Green Car Congress

MARCH 25, 2020

Satellite data over a shipping lane in the south Atlantic show that the ships modify clouds to block an additional 2 Watts of solar energy, on average, from reaching each square meter of ocean surface near the shipping lane. However, if this small change occurred worldwide, it would be enough to affect global temperatures.

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Cars That Think

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

Knowing how many solar panels are on a roof informs us about the maximum possible rate of local generation but not about the annual capacity factor or about the final uses of generated electricity. Even South Africa, by far the best-supplied country south of the Sahara, suffers from frequent blackouts.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 22, 2011

The largest percentage increases we recommend compared to 2009 funding levels are for energy storage, buildings, bioenergy, and solar photovoltaics. Expanding and coordinating international energy innovation cooperation to bring ideas and resources together across the globe to address these global challenges.

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