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Largest Farm to Grow Crops Under Solar Panels Proves to Be a Bumper Crop for Agrivoltaic Land Use
Agrivoltaics is a field of study that's blooming with knowledge: how to combine the harvesting of agriculture with solar energy in a way that...
Inspired to Save Their Arctic Home, This First Nation Installs 300KW Solar Station
Ontario's northernmost First Nation has switched on a 300 kilowatt solar power station, freeing them from the burden of flying diesel by charter plane...
Students Build Solar-Powered Pop-Up Van For Touring in a Brilliant Mobile Home That Has Zero Emissions
22 Dutch university students have completed an 1,800 mile road trip powered only by the sun, on a quest to show that sustainable vehicles...
Students Save $44,000 on School’s Energy Bills Using Solar, Sawdust Heat, and Pedal Power to Make Milkshakes
Students at a Tasmania high school are riding bikes out of desire to combat climate change, implementing a dizzyingly-thorough transformation of their school building...
Solar Microgrids Bring Power to 80,000 in Sierra Leone, Some of Whom Have Gone Without for 60 Years
Remember when cell phones needed 2-4 hours to fully charge? If you thought that was a pain in the rear, try waiting 60 years.
Fortunately,...
750,000-Panel Solar Farm Will Power Colorado Steel Mill, First of its Kind
The solar energy arm of petro-giant BP has brought together $285 million in private equity to fund a gargantuan solar energy project in Colorado...
To Unravel Earliest History of Our Solar System, NASA’s Lucy Mission Launches Toward Asteroid Swarms Tomorrow
Tomorrow, on October 16th, NASA will launch the Lucy Mission into space—it will set a course for the Trojan Asteroids, with the aim of...
Solar-Powered Desalination Device Will Turn Sea Water Into Fresh Water For 400,000 People
When someone invents a mass desalination plant to turn seawater into normal water without polluting the area, it will be a massive achievement, as...
In Hurricane Stricken New Orleans, a Solar Microgrid Kept the Lights on in This Apartment Building for Low Income Vets
Another hurricane, another power outage? In the state of Louisiana, one apartment complex is keeping the lights on—a beacon of hope in New Orleans.
St....
Tens of Millions Now Have Power Thanks to Off-Grid Solar Systems –Many of Them Recycled
While in America off-grid solar electricity is still fairly uncommon, around the world it gives power to 420 million people.
Furthermore, it's created an entirely...
New Solar-Powered Beach Robot Filters Even Tiny Plastic – And 30x Faster Than Humans
4Ocean, the guys who you may have seen on Instagram selling bracelets made out of ocean plastic as a way to fund their ocean...
King Khufu’s Solar Boat Is on the Move After 4,600 Years Next to Egyptian Pyramids
Although it may not number amongst the seven ancient wonders of the world, the 4,600-year-old solar boat belonging to Egyptian Pharaoh Khufu is an...
Solar-Powered Refrigeration Trucks Will Cut Pollution From Idling Diesel Engines
A provider of solar and battery power systems is set to outfit refrigeration trucks with solar paneled roofs that would cut emissions while keeping...
Shade From Solar Panels Increases Abundance of Flowers, Benefiting Pollinators
A new study has found that shade provided by solar panels increased the abundance of flowers under the panels and delayed the timing of...
Sheep Are Grazing Below Minnesota Solar Panels That Invite Pollinators to Thrive
Fox sedge grasses wave in the prairie breeze, monarchs bob on swaying milkweed, while sheep graze on wild Canadian rye and the sun’s warming...
Huge Supply of Water is Saved From Evaporation When Solar Panels Are Built Over Canals
In an interview, famed astronomer Neil DeGrasse Tyson explained that we already have flying cars, in a way, because tunnels and overpasses allow cars...
See Rare Sunrise Spectacular As Solar Eclipse Hits Parts of U.S. and Canada This Week
It's time to dig out the solar glasses from the back of the cupboard, because on the morning of June 10—that's this Thursday—the Sun,...
Solar-Rich California Hits 95% Renewable Energy On a Recent Day Across 80 Percent of the State
For approximately four seconds on April 29, California got 95% of its power from renewable energy—with the Golden State using about 90% renewables in...
Researchers Boost Performance of Solar Cells By Using Human Hair From a Barbershop
Researchers have used carbon dots, created from human hair waste sourced from a barbershop, to create a kind of 'armor' to improve the performance...
Biodegradable Algae Solar Panels Clean The Air While Growing Green Energy
What can generate clean energy, biomass for fertilizers, convert CO2 into oxygen, and be used in space? Algae.
Pursuing this incredible organism's potential is young...