
UNC Researcher Working to Make Solar More Affordable
UNC Researcher Working to Make Solar Energy More Affordable If someone asked you to wager a guess on when solar ...
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Energy Startup Backed by Bill Gates Achieves Breakthrough
Secretive energy startup backed by Bill Gates achieves solar breakthrough New York (CNN Business)A secretive startup backed by Bill Gates ...
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Florida Utilities Breaks Ground on Massive Solar Project
Florida municipal utilities breaks ground on massive solar energy project Twelve municipal utilities and the Florida Municipal Power Association broke ...
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From the Rooftops, Big Box Stores Are Embracing Solar
From the Rooftops, Big Box Stores Are Embracing Solar Target and Walmart are trying to out-green each other in proving ...
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Florida Company Continues Its Solar Revolution Path
Florida Company Continues Its Solar Revolution Path Florida Power & Light’s plans for the expansion of its solar program are ...
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Florida: One Step Closer to Becoming Solar Energy Leader
Florida: One Step Closer to Becoming Solar Energy Leader A settlement agreement filed at the Florida Public Service Commission on ...
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Florida PSC Approves Plan for Tampa Electric Solar Projects
The two solar projects, located in Hillsborough County, are Wimauma Solar (74.8 MW) and Little Manatee River Solar (74.5 MW) ...
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After Blackout, California Homeowners Shift to Solar
The Northern California blackouts this month, coming after years of increasingly destructive wildfires, showed millions of people how fragile their ...
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Solar Market Will See ‘Spectacular Growth’ over Next 5 Years
Solar PV installations on both residential and commercial buildings will see rapid growth over the next five years, according to ...
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A New Generation of Nano-Architected, 3d Solar Cells
A group of scientists at Netherlands based research institute AMOLF have discovered a method for electrochemical printing at the nanoscale ...
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Orlando Utility to More Than Double Solar Energy
Orlando’s electric utility is poised to develop a nation-leading, hydrogen system for generating electricity and, in a related, green-energy initiative, ...
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Solar Can Boost Your Home’s Value, Especially in 10 States
Installing solar panels in a home not only helps to reduce current monthly utility bills; it can potentially increase the ...
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The Solar Industry Grows Thanks to Plain Old Solar Panels
Elon Musk may have promised the world Tesla solar roof tiles in 2016, but turns out the solar industry may ...
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This Solar Dehydrator Could Help Farmers Reduce Waste
An Indiana startup hopes to help farmers in lower income countries keep their crops safe using a cheap, portable dehydrator ...
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First Utility-Scale Floating Solar Power Plant For Germany
Ciel & Terre recently announced the launching of a new utility-scale 750 kWp floating solar array in Renchen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany ...
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This “Anti-Solar Panel” Could Generate Power from Darkness
“We use a passive cooling mechanism known as radiative sky cooling to maintain the cold side of a thermoelectric generator ...
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Solar Industry Rallies Behind 20% Generation for 2030
The solar industry met in Utah this week with a more sweeping and disciplined message than in some years past: ...
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Few Cloudy Skies Ahead for Solar Power at Florida’s Utilities
The two biggest utilities in Florida - Duke Energy and the parent company of Florida Power and Light - have ...
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Broward County Sets Goal to Transition to All Electric Buses
When it comes to a clean energy future, you can talk about it, or you can take action. Broward County, ...
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Rooftop Solar Could Proliferate with Voltage Control
New solar panels on top of The Liberty School in Durango will give students a chance to learn about green ...
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Duke Energy Florida Customers’ Rates Will Drop in 2020
The company plans to reduce Florida rates by more than 3% while adding more solar power and making grid improvements ...
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Gas Plants Will Get Crushed by Wind & Solar by 2035
Natural gas-fired power plants, which have crushed the economics of coal, are on the path to being undercut themselves by ...
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LA Signs Deal For Cheap Solar Power
The combined solar power and energy storage is priced at 3.3 cents per kilowatt-hour — a record low for this ...
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California Passes Law That Prevents Cities from Taxing Solar
The law extends a prohibition on cities and counties taxing the energy generated by rooftop solar panels for use by ...
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FPL plans $100 million solar plant at Kennedy Space Center
Florida Power & Light Co. has applied for a federal permit to fill in almost an acre of wetlands at ...
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Another Florida City Targets 100% Clean Energy
The city council of Satellite Beach, Fla., has unanimously passed a resolution committing the city to transition to 100% clean, ...
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Solar Panels May Be Tested by Dorian’s Winds
When Hurricane Irma tore through the state in 2017, only 400 of FPL’s 1 million panels in the storm’s path ...
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Solar Met 2.7% of U.S. Electric Demand in First Half of 2019
The share of solar in the country’s overall electricity mix continues to rise, as revealed by the latest statistics from ...
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FPL Plans Third Solar Plant in Indian River County
Florida Power & Light Co. received the green light to build a new 476-acre solar energy center off Oslo Road ...
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Duke Energy Florida Announces Three New Solar Plants
Duke Energy Florida announced the locations of its newest universal solar power plants, which will provide cleaner, smarter energy solutions ...
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Revolutionizing the Efficiency of Solar Cells
Researchers at Columbia University have developed a way to harness more power from singlet fission to increase the efficiency of ...
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Elon Musk’s Latest Plan for the Solar Market: Rentals
Tesla continues to search for a viable solar strategy after logging its lowest-ever quarterly installations in the second quarter ...
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Cheap Solar Power Is Shoving Fossil Fuels off the Grid
"Goodnight #naturalgas, goodnight #coal, goodnight #nuclear," Mark Jacobson, an atmospheric scientist at Stanford University in Palo Alto, California, tweeted after ...
