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7 tecnologías e innovaciones relacionadas con la energía solar
La energía solar se ha consolidado como una de las fuentes renovables más prometedoras y en constante evolución.
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'An Unstoppable Force': Wind and Solar to Produce More Than a Third of Global Power by 2030, Report Says - EcoWatch
Solar and wind projects are on course to make up more than 33% of global energy capacity by 2030, the Rocky Mountain Institute reports.
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Analysts Say Solar Is Saving Texans From Widespread Power Outages Amid Extreme Heat
A sweltering heatwave has gripped Texas over the last two weeks, pushing temperatures to 115°F in parts of the state—but its status as a new leader in the development of solar power has reportedly protected many in the state from a catastrophic loss of power. An intense heat dome—in which an area of high pressure traps heat underneath it—has settled over northern Mexico and is expected to persist next week and potentially beyond, likely causing the heat index to reach high into the 100s across Texas and top 120° in the southern part of the state in the coming days.
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The US solar market is projected to triple in size by 2028
Due in part to strong Q1 2023 numbers and a demand surge, the US solar market is now expected to triple by 2028, according to a new report.
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Solar Power Investment Will Overtake Oil for the First Time Ever This Year
The IEA estimated that $2.8 trillion will be invested in energy globally this year, with clean energy accounting for $1.7 trillion.
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Arnold Schwarzenegger: Environmentalists are behind the times. And need to catch up fast.
People ask me why I’m always smiling at environmental events. When I look back at the past 20 years and see how far we’ve come in California, how could I not smile? A few weeks ago, I plugged in a huge solar roof on a 180,000 square foot warehouse at the port in Los Angeles. It was made possible by California's million solar roofs initiative.
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A New Era Of Renewable Energy Owned By The Consumer
Governments worldwide are encouraging private companies to move away from fossil fuels and invest heavily in green energy and related technologies. In doing so, they are also trying to expand the consumer market, pushing the public to accept a movement away from fossil fuels, such as the natural gas used for heating water and houses, to green alternatives, such as wind, solar, geothermal, and green hydrogen power.
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Despairing about climate change? These four charts on the unstoppable growth of solar may change your mind
Last year, the world built more new solar capacity than every other power source combined. Solar is now growing much faster than any other energy technology in history. How fast? Fast enough to completely displace fossil fuels from the entire global economy before 2050.
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Long popular in Asia, floating solar catches on in the U.S.
When Joe Seaman-Graves, the city planner for the working class town of Cohoes, New York, Googled the term “floating solar,” he didn’t even know it was a thing. What he did know is that his tiny town needed an affordable way to get electricity and had no extra land. But looking at a map, one feature stood out.
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New findings pave the way for stable organic solar cells that may enable cheap and renewable electricity generation
Organic solar cells show great promise for clean energy applications. However, photovoltaic modules made from organic semiconductors do not maintain their efficiency for long enough under sunlight for real world applications. Scientists have now revealed an important reason why organic solar cells rapidly degrade under operation. This new insight will drive the design of more stale materials for organic semiconductor-based photovoltaics, thus enabling cheap and renewable electricity generation.
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In Scramble for Clean Energy, Europe Is Turning to North Africa
In its quest for green energy, Europe is looking to North Africa, where vast solar and wind farms are proliferating and plans call for submarine cables that will carry electricity as far as Britain. But this rush for clean power is raising serious environmental concerns.
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Solar paint: the next big thing in renewable energy?
As of 2023, the U.S. solar industry is attracting private investment activity worth tens of billions of dollars. When that kind of serious cash starts flooding an industry, you know new innovation isn't far behind. And what sounds more innovative than ‘solar paint’? A paint that can generate electricity, but still works as normal paint? The ability to turn not only a roof, but an entire building into a solar-generating surface? If that doesn't scream innovation, then I don't know what does.
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Physicists solve durability issue in next-generation solar cells
Physicists in the U.S. jumped a major hurdle standing in the way of the commercialization of solar cells created with halide perovskites as a lower-cost, higher-efficiency replacement for silicon when generating electricity from the sun.
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Putting solar panels in grazing fields is good for sheep
Sheep living in pasture with solar panels benefit from shade in hot weather and more nutritious grass – and they stop weeds from growing on the panels
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Why solar panels on cars make no sense (at this point)
Several makers have already toyed with equipping their EVs with solar panels. And at first, it makes sense. As your car sits idling, you get extra range for free. Plus, it's clean energy, which is good for the environment, too. Plus, there's the added convenience of fewer trips to the charger - what's not to like? A lot, actually, and it appears the moment you scratch the surface. Let's take a look!
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Why Don't We Cover Every Parking Lot with Solar Panels?
If you park in one of several commuter lots on Michigan State University's campus, you'll likely score a premium parking spot. That's because each parking lot is sheltered from the sun, snow and rain by solar panels. They're mounted above the lot on steel structures tall enough for tailgaters in RVs to park beneath. Besides providing a more pleasant parking experience, the university gets cheaper, cleaner solar energy from the solar panels.
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IEA’s renewables forecast grows 76% in two years after ‘largest ever’ revision
The IEA has raised its global forecast for renewables growth in what it calls its “largest ever upward revision” for the sector.
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Solar power prices expected to decline 50% by 2050: Ajay Mathur
Solar power prices are expected to decline by 50 percent from current costs by 2050, said Ajay Mathur, director general, International Solar Alliance (ISA). The ISA, jointly conceived by India and France, is a grouping of countries working to propagate clean solar energy.
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Scientists discuss using satellites to 'beam' solar energy collected in space to Earth
An ambitious project to harness the power of the sun from space to supply power on Earth is being proposed by scientists. The European Space Agency (ESA) - which includes the UK - is discussing plans to create a solar farm in orbit at a two-day conference in Paris.
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India saved $4.2 billion in fuel costs through solar power: Report
An amount of USD 4.2 billion has been saved by India in fuel costs through solar power generation in the first half of 2022, and 19.4 million tonnes of coal which would have further stressed an already strained domestic supply, news agency PTI quoted a report released on Thursday. The new report was released by the energy think tank Ember, the Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air, and the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis.
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