https://chimes-crane-3r9z.squarespace.com/new daily 0.75 2021-01-29 https://chimes-crane-3r9z.squarespace.com/about daily 0.75 2021-01-16 https://chimes-crane-3r9z.squarespace.com/about-1 daily 0.75 2024-04-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6002b6c26f0b7e66aaa0c824/1610810423364-WTTZWF99X49JZPIH5R5Y/5aaaddb790e22.image.jpg About https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6002b6c26f0b7e66aaa0c824/f05252c8-5a01-483a-9d35-01868361af30/headshot.png https://chimes-crane-3r9z.squarespace.com/contact daily 0.75 2024-02-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6002b6c26f0b7e66aaa0c824/1612708403930-QV4JJVW1BBRAQZ6OFHB7/panel-558317_1920.jpg Landowners: contact us https://chimes-crane-3r9z.squarespace.com/about-solar daily 0.75 2021-01-18 https://chimes-crane-3r9z.squarespace.com/history-of-solar-energy daily 0.75 2023-10-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6002b6c26f0b7e66aaa0c824/1612259232509-LLBVOWWR38I88S2LIA9A/solar-panels.jpg History of Solar Energy https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6002b6c26f0b7e66aaa0c824/1611827983618-C7FJTVN3EQAZSUZRTJYM/CellPVeff%28rev210104%29.png History of Solar Energy - Solar Energy Efficiency and Costs over Time Charles Fritts’ 19th century selenium solar cells only converted 1% of the sunlight that hit them into electricity (the solar cell efficiency). It took most of a century until Bell Labs improved this to 4% efficiency by the early 1950s. As an experimental technology, solar panels were very expensive ($200-300 / Watt of installed capacity) at the time. Hoffman Electronics reached 10% efficiency in 1959 and 14% by 1960. Prices soon came dropped to around $100 / Watt in the 1960s as solar panel production increased to supply the power needs of satellites and space probes. In the 1970s, prices came down to around $20 / Watt, thanks to research funded by Exxon. Since then, costs have been dropping around 10% per year as economies of scale from mass production and technology improvements reduced costs. Today, solar panels cost around $0.25 / Watt and are no longer the main cost driver of solar projects (engineering, construction, installation and permitting costs predominate). The total cost of utility scale solar projects can be as low as $0.7 / Watt, resulting in a Levelized Cost of Electricity (LCOE) as low as $20 – 30 / MWh. Solar energy is now the cheapest energy source, and as energy storage technologies continue to improve, solar energy will play a greater role during hours without sunlight. As of 2019, the highest solar panel efficiency achieved stood at 47.1% through a multi-junction concentrator PV system built by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory. NREL already had reached efficiencies above 30% in 1994 through a multi-junction gallium indium phosphate and gallium arsenide panel, but such complex and expensive systems only find applications in space. Today, commercial PV systems normally achieve efficiencies around 18% - 23% range, with continued improvements each year. https://chimes-crane-3r9z.squarespace.com/make-money-from-pv-land-lease daily 0.75 2023-10-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6002b6c26f0b7e66aaa0c824/1612265274490-WKOTYZJCJK02ARSCV0KU/solar%2Bfarm%2Broodehaan-helder.jpg How valuable is my land? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6002b6c26f0b7e66aaa0c824/1612340842247-2T2IRJW6DM3H4R9YJNXR/providence_solar_farm_bunch_o_sheep_vl_2400x1600.jpg How valuable is my land? https://chimes-crane-3r9z.squarespace.com/who-was-maria-telkes daily 0.75 2023-10-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6002b6c26f0b7e66aaa0c824/1612706840882-R1JTY9IFI1WRLXWSJ2UG/Maria+Telkes+experiment.jpg Who was Maria Telkes? - telkes.org is run by a group of energy professionals who realized that land is often the limiting factor when it comes to power projects, and seek to apply technology to solve this problem. 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Or all of the above? