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Google expands Project Sunroof 'solar power potential' program beyond the U.S. and into Germany
Posted in Science on 4th May, 2017
by Alex Muller
Google is expanding its Project Sunroof program beyond the U.S. for the first time.
Solar could provide 30% of Australias power needs by 2030
Posted in Science on 3rd May, 2017
by Alex Muller
Solar photovoltaics (PV) could provide 30 per cent of Australias electricity needs by 2030, according to the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA).
China to boost non-fossil fuel use to 20 percent by 2030
Posted in Business on 26th Apr, 2017
by Alex Muller
China aims for non-fossil fuels to account for about 20 percent of total energy consumption by 2030, increasing to more than half of demand by 2050.
Device pulls water from dry air, powered only by the sun
Posted in Hardware on 19th Apr, 2017
by Alex Muller
Metal-organic framework sucks up water from air with humidity as low as 20 percent.
Stunning drops in solar and wind costs turn global power market upside down
Posted in Science on 18th Apr, 2017
by Alex Muller
Unsubsidized renewables have become the cheapest source of new power, by far, in more and more countries.