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Let’s Build a Global Power Grid
With a little DC wizardry and a lot of cash, we could swap power across continents. By Clark W. Gellings.
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Germany Just Got 78 Percent Of Its Electricity From Renewable Sources
The new record exceeds the previous May, 2014 record by as much as 5 percentage points.
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The U.S. Wind Energy Boom Couldn’t be Coming at a Better Time
Electricity from wind is now cheaper than ever before, says the Energy Department.
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Japan Restarts First Nuclear Reactor Since Fukushima Disaster
Sendai nuclear plant in southern Japan is first to begin operation since 2011 Fukushima meltdowns, despite anti-nuclear protests
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The most electric place on Earth
At one lake in Venezuela, lightning flashes 28 times a minute. By Ella Davies.
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Brazil Plans for 29 Green Energy Projects Totalling 669.5MW
Brazil has approved construction of 29 power facilities in the country totalling 669.5MW of clean energy capacity. Around 19 of the projects, at 538MW, will be generating electricity from wind power, with the rest using biomass, natural gas, and small hydropower sources.
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South African team may have solved solar puzzle even Google couldn't crack
Pioneering technology to deliver the cheapest, small-scale concentrated solar power plants in the world could revolutionise the renewable energy market
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Wind Power Sets Records As Countries Seek Climate Fixes
A key tool in the U.S. Clean Power Plan, wind gets global lift with lower costs and more offshore farms. But will its growth continue?
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Hawaii’s Governor Dumps Oil and Gas in Favor of 100 Percent Renewables
An unlikely partnership between Hawaii’s local government and the US military makes the island a leader in energy policy.
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The Solar Sunflower: Harnessing the power of 5,000 suns
High on a hill was a lonely sunflower. Not a normal sunflower, mind you; that would hardly be very notable. This sunflower is a solar sunflower that combines both photovoltaic solar power and concentrated solar thermal power in one neat, aesthetic package that has a massive total efficiency of around 80 percent. The Solar Sunflower, a Swiss invention developed by Airlight Energy, Dsolar (a subsidiary of Airlight), and IBM Research in Zurich, uses something called HCPVT...
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A startup that grows metal expands with money from Founders Fund
A little known Seattle startup could do for metal what 3D printing is doing for other materials like plastic.
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The Chart That Shows Why the Solar-Powered Future Has Arrived
The U.S. breaks a record for generating electricity from the sun.
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Ranking the Top 40 U.S. Metro Areas By Solar Systems Per Capita
Solar power production already takes place everywhere in the U.S., but its market penetration is higher in some places than in others, primarily reflecting the adoption of residential rooftop systems.
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Vermont Solar Plan Brightens Green Energy Hopes
Rutland, Vt., is embracing a new reputation as the "Solar Capital of New England."
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Airborne Wind Turbines
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This American City Is Now 100 Percent Powered By Renewable Energy
Last week, the city of Aspen, Colorado declared it had become the third municipality to receive all of its power from renewable sources. Aspen’s energy portfolio now primarily consists of wind power and hydroelectric, with smaller contributions from solar and geothermal.
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North Carolina Reaches Solar Power Milestone
A North Carolina sustainable energy group announced solar power capacity in the state has passed 1 gigawatt of power and accounts for $1.6 billion in revenue.
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Solar Power International 2015 Brings The Sexy Back To PV Solar
For PV Solar geeks like me, new glass laminated modules add a bit of aesthetic appeal to the space while new module-integrated electronics that Trina Solar and Tigo Energy were flaunting, combined with new module-integrated mounts from Pegasus Solar, will help to cut installation times.
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Renewable Energy in Kodiak,Alaska
Kodiak Electric Association generates nearly all of its power from hydroelectric and wind turbines.
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Solar Power Invades Oil-Rich Middle East
Solar energy is becoming a major power player in the Middle East
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