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New $1billion project will supply 260,000 homes in Las Vegas with energy from the largest solar power facility in the US, and the eighth largest in the world The Trump administration has approved a new solar power project in Las Vegas Called Gemini Solar, the project will supply 260,000 with renewable electricity The $1billion project … Read more
Houston pledges to get 100 percent of its energy from renewable solar power, and estimates the change will save more than $65million over seven years Houston will partner with NRG Energy to get all of its energy from solar The plan will begin in July and last for five years, with two yearly extensions Houston … Read more
If you missed the Great American Solar Eclipse in 2017, you will get another chance to feast your eyes on the stunning event in just four year – and it will be twice as long. On April 8, 2024, a total eclipse will sweep across the continent, starting in Mexico and moving through Texas where … Read more
NASA announces new mission to study solar particle storms, with six small satellites the size of toaster ovens that will orbit Earth and measure radiation from the sun NASA has announced a new project to study dangerous solar particle storms The project will launch no earlier than July 1, 2023 at a cost of $62.6 … Read more
California company creates windows with built-in solar panels to help residents comply with a state regulation mandating all new home constructions use solar power A tech company in Redwood City has made windows with solar panels in them The windows only absorb infrared and ultraviolet light to avoid dim interiors The company believes the windows … Read more
Tiny one-inch meteorite that fell to Earth in a ‘spectacular fireball’ proves liquid water existed in the earliest days of the solar system and hints at how the Earth got its oceans The tiny space rock landed on Earth in September 2019 with a ‘loud explosion’ It was found in Flensburg in north-Germany and has … Read more
Lidl is punished for going green as business rates on solar panels surge by 700 per cent Discount retailer Lidl was paying £689 on the solar panels on a typical shop But the German-owned chain has seen this rise 528 per cent to £4,329 a year Lidl has put panels on seven stores but wants to … Read more
‘British weather-proof’ solar panel that generates 20 per cent MORE energy in cloudy weather has been invented by scientists Improvement to the solar panel method makes it more sensitive to light Energy would be created in dimmer conditions such as in drizzle and cloud Layer thinner than a human hair produce around 20% more energy … Read more