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EIA Forecasts Renewable Generation To Rule by 2050

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Pam Radtke Russell

January 30, 2020

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Current technologies will help reduce emissions through 2030, but the path to 2050 is not so clear.

100% Renewable Energy by 2050 Mandated for Puerto Rico

Pam Radtke Russell

April 24, 2019

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Puerto Rico will get 100% of its power from renewable resources by 2050 under legislation signed April 12 by the territory’s governor.

Battery Storage is Changing the Dynamics of Renewable Revolution

Liz Waldren

March 28, 2019

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The announcement by Arizona Public Service that it will use batteries to extend the life of its solar plants demonstrates the power of batteries as a paradigm-shifting technology.

Using Two-Faced Solar Panels Can Increase Generation

Ryan Lewis Jorge Martinez

January 30, 2019

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Under the right conditions, bi-facial solar panels can capture energy on both sides of a solar installation.

Google Taps Black & Veatch to Help Build Solar in Asia

Pam Radtke Russell

January 25, 2019

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A 40,000-panel solar farm in Taiwan will be the company's first such project in Asia.

Floating Solar Farms Gain Traction in U.S.

Peter Maloney

December 4, 2018

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Mixing electricity and water is often not a good idea, but floating solar panels on water is one of the most rapidly expanding sectors in the solar-power market.

Fossil-Fuel Friendly Administration Supports Solar

Johanna Knapschaefer

October 29, 2018

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The Trump Administration supports several facets of solar development with $100 million in recent grants.

Solar Power Installation Comes Online at Chernobyl Nuclear Plant Site

October 10, 2018

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A visitor looks over the photovoltaic panels of “Solar Chernobyl” during an official opening ceremony on Oct. 5 of the new 1-MW solar power plant built 100 meters from ground zero of what was the world’s worst nuclear mishap.

Wyoming Bill That Would Ban Wind, Solar Power Spurs Concern

January 25, 2017

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Rocky Mountain Power officials are opposed to a bill, introduced on Jan. 10 in Wyoming, that would ban utilities from providing power from utility-scale wind and solar projects.

NJ Approves $80 Million for Utility's Solar Expansion

December 7, 2016

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New Jersey utility Public Service Electric & Gas on Nov. 30 said it has gotten the go-ahead from state regulators to invest up to $80 million in the next three years to build solar farms on brownfields and landfills in its service territory.