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2. Space-based solar power - Wikipedia

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   Inaccessibility: Maintenance of an earth-based solar panel is relatively simple, but construction and maintenance on a solar panel in space would typically be done telerobotically. In addition to cost, astronauts working in GEO are exposed to unacceptably high radiation dangers and risk and cost about one thousand times more than the same task ...

3. Solar power at the White House - Wikipedia

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   On June 20, 1979, 32 solar water heating panels were placed on the roof of the West Wing.The panels were made by InterTechnology/Solar Corp. from Warrenton, Virginia and installed by Hector Guevara of Alternate Energy Industries Corp. [2] At the dedication ceremony for the panels, President Carter said, "In the year 2000 this solar water heater behind me, which is being dedicated today, will ...

4. Jimmy Carter was the first president to install White House ...

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   In 1979, President Jimmy Carter installed solar panels on the roof of the White House. Amid an energy crisis, Carter hoped to reduce the country's dependence on foreign oil. President Ronald ...

5. History of passive solar building design - Wikipedia

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   Dozens of pattern books were published in this period, including the Passive Solar Energy Book by Edward Mazria. [11] In 1977, the U.S. Department of Energy was created, and in 1978 Solar Energy Tax credits were provided. In 1979, President Carter installed solar panels on the roof of the White House.

6. Solar architecture - Wikipedia

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   It has built-in solar panels on the 37th through the 43rd floors, and incorporated more energy-efficient technology than any other skyscraper at the time of its construction. [4] The National Stadium in Kaohsiung, Taiwan, designed by the Japanese architect Toyo Ito, is a dragon-shaped structure that has 8,844 solar panels on its roof.

7. Hennepin County workhouse will get solar panels as county ...

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   The sun will soon have a new job at the Hennepin County workhouse. Later this year, two solar panel arrays costing $2.4 million will be installed at the men's Adult Corrections Facility — a ...