Renewable Energy

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CNN
Wind Power
Fact-check: Trump claims wind turbines hurt property value 'by 65%'
CNN - By Holmes Lybrand, CNN
(CNN) — President Donald Trump claimed Wednesday at an Ohio rally that wind turbines significantly decrease property value. "Put the windmills up and watch the value of your house, if you're in sight a
Kevin Beachusadded this to Climate Change & alternative power
Electricity
Are Solar Panels Worth It?
hunker.com - Philip Schmidt
Solar electric, or photovoltaic (PV), systems offer return on your investment in both monetary and environmental terms.
GeorgeSadded this to Kampervan
Motorhomes
Ultimate off-road campervan comes with luxury kitchen, queen bed and outdoor bbq area - but it'll cost you £355,000
thesun.co.uk - By James Gratton
IT MAY look more at home in a war zone than a caravan park. But this beastly off-roading campervan is sure to help you tackle your next adventure in …
Culture Decantedadded this to Plant Based Thinking
Biofuel
This Mexican company is making biofuel from cactus plants
weforum.org - Sean Fleming
Drive 125 km west of Mexico City toward the municipality of Zitácuaro and you’re unlikely to come across anything particularly remarkable. Except for …
Marcel Tougasadded this to Building
Farmhouses
Farm House: Clean Energy and Classic Design Bring Alive this Lovely Aussie Home
decoist.com
The rugged terrain of Western Australia and its vast outback can be demanding indeed. Creating a comfortable home in this landscape along with …
Erika Stoneadded this to Remarkable
South Korea
South Korea accepts geothermal plant probably caused destructive quake
nature.com - Mark Zastrow
The nation’s energy ministry expressed ‘deep regret’, and said it would dismantle the experimental plant. A South Korean government panel has …
Anton Prodanovic, Ph.D.added this to NeoCar
Hydrogen
Hydrogen mobility from clean energy gaining momentum in Europe
phys.org - CORDIS
Although the mass roll-out of fuel cell electric vehicles is still years away, efforts to make hydrogen-powered cars mainstream have intensified in …
Associated Press
New Mexico
New Mexico governor signs landmark clean energy bill
Associated Press - By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Making good on a campaign promise, New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham on Friday signed landmark legislation that will mandate more solar panels and wind turbines as the state
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Opinion
A missed opportunity in Virginia to embrace renewable energy
The Washington Post - By Joe Rinzel
Joe Rinzel is executive director of Employers for Renewable Energy. Sustainability and profitability are not mutually exclusive. More and more American companies are demanding renewable energy options
Kevin Beachusadded this to Climate Change & alternative power
Solar Panels
Nationwide 'shortage' of solar panels, storage batteries as demand spikes
fin24.com - Melanie Gosling, Fin24
Eskom’s rolling blackouts have led to a huge spike in demand for solar panels and storage batteries – and a country-wide shortage of both as …
The Motley Fool
Investing
The U.S. Solar Industry Shows Resilience in 2018
The Motley Fool - Travis Hoium
Solar energy had a better year than expected, and the future looks very bright. 2018 was supposed to be a terrible year for the U.S. solar industry as …
Japan
How Japan became the world leader in floating solar power
weforum.org - Douglas Broom
How do you increase your solar energy output when you need all your land for agriculture and for housing? Answer: take to the water. That’s just what …
Jonathon Starradded this to Games
Scotland
Value of all Scotland’s natural resources revealed
scotsman.com - Scotsman Reporter
Natural resources in Scotland have been valued at one-third of the UK’s total by a groundbreaking new study. The research, by the Office of National …
Lucy Reesadded this to SUSTAINABILITY SENSE
Wind Power
To improve wind power generation, engineers are studying an unlikely subject
stanford.edu
In 2008, John Dabiri, now a professor at Stanford but then at Caltech, was teaching a course on the mechanics of animal swimming and flight when …
South Texas
Fuel spill delays northbound traffic on U.S. 59 near Jackson-Victoria county line
victoriaadvocate.com - Jon Wilcox
Thousands of gallons of spilled diesel fuel delayed traffic on the northbound lanes of U.S. 59 for hours Friday near the Jackson-Victoria county line …
Christopher Davidsonadded this to STOP DOOMSDAY!
