Published April 27, 2022 5:23 PM Previous coverage: Unpopular bill would restrict solar benefits Recent polls show that a bill that would bring about significant changes in the way consumption bills are calculated for customers with solar energy is very unpopular. TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Governor Ron DeSantis vetoed a controversial bill that would have reduced […]
Reducing the use of fossil fuels will have unintended consequences for the power-generation industry and beyond. For example, many industrial chemical processes use fossil-fuel byproducts as precursors to things like asphalt, glycerine, and other important chemicals. One solution to reduce the impact of the loss of fossil fuels on industrial chemical processes is to […]
In a hillside slum with breathtaking views of Rio de Janeiro’s famed Copacabana beach, a rooftop covered in photovoltaic panels glitters in the tropical sun — one of many in Brazil’s first favela solar energy project. The solar panels on the roof of a community organization in the Babilonia favela take one thing the impoverished […]
Using a hematite (*1) photocatalyst (*2), a joint research team has succeeded in producing both hydrogen gas and hydrogen peroxide (*3) at the same time from sunlight and water. The team included the following members from Kobe University: Associate Professor TACHIKAWA Takashi, Professor TENNO Seiichiro and Associate Professor TSUCHIMOCHI Takashi et al. […]
ST. PAUL, Minn. (WCCO) – Minnesota’s Attorney General on Tuesday announced a lawsuit against solar energy sales companies, which he says cheats Minnesota residents. Attorney General Keith Ellison says his office is suing four Utah-based companies and three of their executives. The companies listed on the suit include Brio Energy LLC, Bello Solar Energy, Avolta […]
When you think of solar energy, you can probably imagine photovoltaic panels that collect sunlight to turn it into electricity. But there are other ways to use the power of the sun. One method of growing interest is called concentrated solar thermal energy, or CSP, which uses mirrors to reflect and concentrate solar energy. Compared […]
