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China proposes $50tn global renewable energy network
Posted in Science on 4th Apr, 2016
by Alex Muller
The company running Chinas power grid is proposing a $50 trillion global electricity network to tackle pollution and climate change.
Study: California could get 74% of power from rooftop solar
Posted in Hardware on 31st Mar, 2016
by Alex Muller
Rooftop solar panels could meet three-quarters of California's electricity needs and about 40 percent of the country's electricity needs, according to a new study.
Solar Is a Booming Business, but Its Still Not Generating Much of Our Power
Posted in Hardware on 28th Mar, 2016
by Alex Muller
Solar capacity is on the rise, but it still accounts for only about 1 percent of the worlds electricity.
ARPA-E funding a Xerox Machine to print super solar panels
Posted in Hardware on 28th Mar, 2016
by Alex Muller
Researchers at PARC say theyre developing a new digital printing process that could make it much cheaper to mass-produce concentrated solar photovoltaic systems.
Solar to nearly triple by 2020 to about 450 GW and Wind to be about 750 GW
Posted in Hardware on 23rd Mar, 2016
by Alex Muller
In 2015, China added more than 15 gigawatts of solar capacity, surpassing Germany as the largest solar market.