions more could do the same. But, some may balk, even with incentives, solar installations are expensive up front. However, according to a report released by the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, “Tracking the Sun,” […]

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]]> https://www.greenoptimistic.com/residential-solar-installations-getting-cheaper-20121129/feed/ 0 28964 U.S. Data Centers Set Example of Solar Powered Office Spaces https://www.greenoptimistic.com/data-centers-solar-roofs-20110503/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/data-centers-solar-roofs-20110503/#respond Tue, 03 May 2011 15:10:48 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=18382 Several large data centers have opted for solar roofs this April, in an attempt to reduce their internal electricity consumption. It seems logical that they should do so, given the kind of roofs that they have. What so far didn't really make economic sense, right now seems to be the right thing to do.

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]]> https://www.greenoptimistic.com/data-centers-solar-roofs-20110503/feed/ 0 18382 1,000 New Jobs To Be Created by SunPower Corp., for Government Solar Powered Systems https://www.greenoptimistic.com/sunpower-jobs-solar-powered-20100831/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/sunpower-jobs-solar-powered-20100831/#respond Tue, 31 Aug 2010 17:21:01 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=9823 The SunPower Corp. has plans to develop new solar installations for the U.S. Navy, Air Force, General Services Administration and National Renewable Energy Laboratory.

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