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Blog | January 2020

Fighting Climate Change with Solar

At the heart of solar power are the opportunities it presents to change the world for the better. The recent Wildfires in Australia have brought plenty of attention to the need for renewable energy. Record heat and dry conditions in 2019 turned the country's forests and grasslands into vast swaths of combustible fuel. Read more to find out how solar energy can help slow the earth's dangerous warming trend.
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SunPower Staff
January 28th, 2020

TIME Magazine’s Best Inventions of 2019

Each year, TIME solicits nominations for the inventions that make the world a smarter and better place. Each submission is evaluated on originality, creativity, influence, ambition and effectiveness. Find out more about three solar pioneers who made the 2019 TIME Top 100 Inventions list using SunPower solar technology.
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SunPower Staff
January 23rd, 2020

Do solar panels use light or heat to generate electricity?

Confusion over the impact of heat and light in solar power starts with the fact that there are different types of solar power. One type of power, called solar thermal, does use the sun's light to generate heat which can be used for things like generating steam. The other type of solar power is generated by photovoltaic (PV) solar panels, which use light to generate electricity directly. 
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SunPower Staff
January 9th, 2020

A Look Back at Solar Milestones of the 2010s

The 2010s have come to a close, and what a decade it was for solar energy in the United States. Let’s look back at some of the major solar milestones we hit in the 2010s.
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Solar Energy Industries Association
January 6th, 2020
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