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Battery costs drop to key level as electric car sales continue to rise
Both electric cars and renewable energy stand to gain significantly from cheaper storage.
Valentin Muenzel

Apr 14, 2015

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Solar could supply five times California’s energy needs
The amount of energy that could be generated from solar systems constructed around existing infrastructure in California is 5x that currently demanded by the state.
Joshua S Hill

Mar 19, 2015

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Get more out of your solar power system by using water as a battery
Use your solar photovoltaic panels to heat your water too, and you could cut the amount of excess electricity you give away cheaply to the grid.
Tim Forcey

Feb 25, 2015

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Chile to be home to world’s largest merchant solar power plant
An 80 MW solar power plant will be built in Chile’s Antofagasta Region beginning in the first part of 2015.
Jake Richardson

Jan 21, 2015

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Chile’s mines set hot pace on renewables – Australia should take note
Chile is now emerging as the southern hemisphere’s renewable energy giant, so what can we learn from our Pacific neighbours?
John Mathews

Dec 17, 2014

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Move over big power – the micropower revolution is here
Micro-electricity producers are relatively small scale, inexpensive, and most importantly, produce little to no carbon emissions.
Morgan Salett

Nov 27, 2014

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Google

Why Google gave up on renewables (hint, they don’t understand energy)
It has now been proven beyond doubt that “renewables simply won’t work”. Why not? Well, because Google says so.
Karel Beckman

Nov 25, 2014

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The cleantech game-changing ideas of the future
From solar to storage and business models, here are some of the game-changing cleantech ideas of the future.
Karel Beckman

Nov 10, 2014

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Panasonic and Powertree Services to build solar-storage EV chargers
The offering will combine vehicle charging with solar PV and battery backup.
Julia Pyper

Oct 27, 2014

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Zero energy at zero cost: How to retrofit buildings in a week
The Netherlands has found a way to refurbish existing buildings to net zero energy, within a week, with a 30-year builders’ guarantee and no subsidies.
Karel Beckman

Sep 15, 2014

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