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SolarDuck’s Tokyo Bay floating solar plant stands strong in the face of severe weather

SolarDuck’s Tokyo Bay floating solar plant stands strong in the face of severe weather

Home Floating Solar SolarDuck’s Tokyo Bay floating solar plant stands strong in the face of severe weather August 26, 2024, by Zerina Maksumic Duch-Norwegian firm SolarDuck unveiled that the Teal offshore photovoltaic (OFPV) demonstration plant in Tokyo Bay, Japan, endured its first severe weather test. Source: SolarDuck Typhoon Ampil passed near Tokyo on Friday, August […]

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How can we protect humans on Mars from dangerous solar storm radiation?

How can we protect humans on Mars from dangerous solar storm radiation?

NASA’s Ingenuity helicopter captured this photo of the sun setting on Mars on Feb. 22, 2023, during its 45th Red Planet flight. (Image credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech) The weather on Mars is not a welcoming factor for future expeditions. Yes, it’s a harsh, chilly, foreboding planet. The place is no paradise. To make matters worse on Mars,

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Arevon, Meta ink 60MW solar purchase agreement in Indiana

Arevon, Meta ink 60MW solar purchase agreement in Indiana

Latest Features , Guest Blog , Long Reads This is the second EAPA that Arevon and Meta have signed. Image: Arevon Energy US renewable energy developer Arevon has signed an Environmental Attributes Purchase Agreement (EAPA) with Silicon Valley tech platform giant Meta. The deal will see Meta purchase environmental attributes – meaning credits, benefits, emissions

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Victoria, Australia, eyes 7.6GW of rooftop solar PV by 2035

Victoria, Australia, eyes 7.6GW of rooftop solar PV by 2035

Solar PV generation is heavily featured in the state’s plans to decarbonise. Indeed, it targets installing around 7.6GW of additional rooftop solar PV capacity by 2035. This is broken down into 6.3GW of rooftop PV, whereas 1.2GW will comprise “large distributed solar” of up to 30MW. Victoria’s rooftop solar PV market continues to grow, aided

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China’s Rare Earth Exports Surge Despite Price Slumps

China’s Rare Earth Exports Surge Despite Price Slumps

Haley Zaremba Haley Zaremba is a writer and journalist based in Mexico City. She has extensive experience writing and editing environmental features, travel pieces, local news in the… More Info Premium Content By Haley Zaremba – Aug 21, 2024, 4:00 PM CDT China, which controls the majority of global rare earth production and processing, is facing

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High demand, lower solar output drive up European electricity prices

High demand, lower solar output drive up European electricity prices

AleaSoft Energy Forecasting says high demand and lower solar and wind production drove up electricity prices in most major European markets last week. August 21, 2024 Patrick Jowett Image: AleaSoft Energy Forecasting Electricity prices rose across most major European markets last week, according to AleaSoft Energy Forecasting. Weekly average prices increased in Belgium, Britain, the

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