Electrek

DECEMBER 8, 2023

New York City has relaxed its zoning laws for renewables, including opening over 8,500 acres of parking lots for solar canopies. more… The post New York City opens 8,500 acres of parking lots to solar canopies appeared first on Electrek.

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Electrek

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

EDF Renewables North America , one of the US’s largest renewable developers, has officially agreed to recycle its solar panels. more… The post A huge US solar developer just committed to recycling its solar panels appeared first on Electrek.

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Electrek

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

The United Arab Emirates has launched the Al Dhafra solar farm – now the world’s largest single-site solar farm – ahead of COP28. more… The post The world’s largest single-site solar farm just came online appeared first on Electrek.

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Electrek

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

Terabase Energy has successfully completed its first commercial solar installation using Terafab, its automatic solar-installing robot. more… The post Watch this robot install solar panels in Arizona [video] appeared first on Electrek.

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CleanTechnica EVs

OCTOBER 18, 2023

The world’s first off-road solar car, Stella Terra, operates more efficiently than initially calculated with a range of approximately 550 kilometers, depending on the terrain.

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Electrek

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Tesla Cybertruck options and accessories have leaked through a mobile app update revealing a ‘Basecamp’ tent, solar option, and new “Beast mode”. more… The post Tesla Cybertruck ‘Basecamp’ tent, solar, and beast mode, leak through app appeared first on Electrek.

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CleanTechnica EVs

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

million USD) in a solar PV installation with 22,847 solar panels. continued] The post Mercedes-Benz Expanding Solar At South Africa Factory, Investing In EV Charging Countrywide appeared first on CleanTechnica. Mercedes-Benz South Africa (MBSA) is investing R100 million ($5.35

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Electrek

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

One of the US’s largest car dealership groups recently completed the installation of 10,000 solar panels on multiple dealerships. more… The post A US car dealership group just installed 10,000 rooftop solar panels appeared first on Electrek.

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Teslarati

NOVEMBER 4, 2023

Tesla has been gradually deploying a massive set of solar panels on the roof of its Gigafactory in Austin, Texas, set to be the world’s largest upon completion, according to one person from the company. When it’s complete, Grant says, the system will be the world’s largest solar rooftop installation, with roughly 30 megawatts of power. “We

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Electrek

DECEMBER 4, 2023

The 12,500-square-meter (134,549-square-foot) roof of an indoor ski slope in Belgium is covered in solar panels. more… The post This huge indoor ski slope is now covered in solar panels appeared first on Electrek.

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Electrek

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

The city of Lakeland, Florida, has approved 77 homes featuring solar and storage that will be linked together to form a community microgrid. more… The post Florida is getting a new solar microgrid community appeared first on Electrek.

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EV Info

DECEMBER 8, 2023

kWh Produced November 2023 with winter looming and mainly grey and wet days solar production can never be expected to be great in there UK. Solar produced 6% of total. Use this link to Solar Edge to save £200: [link] During the month only 8 days made any meaningful production.

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Electrek

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Solar panel maker Heliene has invested $10 million to ramp up manufacturing capacity at its Minnesota factory. more… The post Heliene just expanded its US solar panel manufacturing again appeared first on Electrek.

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Electrek

OCTOBER 31, 2023

The Solar Sal 24 in an electric cuddy cabin boat built by Belmont Boatworks in Belmont, Maine. The boat scored the wave-making designation of “first 100% solar US Coast Guard-inspected passenger vessel.” more… The post This solar-powered 10-seater electric boat has infinite range appeared first on Electrek.

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Electrek

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

The Gila River Indian Community signed a project partnership agreement with the US Army Corps of Engineers to put solar panels over its canals. more… The post A Native American tribe is about to put solar panels over its canals appeared first on Electrek.

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Innovation News Network

OCTOBER 24, 2023

New research from the Universities of Surrey and Swansea suggests that it is viable to develop large, low-cost solar farms in space. The post Are solar farms in space possible? appeared first on Innovation News Network.

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CleanTechnica EVs

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

continued] The post New Solar Power & Energy Storage System Uses Former Electric Vehicle Batteries appeared first on CleanTechnica. One of the common myths about electric vehicle batteries is that they are hard to recycle when they are no.

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CleanTechnica EVs

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

A new study, modeling the potential of solar-powered vehicles in the urban context in 100 cities across the world, shows that solar energy provides a range between 11 and 29 km per day, reducing charging needs by half.

