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	<title>Centre Flow &#187; solar panels</title>
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		<title>PVs, Troughs and Towers – Electricity from the Sun</title>
		<link>http://www.centreflow.ca/2011/04/21/pvs-troughs-and-towers-%e2%80%93-electricity-from-the-sun/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Apr 2011 17:01:25 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[All About Energy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Coast to Coast]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[When we think of solar powered electricity, the image that usually comes to mind is one of solar panels on the roof of a building. Solar panels consist of many connected photovoltaic (PV) cells which are made mostly of silicon with other compounds. When light energy strikes a PV cell, some of the energy is<a class="readMoreLink" href="http://www.centreflow.ca/2011/04/21/pvs-troughs-and-towers-%e2%80%93-electricity-from-the-sun/">Read More...</a>]]></description>
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		<title>When solar cells head off into the sunset</title>
		<link>http://www.centreflow.ca/2010/10/26/when-solar-cells-head-off-into-the-sunset/</link>
		<comments>http://www.centreflow.ca/2010/10/26/when-solar-cells-head-off-into-the-sunset/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Oct 2010 17:00:06 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[All About Energy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[hazardous waste]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[recycle]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[solar cells]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.centreflow.ca/?p=12313</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Nothing lasts forever, even renewable power sources. Sure, we’ve got a few  billion years before we have to worry about the Earth being consumed by the sun when it becomes a red giant (yep, that’s going to happen), but in the shorter term the generation technology we use to harness the elements has a shelf<a class="readMoreLink" href="http://www.centreflow.ca/2010/10/26/when-solar-cells-head-off-into-the-sunset/">Read More...</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Urchin power!</title>
		<link>http://www.centreflow.ca/2010/09/29/urchin-power/</link>
		<comments>http://www.centreflow.ca/2010/09/29/urchin-power/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Sep 2010 17:10:58 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Quirk E]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[photovoltaic panels]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[polysty]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[polystyrene spheres]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[solar energy]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.centreflow.ca/?p=11585</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Image: EMPA Can you imagine using polystyrene spheres as a sort of scaffolding to create three-dimensional nanostructures of semiconducting zinc oxide on various substrates? Probably not! And that’s why you’ll never be a nanostructure researcher developing innovative ways to expand the surface area for solar panels. Just kidding, nobody actually expects you to know what<a class="readMoreLink" href="http://www.centreflow.ca/2010/09/29/urchin-power/">Read More...</a>]]></description>
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		<title>A little fit over microFIT</title>
		<link>http://www.centreflow.ca/2010/07/22/a-little-fit-over-microfit/</link>
		<comments>http://www.centreflow.ca/2010/07/22/a-little-fit-over-microfit/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Jul 2010 18:11:33 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Coast to Coast]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[feed-in-tariff]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Green Energy Act]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[renewable energy]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[wind power]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The Globe and Mail recently profiled a rising wave of resentment over a change in Ontario’s otherwise popular feed-in-tariff (FIT) program. A quiet change to the regime on July 2 reduced the rate paid to solar producers from 80.2 cents to 58.8 cents per kilowatt hour for ground-mounted solar photovoltaic, which has some producers up<a class="readMoreLink" href="http://www.centreflow.ca/2010/07/22/a-little-fit-over-microfit/">Read More...</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Where The Sun Shines</title>
		<link>http://www.centreflow.ca/2010/06/29/where-the-sun-shines/</link>
		<comments>http://www.centreflow.ca/2010/06/29/where-the-sun-shines/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Jun 2010 17:10:45 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Coast to Coast]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[alternative energy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[solar energy]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Drake Landing Solar Community in Okotoks, Alberta met an important milestone last month, keeping its residents toasty almost exclusively with the aid of the sun. After three years, the project has successfully reached its goal of providing 80 per cent of the homes&#8217; heating from an array of 800 solar panels on garage roofs<a class="readMoreLink" href="http://www.centreflow.ca/2010/06/29/where-the-sun-shines/">Read More...</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Powering the Pope</title>
		<link>http://www.centreflow.ca/2009/10/07/powering-the-pope/</link>
		<comments>http://www.centreflow.ca/2009/10/07/powering-the-pope/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2009 18:10:27 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[All About Energy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[alternative energy]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Pope is looking to the sky and a “higher power.” That may not sound unusual, but the power is high because it comes from the sky. Confused yet? We’re referring to solar power, of course.  What did you think? In a recent encyclical about the economy, the Pope had a friendly reminder for the<a class="readMoreLink" href="http://www.centreflow.ca/2009/10/07/powering-the-pope/">Read More...</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Solar power</title>
		<link>http://www.centreflow.ca/2009/07/29/solar-power/</link>
		<comments>http://www.centreflow.ca/2009/07/29/solar-power/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2009 17:00:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>editor</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[All About Energy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[grid parity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[solar energy]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.centreflow.ca/?p=5606</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Photo by Randy Montoya You know the expression “the sky’s the limit.” With solar power, that’s literally true – and Canada has a lot of sky. It’s surprising, then, that Canada has been somewhat slow to embrace solar as a viable energy source. There are positive signs this is changing. Take Calgary – according to<a class="readMoreLink" href="http://www.centreflow.ca/2009/07/29/solar-power/">Read More...</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Solar paint?</title>
		<link>http://www.centreflow.ca/2009/07/28/solar-paint/</link>
		<comments>http://www.centreflow.ca/2009/07/28/solar-paint/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2009 17:00:42 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Quirk E]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[photovoltaic]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[solar energy]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.centreflow.ca/?p=5811</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Soon, the only tool needed to combat climate change could be a paintbrush.  No more need for costly solar panels. The Corus Group, a Dutch steel company, has developed a way to paint solar cells right onto steel at the time of manufacture.  Photovoltaic cells are the things in solar panels which generate a current<a class="readMoreLink" href="http://www.centreflow.ca/2009/07/28/solar-paint/">Read More...</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Molten salt</title>
