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News & Articles By Divina Ramirez
04/15/2021
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By Divina Ramirez
Texas renewables developer raises capital for massive solar farm projects
Two months ago, millions of Texans shivered under blankets as a historic winter storm drove the state’s power grid to the brink of collapse. Now, Caprock Renewables, a utility-scale developer based in Austin, Texas, is planning to raise equity for a big $500-million portfolio of solar projects in Texas, according to a recent report from Bloomberg. Thanasis Iatrou, […]
03/28/2021
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By Divina Ramirez
Good vibrations: Quiet, bladeless wind turbine can generate power without harming wildlife
Bladeless wind “turbines” that wobble like inflatable tube “guy” outside car dealerships could be the wind-harnessing tool of the future. The current design stands 10 feet tall and generates about 100–200 kilowatts (kW), according to a recent report from The Daily Mail. David Yanez invented these turbines, known as the Vortex Bladeless. His six-person startup, based just […]
03/03/2021
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By Divina Ramirez
This Spanish city is squeezing electricity from leftover oranges
Seville, the capital city of the Andalusia region in southern Spain, is popular for its orange trees. However, they are less a source of pride for locals and more a nuisance. The trees produce bitter fruits that are unsuitable for eating. Normally, they are simply left to fall and rot or get squashed by cars, […]
02/26/2021
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By Divina Ramirez
Federal regulators plan to investigate Texas power outages
Millions of Texans were without power for two straight days after a historically cold winter strained the state’s electricity grid, triggering a public health emergency in the country’s second-most populous state. The power outages earlier this week prompted the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to open an inquiry into the incident. The agency said it would […]
02/25/2021
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By Divina Ramirez
Texas power grid was “seconds and minutes” away from months of total blackout
The power grid in Texas was just “seconds and minutes” away from a disastrous failure that could have resulted in months of total blackout, officials with the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) said Thursday, Feb. 18. ERCOT, which manages 90 percent of the power grid Texas uses, received intense criticism from state officials, including Gov. Greg Abbott, […]
10/14/2020
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By Divina Ramirez
Electric cars aren’t going to save the Earth – or California
California wants gas-powered cars out – and electric ones in – by 2035, and it’s going to need a far bigger electric grid to do so. California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s announcement last Sept. 23 represents the state’s latest thrust in catching up with its ambitious efforts to reduce carbon emissions. However, experts argue that no such electric […]
09/30/2020
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By Divina Ramirez
PG&E anticipates cutting power to some 65,000 California customers amid fire risk
With close to 19,000 firefighters still battling 27 major wildfires in California, Pacific Gas & Electric Co. (PG&E) warned customers Sept. 25 that it might shut off power in 15 counties to prevent new blazes, according to a recent report from Breitbart News Network. But the San Francisco-based power provider, which serves 16 million residents throughout northern and central […]
09/25/2020
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By Divina Ramirez
Solar power is neither as clean nor as sustainable as environmentalists make it out to be
With Big Solar on the rise, experts fear that the world could be facing a solar panel waste problem. In 2019 alone, solar panel producers worldwide installed a whopping 114.9 gigawatts (GW) of new solar power, according to a recent report from the Paris-based organization International Energy Agency (IEA). This figure corresponds to a 12 percent increase from 2018, […]
09/18/2020
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By Divina Ramirez
California’s solar generation drops to almost a third below levels reported last month
Smoke and haze from California’s fires are still blanketing the state and neighboring regions, slashing the output of the largest solar installations across the nation by almost a third, according to Headline USA. Because of the thick smoke floating in the air, there is a reduction in the amount of sunlight that reaches solar panels, said […]
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