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CSU Channel Islands is set to begin installing a solar array that will provide approximately 68% of the University’s electrical energy needs on an annual basis. 
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The Cybertruck is perhaps best understood as Tesla’s latest effort to bulletproof its own stock multiple.
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State commission approves plan, saying consumer energy savings would outweigh higher building costs
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Three new plants in California show how lithium-ion storage is ready to power the grid.
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Tesla just launched a new solar energy generation and storage facility in Kauai, Hawaii. We spoke to Tesla co-founder and CTO JB Straubel about the project,..
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By Cat DiStasio
PIRatE Lab's insight:
A wide and growing array of solar energy conversation tools is helping to drive down the pathway to more sustainable energy production.
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Cochin International Airport is generating so much power from its massive solar array that the airport no longer pays for electricity. In another green
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The state Department of Transportation is soliciting proposals from developers to lease land along highways for solar installations
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Californians who want to put solar panels on their roofs could benefit from a state bill headed to the governor’s desk.
PIRatE Lab's insight:
The more we can streamline the approval process/permitting, the better it will be for everyone.
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A pair of designers have developed a new portable outlet that absorbs solar energy and converts it to electricity for everyday use. This nifty device can be attached to a window or wall that gets a lot of sunlight and, after eight hours of charging, holds up to 10 hours of electricity. This can then be used to charge your phone or any number of electricity-hungry gadgets.
PIRatE Lab's insight:
Cool! I had something like this about 20 years ago, but it was much less sophisticated...and I can't remember the name of the thing.
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Wall Street's favorite solar company, SolarCity, reported on Monday finding an accounting error that will delay the company's 2013 earnings report and require restating its 2012 results. But invest...
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The Obama administration on Wednesday announced that it has given final approval to two sizable solar projects on public lands near the Nevada-California border, which when operational are expected to provide a combined 550 megawatts of renewable energy, or enough to power about 170,000 homes and create 700 jobs. Via JAcK Digital Media
PIRatE Lab's insight:
Interesting framing: public land-producing fossil fuels or public land producing renewable energy.
JAcK Digital Media's curator insight,
February 27, 2014 11:31 AM
Huge Solar Farms On California’s Public Lands Could Power 170,000 Homes via @EcoWatch |
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Elon Musk confirmed that Tesla’s new Cybertruck electric pickup truck will be offered with a solar roof option over the truck’s bed that will be able to add 15 miles of range per day. We’ve discussed solar roofs on electric vehicles before, most recently with the one on the new Prius Prime, but the recurring problem is that …
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State officials will vote this week on a proposal to allow "community solar" farms instead of rooftop panels.
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LONG BEACH, CA--(eSolarEnergyNews)-- California State University, Long Beach and SunPower announced today that construction is underway o
PIRatE Lab's insight:
Here it comes!
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The cost of Elon Musk’s remarkable new product is judged “better than everyone expected.”
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Glenn Bland owns the state's (and possibly the nation's) only solar power store with a full showroom. He in fact, he has three and growing.
PIRatE Lab's insight:
The fact this store is in one of the highest oil-producing areas of California is telling.
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Utility regulators are upending the financial dynamics of residential solar as they try to meet their obligations to customers who don’t have roof panels.
PIRatE Lab's insight:
Again, the altered buy back rates/times is harming future home solar adoption.
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If you're thinking about pulling the trigger on a rooftop residential solar system, don't be afraid to drive a hard bargain with an installer. "There's so much competition, there's no reason not to get better deals," said Ryan Willemsen, founder and chief executive of the start-up Solar t
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Price comparisons for installed residential solar in California.
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Researchers at QMUL have successfully created electricity-generating solar-cells with chemicals found the shells of shrimps and other crustaceans for the first time.
PIRatE Lab's insight:
Interesting!
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Scientists at Michigan State University announced this week the creation of a “transparent luminescent solar concentrator” that could turn windows and even cellphone screens into solar-power generators.
PIRatE Lab's insight:
Interesting, but 1% efficiency is pretty far from something being useful. If they can up the effective EM energy captured, then we would really have something here.
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Luci weighs only 4 ounces and collapses to one inch thin. Add a solar charged lithium ion battery and a 65 lumen light to the mix and you’ve got one impressive lady. Whether it’s for travel, disaster relief or anything in between, Luci always shines bright.
PIRatE Lab's insight:
My mom recently gave me one of these guys. It seems pretty bright and the collapsable and waterproof nature makes it a natural fit for limited space (e.g. backpacking packs) or off-grid needs (e.g. first aid kits).
Nothing particularly revolutionary here, other than the fact this is a business trying to support the triple bottom line.
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SustaiVideo by Michael Naphan It's the roadway of the future! Feel inspired? Help us bring this project to the next step: https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/solar-...
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I've seen this idea before, but it looks like with a little creative marketing and an entertaining video many more folks are finally checking out the idea. The possibilities are (almost) limitless.
Normally I am someone who worries about the harm roadways can cause. Here we have an example of how a liability can become an asset.
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Aquion manufactures cheap, long-lasting batteries for storing renewable energy. Via JAcK Digital Media
PIRatE Lab's insight:
Interesting innovation. Great idea for slow power-ups and trickle charging. Good solution for low power consuming, more off-grid users.
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February 28, 2014 12:27 PM
How to Make a Cheap Battery for Storing #Solar Power via @TechReview #energy #sustainability |
