Positive Future #827 (Feature photo – Benban Solar Park, Africa – courtesy of Copernicus Sentinel Data 2020) EnergyCentral journalist Nevelyen brings us the story of the how the International Energy Agency has declared solar power as the upcoming King of energy. Solar-generated electricity has expanded by 22 percent in the first seven months of 2020.…
Positive Future #820 (Feature photo – Solar Installation – CCA SA 4.0 International. Jud McCranie) CleanTechnica journalist Zachary Shahan brings us a report on the top solar states by percentage of electricity generated. Shahan has created a great graphic so you can immediately see where your state is. The chart is interesting. You can read…
Positive Future #772 (Feature photo – Solar Power Logo – CCO 1.) Universal Public Domain) According to U.S Energy Information Administration, the average cost of energy production (kwh) in the U.S. for 2018 ranged between 11 cents kwh for nuclear to down to 7 cents for Hydro=electric. CleanTechnica journalist Carlo Ombello brings us the story…
Positive Future #724 (Feature photo – Solar Farms – CCA SA 4.0 International, Leanne Davis) CleanTechnica journalist Steve Hanley, brings us the numbers on how solar energy has risen dramatically as a source of power. Since 2009, solar capacity is up by 76-fold as of the end of 2019. The 76 gigawatts of solar power…
Positive Future #693 (Feature photo – Rooftop Solar – By EY418 – Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=79316869) The Solar Energy Industries Association keeps tabs on all ongoing new solar projects in America. It’s most recent report for 3rd quarter 2019 has some interesting statistics. A big statistic is that the U.S. pipeline (solar projects…
Positive Future #664 (Feature photo – Nevada Solar Farms – By Michael Adams, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=23131135) CleanTechnica Journalist Steve Hanley brings us news of plans to build the largest solar farm in the U.S. outside of Las Vegas, Nevada. The new $1 billion facility will also have battery storage to deliver power at night.…
Positive Future #602 (Feature photo – Egyptian Coat of Arms – By Flag of Egypt (variant).svg: F l a n k e r from original Flag of Egypt.svgderivative work: Fry1989 (talk) – Flag of Egypt (variant).svg, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=11907624) Renewable Energy World brings us the story of how Benban, the world’s largest solar park, is…
Positive Future #597 (Feature photo – Solar Park – Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported, Chixoy) Forbes Journalist Dominic Dudley brings us the story of how a race is unfolding to provide the cheapest solar power to power grids. Who knows, as efficiencies grow, farming may completely change as mega-greenhouses in northern climes change the…
Positive Future #502 (Feature photo – Moapa Indian Reservation – Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported license – P199) If you live in Nevada and have lots of sun, then solar energy and big battery storage are a good combination. The Moapa Band of Piute Native Americans are teaming up with tech companies to install…
Positive Future #464 (Feature photo – Solar Farm – CCA SA 4.0 International) GreenTechMedia reports that U.S. now has over 2 million solar installations. It took 40 years to install the first million and just 3 years to install the second million. As solar power continues to become less expensive, estimates are that solar will…
