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Sun and Wind Alter Global Landscape, Leaving Utilities Behind
Of all the developed nations, few have pushed harder than Germany to find a solution to global warming. And towering symbols of that drive are appearing in the middle of the North Sea. They are wind turbines, standing as far as 60 miles from the mainland, stretching as high as 60-story buildings and costing up to $30 million apiece. On some of these giant machines, a single blade roughly equals the wingspan of the largest airliner in the sky, the Airbus A380.
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A Brighter Future: Five Ideas That Will Change Solar Energy
Transparent solar cells and a wonder material called perovskite are among a few innovative technologies that will put solar energy in a new light.
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White House announces plan to train 50,000 people, including veterans, to install solar panels
The U.S. is planning to train veterans to become solar panel installers in the next six years, the White House said Thursday. The jobs training program is among a host of initiatives the White House says will cut carbon dioxide emissions by more than 300 million tons through 2030, plus save billions of dollars on energy bills for homeowners and businesses. It will launch this fall at one or more military bases and train a total of at least 50,000, including veterans.
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U.S. will train 50,000 veterans to install solar panels
The U.S. is planning to train veterans to become solar panel installers in the next six years, the White House said Thursday. The jobs training program is among a host of initiatives the White House says will cut carbon dioxide emissions by more than 300 million tons through 2030, plus save billions of dollars on energy bills for homeowners and businesses. It will launch this fall at one or more military bases and train a total of at least 50,000, including veterans.
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The coming era of unlimited — and free — clean energy
The incredible drop in the price of solar energy will shake up our world.
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The First Four-Seater, Solar-Powered Vehicle Hits The U.S. Road
Stella, the first ever family sized road vehicle that runs on the sun has made its U.S. debut. The car took first place in the World Solar Challenge and won the Michelin Cruiser Class for completing a 3,000 kilometer journey from Darwin to Adelaide in Australia last fall.
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Solar power is growing so fast that older energy companies are trying to stop it
If you ask the people who run America's electric utilities what keeps them up at night, a surprising number will say solar power. Specifically, rooftop solar. That seems bizarre at first. Solar power provides just 0.4 percent of electricity in the United States — a minuscule amount. Why would anyone care?
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MIT Thinks It Has Discovered the 'Perfect' Solar Cell
A new MIT study offers a way out of one of solar power's most vexing problems: the matter of efficiency, and the bare fact that much of the available sunlight in solar power schemes is wasted. The researchers appear to have found the key to perfect solar energy conversion efficiency—or at least something approaching it. It's a new material that can accept light from an very large number of angles and can withstand the very high temperatures needed for a maximally efficient scheme.
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Scientists Build First Rechargeable Solar Battery
Researchers may have created the very first solar battery. Scientists have succeeded in combining a battery and a solar cell into one hybrid device, which could be huge in terms of renewable energy capture and storage.
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Walmart Owners Backing Campaigns to Limit Rooftop Solar Power
The Walton family, owners of Walmart, donated millions of dollars to organizations opposed to government-backed incentives for solar power production, according to a report by the Institute for Local Self-Reliance (ILRS). And, says the report, the family, by way of a solar panel manufacturer that it controls, supported an Arizona regulation allowing the state's largest utility to impose a fee on households and businesses that install rooftop solar panels.
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Cheaper tech, changing rules drive solar gold rush
When Ray Tse and her family moved into their Irvine home in April, their electricity bills averaged $250 a month. Then the long hot summer hit, increasing air conditioning use and pinching their pocketbook.
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African Solar Plan to Power UK Homes
Investors are seeking funding from the UK government for an ambitious plan to import solar energy generated in North Africa.
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World first: Australian solar plant has generated “supercritical” steam that rivals fossil fuels’
A CSIRO test plant in Australia has broken a world record and proved solar power could efficiently replace fossil fuels.
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China to Invest $1 Billion in Russian Solar Energy
Chinese power giant Amur Sirius plans to invest up to 45 billion rubles ($1 billion) in Russian solar energy starting next year, business daily Vedomosti reported Wednesday. Russia has blazing summers to match its harsh winters, and despite the country's wealth of hydrocarbon resources, the government is making moves to encourage the emergence of green energy.
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'Self-sufficient' hydrogen site open
Honda's "self-sufficient" hydrogen refuelling station has officially opened at the company's Swindon plant. The company said it was the UK's first commercial-scale solar-powered hydrogen production and refuelling facility.
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Netherlands unveils world's first solar bike lane
The world's first cycle lane made from solar cells produces enough energy to power three households. Installed in Krommenie, 25 kilometres from Amsterdam, the pilot project is 70 metres long, and will be extended to 100 metres by 2016. The bike path is made from rectangular concrete modules that contain solar cells, and is encased in a one-inch thick layer of glass strong enough to withstand a truck.
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Netherlands unveils world's first solar bike lane
The world's first cycle lane made from solar cells produces enough energy to power three households. Installed in Krommenie, 25 kilometres from Amsterdam, the pilot project is 70 metres long, and will be extended to 100 metres by 2016.
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In Two Years, Rooftop Solar Will Cost The Same As Grid Electricity
The price of rooftop solar power is falling fast. Just recently, the U.S. National Renewable Energy Laboratory said solar energy prices dropped by up to 19% countrywide in 2013, and by 12% this year. Prices now are 59% lower than what people said they would be back in 2010, showing how rapid the advances have been.
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Solar cheaper in India than imported Australian coal
Results of solar auction shows solar PV projects in India are cheaper than the electricity price needed to pay for imports of coal from Australia.
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Dutch Test SolaRoad Solar Panels on Bike Path
A project dubbed "SolaRoad" gets underway in the Netherlands this week, testing roadways as a potential canvas to collect solar energy. Fittingly for the cycle-crazy Dutch.
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