Deer graze under the PV array at NREL's National Wind Technology Center. Incorporating native vegetation under and around solar panels can create habitat for local wildlife and insects while improving soil conditions. Photo by Dennis Schroeder, NREL.
New data indicates the ongoing collapse of insect populations around the world. We’ve known for a while that widespread use of pesticides and fertilizers, light and chemical pollution, loss of habitat, and the growth of industrial agriculture have contributed to loss of entire populations of insects. But what about areas … [continued]
West Virginia is still a solar power wallflower, but signs of change have been blowing in the wind as new businesses demand clean energy.
Five electric distribution cooperatives in Texas have signed agreements to purchase 7 megawatts (MW-dc) of distribution-scale solar generation, providing an increased supply of cost-effective and clean energy to their members while increasing local system resilience.
Mynt Systems energy efficiency retrofit of the Rosicrucian Egyptian Museum in San Jose, CA helps the facility reduce energy usage and bring the facility to Net Zero Carbon.
We tend to think of Minnesota for its fishing, snow, and progressive politicians, but solar? Well if Minnesota has its way, solar arrays could soon be seen along the public rights-of-way that line the state’s highways. The Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) has released a request for proposal (RFP) accepting … [continued]
Originally published on the ECOreport. Someone from Borrego Solar is either flying out from San Diego International Airport (SDIA) or coming through it two or three times a week. Seventy company employees will be taking off for a meeting in May. Borrego has witnessed the transformation that started in 2008 … [continued]
Researchers at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory released a study this week concluding that the solar industry could use many cheaper and more abundant alternatives to silicon, including iron pyrite — most commonly known as fool’s gold. [social_buttons] In total, the researchers found 23 alternative semiconductors, but only 12 are more … [continued]
