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Why big solar is now cheaper than residential rooftop solar

2016-07-05 08:11:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Reuters: Solar power is on pace for the first time this year to contribute more new electricity to the grid than will any other form of energy - a feat driven more by economics than green mandates. The cost of electricity from large-scale solar installations now is comparable to and sometimes cheaper than natural gas-fired power, even without incentives aimed at promoting environmentally friendly power, according to industry players and outside cost studies. Buoyed by appeals to self reliance and environmental...

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Scientists just made it cheaper to produce hydrogen from water

2016-06-28 11:11:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Science Daily: A hydrogen-fuel economy could finally become a reality with the recent discovery of a cheap, stable and efficient means of getting hydrogen from water. If a cheap, stable and efficient way could be found to produce hydrogen from water, a hydrogen-fuel economy could finally become a reality. Scientists at KTH Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm now report that they have unlocked one major barrier to exploiting this renewable energy source. Because the best-performing catalysts for...

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