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#renewable Energy: Meeting The Demand

May 03 2018 01:40 PM | eds in Green Energy

California, hit a new record, for . . . 73% of the instantaneous portion of demand, . . . met by renewable energy. 5-3-2018 Source: #Renewable Energy: meeting the Demand

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Off-Grid #solar

May 03 2018 01:15 PM | eds in Solar Power

Off-grid solar installations, have been a . . . huge success in poor areas around the world, . . . offering not just cleaner and more reliable power, . . . but cheaper electricity, too. 5-3-2018 Source: Off-grid #Solar

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Follow The #money: Wind

May 03 2018 12:55 PM | eds in Wind Power

A new analysis from the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL) . . . shows that the market value of electricity generated by offshore wind, . . . will soon exceed its cost in New York, and . . . several New England states. Northeast Wind Center...

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Follow The #money: Computer Hardware Cost

May 01 2018 12:50 PM | eds in Ed's Articles

Computer hardware "FLOPS," . . . is defined as one floating-point operation per second. Historically, the Cost of computer hardware, . . . designed for high-speed mathematics in dollars, . . . (adjusted for inflation to 2017 values) was: . . ....

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Tesla: #energy Storage Business

Apr 30 2018 05:55 PM | eds in Solar Power

The April black-out. . . . has reinforced once again, the perception that, . . . Puerto Rico needs radical re-organization of its grid. The island suffered from years of cronyism, and . . . incompetence, if not worse, in its power system. The kind of m...

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#solar Powered: Water From Thin Air

Apr 30 2018 12:25 PM | eds in Solar Power

Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA), and . . . Arizona-based Zero Mass Water, will test, . . . 150 of its solar-powered SOURCE drinking water systems, . . . showcasing its ability to produce: . . . . . . clean, . . . . . . renewable, . . . . . ....

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India: All Villages Are Now #electrified

Apr 29 2018 12:50 PM | eds in Economy & Politics

3 years ago, . . . 18,452 villages were without access to power, . . . 17,181 have now been electrified. . . . The others are either uninhabited, or . . . classified as grazing reserves. A village is said to be electrified, . . . if at least 10% of...

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First #solar: Thin Film Pv Factory

Apr 28 2018 01:45 PM | eds in Solar Power

Thin film PV, can be produced through: . . . . . . low cost, . . . . . . fully automated, (Robots) . . . . . . high output, . . . . . . roll-to-roll systems. 4-28-2018 Source: First #Solar: Thin film PV Factory

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Mit: China Climate Policies Saves #money

Apr 28 2018 01:05 PM | eds in Economy & Politics

A new study from researchers at MIT, . . . has concluded that if China follows through on its climate policies, . . . targeting the reduction of CO2 emissions, . . . the monetary savings stemming from air quality, and human health, . . . will greatly e...

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Hawaii: Consumer-#utility New Law

Apr 27 2018 11:35 AM | eds in Economy & Politics

A new law was signed today, . . . that will drive public electric companies in Hawai’i . . . to consider their customers first. Electricity Ratepayer Protection Act Signed Into Law (audio included) (HPR) 4-27-2018 Source: Hawaii: Consumer-#Utility Ne...

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