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It’s rarer than gold and critical for green energy — and it’s about to be mined in Utah
One of the least common elements on Earth will soon be recovered at Rio Tinto’s Bingham Canyon Mine in the Salt Lake Valley through the copper smelting process. Tellurium’s main use is in the manufacturing of solar panels.
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Lettuce grows just fine in solar-panel greenhouses
The findings demonstrate the feasibility of using see-through solar panels in greenhouses to generate electricity. “We were a little surprised—there was no real reduction in plant growth or health,” says Heike Sederoff, a professor of plant biology at North Carolina State University and co-corresponding author of the study in Cell Reports Physical Science. “It means the idea of integrating transparent solar cells into greenhouses can be done.”
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U.S. solar industry comes ‘roaring back,’ breaks multiple records in 2020
Despite all the challenges of 2020, the U.S. solar industry broke several records. The U.S. Solar Market Insight 2020 Year-in-Review report, released by the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) and Wood Mackenzie, found that the industry installed a record 19.2 GW of capacity last year. That was a 43% increase from 2019 and bested the market’s previous annual record of 15.1 GW set in 2016.
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Singapore Builds Floating Solar Farms to Tackle Climate Crisis
Thousands of solar panels have been installed off the coast of Singapore to help the island city-state do its part to tackle the global climate crisis. Though it is one of the world's smallest countries (Singapore is less than half the size of London), the thriving financial hub is one of the biggest per capita carbon dioxide emitters in Asia, according to a report by AFP.
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Pure nonsense: Debunking the latest attack on renewable energy
What a terrible anti-renewable-power video reveals about the US energy market.
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Could solar panels and batteries on your home help prevent the next grid disaster?
Even small systems like those that kept the lights on for some Texas homeowners could play a role in protecting the bigger electricity system, experts say.
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As Cities Grapple With Climate Change, Gas Utilities Fight To Stay In Business
Natural gas utilities face a bleak future in a world increasingly concerned about climate change. An NPR investigation shows how they work to block local climate action and protect their business.
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Research helps solar technology become more affordable
Scientists at The University of Manchester have found a way to accelerate the uptake of solar technology, by increasing the environmental safety of perovskite solar cells.
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“Tidal wave” of new wind and solar will force early coal plant closures
Many of Australia’s coal-fired generators are facing unplanned and early retirements as revenues fall to unsustainable levels, according to a new analysis that finds a surge in wind and solar investment is pushing coal out of the electricity market.
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Year-to-date, solar and wind electricity grew faster than natural gas in the U.S.
Notwithstanding the COVID-19 pandemic, electrical generation by the nation’s utility-scale wind and solar plants continues to set new records. In fact, it was 35.1% greater in November 2020 than it was in the same month a year earlier, according to a SUN DAY Campaign analysis of new data released by the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA).
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Solar is now ‘cheapest electricity in history’, confirms IEA
Solar power is up to 50% cheaper than thought, according to new analysis from the International Energy Agency.
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Scientists Make First 'Invisible Solar Panels' You Can Integrate Into Smartphones
A long time after the Paris Climate Agreement, nations have kept on enhancing on the mission to make a smooth exit from non-renewable energy and to change to renewable energy sources for electricity. Korean Scientists from Incheon National University exhibits how they have made the first fully transparent solar cell.
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Solar now 'cheapest electricity in history': How much will it matter?
The International Energy Agency (IEA), the Paris-based consortium of 30 countries, has told us in its flagship World Energy Outlook 2020 that solar-produced electricity is now the “cheapest electricity in history.” That seems like very good news, that is, until the actual expected impact of that fact is examined more closely.
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This Solar Cell Just Set an Astounding Efficiency Record
Researchers have reached a new efficiency record for a valuable type of solar panel, inching “tantalizingly” close to a coveted 30 percent milestone. The solar panels are made of a layered combination of two effective semiconductors that work together, improving on all-silicon panels by adding “up and coming new challenger” perovskite.
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360 degree 3 MODS PIR motion sensor solar garden light 1/2/4 PS
Specifications: 1. Solar panel: 1.5W; 5.5V 2. Battery: 2200mAh; 3.7V 3. Sensing distance and angle: 3-8 meters and 120° 4. Light effect: Highlight 450lm; Medium bright 80lm 5. Material: ABS 6. Color temperature: 6000±355k 7. Waterproof rating: IP65 8. 3 sensing modes 9. 360-degree lighting d
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Early, steady investment in wind, solar best way to decarbonize economy
To decarbonize the economy, European researchers recommend early, steady efforts to "electrify" economic sectors with wind and solar energy. For the study, researchers at Aarhus University used high-resolution data to model the decarbonization of the sector-coupled European energy system -- that is the energy that heats and cools buildings, fuels transport and powers industry.
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The solar discs that could power Earth
Space-based power stations are turning from an idle dream into a serious engineering prospect, as scientists hope they can take renewable energy into orbit.
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A solar-powered rocket might be our ticket to interstellar space
Researchers tapped by NASA just conducted a first test of a decades-old concept.
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Solar Farms Would Replace New Mexico Coal-Fired Plants
A U.S. subsidiary of one of France’s largest providers of solar power has given New Mexico officials more detailed information about the company’s plans for developing a series of solar projects. The installations would help offset the loss of generation from retiring coal-fired power plants in the state, including the San Juan Generating Station (SJGS) near Farmington.
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90% of the Global Power Capacity Added in 2020 Was Renewable
There’s been plenty of hand-wringing about the potential for the Covid-19 pandemic to distract from the ongoing fight against climate change. But the latest data from the International Energy Agency (IEA) shows promising signs that a “green recovery” may be materializing. Right from the start of the crisis there were fears that the coronavirus would derail fragile efforts to reduce global carbon emissions by pulling politicians’ attention away from the cause or tempting governments to throw out environmental standards to give a shot in the arm to their pandemic-ravaged economies.
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