The President of Haiti, Michel Martelly, has recently unveiled a plan to bring electricity to residents of rural Haiti. He hopes within two years to have twice the number of residents who currently have a power source. Rather than try and expand an unreliable grid network largely driven by fossil fuels, the idea is to
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This article from the New York Times describes a power plant in Spain, which has become the first to be able to generate solar powered energy 24 hours a day without interruption. To keep the plant functioning after dark, the plant uses moltent salt to transfer the heat generated from concentrated sunlight. Using salt allows
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Germany has reached its 2020 goal of powering the country with 20% renewable energy eight years ahead of schedule. The commitment of the German government to solar photovoltaic (PV) technology is largely responsible for this achievement. Furthermore, the now booming PV industry has increased the manufacturing capability of Germany to supply the global market with
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Using a plane equipped with a light detection and ranging (LIDAR) laser system, New York City recently mapped the shape, angle and size of each of the city’s more than one-million rooftops. The map is available at the City University of New York’s website. It shows that almost two-thirds of the city’s buildings could accomodate
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Solar panels on roofs are common, but not on ponds. That may change. Several companies working on floating solar systems see a large potential global market. Foating panels have several advantages: they spare valuable land, produce more electricity, inhibit algae, and increase evaporation. GR
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