Nevada gets nation’s first solar power plant factory

Green Wombat: Nevada gets nation’s first solar power plant factory Green Wombat reports Silicon Valley startup Ausra is building the U.S.’s first solar power plant factory. When the 130,000-square-foot facility goes online in April outside Las Vegas, robots will assemble mirror arrays and other equipment that will then be trucked to solar power plant building …

Facts About Solar Energy

Solar Energy is a renewable resource that doesn’t just save you money on that monthly electric bill, but benefits the entire planet we live on. Solar power is often looked over because it is not yet widely used on residential homes, although it has been used around the world for years. In this article are …

Portasol Motorless Solar Tracker

Ecogeek reports on an Australian man’s invention for tracking the sun using a motorless tracking device. It uses a hydraulic system powered by the sun. The device works by absorbing heat from a combination of increasing ambient air temperature and direct solar radiation to provide an expansion of a liquid at a controlled rate. Increasing …