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05/23/2018 / By Edsel Cook

Solar power, rain or shine: Hybrid solar cells can generate power from raindrops

Solar power has finally come across a way to overcome one of its greatest weaknesses: Rain. In a Science Daily article, Chinese researchers presented a hybrid solar cell that can produce electricity even when it is raining cats and dogs. In addition to gathering power from sunlight, the new cell can also harvest electrical power from rainwater […]

01/06/2018 / By Zoey Sky

Renewable energy in the U.K. generated triple the amount of power from coal in 2017, study reveals

Based on the study of data concerning energy figures, in 2017 wind farms in the U.K. produced more energy compared to coal plants for more than 75 percent of days in the last year. According to the website MyGridGB, solar energy also surpassed coal “more than half the time.” In general, figures up to December 12 […]

10/26/2017 / By Rhonda Johansson

The shared economy is going solar with neighbors buying and selling renewable energy to each other in Brooklyn

Blockchain technology, the same database system that drives Bitcoin, is now being used to transform the energy sector. A consortium of concerned citizens have proposed a community microgrid iteration that allows people to bid for and sell solar energy to their neighbors. Brooklyn-based LO3 Energy seeks to create a series of local energy networks which […]

06/11/2017 / By Amy Goodrich

Smart Meters’ claimed cost efficiency benefits are mostly BUNK, analysis finds

Compared to any other province, people living in Ontario pay steeper rates for their power. According to The Globe and Mail, electricity prices in Ontario have soared in the past decade, rising four times as fast as inflation. Despite the use of the term “hydro” as a synonym for electricity, Ontario relies on a mix of […]

04/19/2017 / By Amy Goodrich

Green energy LUNACY prevails as wind farms in the UK will be paid to turn OFF their turbines due to too much energy being produced

The United Kingdom has too much renewable energy and may have to limit the amount of green energy it produces during the summer months, according to a report by the National Grid released earlier this month. Over the past few years, the U.K. has spent a lot of effort in reducing its carbon footprint by […]

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