I have no idea of what to make of this, except to make a quick post here. Margaret Hamilton is a computer scientist/software engineer responsible for much of the on-board…
Category: solar power
Experiments show dramatic increase in solar cell output
Method for collecting two electrons from each photon could break through theoretical solar-cell efficiency limit Massachusetts Institute of Technology CAMBRIDGE, MA — In any conventional silicon-based solar cell, there is…
Solar Power Triumph: Los Angeles Announces The End of Fossil Fuel
Guest essay by Eric Worrall According to Forbes the Eland solar project is the end of the line for fossil fuel. Except at night, or when clouds cover the sky,…
L. A. Times article on excess California solar incredibly misleading
Guest essay by Larry Hamlin As is usually the case with all Los Angeles Times climate alarmist and renewable energy advocacy articles this latest one hyping the wonders of highly…
Report: Green Energy Incentives are Failing to Keep the Lights On
Guest essay by Eric Worrall h/t JoNova – An Australian Government AEMO commissioned industry report has suggested that while government incentives make renewables preferable to coal, the new renewable capacity…
Tesla’s solar factory is exporting most of its cells – document
From Reuters Ha Ha. 21 in California~ctm Nichola Groom (Reuters) – The “great majority” of solar cells being produced at Tesla Inc’s factory in upstate New York are being sold…
‘Vacant Land Myth’: Hundreds Of US Localities Are Resisting The Spread Of Green Energy
From The Daily Caller Michael Bastasch | Energy Editor U.S. cities and states have risen up against the spread of solar panels and wind turbines. One expert says at least…
California solar power plants ignite birds mid flight
Finally, some mainstream media coverage~ctm HT/Fernando
California’s San Bernardino County slams the brakes on big solar projects
From The LA Times By Sammy Roth Feb 28, 2019 | 4:35 PM A view of a smaller-scale commercial solar project in Lucerne Valley, Calif., seen on Feb. 25, 2019.…
Video: Bill Gates Slams Unreliable Wind & Solar Energy
Date: 2/18/19 GWPF TV When the world’s richest entrepreneur says wind and solar will never work, it’s probably time to listen. HT/GWPF
Virtue Signaling and Tax (subsidy) Equity Investors
In the elaborate article for Bloomberg, the author delves in to complex financial structure used by mega investors to harvest solar subsidies, while weaving in the appropriate smattering of virtue…
Massive East Coast solar project generates fury from neighbors
From Fox News By Alex Pappas | Fox News SPOTSYLVANIA, Va. – Michael O’Bier has lived here on a hidden piece of land nestled against thousands of acres of trees…
Researchers chart path to cheaper flexible solar cells
Public Release: 7-Feb-2019 Georgia Institute of Technology There’s a lot to like about perovskite-based solar cells. They are simple and cheap to produce, offer flexibility that could unlock a…
Uh, oh. California solar and wind projects at risk due to PG&E bankruptcy
Are California’s solar and wind projects at risk in PG&E bankruptcy? PG&E has asked a bankruptcy judge for the authority to nullify billions of dollars in contracts with solar and…
Green Electricity Grid Collapses During Aussie Heatwave
Guest essay by Eric Worrall South Australia’s green politicians recently demolished their last coal plant. Record heat blackouts: Tens of thousands without power across South Australia and Victoria By Gemma…
Kenya: Solar motorcycles take on Nairobi smog
From The Mail & Guardian Sophie Mbuguah , Deutsche Welle06 Jan 2019 11:45 No comment. But they did win prize money ~ctm Nairobi’s reliance on motorcycles is hindering efforts to…
Racial Inequality in the Deployment Of Rooftop Solar Energy in the US
From EurekAlert! Fewer rooftop solar photovoltaics installations exist in African-American and Hispanic-dominant neighborhoods than in white-dominant neighborhoods, even when controlling for household income and home ownership Tufts University MEDFORD/SOMERVILLE, Mass.…
Under current policies, residential batteries increase emissions in most cases
From Ars Technica Optimizing battery use to minimize emissions is possible, but generally overly expensive. Megan Geuss – 12/28/2018, 4:59 PM A Tesla Powerwall 2. Another year, another reason to…
Homeowners with solar panels are ‘giving their excess power to the grid for free’ after government closes energy payment scheme
From The Daily Mail The Business Department has announced the closure of the ‘export tariff’ It currently pays householders for excess power that is fed back into the grid Opponents…
California officially becomes first in nation mandating solar power for new homes
‘Historic undertaking’ expected to boost number of rooftop solar panels across the Golden State. From The Orange County Register By Jeff Collins | JeffCollins@scng.com | Orange County Register PUBLISHED:…
Failed Oregon Solar Equipment Plant Leaves Behind Millions in Taxpayer Losses
From The Heartland Institute November 26, 2018 By Bonner R. Cohen A multi-year effort by federal, state, and local agencies to prop up an Oregon solar-panel manufacturer has ended in…
Claim: Air Conditioning Boom Threatening Climate Stability, But More Government Money Will Help
Guest essay by Eric Worrall Oh no – poor people are getting richer, obtaining more access to modern conveniences. Fast-Rising Demand for Air Conditioning Is Adding to Global Warming. The…
Al Gore Claims Wind and Solar are Now Cheaper than Coal
Guest essay by Eric Worrall [See update by Willis Eschenbach at the end] h/t Dr. Willie Soon – great news, wind power is so cheap government subsidies and market favouritism…
The costs and fallibility of UK Weather Dependent Renewables 2017 – 2018
Guest essay by Ed Hoskins Introduction The Weather Dependent Renewables industry has deluded itself, its Green [political] supporters and defrauded the public at large, by not admitting to the detrimental…
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