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On Rooftops of Paris, Expect Green Roofs and Solar Panels
A new French law requires renewable energy or plants on all new commercial buildings.
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The First Carbon Neutral Country in the World
Costa Rica has set an ambitious goal for itself: To be entirely carbon neutral by 2021. But it’s really not that crazy — just this summer, the entire country was powered entirely on renewable energy sources for 94 straight days.
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Raspberry Pi Solar Tracker (RBST)
This project is an Open Source 2-axis solar tracker, designed to provide the optimal amount of power output for a portable setup. This has wide-ranging uses from camping to developing countries. I feel the best way to do this is to develop a combination of Open Source software and hardware to enable Makers globally to make and improve the design.
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India reveals world’s first 100 percent solar-powered airport
Tesla's Elon Musk has long propagated the idea that solar is the power source of the future, and tech giants like Apple and Amazon have recently been pushing to reduce their dependence on...
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'Artificial leaf' could power communities of the future
The world could one day be powered by photosynthesis from artificial leaves, say researchers from Monash University in Melbourne. Their system to turn water into fuel, using nothing but solar energy, could be used to run cars, houses and even whole communities. The 'artificial leaf' created by researchers is actually more of a solar-powered device that is able to produce hydrogen with a record-breaking degree of efficiency.
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Researchers Find a Novel Way to Potentially Double Solar Cell Efficiency
Researchers looking into new and sustainable energy have achieved a breakthrough in solar cell technology by reporting the development of a “green antenna” to potentially double the efficiencies of certain solar cells and significantly, make them more affordable. Solar energy is a proven, inexhaustible source of energy and is slowly findings its way into communities.
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Step Inside a Rad Waterfront Tower House in Louisiana
The Pond House, clocking in at 1,250 square feet, is also a net-zero energy home, meaning it produces more energy via its rooftop solar array than it uses.
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New solar battery outperforms conventional lithium-iodine batteries
By combining a solar cell and a battery into a single device, researchers in the US have made the first truly viable solar batteries. Not only can this battery compete with regular lithium-iodine batteries, it can actually outperform them,...
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Rob Rhinehart: How I gave up alternating current
Soylent founder Rob Rhinehart shares his thoughts on extreme sustainability.
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Elon Musk’s Most Impressive Company Isn’t Tesla or SpaceX. It’s SolarCity.
There’s a huge, ongoing, and justifiable obsession with Elon Musk and his ventures—chiefly Tesla, the electric car manufacturer, and SpaceX, his private spacecraft business. It’s not surprising a biography of the man was a best-seller this year. But to my mind, the most important and interesting venture that the polymathic...
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Hicosy Is An OpenHardware, Community Based Energy Monitoring
When brilliant and entrepreneurial employees compete for innovation pleasing surprises can rise.
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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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Solar Now Cheaper Than Fossil Fuels for Many Small Businesses
SolarCity is expanding its services to small and medium-sized businesses. This move allows local businesses to save money with renewable energy.
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Is Hillary Clinton's ambitious solar energy goal for the US workable?
Clinton’s first climate change policy pitch – for renewables to provide 33% of the nation’s electricity by 2027 – is bold, but the US must look beyond solar for a clean energy revolution
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Solar industry steams as tax credits dry up
The solar credit is not included in the list of 52 tax extenders.
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Hicosy - Open Hardware Smart Energy Monitor
This open source, end-to-end platform helps you keep tabs on your solar energy use. Have you ever wondered about the efficiency of your solar panels or just how much energy was being consumed inside your home? Luckily, there’s an open source monitor that can now provide an answer to those questions. Simply plug Hicosy into your photovoltaic system and smart meter, and immediately begin receiving real-time information and alerts.
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Solar Impulse world tour suspended until 2016 due to battery problems
Solar Impulse 2 has suspended its journey around the globe due to battery problems that were discovered after its record-breaking flight across the Pacific Ocean.
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What It Takes To Create An Off-Grid Household In The Bay Area (California) Using Rooftop Solar & Battery Storage Only
With the recent announcement of the Tesla Powerwall battery pack, many articles have been written about the possibility of homeowners using it to defect from the grid and live off the grid using rooftop solar generation and battery storage for the times when the sun doesn’t shine.
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ACT swamped by 976MW of solar plus storage proposals
ACT plan to install 50MW of next generation solar plus storage attracts 30 proposals totalling near 1GW of projects.
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Solar Impulse grounded for 2-3 weeks - BBC News
The record-breaking Solar Impulse plane will be grounded in Hawaii for at least two weeks because of battery damage, making a complete round-the-world journey this year increasingly difficult.
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