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2024-01-30Solar Power Would be Expand in WA Neighborhoods
The measure looks to benefit people who can’t get solar energy of their own — but could via a neighborhood grid.OLYMPIA — For one reason or another, rooftop solar is out of reach for a lot of people i -
2024-01-26Everywhere Else You Can Install Solar Panels
If you want to take advantage of solar energy but you can’t (or don’t want to) put solar panels on your roof, you do have other options. As solar panels become more advanced and the technology develop -
2024-01-24COULD SOLAR-POWERED AIRSHIPS OFFER CLEANER TRAVEL?
The blimp, the airship, the dirigible. Whatever you call them, you probably don’t find yourself thinking about them too often. They were an easy way to get airborne, predating the invention of the air -
2024-01-22Renewable Energy & Environmental Protection is Not an Either/Or
H.L. Mencken was sadly spot on when he famously opined that “there is always an easy solution to every human problem—neat, plausible, and wrong.” We are seeing this pattern emerge yet again in respons -
2024-01-18Indoor solar power: These cells can harvest energy from any light source for battery-free devices
Can solar cells work indoors? This tech turns any light into power eliminating need for batteries. Solar cells that work in low light could help your devices go battery-free. California-based company -
2024-01-17Vertical Panels Let Solar and Farming Coexist
The German startup Next2Sun is on a mission to install vertical solar panels alongside some unlikely neighbors, including crops like potatoes and hay. With several projects in Germany complete and a n -
2024-01-12Indoor Solar Power: These Cells Can Harves Energy from any Light Source for Battery-Free Devices
Can solar cells work indoors? This tech turns any light into power eliminating the need for batteries. Solar cells that work in low light could help your devices go battery-free. California-based comp -
2024-01-10Contact Lens Manufacturer Employs Solar Power to Safeguard Production
Solar panels reduce manufacturer’s annual electricity bill by $325,000. LAKE FOREST, CA—Staar Surgical, a manufacturer of implantable lenses used in ophthalmic surgery, has inaugurated a 1.1 megawatt -
2024-01-08Germany Leads the Way in Solar Energy Across Europe
In 2022, Germany had an installed photovoltaic capacity of around 67 gigawatts, making it the European country with the greatest solar energy potential. The expansion of solar potential in Germany ove -
2024-01-04Portugal's Renewable Energy Production Hit New Record In 2023
LISBON, Jan 2 (Reuters) - Renewable power sources supplied 61% of Portugal's electricity in 2023, up from 49% a year earlier, hitting a new record thanks to periods of heavy rains, strong winds an -
2024-01-02World's Highest Altitude Solar Power Station Connected to Grid
The world's highest-altitude photovoltaic power station in Shannan Prefecture of Xizang Autonomous Region in China was connected to the grid on Saturday.The daily output of the power station can m -
2023-12-28Clean Energy Grew at Breakneck Speed in 2023
The first operating South Fork Wind farm turbine, Thursday, Dec. 7, 2023, stands east of Montauk Point, NY. The turbine at the commercial-scale offshore wind farm is producing power for the US electri