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Solar and wind power are now fully cost competitive with fossil fuels is it time to switch over?
2014-12-01 20:20:51| Extremetech
Renewable energy production has boomed across the globe in recent years, driven by improvements to solar and wind turbines, increased economies of scale, and in some cases, significant government subsidies. A new report from financial advisory and asset management firm Lazard now finds that the unsubsidized cost of solar and wind power has already reached parity with conventional fossil fuels in many parts of the United States.
Helios Bluetooth headphones use solar power to juice up
2014-11-26 07:39:04| Wireless - Topix.net
Bluetooth headphones offer the distinct convenience of shedding the audio cable and allowing users to listen to their music unshackled. That convenience disappears, however, once the battery runs low, which requires you to plug them back in until there's enough power to go wireless again.
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8minutenergy signs third solar power deal in two months
2014-11-25 16:44:39| Energy - Topix.net
Folsom-based 8minutenergy Renewables LLC on Monday signed another utility scale contract to sell electricity generated from solar arrays it will build. The company has signed more than 1.1 gigawatts in purchase power agreement contracts.
Solar Energy Could Power America 100 Times Over
2014-11-20 15:17:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
EcoWatch: Enough sunlight strikes the U.S. every year to power the country 100 times over, say the reports authors, and 35 million homes and businesses could potentially host solar panels. And with solar photovoltaic (PV) capacity in the U.S. tripling just in the last two years, more than half of all new electricity generating capacity in the first half of 2014 coming from solar installations and enough installed capacity now in existence to power 3.2 million homes, the report authors suggest that the...
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India targets 500% increase in solar power generation
2014-11-19 09:59:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
RTCC: India is planning a fivefold increase in its solar power target, according to the countrys energy minister. Speaking at an event in New Delhi, Piyush Goyal said that India would boost its current target of 20 gigawatts of solar power generation by 2022 to 100 gigawatts. On the solar front, we believe there is enormous potential to take it to 100,000W in next 5-7 years," he said. He added that renewables needed to be a self-sustained industry and not dependent on government subsidies....
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