RoofRay is a new site (currently in beta) that helps users investigate the viability of installing solar panels on their current or dream home. Using Google Maps and some ingenious and simple calculations, RoofRay calculates what kind of intensity you can expect from a rooftop installation. Currently, the site is a little slow to say [...]
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I have been interested in alternative energy for some time now, specifically in the area of solar cells. I have also been frustrated by the lack of momentum in the areas of innovation and ingenuity when it came to solar radiation capture, storage and distribution. I guess my frustration stemmed from the knowledge that we [...]
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One of the more significant challenges that solar radiation has had to deal with as a viable alternative energy source is storage. To date, storage of solar energy has been inefficient and costly. Well, some researchers at MIT seem to have discovered/developed an innovative, clean and cheap way by mimicking how plants store the sun’s energy. [...]
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