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Solar, Wind and Hydro Energies
This page should help to keep us up to date on emerging and new technologies in the Solar, Wind and Hydro Renewable Energy sectors. This page should help to keep us up to date on emerging and new technologies in the Solar, Wind and Hydro Renewable Energy sectors.
Title:Vertical bifacial solar seeking greenhouse albedo, deployment space
A Colorado farmer has installed vertical bifacial solar, leveraging greenhouse albedo to increase output. The installation demonstrates promising generation during winter months, while maximizing limited land space.
Link: pv-magazine
Title:These double-sided ‘bifacial’ solar panels can generate energy on both sides — and they could revolutionize our power grid
Link: Yahoo
Title:College students develop solar-powered car that literally ‘eats’ air pollution as it drives: ‘We pulled it off’
Link: Yahoo
Title:Rural utilities turn ‘disruptive’ as they embrace renewables
Last year, Kit Carson Electric Cooperative Inc. hit a long-awaited milestone: It met 100 percent of its daytime energy demand with solar power.
Link: eenews
Title:Full Steam Ahead: Unearthing the Power of Geothermal
Lesser Known Than Some of Its Renewable Energy Cousins, Geothermal Energy Is Now on the Rise Thanks to Its Ability To Provide 24/7 Power, Heat, Cooling, Critical Minerals, and More
Link: NREL
Title:3 ways to tap billions in new money to go green — starting this month
In 2023, you can electrify your home — and your car — with the help of the U.S. government. Here’s how.
Link: Washington Post
Title:Colorado School of Mines goes renewable, seeking enough solar panels — designed by students — to power its campus
The state’s premier engineering school installs $4.8 million in new panel arrays across campus to sustain its clean energy use
Link: Colorado Sun
Title:A glass of ocean water: Quebec company wins award for desalination technology
Link: Yahoo
Title:Can Dual-Use Solar Panels Provide Power and Share Space With Crops?
Title:Backyard string light ideas – 10 pretty ways to illuminate your plot
Link: Homes And Gardens
Title:Corporate Calendars - Dirty Energy Dominates Bernhardt, MacGregor Meetings at Interior Dept.
Link: Public Citizen
Title: The Trump administration just snuck through its most devious coal subsidy yet
Link: Vox
Title: Glenwood Springs joins Aspen as only Colorado cities completely powered by renewable energy
Link: Denver Post
Title: Rural Jobs: A Big Reason Midwest Should Love Clean Energy
Link: Inside Climate News
Title: Yet Another Benefit of Renewable Energy It Uses Practically No Water Compared to Fossil Fuels - Resilience
Link: Resilience
Title: Cheaper Battery Is Unveiled as a Step to a Carbon-Free Grid
Link: New York Times
Title: Solar Is Saving Low-Income Households Money in Colorado. It Could Be a National Model.
Link: Inside Climate News
Title: Colorado Energy Plan analysis shows switching from coal to renewable energy will boost jobs and local tax revenue
Link: Clean Cooperative
Title: Solar-powered potato farm in northeast Colorado turns up savings — and tasty spuds
Link: Denver Post
Title: University of Denver and University of California Berkeley students team up to build solar home
Link: The Denver Post
Title: Tesla is changing the electric grid
Link: CNet Magazine
From CNET Magazine: The next power plant could be that giant battery in your garage.... Read more!
Title: This Is the Biggest News in Electricity Since the Light Bulb -- Seriously
Link: The Motley Fool
The dream of using the sun's abundant energy 24/7 took a major step closer to reality recently when utility company Tucson Electric signed a power purchase agreement last week for solar plus storage at a price of less than 4.5 cents per kilowatt-hour (kWh) over 20 years... Read more!
Title: Startup’s solar roof is cheaper, more efficient, and easier to install than Tesla’s solar tiles.
Link: Digital Trends
The solar roofing competition is heating up, and one company in particular is looking to challenge Tesla head-on. Californian upstart Forward Labs has its own solar roof design, and not only is it cheaper than Tesla's -- it allegedly installs in half the time, too. Read more!
Title: Q&A: Why storage will be a key focus at the Midwest Solar Expo.
Link: Midwest Enengy News
Title: How a 94-Year-Old Genius May Save the Planet.
Link: AlterNet
A man old enough to be Mark Zuckerberg’s great-grandfather just unveiled energy storage technology that might save the planet. ... Read more!
Title: Harvard Is One Step Closer to Developing Cheap, Long-Lasting Battery Storage.
Link: EcoWatch
It is the holy grail of the renewable energy sector—a cheap and efficient battery system that can store energy generated by renewables such as wind and solar. ... Read more!
Title: Printable solar cells just got a little closer.
Link: ScienceDaily
A new innovation could make printing solar cells as easy and inexpensive as printing a newspaper. ... Read more!
Title: Newly engineered material can cool roofs, structures with zero Renewable Energy consumption.
Link: CU Boulder Today
CU boulder researchers demonstrating their newly engineered material A team of University of Colorado Boulder engineers has developed a scalable manufactured metamaterial... Read more!