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New Jersey utilities float solar panels on reservoir, powering water treatment plant

New Jersey's Canoe Brook Water Treatment plant produces 14 millions gallons of drinking water a day.

Jun 6, 2023

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Energy security in a climate-neutral Switzerland is possible, say experts

As with many other countries throughout the world, Switzerland has set itself the target of net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 at the latest. Recent developments such as the Russian war of aggression in Ukraine and ...

May 24, 2023

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Brazil clean electricity hits decade high

Brazil burned fossil fuels for electricity at the lowest level in more than a decade in February, thanks to booming use of wind and solar power, said a study published Thursday.

May 18, 2023

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Rooftop solar panels could power one third of US manufacturing sector, claims study

Mounted on the rooftops of industrial buildings, solar panels could meet the entire electricity demand of up to 35% of U.S. manufacturers. A new study, published in Environmental Research: Infrastructure and Sustainability, ...

May 11, 2023

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Research shows how hackers can target smart meters to destabilize electricity grid

A power transmission grid can be destabilized by hackers who manipulate smart meters to create an oscillation in electricity demand, researchers in the Oregon State University College of Engineering have shown.

May 3, 2023

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A solar hydrogen system that co-generates heat and oxygen

EPFL researchers have built a pilot-scale solar reactor that produces usable heat and oxygen, in addition to generating hydrogen with unprecedented efficiency for its size.

Apr 17, 2023

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Sun, wind power make record 12% of world electricity: survey

Solar and wind energy surged to make a record 12 percent of the world's electricity in 2022, a climate think tank calculated in a report Wednesday—though coal remained the leading source globally.

Apr 12, 2023

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What's the impact of charging EVs on a power grid under strain?

The number of electric vehicles (EVs) in Australia doubled in 2022 and Tesla's Model 3 emerged as the best-selling mid-size car, the first time an EV has held this title. Despite these headlines, Australia is off to a slow ...

Mar 21, 2023

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Two years after its historic deep freeze, Texas is increasingly vulnerable to cold snaps

Texans like to think of their state as the energy capital of the world. But in mid-February 2021, the energy state ran short of energy.

Feb 10, 2023

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Clean energy gains a foothold in India, but coal still rules

For six years, Pravinbhai Parmar's farm in Gujarat state in western India has been lined with rice, wheat and solar panels.

Jan 23, 2023

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