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Sign up for daily news updates from CleanTechnica on email. Or follow us on Google News!. In 2023, a record 800,000 Americans added solar to their homes. With increasing pressure on family budgets and the U.S. electricity grid, more Americans are turning to solar to take control of their energy needs. While not everyone can put a solar array on their roof, renters, condo owners, low-to-moderate income households, and other energy users can still access the benefits of solar.

No Roof, No Problem: How to Become a Solar Customer Without Installing Rooftop Solar Panels

Residential buildings account for a large percentage of global energy consumption, and many countries around the world are looking into effective solutions to this issue amidst the ongoing energy crisis. Consistent with global efforts to shift away from fossil fuels, an attractive option is to make houses self-sufficient by having them generate their electricity—something that is usually achieved using photovoltaic (PV) systems.

Towards net-zero energy houses: Optimizing the size of photovoltaic systems

An international team of scientists, including two researchers who now work in the Center for Advanced Sensor Technology (CAST) at UMBC, has shown that twisted carbon nanotubes can store three times more energy per unit mass than advanced lithium-ion batteries. The finding may advance carbon nanotubes as a promising solution for storing energy in devices that need to be lightweight, compact, and safe, such as medical implants and sensors. The research was published recently in the journal Nature Nanotechnology.

Twisted carbon nanotubes could achieve significantly better energy storage than advanced lithium-ion batteries

As you progress with Once Human and unlock more formulas and facilities via your Memetics menu, you will eventually find farming for much-needed materials like logs and ore can be done passively with the use of Logging Operation Platforms or Mining Operation Platforms. This frees up your time to farm...

How to use a Mining Platform in Once Human

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Most people need to save money at the moment, and anything that makes it easier to do that at the same time as helping to save the planet has got to be a winner.And that’s why solar panels are becoming an increasingly popular choice for homeowners – installing the panels provides you with free, renewable, low-carbon electricity, and you can also sell any surplus energy to the grid, or store it for later use.Last year, the low-carbon certification organisation MCS recorded more than 220,500 solar panel installations, and sustainable energy experts Solar Together says installations rose by 30% in 2023.Lower...

How much money could installing solar panels save you?

The amount of electricity produced by wind power in the US plummetted to a 33-month low on Monday (22 July), with natural gas-fired power plants having to increase production to make up for the shortfall and keep air conditioners running. According to preliminary data from the US Energy Information Administration...

US wind generation plummets to 33-month low

French renewable energy developer Voltalia has expanded its clean energy portfolio by 15% in the second quarter of 2024, driving a 42% growth in turnover compared to the previous quarter. The company now boasts 2.5GW of solar and wind capacity in operation, up 44% from the 1.7GW in operation in...

Voltalia expands renewable power portfolio by 15% in Q2 2024

If you want to get in on massive solar savings but don't want to install your own panels, community solar might be right for your household. Solar panels are practically magic, turning abundant sunshine into free energy. They save owners a ton of money over time — but they do come with up-front installation costs not everyone can afford.

This is the easiest way to massively lower your electric bill — with no rooftop panels needed

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Rite Aid is making headlines again, but unfortunately, not for the best reasons. The essential pharmacy chain is closing a staggering 400 stores, a major uptick from the 143 closures initially planned when it filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy last October.

A large retail chain is shutting down hundreds stores after going through Chapter 11 bankruptcy

RWE agreed to farm out a 50 percent stake in a planned 795-MW offshore wind farm in the Netherlands to TotalEnergies, which plans to use its share of the generation to power electrolyzer projects. RWE AG has agreed to farm out a 50 percent stake in a planned 795-megawatt (MW)...

TotalEnergies to Buy Half of OranjeWind to Power Hydrogen Projects

The facility was installed on site with the use of a Liebherr CC2800 Crawler Crane, which has a maximum lifting capacity of 600 tons. The batteries store electrical energy generated by renewable sources such as wind and solar during periods of low demand. The UK has been at the forefront...

