In Canada, a new business to provide on-the-go sustainable energy, Aurea Technologies has developed a portable wind turbine that may be as small as a water bottle. The Shine Turbine is a portable generator designed to provide up to three phone charges in an hour during camping excursions or other emergency scenarios. Compact, torpedo-shaped, one-liter […]
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The council has submitted plans for a £12 million solar farm capable of generating enough electricity to power 7,800 houses annually. Grazeley’s Bloomfield Hatch Farm, owned by West Berkshire Council, has 75 acres (30 hectares) for solar panels. The council intends to put up to 60,000 of them there. The facility has a 30-year life
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Iberdrola, a Spanish energy corporation, has formed a company that recycles wind turbine blades and other renewable energy components. Iberdrola said last week that its subsidiary, EnergyLOOP, would build a blade recycling facility in Navarre, Spain’s northernmost region. When it comes to recovering wind turbine blade components, such as glass and carbon fibers, the company’s
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A hasty switch to renewable energy sources is at the forefront of the problem, as grid operators warn citizens in Michigan that blackouts may be necessary during the summer months. In order to make the transition to renewable energy, “our leaders need to be very mindful of the day-to-day impact,” Joe Trotter, the director of
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Council members have unanimously authorized proposals for a solar farm over an area comparable to sixty football fields. Solar panels will be installed on 46 hectares of land between Dormington and Mormiford in Herefordshire, near the River Frome. The applicants, Conrad Energy of Oxfordshire, stated that the array would produce enough electricity to power 11,000
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Plans for a massive solar farm spanning 2,238 acres of rural land have entered a new consultation phase. Between Lincolnshire and Rutland, the projected Mallard Pass Solar Farm will span roughly 1,400 football fields. Developers According to Windel Energy, the farm will contribute to the pressing need to decarbonize the electrical grid. However, a local
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In March, the US Commerce department initiated an inquiry to establish if four nations that export solar panels to the US — Vietnam, Thailand, Malaysia and Cambodia — have used Chinese-made components which should be susceptible to US tariffs. If the Commerce Department determines that this is indeed the fact, then the solar panels sold
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The Swedish furniture company Ikea will sell solar panels to run your Starkvind (air purifier) or Stjarnstatus (refrigerator) beginning this fall at its California sites. Fortunately, the installation will be performed by experts. To introduce photovoltaics, the technical term for solar panels, to the general public, Ikea has partnered with SunPower, one of the country’s
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Did you know that the US uses a lot of wind energy? According to the US Energy Information Administration (EIA), wind power accounted for 9.2% of electricity generation in 2021. That’s a lot of renewable energy! While some detractors say that wind power is not efficient enough or reliable enough to meet our energy needs,
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