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World's largest solar power plant planned for Chernobyl nuclear wasteland
Posted in Science on 30th Jul, 2016
by Alex Muller
The proposed 1GW solar plant, if built today, would be the worlds largest.
The world's first solar airport no longer pays for electricity
Posted in Business on 3rd Jul, 2016
by Alex Muller
Fed up with their hefty electricity bill, managers at Cochin International Airport in southern India took matters into their own hands.
Solar Power to Grow Sixfold as Sun Becoming Cheapest Resource
Posted in Business on 26th Jun, 2016
by Alex Muller
The amount of electricity generated using solar panels stands to expand as much as sixfold by 2030 as the cost of production falls below competing natural gas and coal.
Solar power could reach $1 per watt by 2020
Posted in Hardware on 8th Jun, 2016
by Alex Muller
Solar power is the fastest-growing form of power generation in the U.S., but it still accounts for just over 1 percent of U.S. electricity.
China's Solar Prices Can Fall 38%, Become Competitive With Coal
Posted in Hardware on 25th May, 2016
by Alex Muller
China surpassed Germany last year as the nation with the most installed solar-power capacity, in the process making renewable energy more competitive by driving down costs.