By bringing together three solar programs in one online platform, Solar CrowdSource is looking to reduce the cost of solar in Georgia, while also making this renewable and sustainable energy source more accessible to residents in every community in the state. The newly launched Solar CrowdSource platform aims to take some of the complexity out…
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Diesel-Killing DIY Solar Tracker Boosts Efficiency 30% & Filters Water, Too
Solar is in a desperate race against diesel when it comes to supplying electricity to off-grid communities, and SunSaluter is in it to win. SunSaluter, organized as a nonprofit, is pitching an “ultra low-cost” do-it-yourself solar tracker that uses the ancient tools of water clocks and gravity to produce a 30% gain in efficiency, while…
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System Chops Months Off Timeline
A team of researchers at MIT has come up with an out-of-the-ordinary method for accurately predicting wind speeds for proposed wind farms. The new system uses only 3 months of data, compared to the 8- to 12-month period typically required to select a site for new wind farms. That’s a huge deal in the wind industry. A…
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Elon Musk Announces SpaceX Hyperloop Competition
The SpaceX Hyperloop Pod Competition has been announced for independent engineering teams, as well as student teams interested in building their own Hyperloop transit pods, and a 4- to 5-foot test track for them is being constructed. The contest will be conducted in two phases: In the first phase (Design Weekend), teams will submit their…
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