The town’s new Renewable Energy and Sustainability Committee is looking into the feasibility of placing a solar array on municipally owned land. The concept has received an initial review by the Town Council, which will discuss the proposal in depth at its Aug. 5 Operations Meeting. One possible location for a municipal solar array would…
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An innovative thermal battery being developed by Curtin University researchers will be key to a solar power system capable of producing electricity overnight, rivaling fossil fuels as a viable source of power for commercial and heavy industries around the world, including mining operations. Curtin is collaborating with international renewable energy companies United Sun Systems and…
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More than 21,000 solar panels will be installed on the rooftops of six CapitaLand buildings by the end of this year in a partnership with Sembcorp Industries, both groups said separately on Tuesday (July 9). When completed, the installation will form the largest combined rooftop solar facility in Singapore by a real estate company. Sembcorp…
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Traditional silicon-based solar cells have an absolute limit for overall efficiency — in principle, a single photon of light should only be able to loosen a single electron, even if that photon is carrying double the energy required to do so. Now, however, researchers have presented a new way to get high-energy photons striking silicon…
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Los Angeles Power and Water officials have struck a deal on the largest and cheapest solar + battery-storage project in the world, at prices that leave fossil fuels in the dust and may relegate nuclear power to the dustbin. Later this month the LA Board of Water and Power Commissioners is expected to approve a…
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California set two renewable energy records last week: the most solar power ever flowing on the state’s main electric grid, and the most solar power ever taken offline because it wasn’t needed. There’s no contradiction: As California utilities buy more and more solar power as part of the state’s quest to confront climate change, supply…
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The city of Madison has launched a new program designed to help low-income residents share in the benefits of solar energy. Modeled after an existing program designed to help Madison residents install solar panels, the Backyard Solar grants are intended to bring solar to neighborhoods that may have been left out of the solar boom, said Heather…
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Installation of 3 million solar panels this year keeps FPL on track to meet “30-by-30” plan to install more than 30 million panels by 2030. Ten new solar plants will create about 2,000 jobs during peak construction. FPL continues to keep customer bills among the lowest in the country as it shapes Florida into a…
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In India coal is king. It powers huge swathes of the country and its use is still rising. But there are signs that coal’s dominance might one day be challenged. India’s investments in renewable sources are now outpacing those in fossil fuels, according to a report by the International Energy Agency. Total renewable power investments topped…
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Australians may have missed out on Labor’s renewable energy plans for the nation with their election loss this past weekend. But there’s plenty of help available in solar power and battery rebates – supporting the environment as well as slashing their power bills. Let’s take a look at what financial assistance is offered around the country. Some…
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