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Follow The Money: #renewable Costs
May 10 2018 12:25 PM | eds in Economy & Politics
Costs for solar power have fallen by 90%, . . . while the costs for wind power have fallen by 50%. “We’ve already seen huge billion-dollar plays, . . . by some of the oil majors, to get into renewables: . . . . . . Shell, . . . . . . Total, . . . . ....
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Britain’S: Ageing #nuclear Plants
May 10 2018 12:10 PM | eds in Non-Renewable
Cracks in the core of a Scottish nuclear reactor, . . . could signal that most of Britain’s ageing plants, . . . will not last, as long as predicted. Nuclear reactors generate just over . . . 20% of Britain’s electricity. Britain's electricity ge...
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#energy Storage Problem
lithium-ion batteries, . . . are fine when it comes to small-to-mid-range storage, . . . but the costs start to mount when you think about scaling up into the . . . 10 - 100 hour range. USA Department of Energy, announced . . . $30 million for fu...
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#solar Still: Clean's Water
Access to clean water, . . . is one of the world's most pressing problems, but, a team of University at Buffalo researchers has a device that uses, . . . black, carbon-dipped paper to produce fresh water. With a solar still the size of a mini frid...
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Florida: Municipal Utilities Go #solar In Big Way
May 07 2018 12:10 PM | eds in Economy & Politics
Florida Municipal Power Agency (FMPA), announced, . . . “the largest municipal-backed solar project in the nation.” 12 cities, that will buy power from the project include: . . . . . . Alachua, . . . . . . Bartow, . . . . . . Beaches Energy Services (...
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India’S Last #electrified Village
May 06 2018 01:00 PM | eds in Economy & Politics
India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi, made it official, . . . tweeting that Leisang in Manipur had become “powered and empowered,” . . . as the last village in India to be electrified. “That night, none of us, including the children, slept due to...
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Un Framework Convention On #climate Change
May 05 2018 12:55 PM | eds in Economy & Politics
BONN, Germany: . . . . . . Not millions, . . . . . . Not billions, . . . . . . But trillions. This is the amount of funding and investment the world needs, . . . if it is to protect itself from the devastating impacts of climate change, . . . according...
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Follow The #money: Vw Buys #batteries
May 05 2018 12:45 PM | eds in Economy & Politics
Volkswagen, says it expects to be producing . . . 3 million electric cars a year by 2025. “By 2020 we will offer our customers more than . . . 25 new electric models, and more than . . . 20 plug-in hybrids,” Diess said. . . . across all brands and reg...
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Kodiak Island: 98% #renewable Energy
May 04 2018 01:25 PM | eds in Green Energy
Kodiak Island, . . . 2nd largest island in the US, has a population of . . . 15,000 scattered among 7 communities. It gets its electricity from: . . . . . . wind turbines, and . . . . . . hydroelectric facilities, . . . both of which typically fluctuat...
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Uk: New #solar Farms
May 04 2018 12:55 PM | eds in Solar Power
UK-based water company, Northumbrian Water, . . . has entered into a partnership with Lightsource BP, for the development of . . . 10 new solar farms at its sites, to generate . . . 10 GWh of clean electricity each year, to help power its operations....
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