In the shift away from fossil fuel energy sources, there has been a great expansion of solar energy. We’ve seen solar thermal plants in the desert and farms of photovoltaic panels covering vast areas of the earth, but perhaps the greatest potential comes from putting panels on rooftops. In some parts of the world, this […]
The southern state of Victoria in Australia is making headlines as it moves from brown coal to wind and from fossil fuel gas to battery-firmed solar. As such, it is making a great effort to take the general public along for the journey along Victoria’s Roadmap, with education playing a key role in the sat […]
What does it mean to have a secure, home-grown energy system? It cannot be manipulated for geopolitical purposes. That system must be based on renewable energy, and it must be able to be put into use quickly. The European Union (EU) has struggled with these and other energy-based variables, especially now that the war in […]
COTTAGE GROVE (WKOW) — Solar power can make a world of difference, even in the winter. Alliant Energy spokesperson Tony Palese gave 27 News a tour of the Yahara Solar Site in the Town of Cottage Grove Friday. There, he said they are working to build 33,000 solar panels, enough to generate electricity to power 3,000 homes […]
The Intertubes are buzzing about the new transparent solar windows being installed at Patagonia’s California headquarters, and for good reason. An ordinary solar cell blocks sunlight from passing through. It’s a tricky feat to design one that achieves double the sustainability of harvesting renewable energy while illuminating an interior space with zero-emission solar light. The […]
The Republic of Seychelles is one of the few countries on the African continent where the access to electricity is 100%. Seychelles has an installed electricity generation capacity of just under 100 MW. About 80 MW of this is diesel generators. With about 85% of the country’s installed capacity being diesel generators in order to […]
