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How India's 'smart villages' are centralising solar power
2016-07-05 09:29:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
BBC: Image caption For the roughly 200 million Indians living off-grid, access to power is a privilege, not a right The Indian government has committed 980bn rupees ($14.5bn; 10.9bn) to a flagship smart cities' programme, but the social entrepreneur behind the country's first smart village thinks they've missed some low-hanging fruit. City-dwellers tend to take electricity for granted, says Ashok Das, but for the roughly 200 million Indians living off-grid, access to power is a privilege, not a...
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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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World Bank Group to finance $1bn for Indias solar growth
2016-07-05 01:00:00| Power Technology
The World Bank Group has signed an agreement with International Solar Alliance (ISA) to finance more than $1bn in support expansions of solar generation capacity.
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How Blockchain Helps Brooklyn Dwellers Use Neighbors' Solar Energy
2016-07-04 16:55:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
National Public Radio: Eric Frumin (right) stands in front of his solar panels on the roof of his Brooklyn home alongside architect David Cunningham (left) and AeonSolar's Allen Frishman (center). Robert Sauchelli doesn't have a solar panel, but he's all for the idea - before he retired, he devoted 21 years to energy efficiency work at the Environmental Protection Agency. To show his support, Sauchelli has been paying an extra 7.4 cents per kilowatt-hour to a clean power company, called Green Mountain Energy, through...
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United Kingdom: Solar power sees record high in June
2016-07-04 06:54:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Daily Mail: Solar power has hit new record highs in the UK, providing almost a quarter of the country's electricity at one point last month, analysis shows. The solar industry estimates the country now has almost 12 gigawatts (GW) of solar panels, on homes, offices, warehouses, schools and other buildings and in solar farms - enough to power the equivalent of 3.8 million homes. New analysis by MyGridGB for the Solar Trade Association (STA) shows that solar power hit a new peak of meeting 23.9% of demand in...
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