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6002b6c26f0b7e66aaa0c824/c2bbf47d-3ba6-4bed-be18-e66f66e5f3e7/oil+vs+solar+lease_page-0001%281%29.jpg Leasing my land: oil, wind or solar? Or all of the above? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6002b6c26f0b7e66aaa0c824/2fe6691b-71bf-485d-8405-62ce3292b908/land+oil+solar+w+txt.jpeg Leasing my land: oil, wind or solar? Or all of the above? - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://chimes-crane-3r9z.squarespace.com/leas-my-land-for-solar-make-money-1 daily 0.75 2023-10-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6002b6c26f0b7e66aaa0c824/1612265274490-WKOTYZJCJK02ARSCV0KU/solar%2Bfarm%2Broodehaan-helder.jpg Should I lease my land for solar? https://chimes-crane-3r9z.squarespace.com/grid-interconnection-for-solar-projects-on-my-land1-1 daily 0.75 2023-10-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6002b6c26f0b7e66aaa0c824/c1dc6747-3d6a-4e26-9da2-5b3744fc2217/farm+house+pristine.jpg Grid Interconnections for solar projects This farm in Iowa is untouched by electrical infrastructure. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6002b6c26f0b7e66aaa0c824/c8b7bc09-10db-45e9-a40d-2963180e8ef4/various+transmission+lines.jpg Grid Interconnections for solar projects - Make it stand out Various transmission and distribution lines that bring us the electric power we use. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6002b6c26f0b7e66aaa0c824/e022564d-fc44-43f9-b943-655f6e71dedf/substation+tx.jpg Grid Interconnections for solar projects - Make it stand out Electrical substations such as this one in Texas can often accommodate extra connections to new solar projects at minimal cost. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6002b6c26f0b7e66aaa0c824/1478d774-1924-4cb6-a08e-02d01160403c/three+phase+power+line+snow.jpg Grid Interconnections for solar projects - Make it stand out This power line could potentially allow a solar project to connect to it. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6002b6c26f0b7e66aaa0c824/53bfa9b3-fe85-404e-8a8b-318fadac5ce6/single+phase.jpg Grid Interconnections for solar projects - Make it stand out If the power line only has one or two wires like this one, it is likely to be single phase. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6002b6c26f0b7e66aaa0c824/f51977b7-a0cd-4743-a70b-3a20c76b00ef/electric+power+system.jpg Grid Interconnections for solar projects - Make it stand out The electric power system has many pieces to it. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6002b6c26f0b7e66aaa0c824/9503bee8-472f-47a9-b935-12a40a8cc3d4/transmission+lines+sunset.jpg Grid Interconnections for solar projects Or would you rather have land with a large, 180-foot transmission line that greets you every morning, such as this one? https://chimes-crane-3r9z.squarespace.com/texasland daily 0.75 2023-10-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6002b6c26f0b7e66aaa0c824/fc8173c8-a772-4d89-8215-b25899a81e1d/population+TX.jpg Texas land use past and present: how solar fits in https://chimes-crane-3r9z.squarespace.com/how-can-i-make-money-from-my-land daily 0.75 2023-10-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6002b6c26f0b7e66aaa0c824/e5e57e1f-d1f4-466f-8394-bda5a6b4fa39/forestry.jpg How can I make money from my land? Such trees can be harvested and replanted sustainably, if carefully managed. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6002b6c26f0b7e66aaa0c824/da528c48-0ae2-4c0b-89ec-abf2df05e67e/data+center+UT.jpg How can I make money from my land? - Make it stand out This enormous data center was built by Meta on rural land near Eagle Mountain in Utah. Such facilities have high electricity use, and can be combined with onsite solar power generation. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6002b6c26f0b7e66aaa0c824/1ea06c4b-83b2-4040-b31c-6b937081cee2/planes+in+desert.jpg How can I make money from my land? - Make it stand out These planes were stored in hot, dry climates to prevent corrosion. 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