Liesbeth and Edwin ter Velde are preparing to drive the Solar Voyager, an electric buggy powered entirely by solar power, all the way to the South Pole. Here’s how they plan to do it. Solar Voyager The project, known as Clean2Antarctica, is part of the Dutch couple’s support for a zero waste lifestyle. The duo created a goal to take …
Since 2000, the power plant at Chernobyl has been inactive. Even after the infamous meltdown in 1986, the other nuclear reactors at the facility continued operating until the turn of the century. But for 18 years, Chernobyl has been nothing but an abandoned wasteland. A newly-completed project changes that, however, and thanks to 3,800 installed solar panels Chernobyl can supply …
TERRA ALTA — On a recent Saturday morning, with the sun shining down on our state, Brian Kahly of Possum Tail Farm in Terra Alta checked his electricity meter and saw his farm’s solar panels already produced 30 more kilowatt hours than the farm used. The farm’s 52-panel system, connected directly to MonPower’s electricity grid, was installed by Mountain View …
All across the country, solar energy is providing real, tangible benefits to the American people. Everyone from families and businesses to churches and schools are investing in clean energy to take control of their own energy and lower their utility bills. If your neighbor has solar panels, they’re likely saving money — and saving you money, too. That’s because when …
Katie and Becca do a lot of solar deals. In fact, they’re closing tens of millions of dollars in commercial solar projects every month. Karen is an SREC trader and longtime real estate pro. She recently approached Katie and Becca with a complicated merchant solar project. The three of them worked hard to refinance the project — and when it was …
While Minnesota’s solar garden program is growing at a nice clip, renewable-energy advocates fear it will no longer be able to attract residential subscribers. So, they petitioned utility regulators for an incentive payment to lure more households. The Minnesota Public Utilities Commission (PUC) on Thursday obliged, voting unanimously to allow the incentive, but not at the level advocates wanted. The …
Tesla’s social media community was abuzz this week with rumors the company is closing its Draper, Utah office and shrinking the headcount of its solar group, the former SolarCity. Anonymous, unsubstantiated comments included: “Another round of layoffs” and “All of Solar is gone.” Claims that Tesla is shutting down its solar energy division circulated on social media. But a Tesla …
Clean Power Published on October 12th, 2018 by Joshua S Hill 0 October 12th, 2018 by Joshua S Hill Growth in Japan’s solar power sector is predicted to slow over the coming decade, according to a new analysis from the Fitch Group, but not before the industry adds 17 gigawatts (GW) worth of new solar capacity between the end of …
HUGO — The city is getting its first solar farm. A solar farm on 165th Street N., west of Henna Avenue, will see the light of day after getting City Council approval Oct. 1. FastSun LLC Solar plans to lease a 30-acre site owned by Henry and Linda Gregoire, of Aitkin, and use 5 acres for a 1 megawatt array …
Bees stopping buzzing for a few moments when totality hit during the 2017 total solar eclipse. (iStock) For just a few minutes during last year’s total solar eclipse, a small creature ceased to buzz — bees. In a study released this week in the journal Annals of the Entomological Society of America, biologists discovered bees — namely honey and bumblebees, …