G.E. Wins Bid For New Turkish Triple Energy Hybrid Power Plant!

GE Wins First Solar-Gas Hybrid Plant From Turkey’s MetCap
By Rachel Layne and Chris Martin - Bloomberg
Jun 7, 2011 10:01 AM PT

General Electric Co. (GE) said its new turbine designed to pair gas and renewable-power generation was chosen by Turkey’s MetCap Energy Investments for the first combination solar-natural gas plant.

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How To Build Your Own Solar Panels

By: Michael Davis

So what is a solar panel anyway? It is basically a box that holds an array of solar cells. Solar cells are the things that do the actual work of turning sunlight into electricity. However, it takes a lot of cells to make a meaningful amount of power, and they are very fragile, so the individual cells are assembled into panels. The panels hold enough cells to make a useful amount of power and protect the cells from the elements. It doesn't sound too complicated. I was convinced I could do it myself.

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A Homebuilt Wind Generator You Can Build

By: Michael Davis

"One thing I noticed right away about my property is that most of the time, the wind is blowing. Almost from the moment I bought it, I had the idea of putting up a wind turbine and making some electricity, and later adding some solar panels. This is the story of how I did it. Not with an expensive, store-bought turbine, but with a home-built one that cost hardly anything. If you have some fabricating skills and some electronic know-how, you can build one too."

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