Swedish scientists develop liquid that stores solar energy for up to 18 years

Researchers have invented a liquid isomer that can store and release solar energy. The team has solved problems other researchers have previously encountered. The discovery could lead to more widespread use of solar energy. In the last year, a team from Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden, essentially figured out how to bottle solar energy. They developed a liquid fuel containing …

Illinois Democratic sweep may augur even better solar support

Illinois was one of the relatively few places that a Democratic tsunami truly played out. The statewide constitutional offices, including governor, attorney general and comptroller, were all double-digit wins by the Democrats. Jay Pritzker (D) soundly beat incumbent Governor Bruce Rauner (R), Kwame Raoul (D) did the same in the attorney general race, succeeding the office left by Lisa Madigan …

Scientists can now bottle solar energy, turn it into liquid fuel

Researchers have invented a liquid isomer that can store and release solar energy. The team has solved problems other researchers have previously encountered. The discovery could lead to more widespread use of solar energy. In the last year, a team from Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden, essentially figured out how to bottle solar energy. They developed a liquid fuel containing …

Breathtaking Ladera Resort awarded first certification

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Construction starts on 220-megawatt solar park in Mexico

<!– //www.cnbc.com/staticContent/showads.js –> MENUSEARCH QUOTES Sustainable Energy The Enel Group has commenced construction of a 220 megawatt solar photovoltaic park in Mexico via its subsidiary, Enel Green Power Mexico. The Magdalena II facility is located in the state of Tlaxcala, the business said in a statement Tuesday. Investment in the construction of the project is expected to be around $165 …

Company turns abandoned sand pit into a solar garden

“This site was an old quarry,” said Karl von Knobelsdorff, owner of Knobelsdorff Electric, Inc. from Goodhue. “It is a good use of the land. You don’t like to see a solar garden go onto nice farm land.” According to von Knobelsdorff, whose company is constructing the Frontenac Solar Garden, most solar gardens in Minnesota are being built on poor …

Sharing Resiliency Lessons Learned From Japan on the Anniversary of Hurricane Sandy

Pace Energy Climate Center’s Joseph O’Brien-Applegate and Tom Bourgeois explore the resiliency lessons learned following Hurricane Sandy, and insight that can be garnered from Japan’s experience with the superstorm. By lavizzara/Shutterstock As we mark the sixth anniversary of Superstorm Sandy, its impact is still fresh in the mind of many in the Northeast. These memories are reinforced by the still-unfolding …

Warm up to idea of solar energy

BENGALURU: When Srinivas Potukuchi started Glowship in 2015, with five years of work experience, his goal was clear: Having seen the growing requirements for solar and home utility solutions, he wanted to provide an end-to-end utility solutions marketplace, which he noticed was lacking in the city. Coupled with which he noticed that a household with a `3,000 monthly bill can …

Middlesex Community College unveils new solar energy system in Middletown

MIDDLETOWN — Middlesex Community College unveiled a solar energy system during a ribbon-cutting event Thursday attended by Mark Ojakian, president of the Connecticut State College and Universities system, and representatives from the college, CSCU central office, Sunlight Solar Energy, and Middletown officials. The new energy system will reduce MxCC’s reliance on utility-generated power and is expected to offset about 8.5 …