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In nearly 60 countries, solar power is deemed the cheapest source of energy power
It is now official that solar power is recognized to be the cheapest source of energy power in countries with low income, providing companies and governments to let go of the coal and gas in exchange of renewable energy. Bloomberg New Energy Finance or BNEF provided a data that shows that in 2016, the average solar energy price in nearly 60 countries declined per megawatt to $1.65 million, with wind energy source at $1.66 million per megawatt.
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$1 Billion Program Aims To Put Solar On Low Income Multifamily Housing In California
The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) has kicked off a new initiative geared at adding solar to multifamily housing. The Solar on Multifamily Affordable Housing (SOMAH) Program will be administered by a coalition of established clean energy and affordable housing organizations in the state with $100 million annually for the first 10 years, provided by CPUC.
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California becomes second US state to commit to clean energy
California is following in Hawaii's footsteps by committing to 100 percent clean energy. Lawmakers in the state have passed a bill that will see it moving entirely to clean electricity sources by 2045, CBS reported Tuesday. The vote comes as a report revealed Monday that California could lose up to two-thirds of its beaches and water supply due to climate change. Public polling showed the majority of Californians (about 72 percent) are supportive of the bill, although some business groups and utilities aren't in favour, citing job concerns.
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California is generating so much renewable energy, it's about to take a break
California's green policy is so successful it needs to slow down for a bit.
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Analyst: Renewable energy will be 'effectively free' by 2030
Analysts at Swiss investment bank UBS believe that by 2030, we could all be living without much of a carbon footprint — at least at home. The analysts believe that the cost of renewable energy will continue to dive heading into the next decade, and that by 2030, costs will be so low they will “effectively be free,” according to new research published this morning in the Financial Times (paywall).
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World Reaches 1,000GW of Wind and Solar, Keeps Going
Bloomberg NEF data indicate that the world has attained the landmark figure of 1TW of wind and solar generation capacity installed.
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Airbus' solar-powered aircraft just flew for a record 26 days straight
A solar-powered aircraft from the European aerospace giant Airbus has completed a maiden flight lasting 25 days, 23 hours, and 57 minutes. The new Zephyr S HAPS (High Altitude Pseudo-Satellite) took off from Arizona on July 11 and went on to complete "the longest duration flight ever made," Airbus Defence and Space said in an announcement Wednesday. An application has been made to confirm the flight as a new world record.
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Tesla Solar Roof Owner Reveals the Cost and Surprising Savings in New Video
One of the first owners of a Tesla Solar Roof says he’s “amazed” by the product, revealing the surprising usage statistics behind the company’s blend-in tiles. Tri Huynh, a senior manager at Nvidia that made headlines in March when he first shared photos of his installation, gave a new interview on Saturday detailing his experiences.
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These windows could keep the sun out while powering your house
Researchers have developed a new material that can be applied to windows to simultaneously block out the light and harness the power of the sun.
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Tesla Powerpacks aid Samoa's transition to 100% renewable energy
The island nation of Samoa is continuing its effort to convert from diesel-reliant powerplants to 100% renewable energy with the help of Tesla’s scalable Powerpack battery storage solution. Over the past year, the California-based electric car and energy company had been hard at work installing and launching two Tesla Powerpack sites in the country, both of which are designed to capture the abundance of renewable energy, otherwise lost without a means for storage, and offer grid stability to local utilities.
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Costa Rica Smashes Record, Runs 300 Days on 100% Renewable Energy
While the rest of the world argues over the legitimacy of climate change and the need to reduce carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions, Costa Rica continues to smash its own renewable energy records. In 2015, the Central American nation generated 100 percent of its electricity from renewable energy sources for 299 days. And last year, the country ran for 271 days on clean energy.
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Revolutionary glass building blocks generate their own solar energy
There’s a new building block in town, and it generates its own clean energy. Researchers from Exeter University developed new glass blocks that are embedded with small solar cells. Not only do the blocks generate energy, but they also provide thermal insulation and allow natural light to enter buildings.
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Wind and solar are called clean for a reason
Fossil fuel proponents may claim that even renewables or “clean energy” have harmful impacts on the environment to justify continued drilling and mining — but that’s not the whole truth. Here’s the reality — all forms of energy production, and really any form of human development, can have impacts. But renewables like wind and solar are called clean for a reason. Their impacts are many times smaller than those of other energy sources. Scott Tinker’s recent commentary in The Hill arguing the environment damage renewable cause contains outdated and incorrect information about renewable energy.
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Toyota sends the world's first hydrogen-powered ship on a six-year voyage
Toyota is sponsoring the world's first autonomous hydrogen-powered ship on a six-year world tour. The specially adapted race boat, Energy Observer, uses solar, wind and wave-generated power – as well as carbon-free hydrogen generated from seawater. The base technology already exists for use on land, where it helps overcome the problem of intermittent power supply from renewables, but this is the first time it's been used at sea to produce hydrogen 'live' during stopovers and navigation.
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Renewable Energy Is Much Faster To Install & More Scalable Than Nuclear Power
One major advantage renewable energy has over fossil fuels and nuclear power is that it can typically be installed much faster. Nuclear power plants can require 5–15 years to complete and some have taken 20 or more. Constructing a new coal power plant can takes 4 years or more. (Another point about coal plants — if renewable energy costs continue to decline, some new coal power plants may be shut down soon after opening or not opened at all, and almost certainly will not reach their full operational lifespans.
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Solar Has Overtaken Gas and Wind as Biggest Source of New U.S. Power
Despite tariffs that President Trump imposed on imported panels, the U.S. installed more solar energy than any other source of electricity in the first quarter.
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Billions in U.S. solar projects shelved after Trump panel tariff
President Donald Trump’s tariff on imported solar panels has led U.S. renewable energy companies to cancel or freeze investments of more than $2.5 billion in large installation projects, along with thousands of jobs, the developers told Reuters.
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Mars goes 100% solar for six Australian factories
Mars Australia is going 100 per cent renewables, and will source all the power for its six Australian factories and two offices from a 200MW solar farm in Victoria. Mars announced on Thursday that it has signed a 20 year power-purchase agreements (PPA) with Total Eren to produce the equivalent of all its electricity needs from the new Kiamal solar farm when it is complete in mind 2019.
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10 massive corporations going big on solar power
Sustainable Energy looks at the top 10 corporations in the U.S. by their installed capacity of solar power.
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Solar To Surpass Wind, Become Fourth Largest Energy Capacity In World
That's the headline from Frost & Sullivan's recent analysis Global Power Industry Outlook, 2018, which posits that solar will surpass wind in global energy capacity starting in 2020. Less than a year ago, solar surpassed nuclear energy to reach fifth place.
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