Ferrybridge Battery Storage Facility to supply electricity for 250,000 homes

This would enable farmers to make money, preserve farmland, protect flora and fauna, and prevent pollution. With energy production, pollinator protection, and crop growth promotion, agrivoltaics, an innovative approach to solar power, has the potential to provide a reasonable answer to growing rural backlash against solar power, support insect populations, and maximize benefits for both agriculture and alternative energy industries, per recent reporting in CleanTechnica.

New method of generating solar power could have a lasting impact: 'Agrivoltaic solar arrays will win the rural solar war'

Researchers in Sweden have developed a new type of battery that could make big waves in the transportation industry, Interesting Engineering reported. Sinonus, a startup affiliated with Chalmers University of Technology in Gothenburg, is working on an electric vehicle battery made from carbon fiber — a polymer known for being incredibly strong and lightweight. By using carbon fiber for the battery and the structural components of the car, Sinonus said that it could reduce the overall weight of cars and aircrafts by up to 50%.

Researchers develop game-changing technology that could transform the battery industry: 'The key is to optimize'

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The mantis shrimp is one tough customer. Beautiful and deadly are two words you don’t typically use to describe shrimp, but the mantis shrimp is definitely in a class of its own; earning a reputation as the ‘savage boxer of the sea’ and one of the most fearsome creatures in the ocean. And, they're right at home here in South Carolina.

Savage Boxer of the Sea: The Deadly Beauty of Mantis Shrimp

Engineers from the University of Michigan have developed a new algorithm capable of designing optical multilayer film structures for applications, including solar cells. OptoGPT (Opto Generative Pretrained Transformer) harnesses the computer architecture underpinning ChatGPT to work backward from desired optical properties to the material structure that can provide them. The...

U.S. engineers develop ChatGPT algorithm to design solar cells

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Do your loved ones consult you regularly when they face a crisis? Intelligence is a branch of psychology that lacks a standard definition. Some scientists claim that it is a single ability and others state it comprises aptitudes and skills. Intelligent zodiac signs learn from their experiences and easily recognize and solve problems.

5 Most Intelligent Zodiac Signs

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The extent to which renewables should dominate Australia’s energy grids is a major issue in science and politics. Solar and wind are clearly now the cheapest form of electricity. But limits to these technologies can undermine the case for a renewables-only electricity mix.

The challenges posed by solar and wind generators are real. They are inherently variable, producing electricity only when the sun is shining and the wind is blowing. To ensure reliable energy supplies, grids dominated by renewables need “firming” capacity: back-up technology that can supply electricity on demand.

Some, including the Albanese government, argue gas-fired generators are needed to fill...

Sodium-ion batteries are set to spark a renewable energy revolution – and Australia must be ready

After evaluating 500,000 solar adopters across the U.S., the researchers found that the average energy burden for solar customers was 2.6%. A new study released by the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory revealed the impressive impact of solar energy on reducing household energy burden, according to an article published in Renewable Energy Magazine.

New study makes surprising find about households with rooftop solar panels — here's what it means

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“[I]nvoking the favor and guidance of Almighty God,” the Constitution of the Confederate States of America composed by southern slaveholders in 1861 sought to “establish justice, insure domestic tranquility, and secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity.” The authors of Project 2025, the latest playbook for restructuring the federal government in order to accomplish the policy goals of Christian Nationalists, similarly declare their manifesto will “decide America’s future” by securing their “God-given individual rights to live freely” and exercise dominion over others.

Legislating Inequality: The Christian Confederate Roots of Project 2025

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Shortly before 3 AM, people in the Chicago area may have felt their houses shake as a 3.4-magnitude earthquake occurred about 60 miles west of the city. (CHICAGO) The United States Geological Survey (USGS) reported a 3.4-magnitude earthquake around Somonauk, IL. Somonauk is in DeKalb and LaSalle Counties, 64 miles west of Chicago.

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How to unlock and use the Solar Drill in Once Human

There are a handful of ways you can make your life easier in Once Human, depending on what your goals are and what resources you’re in...

How to unlock and use the Solar Drill in Once Human

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