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Electrek

DECEMBER 6, 2023

The US is expected to add a record-setting 33 gigawatts (GW) of solar capacity in 2023, according to a new report, but 2024 will bring challenges to the industry. more… The post US smashes solar records in 2023 – but 2024 will bring road bumps appeared first on Electrek.

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Electrek

NOVEMBER 25, 2023

There’s something inherently fun about the idea of a solar-powered electric houseboat. more… The post This solar-powered electric houseboat from China could be your home on the water appeared first on Electrek. Living on the water and never paying for fuel sounds like a dream for many people.

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Electrek

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

Solar capacity has grown faster in US electrical generation than all other energy sources in the first three quarters of 2023, according to new data from FERC. more… The post New US solar capacity additions have edged past natural gas in 2023 appeared first on Electrek.

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CleanTechnica EVs

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

continued] The post Beam Global Ramping Up Rollout Of Its Off-Grid Solar-Powered EV Charging Infrastructure appeared first on CleanTechnica. Innovation often springs from solving a problem and realizing that an entirely new approach might be the best way forward.

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Innovation News Network

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Researchers are working to increase the stability of organic solar cells, which currently decompose quickly. The post Ensuring a longer life for organic solar cells appeared first on Innovation News Network. Learn more here.

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CleanTechnica EVs

OCTOBER 30, 2023

When people think of a solar-powered car, the first thing that probably comes to mind is a solar racecar, the kind built in a garage by university students. While they look cool in some ways, they are only barely cars. With no creature comforts, no room for more than one driver, and no room for […]

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Electrek

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

You can generate clean power for your home with this “solar table power plant” and eat your lunch on it too. It’s a solar power plant! more… The post It’s a table! It’s both! appeared first on Electrek.

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Electric Cars Report

SEPTEMBER 23, 2023

Solar Team Eindhoven students from Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e) have created the world’s first off-road vehicle solely powered by solar energy. Known as the “Stella Terra,” the off-roader is robust enough to navigate not only on paved roads but also on rough terrain.

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Electrek

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

Shanghai Electric Wind Power Group has unveiled what it says is the world’s first floating wind turbine, solar farm, and fish farm combination. more… The post Meet the ‘world’s first’ floating wind, solar, and fish farm combo appeared first on Electrek.

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Green Car Reports

AUGUST 22, 2023

With AI now the technology of the moment in Silicon Valley, researchers have applied it to the problem of solar power for EVs, using a virtual model to govern when power from a solar array is used to drive motors or charge battery packs.

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Electrek

OCTOBER 18, 2023

Tesla announced today that it deployed a record amount of energy storage capacity last quarter, but its solar business is still hurting. more… The post Tesla deployed record energy storage, but solar is hurting appeared first on Electrek.

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Electrek

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

China’s astounding solar manufacturing expansion is going to dominate the global solar supply chain – and widen the technology and cost gap. more… The post China achieves world solar domination with 80% of manufacturing capacity to 2026 appeared first on Electrek.

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Electrek

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

US solar is growing at a breakneck speed, and it hit several big milestones in July, according to newly released government data. more… The post US solar is booming – here’s the newly released data appeared first on Electrek.

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Electrek

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

Tesla has canceled solar projects in mass across the US as the company says that it is shutting down its solar operations in some markets. The post Tesla cancels solar projects in mass, scales back solar division appeared first on Electrek.

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CleanTechnica EVs

OCTOBER 11, 2023

In an attempt to solve the conundrum of installing solar panels on strata title unit blocks for the benefit of all, Solar Citizens Australia has launched a pilot project in inner urban Sydney, Australia.

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Electrek

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

Norway has installed the world’s northernmost solar farm and battery storage in the Svalbard archipelago, just south of the North Pole. more… The post The world’s northernmost solar farm is about to come online appeared first on Electrek.

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Innovation News Network

DECEMBER 7, 2023

Researchers have shown that untreated kraft lignin can be used to make organic solar cells even more environmentally friendly and reliable. The post Wood materials can create reliable organic solar cells appeared first on Innovation News Network.

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Electrek

APRIL 6, 2023

PV solar-cell manufacturing giant Qcells and community solar firm Summit Ridge Energy are together going to deploy 1.2 gigawatts (GW) of community solar power. solar panels to fill largest US community solar order ever appeared first on Electrek. more… The post Qcells will make 2.5M

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Electrek

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

Kentucky’s largest utility requested a nine-fold increase in solar and battery storage, and the state’s regulators just approved it. more… The post Kentucky just greenlit a 900% solar increase plan – why that’s a big deal appeared first on Electrek.

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