December 30th, 2015 by Saurabh Mahapatra According to Solar Media’s Solar Intelligence, the performance of First Solar’s thin film solar panels is expected to exceed that of the p-type crystalline solar panels by the end of 2017. First Solar is among the leading manufacturers of Cadmium Telluride thin film solar panels in the world. Solar…
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Scots start using whisky to refuel their vehicles
Scotland´s famous whisky will soon be fueling something other than people´s thirst as vehicles might start running on whisky-based biofuel. Edinburgh-based Celtic Renewables has developed a commercial scale method to turn the unwanted residue of the whisky fermentation process into biobutanol capable of powering vehicles, reported Reuters. The process uses two residues, pot ale and…
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Reducing The Cost Of Solar In Georgia With Crowdsourcing
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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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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