100% Renewable Energy Across All Sectors Possible by 2050...
A global transition to 100% renewable energy is possible across the electricity, heat, transport and desalination sectors by 2050, and it can be done for cheaper than the current global energy system, a new study claims. The study from Energy...
"Every 24 hours, enough sunlight touches the Earth to provide the energy for the entire planet for 24 years." -Martha Maeda
Zillow: U.S. Homes With Solar Sell For 4.1% More
A new Zillow analysis shows that homes with solar energy systems sold for 4.1% more, on average, than others nationwide in the past year. The sale premium varies by market: e.g., 5.4% in New York, 4.4% in San Francisco and 3.6% in Los Angeles....
Energy Equity: Bringing Solar Power to Low-Income...
Community or shared solar is broadly defined as a project where multiple participants own or lease shares in a mid-sized solar facility usually between 500 kilowatts and 5 megawatts, and receive credits that lower their monthly utility bills...
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Snow-Powered Nanogenerator Works Where Solar Panels Don't
Snowy places aren't ideal for harvesting solar energy - panels can't do much if they're buried under blankets of snow, of course. Now a team from the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) has developed a new device that can produce...
Both Sides Now: New Solar Panels Promise a Clean Energy...
When the U.K.'s largest subsidy-free solar farm opens later this year, there will be something a bit different about its panels: Unlike traditional panels that absorb energy on only one side, these panels will be absorbing sunlight from both sides.
The progress of the 100% renewable energy movement over the last few months has been truly staggering. After Sunrise Movement and first-term Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D) caught the attention of the world in December with their...
Canadian Coal-Fired Power Plant Transformed into Solar Farm
What was once the largest coal-fired power plant in North America has been converted to a 44-megawatt solar farm with 192,431 photovoltaic panels spread across 260 acres, the electric utility Ontario Power Generation announced. The facility,...
