HALCHITA, Utah — After a five-year wait, Lorraine Black and Ricky Gillis heard the rumblings of an electrical crew reach their home on the sprawling Navajo Nation. In five days’ time, their home would be connected to the power grid, replacing their reliance on a few solar panels and propane lanterns. No longer would the […]
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Switzerland is taking significant steps in clean energy with a new project that installs removable solar panels on active railway tracks. This initiative is developed by a start-up company called Sun-Ways, in partnership with the Swiss federal technology institute, EPFL. They plan to test this innovative system on a railway track in Neuchtel in 2025.
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There are over eight billion people on planet Earth, and there’s one trait that links every one of them: the desire to continuously make life better for themselves and for their children. For example, in the most remote villages, people use solar panels to light their homes, and they use technological advances to filter rivers
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WEBWIRE – Friday, October 25, 2024 Located in rural Shropshire, 100% of sites power requirements will be delivered by renewable energy sources, 70% of which generated by on-site solar and wind Site provides reliable and sustainable 4G and 5G connectivity to EE customers living, working and travelling in the area This first site will serve
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The solar industry has come of age, developing into a technology that is rapidly replacing coal, oil, and natural gas Published October 24, 2024 05:00PM EDT Product Disclosure $$ Marketing in 1903 for solar-driven steam engines; Pasadena, California. Print Collector / Contributor / Getty Images Before the first modern solar panels were invented by Bell
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Saudi Power Procurement Co. (SPPC) has announced the shortlisted bidders for the the fifth round of the Saudi Arabian government’s renewable energy tender program. October 23, 2024 Emiliano Bellini Photo: ACWA Power Saudi Power Procurement Co. (SPPC) announced this week the shortlisted bidders for the final phase of the fifth round of the Saudi Arabian
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New US incentives support solar manufacturers and encourage the domestic build-out of the earlier stages of the solar supply chain. October 23, 2024 Anne Fischer From pv magazine USA The US Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 sets forth demand and supply-side incentives to encourage solar manufacturing within the United States in the form of production
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The SEC has charged four companies—Unisys Corp, Avaya Holdings, Check Point Software, and Mimecast—for allegedly misleading investors about the impact of their breaches during the massive 2020 SolarWinds Orion hack. “The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged four current and former public companies – Unisys Corp., Avaya Holdings Corp., Check Point Software Technologies Ltd, and Mimecast
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Tunisia’s Ministry of Industry, Mines and Energy has kicked off a new procurement exercise for large-scale solar. October 21, 2024 Emiliano Bellini Image: Brahim Guedich, Unsplash Tunisia’s Ministry of Industry, Mines and Energy has launched a tender for the construction of several large-scale PV projects with a combined capacity of 200 MW. The selected independent
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After conducting theoretical studies on gallium phosphide, titanium solar cells for years, a group of Spanish researchers has now sought to build the first intermediate band device based on this material combination and has found it can achieve enhanced external quantum efficiency at wavelengths above 550 nm. October 21, 2024 Emiliano Bellini A group of
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