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University of Vermont Professor Explores ways to Produce Renewable Solar Energy

2016-04-04_1850Solar panels could soon be produced the same way newspapers are: with a printer.

University of Vermont physics professor Matthew White spoke with students and community members Wednesday evening at UV about his innovative solar research that he says has the potential to revolutionize renewable energy.

White and his team of 20 professors, graduate and post-doctorate students from Austria, Japan and the U.S. are working to develop extremely cheap, highly flexible solar cells read more here…

Casting a Shadow on Solar Energy

 

solar-geothermal-power-plant-nevada_350x219According to one economist who continues to shed light on a solar failing solar project, a lack of money is not the reason why it is not delivering.

BrightSource Energy’s Ivanpah solar thermal plant in California has been under scrutiny by economic experts in recent years. Unlike operations that use solar panels to directly convert sunshine into electricity, solar thermal plants use sunshine to heat a fluid to high temperatures and drive conventional turbines. This process at the Golden State facility has been the center of the investigation.

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Has Solar Tech Evolved?

Solar energy (r)evolution

Since 1998, the cost of residential and commercial solar photovoltaic (PV) systems has fallen every year by an average of 6 to 8 percent, according to the National Renewable Energy Laboratory. Since 2006, the installed cost of solar energy has dropped more than 73%. Once a market dominated by environmental motives, many people are now installing solar PV to save money.

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Detroit council approves 10-acre solar energy array

The Detroit City Council today unanimously approved a 20-year lease with DTE Energy that will allow the utility to build a 10-acre solar energy array on vacant city-owned land on the west side.

Members of Mayor Mike Duggan’s administration described the project as a catalyst to enhance the neighborhood, along with concurrent plans to use federal funds for nearby blight demolition and a commitment to train residents for “green collar” jobs focused on (read more here…)

Helping to guide through your questions and concerns about Solar Energy This green and unpleasant land: Incredible aerial pictures reveal the true colossal scale of a 150-acre solar energy farm in the Hampshire countryside

  • Only from the air is the scale of newest Hampshire solar energy farm clear
  • Farm was built by local Tory Councillor Daniel Busk on his family property
  • Obtained lucrative permission from his own committee for 150-acre farm
  • The 189,000 panels will generate £2.5million a year supplying electricity 

From the ridgetop lane at Hildon, it is clear the downs across the river on the opposite side of the valley have been transformed – lush green fields and grassland replaced by a shield of unyielding blue.

But it’s only from the air that the true colossal scale of Hampshire’s newest solar energy farm becomes apparent: even from several miles away, it looks like a vast, inland sea.

Less than seven months ago, this newspaper revealed that local Tory Councillor Daniel Busk, chairman of the Test Valley Borough Council planning committee, had managed to obtain extremely lucrative permission from his own committee colleagues for the construction of a 150-acre array of solar panels on land owned by his family trust around his home near Houghton. Read the rest of the article here…

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Will SRP ever see the light on solar energy?

Viewpoints: Salt River Project, the nation’s largest public electrical utility, only gets about 5 percent of its power from renewable sources. That’s not nearly enough.

2016-03-25_2326Salt River Project  has a rich history of providing dependable and affordable electricity to its ratepayers, which number nearly one million accounts and about two million people in metro Phoenix.

The nation’s largest public electrical utility, SRP’s electrical district ended 2014 with a $40 million surplus on just under $3 billion in revenues. Fiscal responsibility, high quality customer service, dependable electrical service and overall sound management are hallmarks (read more…)