Archive for September, 2009

Firefox Problem

September 22nd, 2009

Dear valued blog readers,

If you are experiencing repeated Firefox problem / crash during visiting this blog (or other blogs as well) kindly be informed that Mozilla is aware of this issue. Right now there is no real solution available but they suggested Firefox users to disable the JavaScript until a proper solution is found. To disable the JavaScript please click ‘Tools’ and select ‘Option’, look for the ‘Enable JavaScript’ and deselect it. You may also use other internet browsers such as Opera or IE if you don’t want to touch the Firefox setting.

We are really sorry about this inconvenience and hope that this issue can be rectified asap.

the SolarCost Admin

Solar Efficiency

September 9th, 2009

Solar efficiency – we refer to the electric solar panels -is known to be inferior to the wind turbines efficiency. Solar panels actually are divided into two categories: Solar Heating or Solar Thermal Panels and Electric Solar Panels. Solar Heating Panels have far better efficiency compared to the Electric Solar Panels.

Lab researchers claimed they have improved the solar efficiency recently. While the improvement may not look convincing to us actually it still means a lot. Professor Martin Green and his colleague Anita Ho-Baillie, two scientists at the University of South Wales in Sydney, Australia are said to led a team of U.S. researchers to victory with a multi-cell combination that is able to convert 43 percent of sunlight into electricity. The previous record was 42.7 percent. » Read more: Solar Efficiency

Solar Cost Is Going Cheaper!

September 2nd, 2009

If you think you can’t afford having your own home solar panels because of the expensive solar cost then you have to read The New York Times article published on August 26, 2009 by Kate Galbraith. Here’s the headline: More Sun for Less: Solar Panels Drop in Price. Does it mean something to you?

The cost of solar panels is known to contribute around 50% to the total electric solar system cost. With that said you can make a great saving if the price of the electric solar panels is chopped down by 40% as described by the analysts at the investment bank Piper Jaffray: “For solar shoppers these days, the price is right. Panel prices have fallen about 40 percent since the middle of last year, driven down partly by an increase in the supply of a crucial ingredient for panels”. » Read more: Solar Cost Is Going Cheaper!