Asset Tracking: Savi Technology Taps Solar Energy To Power RFID-Based Asset Tracking Systems
(DataCollectionOnline: Fri, 23 Nov) Savi Technology, a Lockheed Martin company, has recently begun deploying solar- powered Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) readers and signposts, enabling customers in the defense and commercial sectors to conserve energy and reduce costs while tracking supplies in real-time. Solar energy provides an energy efficient and environmentally friendly power source for users' RFID hardware, and also ...

Solar panels can qualify for tax breaks
(Daily Journal: Sat, 24 Nov) CAMDENTON, Mo. (AP) — The threat of energy costs going through the roof prompted homeowner Barbara Fredholm to install solar panels on the roof of her 1,500-square-foot house.

Project has its eye on energy
(The Reporter: Sat, 24 Nov) The County of Solano will be harnessing more than 1 million watts of electrical energy from the sun after a "shade structure" for school buses is complete late next year. The county's Board of Supervisors recently approved a 746,000-watt solar array project to reduce power costs at the Claybank Adult Detention Facility.

Solar technology fuels Phoenix company's spectacular growth
(The Arizona Republic: Sun, 25 Nov) The sun might come out today over First Solar Inc.'s manufacturing plant in Germany, but probably not. No wonder 70 First Solar executives make Phoenix the company headquarters, even if the company doesn't sell many of its panels in this country.{b} Panel maker puts foray into home market on hold