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As America celebrates its 233rd birthday this holiday weekend, there will be an extra light in the sky along with the fireworks. Across the country, Americans will be treated to spectacular views of the International Space Station as it orbits 220 miles above Earth.Many locations will have unusually long sighting opportunities of as much as five minutes, weather permitting, as the station flies almost directly overhead.
To find out when to see the station from your city, visit:
http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/realdata/sightings
The station circles Earth every 90 minutes. It is 357 feet long, about the length of a football field including the end zones, and 45 feet tall. Its reflective solar arrays are 240 feet wide, a wingspan greater than that of a jumbo jet, and have a total surface area of more than 38,000 square feet.
Have a happy and safe 4th of July weekend.
The Tsutsumi plant that builds the Prius is one of five ISO14001 certified Eco-factories in the Toyota network. The factory has a 50,000m2 solar array on its roof that generates 2,000 kW per hour of electricity, about half of the plant's total requirements. Another 22,000m2 of the factory is covered in a photocatalytic paint that converts NOx to oxygen and nitrogen. A number of initiatives including zero land-fill waste, water recycling and reduced volatile organic compound use are all part of the overall effort to reduce the impact of building Priuses.
Lets not only make eco friendly cars. but eco friendly factories that build the cars.
A solar cell which has broken a world record for efficiency has been unveiled by photovoltaic technology producer QuantaSol and will be displayed at the Royal Society Summer Science Exhibition this week.The designer and manufacturer of strain-balanced quantum-well solar cells developed a single-junction device which achieves efficiency of up to 28.3 per cent, which is thought to be the best performance as of yet.
More Efficient Solar Power Here We Come
Shasta High and Mountain View Middle schools, both in Redding, recently installed grant-funded solar panels on campus, joining Foothill High, West Valley High and Shasta College in adopting the technology.
The solar panels serves as a toolbox - equipping schools and students with the means to study chemistry, Earth science, mechanical engineering, green technology and math. Apart from the educational aspects of the panels, officials hope the green technology will spark the imaginations of students.
Go Green!
Mitsubishi Electric & Electronics USA, Inc. and Perpetual Power (P2) have announced the completion of four solar-powered deep water wells at Limoneira Company’s Ducor Ranch. When operating at full capacity, the 6,400 ground-mounted, high-efficiency photovoltaic panels can generate 1MW of AC energy for the Limoneira Company, which grows and processes lemons, avocados, oranges, specialty citrus, pistachios and cherries on its orchards in Santa Paula, Calif. Limoneira’s solar electric system is expected to produce 2,300,000 kWh of electricity annually.
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Solar Guacamole anyone?
Facts about solar energy usage
- Solar Energy is measured in kilowatt-hour. 1 kilowatt = 1000 watts.
- 1 kilowatt-hour (kWh) = the amount of electricity required to burn a 100 watt light bulb for 10 hours.
- According to the US Department of Energy, an average American household used approximately 866-kilowatt hours per month in 1999 costing them $70.68.
- About 30% of our total energy consumption is used to heat water.
Knowledge is Power
Solar Energy Initiatives has announced that the Company signed a contract securing land for the design, construction and operation of a solar park in Southern California. The project could produce enough energy to provide power to more than 3,000 homes.
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People are embracing cleaner and more affordable green technology
The sheen was almost taken off a solar-powered car travelling to the Arctic Circle when the vehicle was pulled over by an RCMP officer just south of Red Deer Sunday afternoon. It was pulled over because it was going too slow on the Queen Elizabeth 2 Highway on a busy Sunday afternoon, hindering traffic flow.
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There really are a vast amount of ways to raise environmental awareness and use solar energy.
A company owned by American Indians has been awarded more than $500,000 to bring electricity from solar power to Navajo Nation homes that now lack the utility.
Solar power can also be used to provide electricity for those in rural areas and third world countries
Solar panels on traffic signs along the routes of the Marsascala have been stolen again.
Solar panels are very wanted items
