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Although solar energy is a sustainable power source, it doesn't mean your equipment will last forever. Once installed, there are many things that can go wrong. This makes it necessary to perform some maintenance routines to make sure it is working optimally for a long time to come. Here is a look at some common issues with solar panels and what you can do in order to prolong the life of your valuable investment.How to Maintain your Solar Panels Properly to Avoid Some Hidden Issues …

Today is National Beer Day ( #NationalBeerDay ) and for many breweries across the world light from the sun provides electrical energy that is used to make some of our favorite beers.  Though many breweries in the United States take advantage of the benefits of clean sunlight and of government subsidies designed to help stimulate growth in the use of solar energy to power our home and businesses, the top honor for implementation of solar in its breweries as of 2016 goes to... The Hei …

Businesses have faced many challenges in the years since the Great Recession, a stormy time of economic crisis that necessitated a tightening of belts and fostered a general uncertainty about the future. The decision to make large investments in their businesses were postponed for years while business owners waited for the clouds to clear and the waters to calm. During the latter part of those intervening years, though, a curious thing happened: the cost of solar power came down. There are sever …

The Solar Energy Industry Association (SEIA), an organization which advocates for growth in the solar energy industry, and the Coalition for Community Solar Access (CCSA), an organization working to expand access to clean, local affordable energy nationwide through community solar, have published a guide to educate consumers about community solar. In a tweet on the socia media platform Twitter, SEIA announced the release of the guide entitled Residential Cosumer Guide to Co …

The sun radiates heat that can be used in a number of ways including concentrated solar thermal systems that generate steam to power a turbine and in solar hot water systems that can provide hot water to homes and swimming pools.  Heat radiation can also be used to cook food.  To do this, a device that gathers the sun's heat and focuses it into a small area is needed.  This device is known as a "solar cooker", or "solar oven".  The simplest way to do this is to make a box …