Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Mon, 25 Nov 2024 16:30:19 +0000
Mercedes-Benz has some new sustainability tricks up its sleeve, including bio-based materials and body paint made with solar cells.
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Read moreCredit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Mon, 30 Sep 2024 22:18:27 +0000
Alabama is now host to a new thin film solar manufacturing facility that will provide solar developers in the US with 3.5 gigawatts’ worth of solar panels per year, every year (courtesy of First Solar).
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Read moreCredit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Sun, 15 Sep 2024 02:54:21 +0000
Rooftop solar for commercial customers is seeing a surge of interest from companies who want to lower their carbon footprint.
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Read moreCredit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Sun, 18 Aug 2024 15:20:38 +0000
Arkansas is becoming a solar energy hotspot, with General Motors lending a hand through a new 180-megawatt power purchase agreement to supply clean electricity to three of its assembly plants.
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Read moreCredit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Fri, 09 Aug 2024 15:33:30 +0000
Solar opponents will have to figure out a new line of attack when perovskite solar cells suddenly plaster the world.
The post Sheer Chaos As Paint-On Perovskite Solar Cells Take Over appeared first on CleanTechnica.
Read moreCredit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Mon, 22 Jul 2024 15:25:21 +0000
First Solar is planning a thin film solar revolution in the US, and that is putting conservative politicians in red states on the spot.
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Read moreCredit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Mon, 08 Jul 2024 14:55:53 +0000
New solar power window technology is finally edging into the commercial market, to transform buildings from energy-sucking structures into renewable energy generating stations.
The post Another Day, Another Win For Solar Power Windows, Another Headache For Fossil Fuels appeared first on CleanTechnica.
Read moreCredit to Author: US Department of Energy| Date: Fri, 17 May 2024 03:59:41 +0000
18 Projects in 10 States Will Supercharge the U.S. Clean Energy Supply Chain and Open New Markets for Solar Technologies WASHINGTON, D.C. — As part of President Biden’s Investing in America agenda, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced a $71 million investment, including $16 million from the President’s Bipartisan Infrastructure … [continued]
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Read moreCredit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Thu, 07 Mar 2024 16:44:24 +0000
Spotted in the wild: This eye-catching standalone solar array from the UK startup Solivus deploys organic thin film solar technology.
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Read moreCredit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Tue, 23 May 2023 02:08:51 +0000
The long wait for low-cost, high-performance perovskite solar cells is coming to a close. Now the fun begins.