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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...
Lightsource and BlackRock Announce £1bn Solar Acquisition Spree
Solar developer Lightsource has teamed up with asset manager BlackRock in a strategic partnership aimed at consolidating the secondary UK solar market through around £1bn of acquisitions over the next three years.
The...
Golf Course Goes Solar
In a move designed to cut its monthly bill for electricity in half, Tracy Golf and Country Club is installing an extensive solar energy system scheduled to go on line within the...
Dominion Energy Buys Virginia Solar Power Facility, Plans to Purchase Another
Dominion Energy acquired Clarke County Solar, a 10 MW solar power facility in Clarke County, Va., from the project's developer, an affiliate of Chicago-based Hecate Energy.
The company also announced plans to purchase...
Solar-Powered Electric Yacht — Soel Yacht SoelCat 12 — Unveiling In A Few Days
Once you leave your zero-carbon footprint home for a clean holiday using your long-range electric vehicle (EV), what’s better than arriving at your destination and finding yourself ready to continue your zero-emission...
Elgin Entrepreneur’s Power Project to Use 3,700 Solar Panels
It may not always be sunny in Elgin, but building permits were issued in late May and work is underway on what officials say will be one of the city's largest solar...
Researchers Develop Solar Paint That Turns Water Vapor Into Hydrogen
It may be getting cheaper and easier to install solar panels onto your rooftop but what if you could generate clean energy for your home with just some paint?
This reality is inching...
NextEnergy Invests in ‘Subsidy-Free’ UK Solar Projects
In what could prove to be a major turning point for the UK's embattled solar market, NextEnergy Solar Fund Ltd (NESF) has this week announced it has acquired a portfolio of projects...
Wind, Solar, & Energy Efficiency Replacing Coal In The UK
Wind and solar energy, as well as energy efficiency measures, are serving to replace the overwhelming majority of power which in the UK had previously been supplied by coal power, according to...