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California Has Too Much Solar – Good News for Ratepayers
California set two renewable energy records last week: the most solar power ever flowing on the state’s main electric grid, ...
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FPL Aims to Build World’s Biggest Solar Battery
A Florida utility announced recently that it plans to replace two natural gas plants with what it hopes will be ...
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Hyundai Releases Car with Solar Roof
The Korean car maker said up to 60% of the power for the car's battery could be supplied if the ...
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Newberry To Enter 30 Year Solar Deal
The city of Newberry will be looking to join the Sunshine State’s recent trend of turning to solar energy to ...
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Florida’s Solar Production to Skyrocket in Next Decade
Over the next 10 years, the state’s solar energy production is projected to increase nearly tenfold based on the installation ...
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Solar Developers Struggle to Find a Way Into Florida
Although Florida’s big utilities have embraced solar, their in-house approach to projects means a “closed market” for many developers ...
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SolarCity enters Florida after Amendment 1 defeat
SolarCity is moving into Florida's residential market after voters rejected a utility-backed ballot measure that would make going solar more ...
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Tampa Electric Launches Shared Solar Program
Tampa Electric has launched a program that allows its customers to choose to receive some or all of their power ...
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70% of Americans Support Solar Mandate on New Homes
A survey found that 70% of Americans would support a nationwide mandate requiring solar panels to be installed on all ...
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Chattanooga Airport is 100% powered by on-site solar energy
The Chattanooga Airport celebrated the completion of its 2.64-MW solar farm, making it the only airport in the nation to ...
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Record Start for Florida Solar in 2019
Florida was the No. 1 installer of solar in the first quarter of 2019, surpassing California and showing potential for ...
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REC Solar Saves California Schools Millions With Solar
REC Solar is utilizing solar plus energy storage solutions to significantly cut Pleasanton Unified School District's emissions and save on ...
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Mondelez to Produce 10 Billion Oreos per Year Using Solar
Mondelez is trying to accelerate America's renewable energy boom by purchasing enough solar power to produce 10 billion Oreo cookies ...
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FPL to build four new solar power plants in 2019
FPL expects the new solar plants to provide an additional $26 million in net savings to its customers over the ...
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Germany Fights Against Climate Change
Germany to close all 84 of its coal-fired power plants, will rely primarily on renewable energy ...
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FPL To Replace Aging Gas Power Plants With World’s Largest Battery
Florida Power & Light Company is going to build the world’s largest energy storage system to replace two natural gas ...
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Zero Mass Water Solar Panels, a Solution to the Global Water Crisis
These $2,000 solar panels pull clean drinking water out of the air, and they might be a solution to the ...
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Brewery Invests in Solar Power – Covers 60% of Annual Electricity
East Forty Brewing Co. installed 100 solar panels on its roof. It generates enough electricity to cover about 60 percent ...
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New bill would transition Florida to 100 percent renewable energy by 2050
Two Florida lawmakers want all the energy used in the Sunshine State to come from renewable sources like solar panels ...
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SunPower Launches World’s Most Powerful Residential Solar Panels
SunPower’s new A-Series solar panels can now be bought at 400 watts or 415 watts, which will deliver 60% more ...
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Community Solar Legislation Introduced In Florida
Forida State Sen. Lori Berman, D-Delray Beach, has introduced a bill that would establish a community solar program in Florida ...
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Less Harm ~ More Harmony
Now with over 20,000 customers in SWFL, our solar customers have reduced their high electric bills enough to keep $89.5 ...
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Solar Power Is About to Boom in the Sunshine State
Florida has lagged in renewable energy use, but declining solar costs are set to change that ...
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A Landmark Day For Clean Energy
Jerry Brown signed SB 100 in law committing California to generating 100% of our electricity from clean, renewable energy by ...
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Preparing Your Solar For A Hurricane
With the news of Hurricane Irma’s uncertain effects to our area here in SWFL, here are a few tips on ...
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Solar FREAKIN’ Roadways!
Our team had the pleasure to visit Solar Roadways Inc. in Sandpoint, Idaho. Their aim is to develop solar powered ...
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California is Leading the Way!
California recently made a promise to pursue a new series of goals that will lead the nation in climate change ...
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Google’s Sunroof for Solar Skeptics
It works by taking an address and calculating the average amount of hours-per-year of sunlight for that particular rooftop. Then ...
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We Are Not a Generation of Bystanders…. We are Global Citizens!
These goals range from ending poverty, to affordable and clean energy, all the way to taking urgent action to combat ...
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Fossil Fuel Divestment: A Growing Movement
Investing in companies that profit from burning fossil fuels is morally wrong, even if such investments yield good returns for ...
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The First 35 Years of Fafco Solar
There are several ways one can define success: how much money you make, how long you’ve been in business, and ...
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Sustainable Future: The Green School In Bali
Imagine learning in an environment that's giving its students a relevant, holistic, green education in one of the most amazing ...
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Solar Photovoltaic System at Lee County Public Safety Building
Solar Photovoltaic System at Lee County Public Safety Building We’re very happy to announce we’ve been awarded a contract to ...
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Cape Coral Solar Solutions Company, Fafco Solar, to Hold Earth Day Open House
Cape Coral Solar Solutions Company, Fafco Solar, to Hold Earth Day Open House Written by Melissa DeRoso Fafco Solar, Cape ...
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Local Solutions for Global Warming
Local Solutions for Global Warming Global warming is a phrase that most of us are now familiar with since it ...
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Cape Coral Renewable Energy Company To Participate in Charlotte County Energy Conference
Cape Coral Renewable Energy Company To Participate in Charlotte County Energy Conference Written by Melissa DeRoso Fafco Solar, Southwest Florida’s ...
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