Genera, the Croatian subsidiary of the UK-based veterinary products manufacturer Dechra Pharmaceuticals, has officially opened the country’s largest integrated solar power plant for self-consumption. The integrated solar renewable energy facility, built under a GBP 1.3 million investment partially subsidized by EU funds, features 5,543 rooftop photovoltaic (PV) panels fitted at Genera’s plant in Sveta Nedelja,…
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The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP), the largest municipal utility in the United States, has announced a new partnership with 8minute Solar Energy to provide storable, renewable and affordable power to households throughout Los Angeles and the San Fernando Valley — at the lowest combined solar and storage prices on record. The…
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The concept of solar energy usually inspires images of long rows of solar panels lined up in a vast field. However, generating energy from the sun in the future could partially eliminate the need for this technology thanks to researchers in Europe. Scientists from Uppsala University in Sweden have developed microorganisms that can efficiently produce the biofuel…
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Akon is not only a musician, but he’s a businessman. He has a record label, clothing brand, numerous charities, and a number of philanthropic endeavors in Africa. He also has a hand in cryptocurrency and launched his first solar energy efforts in the states last year. Ever since 2014, his company Akon Lighting Africa has…
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Solar energy added more capacity worldwide than any other form of power over the past 10 years, a report released Thursday reveals. The “Global Trends in Renewable Energy Investment 2019,” commissioned by the United Nations Environment’s economy division, paints a bright picture for the future of renewables. It reveals that, between 2010 and 2019, the…
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Solar power is already taking over the land, so naturally, now it’s coming for the sea. The big ol’ boat in the photo above is the Silent 55 ship from Silent Yachts, a luxury solar panel boat company based in Austria. It uses silent electric propulsion to achieve unlimited range without noise, fumes, or any maintenance at all.…
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Researchers at the University of Waterloo have developed a way to better harness the volume of energy collected by solar panels. In a new study, the researchers developed an algorithm that increases the efficiency of the solar photovoltaic (PV) system and reduces the volume of power currently being wasted due to a lack of effective…
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Around the world, companies are embracing renewable sources of energy as they look to “green up” operations and limit their impact on the environment. U.S. firms are no different, with the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) recently stating that corporate solar adoption had “surged” over the last few years. CNBC’s “Sustainable Energy” looks at the…
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The Kroger Co. continues to invest in solar energy. Ralphs, a subsidiary of Kroger, announced the installation of a photovoltaic solar power array at its automated distribution center in Paramount, Calif. The 555,000-sq.-ft. building provides products to 190 Ralphs stores and 95 Food 4 Less stores throughout Southern California. The largest solar energy project to…
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Hundreds of bus stops in Utrecht, Netherlands, have been covered in plants over the past few months in an effort to improve the community’s biodiversity and air quality. Matthijs Keuning, a spokesman for Jan Hendrikus Cornelis van Zanen, the mayor of Utrecht, told The Hill that 316 bus stops in the city have been covered…
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