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Experts Demonstrate How Solar Farms Can Become Hubs for ‘Biodiversity Enhancement’ at Every Level
In the same way that artificial coral reefs can jumpstart marine ecosystems, solar farms, if they're constructed properly, can create more biodiversity than agricultural...
New York Hits Solar Energy Goals a Year Ahead of Schedule Adding Enough to Power a Million Homes
The state of New York recently met its goal of installing 6 gigawatts of solar power one year ahead of schedule.
Outlined in a 2019...
Michigan’s Robust Renewable Energy Powered 1 Million Homes in 2023 from Wind and Solar
Michigan, a state once famous for carbon-heavy automotive manufacturing, is now among the leaders of renewable energy installation in America.
A recent report shows that...
The Vatican Goes Green: Pope Francis Announces New Suburban Solar Plant to Power Vatican City
There's no country anywhere on Earth that's entirely powered by renewable energy every day, but that's soon to change.
In a letter released on June...
Three Valencia Cemeteries to Play Host to Largest Urban Solar Farm in Spain
Another European city has taken up the idea of utilizing the space over its cemeteries for generating solar power, a project it calls Requiem...
US Puts Solar Panels on Old Nuclear Weapons Sites for Powering 70,000 Homes
Across the nation, land set aside for the purpose of possibly destroying the world is now welcoming infrastructure meant to save it.
Sites managed by...
NOAA Predicts Potential Aurora as Far South as Alabama After Severe Solar Storm Witnessed
Having spotted peculiar activity on the Sun, a federal agency has issued an advisory that the Aurora Borealis may be seen as may south...
Solar Balconies Are Booming in Germany and You Can Plug in and Install Them Yourself
Solar panels are finding their way onto all sorts of surprising surfaces, and now Central Europeans are beginning to line their balcony rails with...
California Battery Plant Is One of World’s Largest and Will Store Solar Energy for LA’s High-Use Evenings
In California, a renewable energy storage system will be one of the largest in the world when it comes online this summer.
The Nova Battery...
Mysterious Rainbow-like ‘Glory Lights’ Observed on Planet Outside Our Solar System for First Time Ever
Astronomers have detected signs of the rainbow-like ‘glory’ effect on a planet outside our solar system for the first time.
Spotted on a planet that...
India Approves Massive $9 Bil. Rooftop Solar Plan with Panels for 10 Million Homes
Passed in February, a massive subsidy program to help Indian households install rooftop solar panels in their homes and apartments aims to provide 30...
Which Cities Will Likely Have Clear Skies as Total Solar Eclipse Moves Across the US in Monday’s Spectacle
As Americans prepare for the wondrous celestial spectacle of a total solar eclipse on April 8, cloudy skies or thunderstorms have been forecast for...
New Solar-Powered Desalinator Keeps Producing Clean Water Without Needing Sunshine
Scientists have developed a new solar-powered system to convert saltwater into fresh drinking water which they say could help reduce dangerous the risk of...
‘A Beautiful Idea’: This French Town Is Making its Cemetery a Source of Solar Energy
A community on the Loire in France has come up with a solar-powered idea that will clear two hurdles in a single leap.
The town...
Get Ready for the Solar Eclipse Over North American Coming Soon
A solar eclipse is coming on April 8th, 2024, and unlike when it drifts across the Indian Ocean or somewhere equally remote, this year's...
NFL Scores Touchdown for Renewables: The Super Bowl Was 100% Solar Powered
The biggest sporting event in America went green this year thanks to its position out in the desert. 621,000 solar panels channeled the electricity...
This Tiny Moon of Saturn Is the Smallest Case of a Subsurface Ocean Ever Found in the Solar System
Reprinted with permission and alterations from World at Large, an independent news outlet covering world news, conflicts, travel stories, conservation, and science news.
It's been...
Japan Moon Lander Comes Back to Life After Wonky Angle for its Solar Panel, but ‘Unprecedented Pinpoint Landing’
It's a case of five alive for the Japanese space program, when their craft, which was set to make them the fifth nation to...
Largest US Solar Storage Project Goes Online – Enough for a Quarter Million Homes
The nation's largest solar energy and storage project came online in California last week, offering 875 megawatt-hours of solar capacity, and 3 gigawatt-hours of...
Solar-Powered Mars Plane Set to Cruise Red Planet Looking for Water
A bold design for an vertical take-off aeroplane has received advanced grant funding from NASA with the aim of having it ready to fly...