SolarEnergy
How the US cut climate-changing emissions while its economy more than doubled
How the US cut climate-changing emissions while its economy more than doubled Despite being the world’s largest greenhouse gas emitter, the US has made significant progress in reducing its climate-changing emissions over the past three decades. The US economy has more than doubled since 1995, but emissions from transportation, industry, agriculture, heating and cooling of […]
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Congress passes budget to expand mass deportations, cut social services, and stall clean energy
Congress passes budget to expand mass deportations, cut social services, and stall clean energy The US Congress has passed a budget bill that includes provisions to expand mass deportations, cut social services, and stall clean energy production. The bill allocates $45 billion for immigration detention facilities and around $30 billion for ICE personnel and operations […]
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US solar manufacturers lag skyrocketing market demand
US solar manufacturers lag skyrocketing market demand US solar manufacturers are struggling to keep up with skyrocketing market demand, despite a significant increase in domestic production. The US imports a substantial portion of its solar panels, with nearly all US-made panels using components from overseas due to China’s dominance in photovoltaic wafer production. New tariffs […]
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Lightweight Deployable Solar Reflectors
Lightweight Deployable Solar Reflectors Stanford University researchers are developing lightweight, low-cost modular solar reflectors for use on the Moon. The reflectors will be designed to concentrate sunlight into permanently shadowed areas of the Moon, potentially powering photovoltaics or other applications. The team will utilize recently developed origami design algorithms to enable compact and reversible stowage […]
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