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Category: solar power
Solar power has massive potential to benefit humanity – with a different focus
Solar power may prove to be an excellent solution to one of the world’s most considerable problems: a lack of potable water.
A 10 GW Time Bomb
It is estimated that 10 GW of solar modules in Germany suffer from prematurely aging backsheets, with sites of all sizes affected.
Solar Optimism and Coal Alarmism a Century Ago
The notion that the sun’s energy can be converted into electricity because it is just there to be concentrated is naivete.
Aussie ABC Pushes Failed Solar Concentrators for Night Time Renewable Energy
Solar concentrators hypothetically offer the ability to coast on stored renewable energy at night, but this doesn’t seems to work well in practice.
The Economist: “Hug Pylons, Not Trees” to Prevent Climate Catastrophe
The Economist setting forth a nightmare vision of saving the world by paving over the wilderness.
Space Based Solar Power: Like Terrestrial Solar, but More Expensive
“… we think we can build and commission a 2GW power station every year. …”
Submission To The Senate Inquiry Into Australia’s Transition To A Green Energy Superpower
Our only choice is in how much pain we want to endure before we decide to take the correct path.”
CNBC: Amazon Rooftop Fires Prompted Solar Panel Shutdown
Last Year Amazon was forced to take all their solar panels offline, after the panels caused six separate fire and explosion incidents. Amazon blames third party installers for the problems.
California to Cover Canals With Toxic Solar Panels
Solar panels, which contain dangerous toxins like Lead, Cadmium, Arsenic and toxic plastics, are to be installed as covers for California’s water supply canals.
Aussie Triumph? Solar Briefly Overtook Coal, then Failed at Sunset
If only those lazy engineers would figure out how to keep the solar panels working at night, when people actually need the electricity…
Biden’s Blood Panels? Suspect Solar Panel Import Restrictions Eased
Will President Biden’s Green Revolution be built on the blood of persecuted Chinese minorities? President Biden has moved to suspend restrictions imposed by the US Commerce Department, after tariffs were…
Honolulu, Hawaii: Top “Solar Superstar” in the USA
Guest “Book’em, Danno!” by David Middleton 9 U.S. cities now produce more solar power than the entire U.S. did 10 years agoBen Adler · Senior EditorThu, April 21, 2022 American…
Spain’s Solar Energy Crisis: 62,000 People Bankrupt After Investing in Solar Panels
Seventeen years ago, Spain’s socialist government decided to inject subsidies into renewable energy. As a result, thousands of Spanish families massively invested in photovoltaic energy. But, as you’ll see in…
U.S. to shutter 14.9 GW of coal-fired & add 46.1 GW of utility scale solar PV in 2022
Guest “You can’t fix stupid” by David Middleton JANUARY 11, 2022Coal will account for 85% of U.S. electric generating capacity retirements in 2022 Operators have scheduled 14.9 gigawatts (GW) of…
President Biden’s DOE Announces an “Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations”
Feeling rejected? Need funding for your Unobtainium free energy device? Nobody taking your Alcubierre rotary warp bubble electricity generator seriously? Uncle Joe’s “Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations” might be the…
Germany Burning More Coal, Renewable Energy Share Falling
Greenpeace blames the German Merkel government for not being green enough.
SCMP: China Offers Renewables and Cheap Nuclear to Poor Countries
The South China Morning Post reports China is offering their clean energy and mass produced nuclear plant expertise to their Belt and Road partners. But past Chinese overseas mega projects…
Study: Extreme Decadal Wind Variability Adds Uncertainty to Climate Predictions
My question – how can renewable energy possibly be a viable option, if we are entering a period of violent weather extremes, including wind droughts which could last for a…
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