by Artur Deger, founder and managing director, DEGERenergie Photovoltaics is without doubt the most direct way of taking advantage of solar energy. When using photovoltaics, however, there are important factors to be considered including the efficiency of the various systems and any available feed-in-tariffs. On one hand, the capacity of the solar modules used is [...]
When I tell people I installed a solar photovoltaic system, I am quickly asked, “Is it economical?” A year ago, the answer might have been no, but there are a number of monetary incentives that have reduced the cost so that your final cost is greatly reduced. These rebates/tax credits/Renewable Energy Credits vary from locality [...]
November 1st, 2010 – Show Me Solar SunBeams – ShowMeSolar.org Show Me Solar is pleased to announce the recent addition of The Renewable Training Institute (RETI) of St. Louis, Missouri to it’s list of sponsors for the 2011 calendar year. Based out of it’s Owen Ridge Campus in Webster Groves Missouri, the nonprofit training [...]
October 12th, 2010 – ShowMeSolar.org As part of our fall webinar series, on Tuesday October 19th, from 7-8 PM CST, Show Me Solar will be hosting John Ervin of Midwest Solar Distributors for a live presentation entitled “Closed Loop Solar Thermal Systems”. Once again this presentation will serve a dual purpose as we also highlight [...]
Saturday, October 9th, 2010 – St. Louis, Missouri Early last Saturday morning a small but dedicated group interested in solar energy began to gather in the parking lot of Maplewood-Richmond Heights high school. A mixture of homeowners, students and instructors of renewable energy, the tour proceeded to visit four local solar homes in the St. [...]
September, 20th, ShowMeSolar.org – Once again, members of Show Me Solar are banding together to help a fellow member go solar. This time Show Me Solar will be installing a small off-grid solar electric array at Terra Bella farm near Hatton, Missouri and holding an Energy Raiser from 9am-5pm on Saturday, October 16th (IMPORTANT: Google [...]
A major pillar of Show Me Solar’s mission is education and training opportunities. To that end we have sought to provide the highest quality and best value in classroom and practical workshops. Dan Chiras has a gift for teaching as well as a gift for describing concepts accurately yet at a level that is understandable [...]
Terra Nova’s Solar Electric System from KOMU News on Vimeo. Contributed by Paul Rofle, writer for KOMU 8 Goes Green Blog Claire Garden is a founding member of Terra Nova, a group of four people trying to live together as sustainably as possible. This solar array is just one way in which they are being [...]
Jim Jordan of Maplewood, Missouri not only talks the talk, he walks the walk. A curator of education at the Saint Louis Zoo, Jim designed his 6 year old home with sustainability and universal access as the primary goals. In acheiving a net zero lifestyle Jim emphasizes the importance of behavior choices in acheiving his goal. Gardening is also [...]
May 22nd, Auxvasse, Missouri Show Me Solar’s latest solar energy workshop in central Missouri took place at Terra Bella farms situated east of Columbia and north of Interstate I-70 between Hatton and Auxvasse, Missouri. New members participated in the Show Me Solar workshop while three experienced members – Kevin, Dan and Gary worked to install [...]
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