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This startup is about to install bladeless rooftop wind turbines on box buildings

Baua Electric

Aeromine, launched in 2022, makes compact 50 kW or larger “wind harvesting platforms” that it mounts on the edge of a building’s roof. The rooftop wind units, which have no external moving parts or blades, capture wind flowing up and over the building and convert it into onsite electricity. Specs are here.) Get started here. –ad*

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EGEB: Thailand builds a huge floating hydro-solar farm

Electrek

In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB): Thailand is building one of the world’s largest floating hydro-solar farms. Hershey signs two solar PPAs in journey to cutting emissions by 50% by 2030. UnderstandSolar is a free service that links you to top-rated solar installers in your region for personalized solar estimates.

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This Engineer’s Solar Panels Are Breaking Efficiency Records

Cars That Think

The show highlighted rooftop solar panels in Germany, explaining that the panels generated electricity to power the buildings and even earned the owners money by letting them sell extra energy back to the electricity company. Invented in 1983, PERCs are used today in nearly 90 percent of solar panels on the market.

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This company just launched red solar panels to match terracotta tiled roofs

Baua Electric

Photo: Sonnenkraft Austrian solar manufacturer Sonnenkraft has debuted its new “Terracotta” solar panel that matches red-tiled roofs and is historic-building compliant. The 400W double-glass solar panels have red frames, and have general building approval from the German Institute for Building Technology (DIBt).

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EGEB: GM plans to invest $1 billion in its Mexico site to build electric vehicles

Electrek

In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB): GM says it plans to invest $1 billion in a plant in Mexico to build electric vehicles. SMUD, Sacramento’s electricity provider, is paying people to become certified solar PV installers. Tesla now offers price matching, so it’s important to shop for the best quotes.

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EGEB: KORE to build 12 GWh lithium-ion battery factory in Arizona

Electrek

In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB): KORE Power will build the first lithium-ion battery factory wholly owned by a US company. megawatt community solar project on its roof. UnderstandSolar is a free service that links you to top-rated solar installers in your region for personalized solar estimates.

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GAF Energy’s new Texas factory is about to make a lot of nailable solar shingles

Baua Electric

Photo: GAF Energy GAF Energy’s new nailable solar shingle factory in Texas is about to make the company the world’s largest solar roofing producer. GAF Energy built the nailable solar shingle factory in Texas to meet the growing demand for its “world’s first” Timberline Solar Energy Shingle that debuted in January 2022.

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