Tag: solar energy

Veolia Plans to Turn Old Rubbish Dumps into Solar Farms

Waste and resources specialist Veolia has set out plans to install solar across its portfolio of former UK landfills, in order to "better utilise" the sites to generate income from renewable electricity. As...

Solarplicity Set to Install Solar PV on 800,000 Low-Income Homes

Solarplicity has set out plans to install solar PV panels on the rooftops of up to 800,000 homes in the next five years, as part of a £1bn programme to help the...

EXPLAINED: Tesla’s Patent for Making Solar Shingles Stick Together

How SolarCity’s concept of overlapping solar cells connected by a conductive paste might help Tesla hit its cost and performance targets. One of the biggest questions facing Tesla’s new Solar Roof product is...

Households Should be Paid for Their Solar Energy – Report

The Government’s long-awaited move to incentivise the scaling-up of solar energy development in Ireland should not exclude individuals and small businesses who wish to avail of an opportunity to reduce their energy...

Alternative Energy: Residential Solar Power Systems Rising in Oklahoma

Residential solar panels are the Oklahoma energy sector’s version of Bigfoot: slowly gaining a larger following among urban dwellers but still elusive. According to data from the Solar Energy Industries Association, a national...

City Buildings Move Closer to Solar Energy

The buildings for City Hall, Fire Department, WIC and YMCA are looking at making a change to solar energy, and the Soledad City Council approved further research into projects on Aug. 2. “There...

Renewable Energy To Exceed Thermal Power Capacity In India By 2027, Says Government Study

The rapid growth in renewable energy sector in India will easily overtake that in the thermal power sector and would result in more renewable energy capacity being operational than thermal power capacity...

China Brings 13.5 Gigawatts of Solar PV Online in a Single Month

China has installed 24.4 gigawatts (GW) of solar PV in the first six months of 2017, including an extraordinary 13.5GW in the month of June alone, as developers rushed to complete installations...

Wind and Solar Power Helped Prevent Up To 12,700 Deaths

The massive increase in wind and solar energy helped prevent the premature deaths of up to 12,700 people over a nine-year period in the US, according to new research which illustrates the...

Colorado Co-Op To Develop Country’s Largest Low-Income Community Solar Project

A partnership between the Colorado Energy Office, GRID Alternatives, and the Poudre Valley Rural Electric Association will work to develop the United States’ largest low-income community solar project aimed at lowering the...

Kwara to Deploy Solar Energy to Villages

Kwara State government is to deploy solar energy systems to villages, small scale businesses and key government establishments to boost electricity supply and enhance economy activities in the state. Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed, who...

Indian Rooftop Solar Developer CleanMax Will Receive $100 Million Investment From Warburg Pincus

In a major, and much-needed, boost for the Indian rooftop solar power market, a US-based private equity firm will invest $100 million in one of the leading rooftop solar developers in India. CleanMax...

Mumbai Temple to Reduce Annual Power Bills by Rs8 Lakh Using Solar Energy

A 190-year-old Jain temple at Byculla is the latest addition to the growing list of religious and educational institutions and housing societies, who are harnessing solar energy for an eco-friendly future. Sheth Motisha...

Study: Solar Heating Could Provide More Than 80% Of Heating Energy For Households In Finland

Up to around ~80% of the heating energy needed for Finnish households could be met through the use of solar energy, depending upon the method of technical implementation, according to a new...

Libraries Using Solar Panels to Reduce their Carbon Footprints

The McMillan Memorial Library has a 20,000-square-foot roof. In coming weeks, that space will be filled with 480 solar panels. Library director Andy Barnett said workers from Spring Grove, Minnesota-based Viking Electric...

North Carolina has Become a Top Solar Energy State Over Past Decade, Report Shows

North Carolina has seen the third-greatest increase in the nation in solar energy production since 2007, according to a recent report by a local environmental watchdog group. The Environment North Carolina Research and...

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