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The Solar Solstice

written by Walter Wang

Living in Minnesota, the winter months can be trying on many levels. Cold temperatures, slippery roads, ice dams, the list goes on. And to add insult to injury, it seems as if we only get about four hours of sunlight each day.

With the winter solstice upon us – and with it

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December 23, 2011 0 comment
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Green IP Litigation in Canada

written by Walter Wang

A recent decision in the Federal Court of Canada spotlights green IP litigation in Canada.

On October 5, 2007 Hollick Solar Systems Limited (Hollick) and Conserval Engineering Incorporated (Conserval), which specializes in solar

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December 7, 2011 0 comment
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South Africa’s Solar Power Potential

written by Walter Wang

As the United Nations climate change conference rages on, quite literally, in Durban, South Africa, experts from COP17’s host city point to one alternative energy source that could help it mitigate its emissions: solar power.

According to Dick Berlijn, of Subsolar Energy,

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December 2, 2011 1 comment
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Windows of the Future: Saving Energy and Consumer’s Money

written by Walter Wang

With an impending energy crisis, the need for modernized insulation methods has reached an all-time high. Currently, almost half of the nation’s energy is used to heat and cool commercial and residential buildings. However, a typical home loses around 30 percent of this energy through its windows and

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September 13, 2011 0 comment
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New York’s Solar Power Map

written by Walter Wang

New York City seems seriously intent on going solar as we wrote in a previous blog post. One of the possibilities to generate solar power in New York is using the city’s rooftops.

In order to gauge how much space there is, a website called NY Solar Map has been designed to

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August 4, 2011 0 comment
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Multitasking Features Improve Solar System’s Efficiency

written by Walter Wang

Solar power is a great answer to those concerned with emissions and generating their own electricity and heat. True, efficiency is still an issue as PV panels often convert less than 20% of sunlight into electricity. But one California company is maximizing the power of the sun with an innovative, multitasking product.

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June 1, 2011 2 comments
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The Role of Clouds on Earth’s Climate

written by Environmental News Network

Modeling for climate change is an extremely complex process because Earth’s climate is so complex. It is an interrelated system that involves the atmosphere, biosphere, land, and oceans. A change in one can cause a chain reaction in all the others. By studying ancient climate change patterns, scientists are better able to predict what might happen in future events. However, one factor that

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September 8, 2010 1 comment
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