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Sun Towards High Noon: Explaining How Solar Power Is Transforming Our Energy Future

Sun Towards High Noon: Explaining How Solar Power Is Transforming Our Energy Future

The ECOreport looks at Sun Towards High Noon and its’ explanation of how solar power is transforming our energy future

By Roy L Hales

Peter Varadi’s first book[1. Peter Varadi, SUN ABOVE THE HORIZON; THE METEORIC RISE OF THE SOLAR INDUSTRY, Pan Stanford, 2014] described the birth of the solar industry and its’ growth up until 2013. He recruited an team of internationally recognized contributors…

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B Corp Consortium Funding Solar In 8 States

B Corp Consortium Funding Solar In 8 States

By Roy L Hales

In the fall of 2014, Patagonia partnered with Kina‘ole Capital Partners, LLC to finance 1,000 solar energy systems in Hawaii. Homeowners were given the opportunity to lease systems for less than their current energy costs. The venture was successful and now  they are part of an all B Corp Consortium Funding Solar in 8 states.

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How Long Do Solar Panels Last?

How Long Do Solar Panels Last?

By Roy L Hales

Though many believe the lifetime of a solar panel is twenty-five years, a number of older models have exceeded this. When Kyoceratested a 30-year-old module, last year, they discovered it was still operating at 90.4% of capacity. There are 37-year-old Arco Solar (now SolarWorld USA) panels in operation. Peter Varadi [1. co-founder of Solarex, the World’s first solar company…

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