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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Replacing the burning of fossil fuels in our residential and commercial buildings with clean electricity is a crucial step to protecting public health and eliminating climate pollution. Multiple studies, including RMI’s “The Economics of Electrifying Buildings” and E3’s “Residential Building Electrification in California”, have shown that using efficient electric heat pumps rather than gas-fired appliances is cost effective…
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Duke Energy has completed a solicitation for 551 MWac of solar power through its CPRE program, with average pricing between 3.79¢/kWh and 3.83¢/kWh and 20 year power contracts. Duke Energy Carolinas (DEC) and Duke Energy Progress (DEP) – have completed a request for proposals (RFP), via the state’s Competitive Procurement of Renewable Energy (CPRE) program (pdf), that…
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Dubai Airports says the system will produce 7,483,500 kilowatt hours of energy per year. This will help to cut carbon emissions by more than 3,000 metric tonnes annually. A solar energy system made up of 15,000 photovoltaic panels has been installed at Dubai International airport. In an announcement earlier this week, Dubai Airports said the…
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The UK’s South Western Railway is about to launch a new type of solar energy project that will power trains using solar panels — without first distributing that power to the electrical grid. South Western Railway is hosting an event today in conjunction with solar railway organization Riding Sunbeams at Aldershot Station near London that…
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