Do We Really Need Desert Solar Farms? It Depends.

Credit to Author: Jennifer Sensiba| Date: Wed, 30 Oct 2024 03:57:35 +0000

To really answer this question, let’s start with a thought experiment. If it were completely up to me, I’d sell my house, buy a Silverado EV, and buy two large campers. One camper would only be moved twice a year between modest basecamps. One would be in the desert for … [continued]

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This Solar Windshield Shade Keeps Your Car Cool While It Generates Clean Electricity

Credit to Author: GearTechnica| Date: Tue, 29 Oct 2024 23:35:28 +0000

This clever windshield shade from GoSun helps keep the sun’s heat out of your vehicle, while also doubling as a source of renewable energy thanks to the 4 integrated solar panels that can put out 60 watts of clean electricity. The GoSun Shield, which folds down into a compact size … [continued]

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How Much Solar Power Can You Get Out Of $250?

Credit to Author: Jennifer Sensiba| Date: Tue, 29 Oct 2024 11:22:38 +0000

Today, even in 2024, many people believe that solar power is expensive. Whole disinformation campaigns are based on this idea. “Camel-uh is going to raise the price of your electricity with green energy!” they say. “You can’t afford to put solar panels on your roof. It’s cheaper just to buy … [continued]

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First Ever Demonstration Of Bulk Photovoltaic Effect Deploys Graphite “Sandwich”

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Tue, 29 Oct 2024 01:49:10 +0000

The field of bulk effect photovoltaic theory has finally leaped off the chalkboard and onto the laboratory bench as researchers unlock the secrets behind the solar conversion efficiency of a “peculiar phenomenon.”

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7 Huge Reasons Donald Trump Should Not Be President Again

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Mon, 28 Oct 2024 21:47:06 +0000

It’s shocking that 70 people would vote for Donald Trump for president of the United States a second time around, let alone 70 million. Unfortunately, we are completely awash with misinformation and information echo chambers these days. We are not living in a shared reality in the United States — … [continued]

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Solar & Wind Cheaper & Cheaper — New Reports

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Mon, 28 Oct 2024 15:55:54 +0000

Why are solar power and wind power dominating new power installations? Because they’re cheaper. The problem with some big purchases people make, and plenty of little purchases, is we look at the upfront cost of something instead of the long-term, lifetime cost. The good thing about purchases of big power … [continued]

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Middlebury College Embraces Solar Power While Others Dither

Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Mon, 28 Oct 2024 15:18:02 +0000

Solar power is becoming the go-to alternative for many US colleges and universities to lower their very significant greenhouse gas emissions.

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20% of US Rooftop Solar Systems Are Sunrun Systems, 45% of New Battery Installations Are Sunrun

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Sun, 27 Oct 2024 03:55:34 +0000

Sunrun, the largest rooftop solar company in the United States, recently hit a big milestone — one million customers. We recently sat down with Chris Rauscher, Head of Grid Services & Virtual Power Plants at Sunrun, to discuss this and related matters. Listen to the podcast via the following embedded … [continued]

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China Adds 160 Gigawatts in First 3 Quarters of 2024

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Sun, 27 Oct 2024 03:55:20 +0000

It’s truly impossible to comprehend the scale of solar power deployment in China these days. When I saw how much solar power China had installed in the first 9 months of the year, I thought I must be reading something wrong. I checked a few times. But, indeed, China’s National … [continued]

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New York Reaches 6 Gigawatts of Solar Power One Year Early!

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Fri, 25 Oct 2024 14:55:36 +0000

New York has been on a cleantech blitz. The latest news in that regard is that the state has reached 6 gigawatts (GW) of installed solar power capacity. Even better, it achieved that milestone a year earlier than it had targeted, as enshrined in its Climate Leadership and Community Protection … [continued]

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