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Airport Goes All-Solar After Getting Tired of Paying Electricity Bill
Three years ago, managers at the seventh-busiest airport in India began an experiment. Power bills were costing Cochin International Airport millions of rupees each year, so, with an eye toward lowering that amount, they installed solar panels on terminal and hangar roofs. Last year, they decided to get even more serious about solar energy, opting to spend around 620 million rupees, or $9.3 million, on a 45-acre field of solar panels.
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India opens market for solar battery makers such as Tesla
New Delhi: India plans for the first time to include energy storage as a requirement when a solar project is tendered this month, opening what could become a significant new market to battery makers such as Tesla Motors Inc., Samsung SDI Co. and Panasonic Corp. The state-owned Solar Energy Corp. of India, which is responsible for implementing the government’s green targets, will ask bidders to include a storage component in 100 megawatts of the 750 megawatts of solar capacity tendered in the...
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CP CEO says fossil fuels 'probably dead'
The CEO of Canadian Pacific Railway says fossil fuels are "probably dead." Hunter Harrison told a transportation conference today that the transition to alternative fuels will be long, but new investments in traditional energy sources will dry up because of environmental hurdles. The country's second-largest railway has seen shipments of crude drop due to declining demand brought on by the dramatic fall in oil prices. Thermal coal shipments have also waned.
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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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Graphene ‘moth eyes’ could create indoor solar cells
Researchers studied moths' eyes to create the most light-absorbent material ever created. By Anthony Cuthbertson.
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Morocco to switch on first phase of world's largest solar plant
Morocco’s king will switch on the first phase of a concentrated solar power plant on Thursday that will become the world’s largest when completed. The power station on the edge of the Saharan desert will be the size of the country’s capital city by the time it is finished in 2018, and provide electricity for 1.1 million people. Noor 1, the first section at the town of Ouarzazate, provides 160 megawatts (MW) of the ultimate 580MW capacity...
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California And Massachusetts Lead U.S. Solar Boom
The U.S. solar industry now employs slightly over 200,000 workers, representing a growth of 20 percent since November of 2014.
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Who Needs A Shovel? Paramus Family Melts Snowfall Away
PARAMUS, N.J. — Unlike most New Jerseyans, the Parikh family of Paramus couldn't wait for Winter Storm Jonas -- it let them try out their one-of-a-kind geothermal/solar snow-melt system for the first time.The snow might have climbed over two feet in some parts of Bergen and Passaic counties, but the heated driveway and walkway outside the Parikh house melted an inch and a half an hour.
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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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The Little-Known Reason Renewable Prices Are Dropping
Plummeting costs for renewable energy have finally made solar and wind a viable alternative to fossil fuels. But what’s responsible for the drop in price? Technological innovation and expanded manufacturing share some of the blame, but less examined is the low cost of intellectual property.
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Is Solar Power Contagious?
Brewers in N.C. point to the power of peer pressure to change minds about renewables.
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Wind, solar power soaring in spite of bargain prices for fossil fuels
Wind and solar power appear set for a record-breaking year in 2016 as a clean-energy construction boom gains momentum in spite of a global glut of cheap fossil fuels. Installations of wind turbines and solar panels soared in 2015 as utility companies went on a worldwide building binge, taking advantage of falling prices for clean technology as well as an improving regulatory and investment climate. Both industries have seen stock prices jump since Congress approved an extension of tax...
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Like Night And Day: How Two States' Utilities Approach Solar
As homeowners embrace solar, utilities are making less money, and that's shaking up their business model. Companies in California and Georgia are handling the growth in dramatically different ways.
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The Solar Company Making a Profit on Poor Africans
M-Kopa plans to be a $1 billion company by selling solar panels to rural residents—and providing them with credit. By Stephan Faris.
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Should we solar panel the Sahara desert?
Could one solution to climate change be to harvest the power of sunlight where it shines brightest, in the Sahara desert?
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Tax Breaks, Falling Costs Are Boosting Wind And Solar
Congress has extended tax credits for clean energy as part of a $1.8 trillion spending bill. Solar and wind power companies say it will catapult the industry at a time when costs are already falling.
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MIT researchers have figured out how to make solar cells with old car batteries
Here’s a clever technological breakthrough that could help the environment in two ways. MIT announced this week that some of its researchers have figured out a way to make solar cells using parts from discarded car batteries that would otherwise have simply gone to waste. Essentially, the researchers have figured out how to extract lead from old car batteries and use it as a component in solar cells that they say are just as efficient as solar...
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