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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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Farms Will Harvest Food And The Sun, As Mass. Pioneers 'Dual-Use' Solar
Paul Knowlton owns 300 acres of land in Grafton, and farms about 50. The farm has been in his family for five generation, ever since Knowlton's great-great-grandfather settled in the Blackstone Valley in 1872. These days Knowlton grows pumpkins, squash and corn. Up a gravel road, past the family cemetery, corn stalks are still standing from this year's crop. "Considering the drought situation, we did fair," Knowlton says.
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Are Solar Panels Worth It In 2021? - Arrest Your Debt
Depending on where you live, solar panels may or may not be worth the cost. Find out if solar panels are worth it and your purchase options in this new post!
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Yes, We're Already Transitioning From Fossil Fuels
Joe Biden could have used more careful wording at that debate, but his talk of shifting the economy from fossil fuels to cleaner energy reflected a process well on its way. The transition started before Donald Trump took office and accelerated during his presidency.
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Take a Look at These Amazing Solar Technologies
Imagine this. One day when You wake up in the morning, sorry not morning, at 6 AM, and find out that there no trace of sunlight from the east, what would be your reaction? Unimaginable, right? Sun is the ultimate source of energy without which everything ends up in darkness and eventually, everything will decay. It provides life to the whole planet and also powers all other renewable energy systems as well as water and carbon cycles.
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Elon Musk Says the Sun Can Power All of Civilization. Of Course He's Right.
In a tweet yesterday, Elon Musk suggested we could all pay a little more tribute to the powerful orb that keeps our planet alive. Musk said the sun—that “free fusion reactor in the sky”—can power all of civilization. Solar energy runs through many of Musk’s long-term plans, and as the cost of solar technology falls, the SpaceX/Tesla/Boring Company head honcho will likely invest even more—sending a powerful message to other business and community leaders around the world.
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Solar is now ‘cheapest electricity in history’, confirms IEA
That is according to the International Energy Agency’s World Energy Outlook 2020. The 464-page outlook, published today by the IEA, also outlines the “extraordinarily turbulent” impact of coronavirus and the “highly uncertain” future of global energy use over the next two decades.
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As fossil fuel jobs falter, renewables come to the rescue
In 2011, Don Williams made the long trip from Michigan to North Dakota hoping to capitalize on the Bakken oil boom — to, as he says, "chase oil and make quick cash." It paid off; for years Williams worked in operations on the oil fields, watching over production and maintaining pump jacks. To say that Williams worked hard would be an understatement. Putting in 12-hour days, 7 days a week — 84-hour work-weeks were typical. And the work was lucrative. The money flowed as fast as the oil did — until it didn't. In May, Williams was laid off, along with most of the Bakken workforce, when boom went bust.
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Can solar power save rural America?
The sun is shining in Pennsylvania and Ohio. At least, solar developers hope so. They’re flocking to the two states, seeking out land leases and pitching projects that would put more renewable energy onto the grid. Solar development is touted as a win all around. It’s not extractive. It’s renewable. It allows farmers and landowners new opportunities to make money from their properties.
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'Green' billionaires behind professional activist network that led suppression of 'Planet of the Humans' documentary
The Michael Moore-produced ‘Planet of the Humans’ faced a coordinated suppression campaign led by professional climate activists backed by the same ‘green’ billionaires, Wall Street investors, industry insiders and family foundations skewered in the film.
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Poll: Gen Z wants jobs in solar and wind energy
Members of Generation Z are far more interested in careers in renewable energy than nuclear power or fossil fuels, new Morning Consult polling shows. Why it matters: The new data underscores a much-discussed problem facing the oil-and-gas and nuclear sectors: Attracting young talent.
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64 mayors sign letter urging Congress to extend solar tax credits
A bipartisan coalition of 64 mayors, representing 25 states across the country, joined with Environment America today to call on Congress to take action on clean energy. Specifically, the mayors have sent a letter to Congress urging members to extend solar and wind energy tax credits; expand incentives for electric vehicles and energy efficiency; and create new tax credits for energy storage projects.
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Scientists Make Major Breakthroughs in Solar and Battery Technology
As the COVID-19 pandemic shut down cities around the world, and major transportation systems slowed to a crawl, pollution levels plummeted by around 50% in Delhi, India, according to a recent report from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. The researchers found an 8% increase in solar panel energy production as a result of clearer, less polluted skies in the region.
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Solar energy breakthrough creates electricity from invisible light
Two major breakthroughs in solar cell technology could vastly improve the way energy is harvested from the sun. The two studies, published in Nature Energy and Nature Photonics, will transform the efficiency and significantly reduce the cost of producing solar cells, scientists say. The first breakthrough involves “upconverting” low energy, non-visible light into high energy light in order to generate more electricity from the same amount of sunlight.
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Solar panel recycling has a long way to go, and silicon may be the key
A group of researchers evaluates the way forward.
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Double sided solar panels have arrived and they’re 35% more effective
Double sided solar panels which collect light on both sides and move to follow the sun’s position produce over a third more energy than standard systems. Most solar panels installed around the world are fixed in one position, without the ability to adapt to where the sun is in the sky. Therefore, research has previously been focused on how to make these systems more efficient instead of looking at how the electricity produced could be increased in other ways.
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Best Rooftop Solar Panels Available Today - Gridless Gurus
In this article we take a look at the best rooftop solar panels which can be used as part of either an on-grid or off-grid solution.
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7 Ways to Save the Environment & Money Simultaneously
Are you tired of hearing nothing can be done to save the environment? Here are 7 ways you can make a difference to Earth's health (and your wallet!)
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Researchers at the University of Queensland, Australia—claim solar efficiency breakthrough for flexible 'skin'
The development of next-generation solar power technology that has potential to be used as a flexible ‘skin’ over hard surfaces has moved a step closer, thanks to a significant breakthrough at The University of Queensland. UQ researchers set a world record for the conversion of solar energy to electricity via the use of tiny nanoparticles called ‘quantum dots’, which pass electrons between one another and generate electrical current when exposed to solar energy in a solar cell device.
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Renewable energy could power the world by 2050
Virtually all the world’s demand for electricity to run transport and to heat and cool homes and offices, as well as to provide the power demanded by industry, could be met by renewable energy by mid-century.
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