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Amazon’s First Solar Plant in South Africa Provides Energy, Opportunities

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Amazon’s new 10-megawatt solar plant is already operational in South Africa’s Northern Cape Province, the country’s biggest province. The project is planned to create up to 28,000 megawatt-hours (MWh) of renewable energy each year, which is enough to power around 8,000 ordinary South African households for an entire year, Amazon announced. The solar facility in …

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Zero-Carbon Grid Might Prevent Future Blackouts, New Study Shows

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The state’s electrical infrastructure remains vulnerable to extreme cold a year after a major winter storm triggered widespread outages in Texas. Recent research, however, shows that switching to 100 percent renewable energy might help avert future disruptions in Texas and elsewhere. Stanford researchers analyzed grid stability in 2050 in a scenario in which the United …

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Top US Grid Operator Seeks Two-Year Pause on Solar Power Projects

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The largest US electric grid operator PJM Interconnection has reported being swamped with demands from energy companies requesting connections to its regional transmission network in the eastern part of America. To resolve this, PJM Interconnection is proposing a two-year moratorium on reviewing more than 1,200 energy projects, the majority of which is solar power, Inside …

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US Solar Energy Growth Delayed over Shipping Obstacles

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A spike in sustainable energy projects in the United States is on the verge of halting, just when the government needs them to accomplish its objectives of removing carbon from the electrical supply, Financial Times reports. Growing market demand from utilities, corporate purchasers, and certain states is clashing with cost inflation and supply constraints, putting …

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US startup wants to turn skyscrapers into vertical solar farms

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US startup Ubiquitous Energy has received $70 million for developing green windows that can provide buildings with green energy, CNBC reports. Ubiquitous Energy wants to do its part to save the planet from global warming through innovative green energy mining methods. So, to power skyscrapers, the company plans to cover the windows of urban buildings …

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China’s Rooftop Solar Installations Reach Record Number

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Last year, China installed a record amount of solar panels on roofs, as residential development surpassed solar farm installations. According to the National Energy Administration, rooftop solar installations accounted for more than half of the 51 gigawatts of solar power added in 2021, Bloomberg Green reports. According to the NEA, China currently has 108 GW …

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