San Francisco, CA
Copenhagen, Denmark
dw.com
Copenhagen wants to become the world's first carbon-neutral capital by 2025. Since 1995, it has reduced its carbon emissions by half. It stands out …
Chron.com from Houston Chronicleadded this to Latest from Chron
Wind Farm
Matagorda County to get new wind farm
chron.com - L.M. Sixel
Image 1 of / 1 Caption Close German-owned E.ON Climate and Renewables North America announced it is building a 151-megawatt wind farm in Matagorda …
Energy
Lecture series concludes with renewable energy discussion
wiscnews.com - www.wiscnews.com
The Baraboo Range Preservation Association will host the next presentation in the 2019 Cabin Fever Lecture Series at 7 p.m. Wednesday, March 27 at …
Robert Andrewsadded this to Modern Energy
Physical Geography
First textbook in marine renewable energy explores harnessing ocean power
phys.org - University of Rhode Island
Offshore renewable energy is an emerging and rapidly growing industry in the United States and around the world. With projects in motion to install …
SFChronicleadded this to Tech Chronicle
San Diego, CA
California utilities are embracing technology to stop fires. Is it enough?
sfchronicle.com - J.D. Morris
SACRAMENTO — With the start of the next wildfire season getting closer each day, California’s utility sector is racing to upgrade its technological …
Biogas
March: Thinking about energy and water together can help ensure that “no one is left beh
iea.org - www.iea.org
Commentary: Thinking about energy and water together can help ensure that “no one is left behind” The theme of this year’s World Water Day is “leave …
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Energy
BRIEF-Azure Power Puts Over 500 MWs Of Solar Power Projects Into Operations In FY 19
investing.com
March 22 (Reuters) - Azure Power Global Ltd AZRE.N : * AZURE POWER PUTS OVER 500 MWS OF SOLAR POWER PROJECTS INTO OPERATIONS IN FY19 * AZURE POWER - …
Switzerland
Author Correction: Empirically observed learning rates for concentrating solar power and their responses to regime change
nature.com - www.nature.com
Correction to: Nature Energy https://doi.org/10.1038/nenergy.2017.94, published online 12 June 2017. In the version of this Analysis originally …
Traskadded this to Cool Science
Solar Panels
Making solar cells is like buttering bread
phys.org - University of Groningen
Formamidinium lead iodide is a very good material for photovoltaic cells, but getting the correct stable crystal structure is a challenge. The …
Perovskite
Better formamidinium perovskite solar
electronicsweekly.com - Steve Bush
“Formamidinium lead iodide is a very good material for photovoltaic cells, but getting the correct and stable crystal structure is a challenge,” …
The Motley Fooladded this to Energy
Investing
Pattern Energy Group Deep Dive: High Yield or High Risk?
The Motley Fool - Jason Hall
It depends on whether the risk-reward profile makes sense for your portfolio. Renewable energy yieldco Pattern Energy Group (NASDAQ:PEGI) catches a lot …
Stock Markets
WATCH: Levi’s is back to mine the stock market
fin24.com - www.fin24.com
'Signs are encouraging' load shedding will be reduced - Eskom Eskom to implement Stage 2 load shedding on Friday SEE: The top SA city for quality of …
Outlook Magazineadded this to Outlook India
Solar Panels
Labourer dies in explosion in Rajasthan's Sriganganagar
outlookindia.com
Bikaner (Rajasthan), Mar 22 A 26-year-old labourer was killed in an explosion near Mahajan field firing range in Sriganganagar district on Friday, …
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Energy
Solar farms in space could be renewable energy's next frontier
NBC News - By Denise Chow
China wants to put a solar power station in orbit by 2050 and is building a test facility to find the best way to send power to the ground. As the green energy revolution accelerates, solar farms have
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Green Energy
Italy's Enel puts faith in green energy, grids to power growth
Reuters UK - by Stephen Jewkes
FILE PHOTO: The new logo of Italy's biggest utility Enel is seen inside its flagship store in downtown Milan, Italy, May 4, 2018. REUTERS/Stefano Rellandini MILAN (Reuters) - Enel, Europe’s biggest utility,