By Emily Holbrook July 25, 2017 Read the original article Here Massachusetts, announced that using solar electric power has saved $101,000 in electricity costs in 12 months. According to recorder.com, the purchase agreement has met expectations each of the three years of its existence. The contract guarantees a minimum of 85% of the estimated production, […]
By Conor Ryan July 20, 2017 Read the original article Here Key Equipment Finance, an affiliate of KeyCorp, announced Wednesday that it has provided funding for 16 community solar projects across Massachusetts for both community solar solutions provider Clean Energy Collective (CEC) and global energy developer ENGIE. As part of the financing deal from Key […]
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By “Waste Today” Staff July 3, 2017 Read the original article Here A capped landfill in Brockton, Massachusetts, has become a solar energy producer. According to the local CBS affiliate WBZ-TV, the landfill, once nicknamed Mount Trashmore because of the odors it produced is now doing something positive for the environment. A new solar power system […]
By Loulla-May Eleftheriou-Smith July 19, 2017 Read the original article Here India has launched its first solar-powered train, which it is hoped will save around 21,000 litres of diesel a year, as the government attempts to make the country’s vast rail network more environmentally friendly. The new 1,600 horsepower Diesel Electrical Multiple Unit (DEMU) trains are fitted […]
By Ian Johnston July 18, 2017 Read the original article Here A major solar power project in the Middle East will provide electricity during the night, the developers have said. The $1bn (£770m) scheme will provide up to 200 megawatts to the grid in Dubai between 4pm and 10am, according to the news service Bloomberg. Instead of generating […]
By Northern Illinois University July 11, 2017 Read the original article Here On July 5, Gillian King-Cargile, director of NIU’s STEM Read program in the P-20 Center, released her new children’s book, The Toy and the Test Drive. The book is the third installment in the Stuffed Bunny Science Adventure Series published by NIU Press. […]
By Brenda Schory July 7, 2017 Read the original article Here GENEVA – Riverbank Laboratories Inc. in Geneva installed a solar panel system that is expected to provide nearly all of the company’s electricity needs. Company owner and president, 5th Ward Alderman Robert Swanson, said it was a step in the right direction for the environment. […]
By RJ Wolcott July 7, 2017 Read the original article Here EAST LANSING – Among the active construction projects on Michigan State University’s campus this summer is one that will keep parked cars cool. And research labs, too. Solar panel parking bays — covered parking capable of collecting energy from the sun — are going […]
By Caitlin Rogers July 6, 2017 Read the original article Here Colby will flip the switch on a nine-acre solar field this fall, the latest step in the College’s commitment to sustainable and climate-friendly practices. The new 1.9-megawatt photovoltaic energy project, announced last May, will supply about 16 percent of the College’s electricity. Colby declared […]