Floating Solar Project Supports Portugal’s Decarbonization Strategy

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Fri, 01 Jul 2022 04:09:00 +0000

The largest floating solar farm in Europe, located on the reservoir for a hydroelectric dam in Portugal, is expected to begin producing power this month. The July startup of the Alqueva installation (Figure

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US Army Tests Floating Solar Waters, US Navy Floats Nature-Based Climate Action

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Mon, 13 Jun 2022 14:37:01 +0000

floating solar fort bragg us army north carolinaFloating solar arrays dovetail with Defense Department’s nature conservation strategies as climate change, land encroachment threaten military facilities.

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The Solar Energy Multiverse Keeps Expanding: Perovskites, Shape-Shifting Molecules, & More

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Mon, 18 Apr 2022 15:19:52 +0000

solar energy conversion efficiency perovskite NRELSolar energy has barely scratched the surface of its potential to decarbonize the global economy in time to avert catastrophic warming.

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Tiny Cohoes To Floating Solar Wallflowers: Catch Me If You Can!

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Sun, 20 Mar 2022 17:15:46 +0000

floating solar cohoes new york urban ruralA tiny town in upstate New York has cracked the floating solar code, setting the stage for converting both urban and rural reservoirs into renewable energy power plants.

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Small City Sets Example for Floating Solar, Empowered by NREL Data Set

Credit to Author: U.S. Department of Energy| Date: Sat, 05 Mar 2022 04:10:20 +0000

A First-Ever Approach to Municipally Owned Floating Solar Emerges in Upstate New York Two city employees of Cohoes, New York, were brainstorming how to power the city’s municipal buildings with renewable energy, but few options made sense. Cohoes does not have acres of unused land for solar panels, and the slate-topped buildings cannot hold rooftop […]

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10 Cool Solar Power Stories You May Have Missed

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Sat, 04 Jan 2020 22:23:12 +0000

Too much cleantech news is a good thing, but it sometimes means I need to stuff a bunch of big stories into one article. Following some roundups of autonomous driving news and battery & EV charging news, here’s one more roundup of some cool cleantech stories no one wanted to take and write full pieces about. This one is 100% focused on solar power

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Floating Solar On Pumped Hydro, Part 2: Better Efficiency, But More Challenging Engineering

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Fri, 27 Dec 2019 02:30:04 +0000

The concept of putting floating solar panels on pumped hydro reservoirs is fascinating, but not a slam dunk. This 2nd article covers an additional six pros and cons

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Floating Solar On Pumped Hydro, Part 1: Evaporation Management Is A Bonus

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Fri, 27 Dec 2019 01:48:53 +0000

pumped hydro energy storageThe concept of putting floating solar panels on pumped hydro reservoirs is fascinating, but not a slam dunk. This 1st article covers evaporation management

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