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Portugal ran on renewable energy alone for four days
Last week, Portugal hit a major milestone in its ongoing effort to move to renewable energy. The entire country ran for more than half a week without having to resort to fossil fuels. In the late ’80s, Portugal brought a massive new coal-burning power plant online in Sines, and less than two decades later it was called out by the WWF as being one of the largest producers of CO2 emissions in all of Europe. It ranked 13 on the 2007 “Dirty 30” list.
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San Francisco Requires New Buildings To Install Solar Panels
San Francisco will soon begin requiring new buildings to have solar panels installed on the roof.
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Venezuela Scraps Half-hour Time Difference Set by Chavez
Former president turned country's clocks back in 2007 so that children could wake up for school in daylight, his successor returns to previous system to ensure more daylight in evening when energy consumption peaks
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Canada-Electrical grid could handle millions of plug-in cars — but maybe not all at once
If provinces hit their targets, there will be more than 500,000 electric passenger cars on Canadian roads by 2020. But can the electricity system take the strain?
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President of Venezuela tells women to stop using hairdryers
The President of Venezuela has urged women to stop using hairdryers and offered alternative styling tips as the country’s energy crisis continues. Nicolas Maduro has announced a decree giving state employees Fridays off for two months as part of measures to offset a crippling electricity shortage. He urged his compatriots to increase other efforts to save power, including cutting appliance use and raising the temperature on air conditioning units.
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War of Currents, A Shocking Arcade Game Where Nikola Tesla & Thomas Edison Face Off in a Street Fighter Style Battle
The innovative group of Dayton, Ohio creatives at Real Art have designed War of Currents, a shocking custom-built arcade game where inventors Nikola Tesla and Thomas Edison face off in a Street Fighter style battle.
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For The First Time, Solar Will Be The Top New Source Of Energy This Year
This year solar plants will provide more new energy to the grid than all other sources.
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The Bill Gates Interview: An energy miracle is coming, and it's going to change the world
Tech Insider met with Gates to discuss his annual letter, in which he discusses the balance of bringing electricity to the billion people who don't have it.
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If you thought solar was going to hurt utilities, get a load of solar+storage
It's coming, there's no stopping it, and utilities are going to get crushed if they don't reform. As I wrote in my previous post, power utilities are pushing back against rooftop solar, but by doing so they are only accelerating the development of solar+storage, which may prove to be an even bigger threat. Residential solar+storage (my main focus in this post, rather than commercial or utility-scale versions) refers to a) an array of rooftop solar panels connected to b) some means...
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In Japan, Work kicks off on the World's Largest Floating Solar Farm
At a reservoir outside of Tokyo, water and electricity do indeed mix.
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Why are Solar Companies Fleeing Nevada?
Months after opening a flagship training center near Las Vegas, SolarCity is exiting the state and slashing jobs.
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Solar Panels: Are They Worth The Investment?
Our view on Solar Panels and if they really are worth the cost. View our blog for frequent updates on tips and FAQs.
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Why One Church's Use of Solar Panels Matters
This David vs. Goliath story could impact the future of renewable energy everywhere.
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How GM Beat Tesla to the First True Mass-Market Electric Car
The true significance of the Bolt: An old-school company with immense manufacturing capacity has gotten to the 200-mile, $30K electric vehicle first. By Alex Davies.
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Wind And Sun Come To The Rescue In Power-Short South Africa
Renewable energy arrived in South Africa as a green luxury. But this year, wind and solar farms turned out to be economy-saving necessities.
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Interactive Map: 50,000 Wind Turbines Generate One-Third of America's Green Energy
Wind generates a third of U.S. renewable electricity and the industry is growing faster than any other clean power source in the country.
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Google Harnesses Power of the Sun through Investment in Mega Solar Projects
Google Inc.has signed a contract to purchase power from wind and solar farms in three countries.
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How Africa's Fastest Solar Power Project is Lighting up Rwanda
East African plant is completed in less than a year – creating jobs and setting the country on the path to providing half its population with electricity by 2017
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Solar Towers Don't Seem to Be the Bird Destroyers Once Thought
They are not killing tens of thousands of birds and bats as some early media reports suggested, and mitigation strategies show signs of further reducing avian impacts
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Will Clean Tech make Fossil Fuels more Expensive?
Renewables are getting cheaper all the time. Interestingly, they may also drive up the cost of the competition.
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