The story of Dharnai serves as a cautionary tale for the implementation of renewable energy projects in rural India, where pragmatism is the official choice over pie in the sky.
Category: solar power
Coal’s Importance For Solar Panel Manufacturing
Today, there is not one single solar panel that can be produced without coal (or even oil and gas).
Hailstorm in Texas destroys thousands of acres of solar farms
Locals are very worried about water contamination.
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.
Paving the Road to Net-Zero
Guest Post by Willis Eschenbach My wonderful friend Willie Soon sent me this photo. Curious about the backstory, I used Google Images to identify the location and found an article…
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.
$30 Billion Sun Cable Solar Mega Project Enters Administration
Sun Cable, which planed to export up to 20GW of solar energy from the Australian outback to Singapore, has entered voluntary administration after an unresolvable dispute between backers.
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…
Australian “Green Transition” Electricity Grid on the Brink of Failure
“… AEMO says … some gas and diesel generators were not interested in providing power under the price cap. It said it would take action to force them online. …”…
Bloomberg: China is Suffering a Renewable Energy “Curtailment Curse”
According to Bloomberg, China is “curtailing”, discarding an increasing percentage of their renewable energy generation, because their grid cannot cope with the excess production on days with favourable weather.
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…
Claim: Sheep Produce Better Fleece When Grazed Under Solar Panels
Farmers whose pastures are covered with solar panels have claimed an increase in wool production. But perhaps nobody has explained to farmers that if anything goes wrong their pastures could…
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…
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