Tag: Solar energy
Concentrating Solar Power Gets Another Chance To Prove Itself
Heliogen’s concentrating solar power system integrates long duration energy storage to achieve an average renewable capacity factor of 90%.
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Vatican City Is Now Powered By Solar
Pope Francis had a dream that the Vatican would run entirely on green energy. He wanted to highlight the need “to make a transition to a sustainable development model that reduces greenhouse gas emissions into the atmosphere, setting the goal of climate neutrality.” To model what this could look like, … [continued]
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The US Solar Industry Is Safe In Texas — For Now
Vesper Energy’s 600-megawatt Hornet solar array is up and running in Swisher County, a testimony to the strength of the Texas solar industry.
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Ports Plugging In: From Ground Vehicles To Ocean Shipping
Ports around the world face an enormous sustainability challenge. Currently responsible for approximately 3% of global carbon emissions, maritime operations and related logistics are under intense scrutiny to reduce their environmental impact. The 30-year roadmap outlined in my port electrification series provides a detailed, phased strategy to transition ports fully … [continued]
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Ava Community Energy Launches New Virtual Power Plant Initiative In N. California
Ava is a not-for-profit public power provider in the San Francisco Bay Area in Alameda County, which is across the bay from San Francisco. It also provides power in the cities of Tracy, Stockton, and Lathrop, which are not in the Bay Area, but are fairly near it. Ava has … [continued]
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