Onyx is demonstrating its first 330-Watt “Plug-N-Play” solar panels at their demonstration site in Orlando, Florida. The two all-in-one solar panels have an incorporated micro inverter and a standard US AC power outlet plug that allows the owner to simply plug an extension cord into the panel and then use that chord like an outlet in their home.
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Italy is brightening up if you look at the world solar PV rankings. The south-european country continues to shake things up in solar power. New stats from Gestore dei Servizi Energetici being highlighting by Wind-Works.org show that Italy is now the number two nation in the world for solar photovoltaics. Italy has passed the 7 GW mark in solar installations this year and overtaken both Spain and Japan.
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IKEA is one of the first major retailers that is looking for a greener tomorrow. The company is already building on a greener tomorrow in the UK, but now it has announced that their US stores also will go green. The Swedish furniture retailer just switched on a 30,000 square foot, 248 kW solar system on a Californian store.
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In Amsterdam over 2800 solar panels are getting online in 27 different sites. According to the local government it is the largest urban solar power project in the Netherlands.
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The price of a solar panel is falling faster than was expected. According to a report from Ernst & Young prices of solar panels are falling so fast that by 2013 they will be half of what they cost in 2009. Ernst & Young also think that because of this development solar power will be an important energy source for the United Kingdom in the future.
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