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Moscow Installs First Traffic Light Using Solar Power
Moscow’s red lights are now solar-powered. The announcement came from Russia’s Center for Traffic Organization. The Russian news agency, TASS, quoted Vadim Yuryev, the head of the Russian Center for Traffic Organization, saying, “Traffic lights of the new system have…
EXPLAINED: Tesla’s Patent for Making Solar Shingles Stick Together
How SolarCity’s concept of overlapping solar cells connected by a conductive paste might help Tesla hit its cost and performance targets. One of the biggest questions facing Tesla’s new Solar Roof product is how it will overcome the technical and…
India Exempts Solar Power Parks From Environmental Assessment Rules
In an attempt to expedite the implementation of large-scale solar power parks across the country, India has issued a clarification exempting these projects from obtaining environmental clearances. The Ministry of New & Renewable Energy recently issued a clarification stating that…
Households Should be Paid for Their Solar Energy – Report
The Government’s long-awaited move to incentivise the scaling-up of solar energy development in Ireland should not exclude individuals and small businesses who wish to avail of an opportunity to reduce their energy costs by installing rooftop panels. That is among…
NREL Confirms Wind & Solar Have Cheapest Generation Costs
The United States Energy Department’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory has updated its analysis of electricity generation technology costs, and it’s good news again for wind and solar, which come out cheapest alongside natural gas. The National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)…
US Army To Add 1 Megawatt Energy Storage To 10 Megawatt SunPower Solar Plant
The US Army will add a 1 megawatt energy storage system to accompany its 10-megawatt SunPower-built solar PV system which recently broke ground at the Redstone Arsenal US army post in Alabama. US-based solar company SunPower revealed on Wednesday that…
City Buildings Move Closer to Solar Energy
The buildings for City Hall, Fire Department, WIC and YMCA are looking at making a change to solar energy, and the Soledad City Council approved further research into projects on Aug. 2. “There were five projects that were considered citywide,”…