Dolores City Council approved a $ 2.04 million budget for 2021 that will fund a variety of services and include a large solar project, infrastructure upgrades and recreational facilities. The budget is balanced, said Treasurer Tricia Gibson, which means no fund has expenses beyond the available resources, reserves and fund balances. The budget for 2021 … Read more
A worker inspects solar panels at a factory in Argentina.Source: alvarez / E + via Getty Images SunPower Corp.The recent decision to shut down the only solar factory in the US underscores the challenges President-elect Joe Biden will face in trying to increase domestic production of clean energy technology, a cornerstone of the new administration’s … Read more
Tesla will soon launch the latest addition to the company’s smart and clean home options, with the company’s Tesla Solar Inverter being showcased by the company, launching it in 2021 for all solar power solutions and needs. The new solar inverter was unexpected for Tesla as Elon Musk had previously highlighted and given importance to … Read more
FRANKLIN – The planning agency unanimously approved a plan for a 12.24-acre commercial solar array on Hog ​​Bay Road last Thursday. This is the fourth approved solar project in the city. Approval comes immediately following the approval of a solar project proposed by Consolidated Edison Development Inc. on December 10th, which will have locations on … Read more
Marines with the 3rd Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, demonstrate the renewable expedition electronics network system during the Energy Capacity Exercise in accordance with the Great Green Fleet initiative at Camp Wilson aboard the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center in Twentynine Palms, California. December 6, 2016. (Official Photo of the Marine Corps by Cpl. Levi … Read more
New York must lead the country in green jobs and renewable energy in order to move to carbon-based fuels in the decades ahead, creating tens of thousands of jobs in the process, Governor Andrew Cuomo said on Wednesday. “It is more difficult than I said, and that is why so little has been done and … Read more
Expansion and shutdown of power generation capacities in 2021 and the long-term change in the electricity mix. By Wolf Richter for WOLF STREET. In 2021, developers and power plant owners plan to commission 39.7 gigawatts (GW) of new electricity generation capacity and shut down 9.1 GW of electricity generation capacity, which corresponds to a net … Read more
Saved from the garbage heap and ready for transformation. Nathan Shaiyen / Michigan Tech, CC BY People will recycle when they can make money from it. Metal and glass recycling has been a huge success in places where cash is offered for cans and bottles. Unfortunately, the incentives to recycle plastic were weaker. As of … Read more
Since hydrogen is the most abundant element in the universe, one wouldn’t normally expect it to be worth too much. From an economic point of view 101 applies: the more supply, the lower the demand. However, hydrogen fuel cells are a different matter, as shown by FuelCell Energy (NASDAQ:FCEL). After an incredibly strong November, FCEL … Read more
Image: Boeing Homeowners don’t just want to add solar panels to boost electricity production – the International Space Station is also being modernized. Boeing announced that it will deliver six more solar panels from 2021 to help power the International Space Station with some of the most powerful solar cells ever put into space. The … Read more
