Sentences with phrase «small solar home systems»

«Using the battery of mobile phones in small solar home systems becomes obvious in order to make access to electricity easier to those who live without,» said Boucar Diouf, a professor at the university and lead researcher on the study.

«Using the battery of mobile phones in small solar home systems becomes obvious in order to make access to electricity easier to those who live without.»

Not exact matches

Our own Kuiper Belt, which extends outward from Neptune's orbit, is home to many dwarf planets, comets, and other small bodies left over from the formation of the solar system.

The Milky Way, which is home to Earth and its solar system, is host to several dozen smaller galaxy satellites.

Beyond the Sun, its eight planets, and their larger moons, the solar system is home to a myriad of other, smaller bodies, including dwarf planets, asteroids, trojans, centaurs, and comets, all the way down to interplanetary dust particles.

There are «super-Earths» and «mini-Neptunes» that are bigger than our home planet, but smaller than the next - largest member of our solar system, Neptune.

From the smallest microbe to the largest dinosaurs and from the tiniest spore to the biggest giant sequoia, biological research continues to uncover weird and wonderful secrets of the creatures with whom we share the planet with — and could soon extend to the study of life on bodies in the solar system beyond our home.

* must be for taxpayer's principal residence, EXCEPT for geothermal heat pumps, solar water heaters, solar panels, and small wind energy systems (where 2nd homes qualify)

* $ 1,500 is the maximum total amount that can be claimed for all products placed in service in 2009 & 2010 for most home improvements, EXCEPT for geothermal heat pumps, solar water heaters, solar panels, fuel cells, and small wind energy systems which are not subject to this cap, and are in effect through 2016

There is precedent for privately funded clean technology: in India and Sri Lanka, many homes are powered by small solar power systems costing around $ 700.

Installing small solar systems on homes is often much less expensive than building a central power plant, with the added benefit of greatly reducing indoor air pollution from kerosene lamps.

The Life Pod is a small free standing structure that implements solar panels as a roof surface providing dry covered shelter and water catchment, the water off the solar roof is stored in rain barrels, on the south side there is a Hydroponic food system mounted that produces fresh organic supply of greens, on the north side of the structure is a small utility closet that houses the solar battery and all the food system equipment, on the side of the utility closet there are 4 electrical outlets and an EV charging station, you can run the AC power over to your home or business and power any of your electrical needs with the off grid energy from the Life Pod.

While there are about 274 million households worldwide that lack access to electricity, Mills» study focuses on the «poorest of the poor,» or about 112 million households, largely in Africa and Asia, that can not afford even a mini solar home system, which might power a fan, a few lights, a phone charger, and a small TV.

While the cost of building a large solar installation is significantly less than the cost of installing a small solar PV system at a home, the overhead cost may be higher if the land where panels are installed is rented or purchased Additionally, the solar farm operator may still be responsible for maintaining the solar installation.

A number of Indian and foreign providers, including fast - growing companies like Visionary Lighting and Energy and Greenlight Planet, are spreading small home solar systems across South Asia, driven by government incentives, plummeting costs for the technology, and high demand.

Phase 2 involves developing interoperability between distributed energy resources at the residential scale — including rooftop solar, load controllers, HVAC systems and home energy storage — under a smaller pilot called the Solar Innovation Ssolar, load controllers, HVAC systems and home energy storage — under a smaller pilot called the Solar Innovation SSolar Innovation Study.

Through the creation of five to six new rural branches, called ILUCentros, and a micro-loan program that enables users to pay for their solar home systems in small installments over 12 months, plus government subsidies for a portion of the households, Ilumexico will enable households without electricity access to finance their solar equipment.

This study assesses and compares the benefits of electricity service to households and small enterprises from microgrids, solar home systems (SHS), and the national grid in select rural communities in India and Nepal.

Our solar systems enable the use of energy efficient lighting, cell phone charging, water pumping, refrigeration, access to information and many small electrical appliances for home or business use.

These include wind energy production tax credits, investment tax credits for renewable technologies such as solar and geothermal heating systems and small wind turbines, tax credits for energy efficient homes and appliances, and credits for hybrid trucks.

Of course, compared to giant power plants someone's home solar system may be very small scale — but it's enough for them.

Ron R. wrote: «Of course, compared to giant power plants someone's home solar system may be very small scale — but it's enough for them.»

Here at TreeHugger and over on Planet Green we've covered just about every way to get green energy into your home that you can imagine: Solar panel installation, green energy programs, solar power system leases, small scale wind turbines, micro-hydro pSolar panel installation, green energy programs, solar power system leases, small scale wind turbines, micro-hydro psolar power system leases, small scale wind turbines, micro-hydro power.

One potential option for the DIY crowd is to build your own standalone solar energy system, complete with battery storage, which can power a tiny home, act as a backyard power station, or serve as a small step toward energy independence.