Faizullah Mashriqi, an 18 year old high school student has found a cheaper way to produce large-scale solar panels using aluminum, which would save consumers thousands of dollars. Faizullah is waiting for a U.S. patent for his innovative solar energy-generating innovation, which is meant to save consumers money. Using aluminum instead of costlier silicon, which…
Fridays are for daydreaming, right? Take a look at these beautiful tiny homes that incorporate a creative and sustainable twist. From a mobile adventure home, to a self-sufficient downsize, to a backyard escape, and finally a university’s innovative design, we’ve got it all for you here. Let’s kick off your weekend daydreams of future energy…
At FL Go Solar, our goal is to create customized energy packages that are both environmentally and financially beneficial. We accomplish this by pairing your solar system with our Energy Efficiency Kit. Here’s an inside look into a few of the items that our packages can offer: Variable Speed Pool Pump: The Variable Speed Pool…
Right in the midst of the 2016 holiday season, one of our clients informed us that he would be featured on the news. His community’s HOA was attempting to prevent him from installing his solar system, and he wasn’t going down without a fight. We frequently encounter this question from clients interested in converting…
Pre-Paid Solar Program Imagine if you could have locked in your gas prices at $2 a gallon years ago- you would have done it no problem. Now you can lock in your energy rate today for the next 20 years. Imagine paying for most of your monthly electricity needs today while basking in the sun…
A warning light is flashing for the nation’s electric utilities — and it is getting more persistent. The utilities, big and small, for- and not-for-profit, are facing serious disruptive technology. The old business models are in danger. The unlikely disruptive technology that is causing the trouble is rooftop solar power. Back in the energy turbulent…
Falling prices and advancements of home solar power is leading many consumers to consider adding them to their homes. And while prices have fallen dramatically over the last decade, residential systems can still be costly, which is why some owners turn to leasing their systems. “Installing solar on your home is cheaper and easier than…
In 2014, the weather has been extreme. As the polar vortex returns for an encore in the Midwest and East Coast, California faces the extreme flip-side: a soil-cracking drought during the state’s traditional rain season. It’s a grim stat sheet. The last 13 months are the driest on California record. 63 percent of the state…
Kenya has identified nine sites to build solar power plants that could provide more than half the country’s electricity by 2016. Construction of the plants, expected to cost $1.2bn, is set to begin this year and initial design stages are almost complete. The partnership between government and private companies will see the state contributing about…
A former dump once littered with piles of trash could become home to rows of solar panels if PSE&G wins approval for the project. The public utility company is seeking preliminary and final site plan approval for a 9 megawatt solar array at the shuttered Parklands Landfill on Route 206. A ballasted racking system would…