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Coaches on Indian Railways are to be powered by solar energy

[ad_1] The national transporter will reportedly be retrofitting its trains with flexible solar panels. Solar energy is coming to Indian Railways passenger trains. Earlier this week, India’s national transporter revealed the first non-AC coaches retrofitted with flexible solar photovoltaic (PV) panels. The solar PV panels power the coaches’ comforts. The solar energy panels that have […]

Rain and Finding Pennsylvania’s Solar Future

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Space-based solar power: How close to reality? | Earth

[ad_1] Artist’s concept of the transmission of space-based solar power. Image via JAXA. The idea of capturing solar energy in space where the sun never stops shining and beaming it to Earth may seem far-fetched, but such technology is further along than most realize. In early 2018, scientists from the California Institute of Technology announced […]

HCS Renewable Energy Recognized as a 2018 Top Solar Contractor

[ad_1] GEORGETOWN, Texas, July 25, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — More than 10,600 megawatts of solar power were installed last year in the United States and local installer HCS Renewable Energy has been recognized by Solar Power World magazine for its contributions to the industry. HCS Renewable Energy achieved a rank of No. 10 overall out of 450 solar companies. HCS […]

Amazing solar panel device is now open source

[ad_1] July 25th, 2018 at 10:00 am Anyone who has wanted to generate their own energy and filter their own water can now do so with an amazing open source device. Speaking on stage at Inspirefest 2018, Chinese-Canadian mechanical and electrical engineer Eden Full Goh described what inspired her to develop a cheap, easy-to-build solar […]