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News & Articles By Divina Ramirez
06/06/2022
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By Divina Ramirez
The future of electric cars is not the future California thinks it is
Climate alarmists claim that people now have just less than a decade to make meaningful reductions in carbon emissions to stave off so-called climate change. And one way to reduce carbon emissions is to ban the manufacture, sale and exportation of gasoline cars and to replace them with electric ones. In fact, California, the state that shaped the nation’s […]
09/04/2021
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By Divina Ramirez
During this year’s deep freeze, the Texas power grid was minutes from disaster because of dysfunctional generators
In February, a record-setting winter storm named Uri plunged the state of Texas into subfreezing temperatures and overwhelmed the state’s electricity grid. Millions of Texans were left without power for days as a result. At the time, the state’s grid operator said the Texas electricity grid was just minutes away from total failure, which could have led to months […]
08/10/2021
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By Divina Ramirez
Corporations now trying to charge people for choosing solar energy
Kansas holds just as much solar potential as Florida, also called the Sunshine State. Yet Kansas lags far behind, powering about 12,000 homes — less than two percent of the homes running on solar power in Florida. Local solar proponents point out that strong pushback from power companies in Kansas is to blame. Evergy, the dominant electric utility […]
08/05/2021
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By Divina Ramirez
DISCOVERY: Luminescent “windows” could transform light into power
Engineers from Rice University in Houston developed a novel method of generating power through the use of glowing “windows” that redirect light to the solar cells lining their edges. The windows, known as luminescent solar concentrates (LSCs), are composed of a conjugated polymer sandwiched between two acrylic panels. The polymer, a light-emitting compound dubbed PNV (poly[naphthalene-alt-vinylene]), is designed to absorb light from the […]
08/02/2021
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By Divina Ramirez
US lithium mining projects are not eco-friendly
President Joe Biden has made addressing “climate change” one of his key priorities. That plan entails spending billions of dollars on new lithium mines. Lithium is primarily used to create electric vehicle (EV) batteries because it can store lots of energy and can be repeatedly charged. Lithium is extremely lightweight as well. But some experts […]
05/25/2021
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By Divina Ramirez
See-through solar cells can generate power while helping plants grow
New research out of North Carolina State University showed that it is possible to grow lettuce in greenhouses that filter out wavelengths of light used to generate solar power. Published in the journal Cell Reports Physical Science, the study demonstrates the feasibility of installing see-through organic solar cells on the roofs of greenhouses to generate electricity without stunting plant growth. Moreover, these see-through […]
05/21/2021
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By Divina Ramirez
This innovative skylight uses light from the sun to desalinate water for drinking
Designer Henry Glogau has developed a skylight that uses seawater to provide natural ambient light and clean drinking water. The device is charged by a mini solar panel during the day. The remaining sea salt is also funneled into a dozen zinc and copper batteries that power a strip of light-emitting diodes (LEDs). Glogau’s device, which he dubbed […]
05/06/2021
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By Divina Ramirez
Fuel for the future: Chemist develops ammonia fuel cells that “bottle” sunshine and wind
Ammonia may become the foundation of the future of sustainable energy. But until recently, the production of ammonia has been extremely energy-intensive. At the core of each ammonia factory are steel reactors that still use a century-old recipe for making ammonia: the Haber-Bosch process. The recipe entails generating up to 250 atmospheres of pressure to split the chemical bond […]
04/27/2021
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By Divina Ramirez
New research shows plants grow just fine in solar cell greenhouses
Greenhouses fitted with semitransparent organic solar cells (ST-OSCs) can generate power for heating without affecting plant growth, according to new research from North Carolina State University (NCSU). Published in Cell Reports Physical Science, it demonstrated that ST-OSCs could turn greenhouses into energy-neutral structures by capturing energy from wavelengths of light not used by plants during photosynthesis. ST-OSCs don’t affect plant growth The […]
04/21/2021
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By Divina Ramirez
Installing solar panels on farmland could change how we generate power and produce food
Harnessing massive amounts of clean and renewable solar power requires land. To note, the push for solar power has been met with opposition in some places, with farmers and environmentalists fighting to preserve farmlands than convert them into sprawling solar power stations. But it doesn’t have to be just one or the other. According to Greg Barron-Gafford, a […]
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