Stogie has a nice shot of some solar panels in Tarpon Springs.
The installation was done by Solar Source, a St. Pete-based solar energy company.
Solar Source also runs the Solar Source Institute which offers classes an a recommended reading list.
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The pope decrees that the Vatican start using solar energy. “Pope Benedict XVI is to become the first pontiff to harness solar power to provide energy for the Vatican, engineers say. “The deteriorating cement roof tiles of the Paul VI auditorium will be replaced next year with photovoltaic cells to convert sunlight into electricity.” The Wall Street Journal’s Market Watch reports - “TAMPA, Fla., Aug 04, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE) — Tampa Electric, the University of South Florida’s Power Center for Utility Explorations (PCUE) and Tampa’s Lowry Park Zoo will partner on a project to develop, design and test a renewable solar energy system at the zoo to be funded in [...] Crave sez that the Toyota Prius “will will soon get solar panels on the roof to power its air-conditioning system.” (Image credit: Toyota) David Adams at the St. Pete Times reports that Florida Power & Light announces they’ll build three solar energy power plants by 2009. Buried toward the end of the article is this juicy tidbit - “Nearly 39,000 Florida Power & Light customers gave the company $11.4-million over four years to develop green energy, but a report this [...] |
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