The clearing and use of large tracts of land for solar power installations can adversely affect native vegetation and wildlife in several ways, including habitat loss; interference with rainfall and drainage; or direct contact causing injury or death. Is it OK to live near a solar farm? What are the positive effects of solar energy? […]
Recently, a research team led by Prof. CHEN Tao from the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) revealed the formation and evolution of the point defect of antimony selenosulfide. This work was published in Advanced Materials. Antimony selenosulfide, i.e., Sb2(S,Se)3, features great stability, […]
Mississippi residents consistently say that renewable energy sources, such as solar panels, are currently the cheapest way to generate electricity, but these claims are based on creative accounting gimmicks that only cost a small fraction of the costs incurred to integrate solar into the grid. . while not including many others. When these hidden costs […]
In this Sept. 20, 2017 file photo, power poles and power lines lie downed on the highway after Hurricane Maria hit the eastern part of the island in Humacao, Puerto Rico. Carlos Giusti/AP hide title In this Sept. 20, 2017 file photo, power poles and power lines lie downed on the highway after Hurricane Maria […]
The launch of a partnership between West Virginia University engineers and the nonprofit and utility sectors could bring the region one step closer to integrating solar-generated power into the electrical grid. Anurag Srivastava, professor and chair of the Lane Department of Computer Science and Electrical Engineering in the Benjamin M. Statler College […]
Dormant plants at Jack’s Solar Farm near Longmont grow in microclimates created by shading solar panels that also direct rain toward plants that need more moisture. (Tyler Hickman, Special to The Colorado Sun) At sites around the country, fields, farms and green forests are reduced to gravel lots to make way for utility-scale solar plants. […]
