 Solar power in Seattle? It may not boost a home's price but can cut energy bills
(Seattle Times: Sat, 19 Apr) The Northwest's well-earned reputation for cloud cover does make solar energy a tough path to "getting off the grid" — disconnecting from the local public utility and producing all of a household's energy needs by alternative means — but more homeowners in the Seattle area are turning to solar.
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 Solar-barbecued chicken a hit in Thailand
(Khaleej Times: Mon, 21 Apr) BANGKOK - Solar energy has found a unique outlet in Thailand, where one innovator is using the sun's rays to roast barbecued chicken at his roadside stall, drawing the attention of Japanese researchers and hungry motorists, news reports said on Monday.
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 Expo Exposes Energy Efficiency
(The Breeze: Mon, 21 Apr) It might take an hour to cook two Bagel Bites using a solar box, but it uses less energy than a microwave. A solar box, made from a Chanello’s pizza box, served as a homemade, eco-friendly microwave that generated one watt of energy from the sun every hour.
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 $100 million investment to help solar energy plan
(San Diego Union-Tribune: Fri, 18 Apr) A startup solar energy company with ambitious plans to generate electricity for San Diego said it has gained crucial financial backing for the project it has proposed in the Imperial Valley.
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 NBP to provide solar energy tube-wells on easy installments
(The Pakistan Link: Fri, 18 Apr) KARACHI: National Bank of Pakistan (NBP) will provide solar energy run tube wells on easy installments. NBP Group chief Aamir Siddiqui told Geo news that the solar energy tube wells equipped with solar panel besides UPS would be provided under the bank’s ‘Rozgar Scheme’.
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