Volunteers are preparing to install solar panels on the roof of the KUHS studio building. It is not easy to carry out a low-power FM operation. Raising funds to build the station, building studio and broadcast facilities, growing and training a volunteer staff, creating a format that will serve your niche, and of course the … Read more
Elon Musk isn’t the front runner to become the world’s first trillionaire simply because he’s iconic, genius, or ambitious. He might have tens of millions of followers on social media and the biggest car company in the world. He might be worth just slightly more or less than Amazon’s Jeff Bezos on any given day. … Read more
While the decision to impose basic tariffs on solar panels is likely to spur domestic manufacturing, this move may be counterproductive for manufacturers who have set up facilities in special economic zones unless they become the actors with units in the domestic tariff zones the industry, say on an equal footing. The Minister of Energy … Read more
STEVENS POINT, Wisconsin (WSAW) – The Midwest Renewable Energy Association (MREA) is trying to convert as many schools in Wisconsin to solar energy as possible to reduce carbon emissions and energy costs. MREA started “Solar on Schools” in November 2019 and is providing grants of US $ 20,000 to cover the cost of the installation. … Read more
Solar power has replaced wind power and has become the largest renewable energy technology in India. According to the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy as of January 2021, the solar capacity in India was 38.7 gigawatts. The wind energy capacity was given as 38.6 gigawatts. Solar power, overtaking wind power as India’s largest renewable … Read more
ap photo Iowa’s auditor says solar panels could save Iowa’s cities, counties and school districts millions of dollars based on reports of early installations. If every county town, school district, and county government in Iowa installed an average solar power system, taxpayers would save $ 375 million over the life of the equipment, according to … Read more
In August, a western US heat wave resulted in blackouts in California and raised electricity concerns in Nevada. But nothing as drastic as California’s Silver State dilemma. At the other end of the calendar, after the mid-February winter storm that caused the power grid to collapse in Texas, energy watchers voiced a similar concern: Could … Read more
The Texas crisis is tragic and familiar. News from the Lone Star state – widespread outages, carbon monoxide poisoning deaths, and stressed health facilities – mirror those that followed Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico. In both cases, a crisis arose after an energy system that was dependent on large, centralized power plants was rendered inoperable … Read more
While electric cars and trucks go a big part in solving pollution and climate change, let’s not forget that the cost benefits will go a big part in getting them into driveways. The same applies to many other types of vehicles. An example most of us are familiar with: electric lawn mowers. We can’t all … Read more
Contrary to the claims of green energy profiteers and apologists in the mainstream media, wind and solar power, particularly their absence during a critical, surprising period of peak demand, were largely to blame for the widespread power outages in Texas during the polar freeze that hit the state last week. Although the depth and length … Read more
