By Yi Shu Ng July 5, 2017 Read the original article Here Who knew clean energy could be this cute? China connected a panda-shaped solar power plant to the grid last week. The project was built by the aptly-named Panda Green Energy, and has an output of 50MW, enough to power more than 8,000 U.S. […]
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By Phys.org June 29, 2017 Read the original article Here A novel composite material has been developed by scientists in the Energy Safety Research Institute (ESRI) at Swansea University which shows promise as a catalyst for the degradation of environmentally-harmful synthetic dye pollutants, which are released at a rate of nearly 300,000 tonnes a year […]
“Before the Flood” brought all kinds of attention and opinions out of hiding regarding climate change, and spurred an interest and an appetite in the public for environmental filmography; but this Netflix film which premiered in April of 2016 focuses much more specifically on the solar power industry. Directed and produced by Shalini Kantayya in […]
By Skye Borden June 26, 2017 Read the original article Here Last week in the Northern Hemisphere, we experienced the longest day of the year, when the sun showers our half of the world with bright and powerful rays of light. Here in Missoula, that means more sunny hours to run up Rattlesnake, paddle the […]
By Karla Peterson June 27, 2017 Read the original article Here It was a sweltering day in San Diego, and the sun was beating down on the roof of the Oak Park house like the sky had turned its high beams on. It was relentlessly bright and extremely hot. Just like Mohamed Hauter likes it. […]
By Wani Muthiah June 26, 2017 Read the original article Here ASTANA, KAZAKHSTAN: Malaysia is a world leader when it comes to solar power, said Science, Technology and Innovation Minister Datuk Seri Wilfred Madius Tangau. “Malaysia is the second largest manufacturer of photovoltaic modules and the third largest producer of photovoltaic cells in the world,” […]
By Chris Baraniuk June 22, 2017 Read the original article Here Ten years ago, Geof Moser had just graduated with a master’s degree in solar energy from Arizona State University – but he didn’t feel much opportunity lay at his feet in his home country. So he headed for China. “The solar industry was fairly […]
By Samantha Tatro June 20, 2017 Read the original article Here Dozens of Syrian refugees spent their Tuesday morning installing free solar panels for a low-income family in San Diego’s Oak Park neighborhood. The refugees, in partnership with GRID Alternatives and Get Charged Up, worked through the rising temperatures to learn new skills and help […]
By Travis Hoium June 17, 2017 Read the original article Here Renewable energy often gets dismissed as a relatively insignificant part of the power picture because it doesn’t generate as much of America’s electricity as coal, natural gas, or nuclear plants. The president of the United States has even said he doesn’t think wind “works,” […]