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Suntuity Solar Will Donate $500 for Every Rooftop Installation in New Jersey
Suntuity Solar is using solar power to raise money for nonprofit organizations with its new website solarforgood.com. Solar For Good is a community outreach program that will educate homeowners and businesses about the benefits of solar.
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California to Host Global Climate Action Summit in 2018 Supporting Paris Agreement
California Gov. Edmund Brown (D) announced that the state would host the Global Climate Action Summit in September 2018. The summit will support the Paris Climate Agreement and efforts to reduce climate change despite Trump's decision to pull US out of it
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Virginia’s Albemarle County Makes it Easier to go Solar, Earns SolSmart Designation
Albemarle County, VA, is the latest community to achieve a SolSmart Designation for making it easier to go solar in the community by reducing the soft costs of solar, like permitting costs and wait times. The count achieved SolSmart Bronze.
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University of Washington Develops Solar-Powered Battery-Free Cellphone
Engineers at the University of Washington have designed a battery-free cellphone powered by either ambient radio signals solar power. The new device sends and receives calls with only a few microwatts of power and demonstrated its capabilities with Skype.
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Raleigh, NC Installs Free Cellphone Charging Benches in Downtown Area
Need a quick cellphone charge when you are on the go? Visitors and residents in Raleigh, NC, can now charge their cellphones at three free solar-powered Soofa Bench charging stations in the downtown area.
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Abandoned Tennessee Nuclear Power Plant Site Finds new Life as Solar Farm
Construction on the Phipps Bend Nuclear Power plant kicked off in 1978, but was abandoned in the 80's. Now, thanks to solar power, the abandoned site once again is providing energy for the region.
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Shell Gets More Into Renewables, Increases Generation Portfolio MP2 Energy Purchase
Late last month Shell Energy North America (SENA) announced it planned to acquire MP2 Energy. The acquisition will increase Shell's renewable energy portfolio and options.
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Community Solar Projects Could Drive Economic Growth in CA’s San Joaquin Valley
A new report has found that expanding community choice energy (CCE) programs and developing larger-scale solar projects in California’s San Joaquin Valley could create 8,400 jobs and $845 million in economic activity between 2019 and 2024.
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After 2019, all new Volvo Vehicles Will Have Electric Motors
The Swedish car manufacturer today announced (July 5) that as of 2019 all its new models will have electric motors. This marks the first time a major auto manufacturer has made an announcement to transition to electric motors in all its vehicles.
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Princeton Researchers Develop Solar Powered Smart Windows to Heat and Cool
Researchers have been investigating creating invisible or nearly invisible solar cells that could absorb light while still remaining transparent. Now a group of Princeton University engineers have developed a system that could generate electricity .
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Massachusetts Grants $4.7 Million to 9 Projects to Reduce Peak Time Energy Use
Massachusetts is looking for solutions to curb peak hour use throughout the Commonwealth by granting nearly $4.7 million to 9 pilot projects. Peak demand throughout Massachusetts is four-percent of its total yearly energy load.
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Bet on Future Spacecraft Being Propelled by the Solar, Aerojet Rocketdyne Says
Solar power has long been used to power electronics on board of spacecraft. Now, more aerospace companies are looking at ways of propelling spacecraft with the sun as Aerojet Rocketdyne is doing.
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Rock Art Brewery Wants you to Enjoy its Sun-Kissed Suds, Now Brought to you by Solar
It’s the perfect time of year to sit in the sun, watch the grass grow and drink a beer brewed with solar power. Morrisville, VT’s Rock Art Brewery celebrated becoming the first brewery in the Green Mountain State to get all of its energy from solar.
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To Expand Renewables use Massachusetts to Add 200 Megawatt-Hours of Energy Storage
The state of Massachusetts knows that building a better, more reliable electric grid with more renewable energy will require energy storage to help reduce consumers’ electric bills. As such, the state will add 200 megawatt hours of energy storage by 202
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SolarReviews Weekly Review: Lightyear’s Solar Car, LA's Giant Solar Roof, DC United Scores
As summer gets into full swing and heats up, so is the solar news. Last week was interesting as a fully solar-powered electric vehicle was announced, one of the largest rooftop solar projects came online in Los Angeles and DC's soccer team went solar.
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DC United Scores big Goal With new 884 kW Solar Project at Home Pitch
Capitol soccer team, DC United’s home turf just got brighter with the announcement that the team will install 884 kilowatts of solar at Audi Field in Washington DC. The system will be installed on the stadium’s canopy.
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Lightyear Shines With Solar-Powered Car to Challenge Tesla’s EV Dominance
A new Dutch startup, Lightyear, introduced its plans yesterday (June 29) to launch Lightyear 1, a four-wheel drive, solar-powered car it said will have a range of able to drive for months without charging and a battery range of 800 kilometers—500 miles.
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Oregon Commission Moves Forward on Community Solar, but More Must be Done
Oregon’s utility commission approved community solar rules, allowing 150 megawatts of community solar projects to serve Oregonians, with at least 10 percent of that reserved for low-income residents. Advocates hailed the new rules but more must be done.
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Energy Storage Association Gets First CEO, Strengthening a Key Ally to Solar Power
Solar power and energy storage will go hand-in-hand as costs of both technologies continue to come down and energy storage is used to reduce energy costs even more. So it’s fitting that the Energy Storage Association is getting its first CEO.
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LA Brings Massive 16.4 MW Rooftop Solar Online
Southern California is celebrating the commission of 16.4 megawatts of rooftop solar at the Westmont Solar Energy Project located near the Port of Los Angeles in San Pedro, CA, covering 2 million square feet of warehouse roof space.