Tag Archive for: renewableenergy

Lightfoot has solar panels that can boost the scooter’s range by up to 20 miles in the summer, or 10 miles in the winter.

The Lightfoot electric scooter is wrapped in solar panels to address range anxiety

,

Otherlab has announced a new electric scooter called the Lightfoot that can extend its range not by fast charging or quick battery swaps, but by soaking up the sun. The scooter is shrouded in two large solar panels that Otherlab says can extend its range by an extra three miles for every hour it’s left in the sun.

The company, which describes itself as an “independent research & design lab” bringing “new solutions in renewable energy,” is planning to make the Lightfoot available for preorder starting today. It will sell for $4,995 and delivery is expected as early as January, 2025.

Click here to read the full article
Source: The Verge

—

If you have any questions or thoughts about the topic, feel free to contact us here or leave a comment below.

The United States is the second-largest solar adopter and is key to meeting the COP28 goal of tripling renewable energy capacity.

America’s new role at COP29: Global Solar Champion

Last year, world leaders gathered in Dubai for the United Nations Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP), the most consequential annual conference on global climate change.

Clean energy has played a central role in these negotiations and is often looked at as one of the top solutions to fight climate change. Last year at COP28, 200 countries pledged to triple global renewable energy capacity by 2030, an ambitious target with a tight deadline.

Click here to read the full article
Source: SEIA

—

If you have any questions or thoughts about the topic, feel free to contact us here or leave a comment below.

An electric motorcycle completed a 6,000-km journey from Nairobi, Kenya, to Stellenbosch, South Africa, in 17 days, using only solar power.

Electric motorcycle completes solar-powered 6,000-kilometer journey through Africa

An electric motorcycle, made by Swedish-Kenyan manufacturer Roam completed a 6,000-kilometer (3,700-mile) journey from Nairobi, Kenya, to Stellenbosch, South Africa, in 17 days, using only solar power.

While the world record for the longest electric motorcycle journey is 25,000 kilometers (11,300 miles), undertaken over 42 days in the US, Roam hopes that its stunt helps to prove the viability of renewable energy for long-distance travel even in remote areas with poor charging infrastructure.

Click here to read the full article
Source: CNN World

—

If you have any questions or thoughts about the topic, feel free to contact us here or leave a comment below.

Solar panels provide more than electricity to Indigenous people, with renewable energy now reaching most villages in Brazil's Xingu territory

Solar power to the people: how the sun is bringing light – and TV – to Amazon villages

At dusk, Piyulaga village starts to wake up. Families gather at the entrances of their huts, children play and cycle around, and Brazilian country music fills the air as lights flicker on in the small settlement in the Xingu Indigenous territory of Mato Grosso, Brazil. Some residents watch TV while others relax in hammocks with their phones, illuminated by spotlights in the communal area.

It would be trivial but for one detail: lights have only been available for a few weeks, thanks to the installation of new solar panels on each home.

In recent years, solar projects have multiplied in remote communities in several Amazonian countries, mainly with funding from civil society organisations, helping to democratise electricity in off-grid areas of Latin America.

Click here to read the full article
Source: The Guardian

—

If you have any questions or thoughts about the topic, feel free to contact us here or leave a comment below.

DigiOcean4Solar will enhance research on renewable energy efficiency, focusing on wave, wind, and floating solar structure interactions.

Grant awarded to advance floating solar research in offshore environments

DigiOcean4Solar, short for a Digital Ocean environment for floating Solar farm assessment, is set to advance research on renewable energy efficiency and will enable the study of interactions between waves, wind, and floating solar structures.

With offshore locations emerging as a promising solution for renewable energy, several companies are exploring floating solar farms at sea. According to the Delft University of Technology, the solar platforms, some spanning up to a square kilometer, are ideally situated near offshore wind farms to leverage existing grid connections.

Click here to read the full article
Source: Offshore Energy

—

If you have any questions or thoughts about the topic, feel free to contact us here or leave a comment below.

The Navy is reportedly working on a deal to lease 920 acres of land around Naval Air Station Lemoore to renewable energy firm Ameresco.

