Tag: News
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Microplastic Pollution Now Prevalent in Lakes
EPFL researchers have detected microplastic pollution in one of Western Europe’s largest lakes, Lake Geneva, in large enough quantities to raise concern. While studies in the ocean have shown that these small bits of plastic can be harmful to fish and birds that feed on plankton or other small waterborne organisms, the full extent of…
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Renewvia Energy to Install Solar at Five Georgia Poultry Farms
Renewvia Energy, a leader in project-finance commercial solar power development, received five additional power purchase agreements from the Tennessee Valley Authority, which will allow installation of photovoltaic systems at generational family-owned poultry farms in Calhoun, Ga. These projects will build […] — Solar Builder magazine
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New Utah Rail Systems Have Solar-Powered Stations
Enphase Energy Inc. today announced that Sunlight Solar has completed a 68-kW solar project on four UTA Airport TRAX stations from downtown North Temple Street to Salt Lake City International Airport. Each station rooftop has 72 Enphase Microinverters and generates […] — Solar Builder magazine
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Photovoltaics Evolution: Organic Polymers Show Sunny Promise
We get excited when we hear news of new discoveries pertaining to the evolution of solar technologies. A new version of solar cell has been created in the labs at Rice and Penn State. Read the press announcement below. Rice, Penn State labs lay groundwork for block copolymer solar cells A new version…
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Cold Climate Wind Energy Showing Huge Potential
Wind energy capacity is growing rapidly in the cold climates of the world. According to the latest forecasts, between 45 and 50 gigawatts of wind energy will be built in cold climates by 2017, which would mean an increase of as much as 72 per cent since the end of 2012 and investments amounting to…