Sharp's residential energy solutions feature greater overall power generation thanks to panel configurations geared to roof shape and a power conditioner, as well as a lithium-ion storage battery that allows load levelling in which inexpensive night-time electricity is stored for use during the daytime.
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The consumer then buys back the power produced on their roof at a fixed rate.
She believed the solar-paneled roof would power the entire car, not just the ventilation system, as is actually the case.
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Not only will trimming threatening branches give the yard an illusion of looking larger, it will help thwart damage to the roof or to power lines.
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Eighty mph winds damaged the roof and knocked out power, but the airport was not hit by a tornado.
But most days, I make enough roof top PV solar power at home to avoid buying coal-based utility power.
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"We have one candidate who is always in the community, and he helps a lot, " said Mr. Fougere, who suffered damage to his roof and had no power for a month.
Using a mechanism known as a power purchase agreement (PPA), such companies as Wal-Mart Stores and Whole Foods Market have contracted with third parties that install, own and maintain solar power systems that typically sit on the roof of a corporate outlet.
Berger says he's already getting interest from Houstonians looking to add solar power when they repair hurricane damage to the roof.
An explosion in the middle of the night at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in Ukraine tore off the plant's roof and sent radiation over much of Europe.
The danger was compounded by an overhead power cable, which broke loose and fell on the roof of the rear car, causing further arcing and a large amount of smoke inside the train.
They said neighbours should be aware of a pungent smell coming from a property, vents protruding through the roof or a rear window, fluctuations in power supplies and windows permanently covered from the inside.
The roof blew off one gym, and others have power or water-damage problems.
It has 6, 000 solar panels on the roof that can generate 1.3 megawatts of power, and it uses seawater from the bay to cool and heat the building.
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If the electrical storage of composites could be boosted close to that of existing lithium-ion batteries, then it would take only the roof, the bonnet and the boot lid to power an electric vehicle for 130km, he says.
His approval rating are through the roof, but then so were those of outgoing President Andres Pastrana when he took power in 1998 on a pledge to negotiate peace with the Marxists rebels.
To boost its green credentials, the designers have incorporated 160 square meters of solar panels on the roof, as well as wind generators that can produce 28-30 kilowatt hours of power (kwh) -- the average daily consumption of a family household.
Leonhardt said it would be more practical to use solar power to help charge a car's battery and use the more efficient panels mounted on a roof or over a parking area to supply the rest of the electricity needed to drive the engine.
Provided the researchers can keep refining the project, we could be looking at a big leap in solar power efficiency with very little extra footprint, something we'd very much like to see on the roof of a hybrid sedan.
The storm system swatted down power lines and uprooted trees, flicked big rigs on their sides and yanked off part of the terminal roof at Oklahoma City's Will Rogers World Airport, where some 1, 500 area residents had taken shelter in a tunnel.
This cutting of red tape has delighted business - and doubtless those wanting a roof extension, too - but green groups and civic groups fear that the new system has handed power to a quango from politicians and people.
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