425MW solar farm and data center planned for US Navy airbase in California

Part of a US Navy Air Station outside Fresno in California could be turned into a 425MW data center and solar farm complex.

The Navy is reportedly working on a deal to lease 920 acres of land around Naval Air Station Lemoore, located on the border of Kings County and Fresno County in California, to renewable energy firm Ameresco.

Ameresco will then construct a 425MW solar farm, which will supply power to a 600,000 sq ft (56,000 sqm) data center on the site.

Click here to read the full article
Source: Data Center Dynamics

—

If you have any questions or thoughts about the topic, feel free to contact us here or leave a comment below.

To triple global renewable energy capacity by 2030, $1.5 trillion annually is needed; solar PV is the only tech on track for this investment.

Solar photovoltaic (PV) is the only technology on track to meet 2030 investment targets

The world will need to invest US$1.5 trillion per year until the end of the decade to meet the target of tripling global installed renewable energy capacity by 2030, as agreed upon at the COP28 summit, and solar PV is the only clean energy technology currently on track to receive the level of investment necessary to hit this goal.

These are the headline takeaways from ‘Delivering on the UAE Consensus’, the first in a series of annual reports published by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), the Global Renewables Alliance (GRA), COP28, COP29 and COP30 host Brazil. The report finds that the world added 473GW of new renewable power capacity in 2023, of which solar accounted for 346.9GW.

Click here to read the full article
Source: Reve

—

If you have any questions or thoughts about the topic, feel free to contact us here or leave a comment below.

Researchers at Oxford are developing ultra-thin, portable solar panels from perovskites, cheaper and more efficient than silicon-based panels

Revolutionary’ portable solar panels being developed

Portable solar panels, which could be used on-the-go to charge devices, are being developed by university researchers.

At the National Thin-Film Cluster Facility (NTCF) for Advanced Functional Materials in Oxford, scientists are creating ultra-thin solar panels from perovskites.

According to researchers, perovskite solar panels are cheaper and more effective than those made purely from silicon and can be produced at a smaller size.

Prof Henry Snaith, from the University of Oxford’s physics department, said the new technology will “basically mean you’re going to be able to generate power in more places”.

Click here to read the full article
Source: BBC

—

If you have any questions or thoughts about the topic, feel free to contact us here or leave a comment below.

With 56GW of new solar energy capacity installed in 2023, the EU has set yet another record, surpassing the additional 40GW installed in 2022

European Union ditching fossil gas fast, replacing with solar & wind

,

The European Commission recently published its State of the Energy Union Report 2024. The Commission says that the report “describes how the EU has managed unprecedented challenges in the energy policy landscape during this Commission’s mandate, equipping the EU with a regulatory framework for pursuing the clean energy transition and laying the foundations for renewed economic growth and competitiveness.”

One of the notable challenges the EU is facing at the moment, of course, is the continued Russia invasion of Ukraine. Having previously relied on an enormous amount of fossil gas (aka natural gas) from Russia, the EU has had to find ways to replace it. Part of that has been getting fossil gas from elsewhere (most notably, the US). However, part of that has involved simply cutting demand for fossil gas. Overall, it’s impressive how much the Union has been able to do that, as evidenced in the following chart:

Click here to read the full article
Source: Clean Technica

—

If you have any questions or thoughts about the topic, feel free to contact us here or leave a comment below.

New Mexico is getting a solar cell factory worth almost $1 billion, bringing new jobs to the community too.

A $1 billion solar cell factory is coming to New Mexico

New Mexico is getting a solar cell factory worth almost $1 billion, bringing new jobs to the community too.

According to Electrek, Ebon Solar and New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham announced an 834,000-square-foot solar cell factory is coming to the state. It will be located in Albuquerque’s Mesa del Sol industrial development area.

Ebon Solar is investing $942 million in the project, creating 900 jobs.

“The choice of Albuquerque for our investment aligns with our commitment to sustainable innovation, and New Mexico offers abundant solar resources, favorable renewable energy policies, and a dedicated, skilled workforce,” said Ebon Solar CEO Judy Cai.

Click here to read the full article
Source: The Cool Down

—

If you have any questions or thoughts about the topic, feel free to contact us here or leave a comment below.