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Panasonic HIT Solar Panel Sets New Record For High Temperature Efficiency
When we think of solar panel efficiency, we usually think in terms of how much of the sunlight hitting the panel gets converted into electricity. Output efficiency is normally computed by laboratory testing, where the ambient temperature of the test…
Onshore Wind Delivers Almost a Quarter of Northern Ireland’s Power
Onshore wind capacity in Northern Ireland has passed the 1GW mark and is providing nearly a quarter of the country’s power, according to the latest generation figures from NI Electricity Networks. Following the opening of a number of new onshore…
Plastic Pollution Endangering UK Wildlife, Greenpeace Finds
Wildlife along the UK coastline is under threat from mounds of plastic pollution caused by discarded plastic bags, bottles, fishing nets and microplastics, campaigners will warn today. A two-month expedition by Greenpeace around the coastal waters of Scotland in May…
Sadiq Khan: Gove Must Get a Grip on ‘Life and Death’ Air Pollution Crisis
The mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, has requested an urgent meeting with the new environment secretary, Michael Gove, to urge him to get a grip on Britain’s “life and death” air pollution crisis. Last week, Khan activated the capital’s emergency…
118 U.S. Mayors Endorse 100% Renewable Energy Goals
The Sierra Club released a new analysis Friday that found that transitioning all 1,400+ U.S. Conference of Mayors member-cities to 100 percent clean and renewable electricity will significantly reduce electric sector carbon pollution nationwide and help the U.S. towards meeting…
Solar-Powered Electric Yacht — Soel Yacht SoelCat 12 — Unveiling In A Few Days
Once you leave your zero-carbon footprint home for a clean holiday using your long-range electric vehicle (EV), what’s better than arriving at your destination and finding yourself ready to continue your zero-emission journey on an electric boat? The idea of…
EDF Renewable Energy Signs Wind & Solar PPAs To Supply 600 Megawatts
Energy company EDF Renewable Energy has this week reportedly signed two separate Power Purchase Agreements for solar and wind energy projects that together total 600 megawatts. On Wednesday, US independent power producer EDF Renewable Energy announced that it had signed…