Tag: Renewable Energy
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What Is Solar Electrical Power?
Understanding how solar power works is helpful for many people. We repost this story from Greenergy News.
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EBI Study Says Biofuels Will Play Integral Role in California’s Energy Future
The biofuels paper, according to lead author Youngs, a Senior Fellow at the EBI, addressed six scenarios of varied supply and demand options. They illustrate that the degree to which biofuels may help California meet its emissions goals depends upon how future demand for fuels rises or falls and what technologies are developed. Other factors…
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MIT Map Assesses Cambridge Rooftop Power Potential
Kudos to the people at MIT who created this interactive map showing property owners in the city how much electricity can be generated from their rooftops. ASSESSING A CITY’S SOLAR POWER POTENTIAL A New Tool from SA+P’s Building Technology Program SA+P researchers have developed a new interactive map to show a city’s property owners how much electricity can be produced on their rooftops…
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50MW Power Purchase Agreement Approved for Largest New Mexico Solar Power Plant
The solar array will realize immediate and very significant water savings over gas-fired or coal-fired generating plants and will also have zero air emissions. The proposed Macho Springs solar power plant will generate enough clean energy to power more than 18,000 average New Mexico homes, which use about 669 kilowatt hours of electricity per month.…