Howard invests in solar energy -
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Standing in the bright sunlight atop the roof of the East Columbia library yesterday, Howard County Executive Ken Ulman showed off the government's latest energy project - 24 panels of solar receptors. (article 4)
The panels are expected to generate about 30 percent of the building's energy and enthusiasm among residents for alternative energy, Ulman says. (article 4)
The exhibit shows library patrons how many kilowatts per hour of electricity are being generated in real time. (article 4)
A new way of capturing the energy from the Sun could increase the power generated by solar panels tenfold, a team of American scientists has shown. (article 3)
Solar power, which has been the next big thing on the energy horizon for decades, may finally be reaching a tipping point. (article 1)
The Nashoba Regional School District has spent years pursuing creative ways to cut its energy costs, said William Spratt including a recent effort to install solar panels atop two school buildings. (article 2)
Windmills will be nothing compared to the extra 40 million immigrants expected in the Uk as refugees from Southern Europe if global warming really takes off. (article 5)
Where will these people be fed or housed - in Englands green and pleasant land, of course michael cannon, Heredia, Costa Rica. (article 5)
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solar, energy, Panels, Borrego, Nashoba |
Source articles
- Innovation fuels solar power drive (boston.com, 07/11/2008, 928 words)
- State rebates hold key to solar plans (boston.com, 07/10/2008, 732 words)
- Solar dyes give a guiding light (BBC News, 07/11/2008, 578 words)
- Howard invests in solar energy - (baltimoresun.com, 07/12/2008, 154 words)
- Home-made energy to prop up grid (timesonline.co.uk, 07/09/2008, 612 words)
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