		<link>http://www.centreflow.ca/2009/07/20/molten-salt/</link>
		<comments>http://www.centreflow.ca/2009/07/20/molten-salt/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2009 17:00:28 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Coast to Coast]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[batteries]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[electricity]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.centreflow.ca/?p=5592</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[You know the expression, “ask ten people the same question, and get ten answers?” Here’s an exception: Ask a thousand people involved with solar energy this question, and you’ll get the same answer every single time. Namely: “what’s the single biggest drawback to solar power?” That answer? Storage. It’s definitely been solar’s Achilles heel, if you<a class="readMoreLink" href="http://www.centreflow.ca/2009/07/20/molten-salt/">Read More...</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Less sunny future for solar energy industry</title>
		<link>http://www.centreflow.ca/2009/06/23/less-sunny-future-for-solar-energy-industry/</link>
		<comments>http://www.centreflow.ca/2009/06/23/less-sunny-future-for-solar-energy-industry/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2009 17:32:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>editor</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[All About Energy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Barack Obama]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[renewable energy]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.centreflow.ca/?p=5220</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The United States saw a jump in the use of solar energy by about 9 percent in 2008, but will those numbers continue to rise as the recession hits hard or will this economy be a “pane” for solar energy? In the past two years, solar panel capacity rose an impressive 78% and solar heater<a class="readMoreLink" href="http://www.centreflow.ca/2009/06/23/less-sunny-future-for-solar-energy-industry/">Read More...</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Bright Calgary teen has a world to save and (solar) energy to burn</title>
		<link>http://www.centreflow.ca/2009/06/04/bright-calgary-teen-has-a-world-to-save-and-solar-energy-to-burn/</link>
		<comments>http://www.centreflow.ca/2009/06/04/bright-calgary-teen-has-a-world-to-save-and-solar-energy-to-burn/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2009 22:45:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>editor</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[All About Energy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[solar energy]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.centreflow.ca/?p=5050</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[While the world groans from the weight of pressing environmental and social issues, Eden Full takes matters into her own hands. These are the hands of a Calgary teen whose energy and passion for the environment and humanity means more than learning and reading about it. It means more than talking about solutions or attending<a class="readMoreLink" href="http://www.centreflow.ca/2009/06/04/bright-calgary-teen-has-a-world-to-save-and-solar-energy-to-burn/">Read More...</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Energy in your backyard</title>
		<link>http://www.centreflow.ca/2009/04/24/energy-in-your-backyard/</link>
		<comments>http://www.centreflow.ca/2009/04/24/energy-in-your-backyard/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2009 18:51:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>editor</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[All About Energy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[solar energy]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[wind farms]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.centreflow.ca/?p=4283</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Renewable energy is the talk of the town, but how do you go about transforming talk into action? Sometimes it’s difficult to create change on a mass scale, but the more individuals think, talk and act according to increased awareness about the environment, the closer we all get to a more sustainable future. If you’re<a class="readMoreLink" href="http://www.centreflow.ca/2009/04/24/energy-in-your-backyard/">Read More...</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Harnessing the solar generation power of unused rooftops</title>
		<link>http://www.centreflow.ca/2009/04/17/harnessing-the-solar-generation-power-of-unused-rooftops/</link>
		<comments>http://www.centreflow.ca/2009/04/17/harnessing-the-solar-generation-power-of-unused-rooftops/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2009 19:15:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>editor</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Healthy Home]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[renewable energy]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[solar powered rooftops]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.centreflow.ca/?p=3201</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[From need: more space to harness the power of the sun on a large scale, to innovation: transforming unused commercial rooftops into solar generation stations, capable of supplying hundreds and even thousands of homes with clean, renewable energy. An idea so simple, it prompts one to ask “Why didn’t I think of it?” Large-scale installation<a class="readMoreLink" href="http://www.centreflow.ca/2009/04/17/harnessing-the-solar-generation-power-of-unused-rooftops/">Read More...</a>]]></description>
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		<title>New building has sunny disposition</title>
		<link>http://www.centreflow.ca/2009/02/13/new-building-has-sunny-disposition/</link>
		<comments>http://www.centreflow.ca/2009/02/13/new-building-has-sunny-disposition/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Feb 2009 17:00:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>editor</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[All About Energy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[solar buildings]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you&#8217;re in Montreal this summer and in the vicinity of the new John Molson School of Business at Concordia University, take a cue from the old CBC-TV children&#8217;s show, The Friendly Giant, and &#8220;look up, &#8216;waaay up&#8221;. The top two floors of one facade of the school will be clad in solar panels in<a class="readMoreLink" href="http://www.centreflow.ca/2009/02/13/new-building-has-sunny-disposition/">Read More...</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Dyeing for sunlight</title>
		<link>http://www.centreflow.ca/2008/07/24/dyeing-for-sunlight/</link>
		<comments>http://www.centreflow.ca/2008/07/24/dyeing-for-sunlight/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Jul 2008 14:01:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.centreflow.ca/?p=548</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[According to researchers at MIT, solar power might benefit from a splash of colour. As reported in a recent article in Nature, researchers have found that thin films coloured with organic dyes and affixed to glass are able to increase the efficiency of solar panels, maximizing their energy output. These “solar concentrators” work by absorbing<a class="readMoreLink" href="http://www.centreflow.ca/2008/07/24/dyeing-for-sunlight/">Read More...</a>]]></description>
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