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2013: The Solar Power Year in Review

In January 2014, the solar cells on our roof generated 170 kWh of electricity. That’s on the low end for January. Indeed the only two Januaries that were worse were years where we had heavy snow, which covered the solar … Continue reading

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Solar Power Yield for Summer and Fall 2013 and an Apology

First of all, apologies for the long delay in posting. However, we (Addy and Cora) have both been very busy and indeed we may have some exciting news for you soon. If you’re interested in what Cora is up to, … Continue reading

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Solar Power Yield for June 2013 – Solarertragsdaten für Juni 2013

After a miserable May, June 2013 was a much better month for solar power. And so the photovoltaic solar cell array on our roof generated 2287 kilowatt hours of power last month. That’s still quite a bit lower than our … Continue reading

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Solar Power Yield for May 2013 – Solarertragsdaten für Mai 2013

Here in North Germany, May 2013 was a cold, grey and wet month. As a result, the photovoltaic solar cell array on our roof generated only 1804 kilowatt hours of power last month. That’s our lowest ever result for the … Continue reading

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2012 – The Solar Power Year in Review

In 2012, the photovoltaic cells on our roof generated 14345 kilowatt hours of energy, which earned us more than 7000 Euros and also saved more than 11000 kilograms of CO2. That’s ten kilowatt hours more than in 2011. After more … Continue reading

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Green Energy as a Job Engine

The photo chosen by the Daily Telegraph may make him look like Gollum‘s younger brother, but the UK minister of energy Greg Barker is certainly on to something, when he stresses the economic opportunities offered by alternative energy sources such … Continue reading

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Some reflections on the 2012 solar power yield

I know I’ve been neglecting this blog of late, but you can always find me at my personal blog as well as at the Pegasus Pulp blog. And if you’re interested in our e-book business, you can now also purchase … Continue reading

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Solar Power Metrics for November 2011 – Solarenergieertragsdaten für November 2011

I know I’ve been neglecting this blog of late, but you can always find me at my personal blog as well as at the Pegasus Pulp blog. Anyway, here are the solar power yields for November 2011: In November 2011, … Continue reading

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Solar Power Metrics for October 2011 – Energieertragsdaten für Oktober 2011

So November is already more than half over, but I just realized that I forgot to post the monthly solar power figures. So here are with some delay the solar power yields for October 2011: In October 2011, the photovoltaic … Continue reading

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Solar Power Metrics for September 2011 – Energieertragsdaten für September 2011

I just realized that I never posted this, so here are with some delay  the solar power yields for September 2011: In September 2011, the photovoltaic solar cell array on our roof generated 1314 kilowatt hours of energy. This result … Continue reading

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