Global Installed Solar Capacity To Blow Past 2 Terawatts, USA Or Not

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Mon, 11 Nov 2024 14:40:48 +0000

The installed solar capacity of the global PV industry is poised for another round of rapid growth, with or without an assist from the US.

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Behind the Curtain: Power Grid Resilience for Data Centers

Credit to Author: Industry Sponsor| Date: Mon, 11 Nov 2024 06:04:49 +0000

By Kyle Julian, Regional Director, Commercial & Industrial Sales, U.S. West Without data centers, life as we know it would collapse. That may sound like hyperbole, but our entire digital economy relies on data centers. But it turns out that data centers use a lot of electricity. In fact, the … [continued]

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Can The Sun Become A Form of Universal Basic Income?

Credit to Author: Jennifer Sensiba| Date: Sun, 10 Nov 2024 14:14:54 +0000

I recently came across a social media post that puts solar energy in an interesting perspective: energy that everyone can possibly harness. This not only applies to most of the planet, but provides a very simple way to visualize a way forward to providing everyone with needed energy. Sunlight is … [continued]

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Renewables Gallop Ahead Down Under — A Queensland Sample

Credit to Author: David Waterworth| Date: Sat, 09 Nov 2024 22:58:54 +0000

As I sit at my computer tapping out this article, the sun is shining in beautiful Brisbane, capital of Queensland, Australia. We are moving into summer and the sun is up long before I am. When I awake, the house battery is filling up and charging the car. Soon, the … [continued]

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A 30-Megawatt Space Solar Power Plant Is Scheduled For 2030

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Sat, 09 Nov 2024 17:00:05 +0000

Innovators in the field of space solar power are outperforming expectations for commercial application, motivated by the potential for harvesting solar energy on a 24/7 basis, unimpeded by weather or climate.

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Solx Will Manufacture Solar Panels In Puerto Rico

Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Sat, 09 Nov 2024 16:48:57 +0000

Puerto Rico has been in the news lately after a so-called comedian at a Republican campaign event referred to it as cesspit of human garbage floating in the Atlantic Ocean. Nearly a decade ago, after Hurricane Maria devastated the island, a US president gave Puerto Rico the back of his … [continued]

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