Tag: solar
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The world’s largest floating solar farm to be built in Indonesia
Singapore-based solar energy provider Sunseap will spend more than $2 billion to build the world’s largest floating solar farm and energy storage system on Indonesia’s Batam Island, which is across the Singapore Strait from Singapore. more… The post The world’s largest floating solar farm to be built in Indonesia appeared first on Electrek. Article Source and…
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The role of antitrust law in creating energy democracy
Originally published at ILSR.org For this episode of the Local Energy Rules Podcast, a rebroadcast of episode 127 of the Building Local Power Podcast, host John Farrell speaks with guest Jean Su. Su, an attorney and Director of the Energy Justice Program at the Center for Biological Diversity, represented the Center in an antitrust suit against Arizona utility…
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A Tesla customer says the company hiked his Solar Roof price by about 40%, calling the increase a ‘corporate decision,’ according to a lawsuit
Installing a Tesla Solar Roof in Austin, Texas. Brookfield Residential A California man filed a lawsuit against Tesla, saying the company hiked his price multiple times. The class-action complaint said a Tesla rep told the man a 41% price hike was a "corporate decision." A $64,735 roofing project was increased to $95,107 but then lowered,…
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The second wave of renewables is here. What did we learn with the first?
Billions of dollars of investment flowing into renewable energy. A President pushing for solutions to combat climate change. Innovative technologies challenging the status quo. This is all very current, but it’s also exactly what happened in the first wave of renewables during the Obama administrations. For companies seeking success today in what’s shaping up to…
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Battery installations in Australia up 20%, here’s why
Last year the number of residential battery systems installed in Australia increased by 20%. The 31,000 battery systems that were installed is a remarkable number, considering Australia entered a recession in September last year for the first time in almost 30 years. This article considers some of the key drivers behind the growing market adoption…
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Meet 100% clean energy expert and Stanford Professor Mark Z. Jacobson
Mark Z. Jacobson is not only a clean, renewable energy expert, but he’s an athlete, an author, a globally recognized speaker and a legendary & beloved atmospheric science professor and climate leader at Stanford University. He’s also the author of a complete guide to renewable energy: “100% Clean, Renewable Energy and Storage for Everything,” which I…
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Nearby Stars Activated, Tesla Invention, Solar Watch | S0 News May.19.2021
Daily Sun, Earth and Science News! Just Click our Name For More! Galactic Electric Field and Solar Micronova: https://youtu.be/7W-OQT4pWaA RESPONSE TO ALL DETRACTORS: https://youtu.be/aHBDF_3Dk_k BOOKS, HATS, SHIRTS: https://otf.selz.com Our Websites: https://ObserverRanch.com https://www.Suspicious0bservers.org https://www.SpaceWeatherNews.com https://www.QuakeWatch.net/predictioncenter https://www.ObservatoryProject.com https://www.MagneticReversal.org Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/observatoryproject/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mobileobservatoryproject Today’s Featured Links: Galactic Electric Field and Solar Micronova: https://youtu.be/7W-OQT4pWaA STARFORGE Sims: https://news.northwestern.edu/stories/2021/05/stunning-simulation-of-stars-being-born-is-most-realistic-ever/?&fj=1 Recent Nearby…
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Residential solar prices hit record low in 2020, says EnergySage
This week online solar shopping comparison company EnergySage released its twelfth semiannual Solar Marketplace Intel Report, which is based on millions of transaction-level data points generated within the EnergySage Solar Marketplace throughout 2020. The company tracks the evolving pricing, equipment, and consumer preference trends shaping today’s U.S. residential solar industry by connecting solar buyers and…
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A decidedly impartial review of Mark Jacobson’s 100% Clean, Renewable Energy and Storage for Everything
Happy Earth Day 2021! When you’ve followed the evolving research of a leading clean energy expert and become a supporter of his vision for a global clean energy transition, it should come as no surprise that I was eager to crack open Mark Jacobson’s 2021 book release, 100% Clean, Renewable Energy and Storage for Everything.…
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Tesla skeptic ironically spots new Solar Roof tile variant, still claims ‘there is no solar roof’
The Tesla story would not be complete without the company’s slew of skeptics, many of whom have taken a definitive stance against the electric car maker over the years. Among these skeptics are Tesla short-sellers, some of whom are part of a group that calls themselves the “Shorty Air Force” due to their frequent flyovers…