13 Jul '12, 7pm

New Technology Improves Solar Heating Efficiency - #solarenergy

New Technology Improves Solar Heating Efficiency Friday, July 13th 2012 1:47 PM By GetSolar Staff. A blog post written by Richard W. Caperton, Director of Clean Energy Investment at American Progress, highlighted several advantages gained through statewide renewable energy standards. • Using renewable energy instead of fossil fuels has many public health benefits, such as reducing the harmful air pollution that causes asthma. • These standards create opportunities for new businesses, which can build renewable energy projects. • These standards can drive down the cost of specific technologies through the “learning by doing” process, in which technologies like solar panels get cheaper as companies gain more experience making them. Caperton also points out New Jersey, Texas, California and 26 other states have renewable energy standards. And, despite claims that solar energy ...

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