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Solar Water Heater?

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Solar Water Heater?

Image by AIDG Question by hhhwwf13: Solar Water Heater? In a solar water heater, radiant energy from the Sun is transferred to water that circulates through tubes in a rooftop collector. The solar radiation enters the collector through a transparent cover and warms the water in the tubes; this water is pumped into a holding […]

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Who are the Current Women of Agriculture?

Image by Program on Forests Many farmers have increased their income by growing superior varieties of indigenous fruit trees like African plum. Tree domestication program in Cameroon. Photo by Charlie Pye-Smith. Part of The World Agroforestry Centre’s photo-stream: www.flickr.com/photos/icraf/ Question by alidou: Who are the Current Women of Agriculture? And their contributions to the field? […]

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How much money do solar power panels add to a homes value (just give the numbers like 50,000 or 10,000) ?

Image by Brookhaven National Laboratory The Long Island Solar Farm (LISF) is a 32-megawatt solar photovoltaic power plant built through a collaboration including BP Solar, the Long Island Power Authority (LIPA), and the Department of Energy. The LISF, located on the Brookhaven National Laboratory site, began delivering power to the LIPA grid in November 2011, […]

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Question by hasean: about solar power in the houses? Question about solar power in the houses? Question about solar power in the houses How use the solar power in his house for heating or electricity…?? Is the solar power good and enough for your house…?? How much is cost you the solar power..?? Give your […]

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Why do conservatives still think that wind and solar power are future technologies?

Image by CoCreatr We signed up for Yokohama Green Power project. Within January, we will put 3kW solar system on our roof, heavily subsidized because it comes with a HEMS Home Energy Measurement System. Ours will be one of 50 study projects in the area to collect data by the minute to analyze energy usage […]

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Homework help :).?

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Homework help :).?

Image by Socially Responsible Agricultural Project Hogs raised in a hoop house system outside of Euphrata, WA Question by Stephen H: Homework help :).? I have to write a paragraph to my georgraphy teacher saying what would i do is the school was more SUBSTIANABLE. Apart from i don’t even know what the word SUBSTAINABLE. […]

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how to build a home solar power thingie to plug stuff into…?

Image by roens As is fairly well known, recent "iDevices" from Apple don’t like to derive power from just any 5VDC source with a USB socket. It turns out, Apple may be using a standards-defined signaling on the two data pins to indicate how much current the power source can supply and ignoring sources that […]

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Non organic farming question?

Image by hozae Question by Shannon: Non organic farming question? In what ways is non organic farming reducing environmental impact? Organic has already been covered so that’s not necessary Part of btec science course Add your own answer in the comments!

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Solar Power Thesis Topic?

Image by Rakka he came home from schmancy today and i love him! Question by Illyas: Solar Power Thesis Topic? Hi I am looking for a suitable topic relating to solar power for my MSc. thesis of Electrical Power Systems…Plz guide me for the topic in which there is a bigger room for research.. Thanx […]

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Can one combine commercial farming with sustainable farming?

Image by Cooking Up A Story Jon Bansen walking amongst his herd. For stories, recipes, and more videos, please visit: Cooking Up A Story From The Episode: Organic Dairyman: The FarmerOrganic Dairyman: The Farmer Question by Pumpkin Pi: Can one combine commercial farming with sustainable farming? I’m 23, and plan to start a farm by […]

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