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The Last Day of Net-Metering Brings Memories of Fighting for Every Solar Watt
Jul 04, 2017 (SPX)
"Once, George Cheatham, a planner at Los Angeles Building and Safety told me 'that is not a single line diagram.' He then went on to get opinions from other sta...
Exciting new material uses solar energy to remove man-made dye pollutants from water
Jul 03, 2017 (SPX)
This novel, non-hazardous photocatalytic material effectively removes dye pollutants from water, adsorbing more than 90 % of the dye and enhancing the rate of d...
Californians take a shine to solar power
Jul 02, 2017 (AFP)
The 52-year-old Los Angeles resident joined an ever-growing number of Californians who are switching to solar power for their energy needs in a bid to not only ...
Air pollution casts shadow over solar energy production
Jun 28, 2017 (SPX)
According to a new study, airborne particles and their accumulation on solar cells are cutting energy output by more than 25 percent in certain parts of the wor...
ABB microgrid to power Aruba and support transition to renewable energy
Jun 28, 2017 (SPX)
The island is 32 km long and 10 km across its widest point. It has a land area of 179 square km and a population of about 103,000 inhabitants. A popular tourism...
SOVENTIX and Gentec EPC sign a joint venture agreement to develop solar hybrid projects across Nigeria
Jun 26, 2017 (SPX)
With this agreement and respective capabilities, both companies secure a strong market position in the Nigerian solar market. With just approximately 4,000 MW o...
Catalyst that mimics the z-scheme of photosynthesis
Jun 26, 2017 (SPX)
Led by Marcelo Guzman, an associate professor of chemistry in the UK College of Arts and Sciences, and Ruixin Zhou, a doctoral student working with Guzman, the ...
Pacific island nations get renewable energy support
Jun 24, 2017 (UPI)
"ADB is rapidly expanding our financing for renewable energy in the Pacific and have a strong portfolio of 13 renewable energy projects in nine of the targeted ...
NRL Issued Patent for Solar Microbial Fuel Cell
Jun 23, 2017 (SPX)
A solar microbial fuel cell (SMFC) is a non-semiconductor-based system, which employs microorganisms to generate electric power by photosynthetically replenishi...
Solar heating could cover over 80 percent of domestic heating requirements in Nordic countries
Jun 22, 2017 (SPX)
"In principle, this result is also valid for Sweden, Norway and other locations at the same latitudes. Of course, local conditions have some effect on this," sa...
Alberta unveils solar-power rebate program
Jun 22, 2017 (UPI)
Up to $7,500 in rebates for homeowners and up to $375,000 for businesses and non-profit organizations is available to help cover some of the costs tied to solar...
Using sunlight to the max
Jun 22, 2017 (SPX)
Renyuan Li, a Ph.D. student at KAUST, has investigated a MXene in which titanium and carbon combine with the formula Ti3C2. "This is a very exciting material," ...
Freshwater from salt water using only solar energy
Jun 22, 2017 (SPX)
NEWT's "nanophotonics-enabled solar membrane distillation" technology, or NESMD, combines tried-and-true water treatment methods with cutting-edge nanotechnolog...
Photopower for microlabs
Jun 16, 2017 (SPX)
Downsizing has its challenges, especially when miniaturized autonomous systems like lab-on-a-chip applications or microsensors are demanded. These systems often...
Solar paint offers endless energy from water vapor
Jun 15, 2017 (SPX)
The paint contains a newly developed compound that acts like silica gel, which is used in sachets to absorb moisture and keep food, medicines and electronics fr...
Solar material for producing clean hydrogen fuel
Jun 15, 2017 (SPX)
Hydrogen can be generated by splitting H2O, but this uses more energy than the produced hydrogen can give back. Water splitting is often driven by solar power, ...
Urban Solar lands UL approval for entire product line
Jun 15, 2017 (SPX)
This listing covers all transit-related lighting products as well as all commercial solar LED lighting systems for applications including pathways, roadways, pa...
New technology will enable properties to share solar energy
Jun 15, 2017 (SPX)
Prize-winning PhD student Mahmoud Dhimish is spearheading the project, supervised by lecturers with expertise in high performance computing, engineering and ele...
Simulations pinpoint atomic-level defects in solar cell nanostructures
Jun 12, 2017 (SPX)
Understanding materials with specific functions, such as those used in solar cells, and engineering ways to improve their properties pose many of the same chall...
SCE and G Launches South Carolina's Largest Community Solar Program
Jun 12, 2017 (SPX)
In exchange for the electricity produced by their panels, participants will receive credits on their monthly utility bills there by lowering their monthly expen...
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