Scientists are using satellites to find untapped sources of geothermal energy under cities
Peter Dockrill for ScienceAlert: Urban environments are often hotter than rural areas due to the way city structures trap and generate excess heat. This phenomenon, called urban heat islands, was first observed in the 1800s, but a new way of gauging it could help us make the most of this untapped source of geothermal energy.
Scientists in Germany and Switzerland have developed a means of estimating groundwater temperature hidden under the surface of our cities, based on surface temperatures and the density of buildings as measured by satellites.
A range of factors, including population density, vegetation levels, surface sealing, industrial structures, and transport all contribute to why cities are often hotter than the country.
But while scientists have long used satellites to measure heat on the surface, the relationship between ground temperatures and underground temperatures has not been fully explored. Cont'd...
Sun Brilliance plans 25 MW Solar Farm near Perth
Sun Brilliance, a Perth-based solar power systems integrator, is progressing plans to set up a 25 MW Solar Power Plant on 60 ha of land on the outskirts of Perth for a project cost of $42 Million.
Canadian Solar to Supply 60 MWp of PV Modules and Power Stations for Windsor Solar Project to Samsung and Connor, Clark & Lunn
Canadian Solar Inc. (the "Company", or "Canadian Solar") (NASDAQ: CSIQ), one of the world's largest solar power companies, today announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, Canadian Solar Solutions Inc., has secured contracts to supply 50 MW AC (60 MW DC) of MaxPower CS6X Ontario-made solar panels and 30 medium voltage power stations for the Windsor Solar LP facility. This utility-scale solar project, developed by Samsung Renewable Energy Inc. ("Samsung") and Connor, Clark and Lunn Infrastructure ("CC&L Infrastructure"), will be built in the City of Windsor, Ontario.
2050 Motors, Inc. Ibis Versus The Tesla Model S Sedan
2050 Motors, Inc. announced the arrival of the new Ibis all-carbon fiber electric sedan in the United States. The President of 2050 Motors pointed out several similarities between the Ibis and the Tesla Model S.
SMA Further Expands Successful Commercial Lineup with 30 kW Sunny Tripower
New Cost-Optimized, Decentralized Solution Boasts Larger Power Class
Sierra's InnovaMass iSeries Flow Meters Have Arrived!
Now Benefit from Next-Generation Volumetric Vortex Flow Meters & Multivariable Mass Flow Meters
Sierra Instruments Launches New Website & E-Commerce Portal
Richer Site Information Simplifies Flow Meter Selection & Purchase
Sierra Instruments Releases New Full Line Flow Meter Catalog
Selection guide to quickly specify the right flow instrumentation for gas, liquid or steam applications
Sierra Instruments Releases New Gas Mixing Feature
qMix Eliminates Need to Send Flow Meter Back to the Factory for Gas Composition Changes
Juno spacecraft breaks solar power distance record
Jim Sharkey for SpaceFlight Insider: NASA’s Juno mission has broken the record for distance traveled by a solar-powered spacecraft. Juno reached this milestone at 11 a.m. PST (2 p.m. EST) on Wednesday, Jan. 13, when the spacecraft was approximately 493 million miles (793 million kilometers) from the Sun.
The record was previously held by the European Space Agency’s (ESA) Rosetta spacecraft, whose orbit peaked at the 492 million-mile (792-million kilometer) mark in October 2012, during its approach to comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko.
“Juno is all about pushing the edge of technology to help us learn about our origins,” said Scott Bolton, Juno principal investigator at the Southwest Research Institute in San Antonio. “We use every known technique to see through Jupiter’s clouds and reveal the secrets Jupiter holds of our solar system’s early history. It just seems right that the sun is helping us learn about the origin of Jupiter and the other planets that orbit it.”
Juno is the first solar-powered spacecraft designed to operate so far from the Sun. Generating sufficient power to operate the spacecraft requires a very large area of solar cells. The four-ton Juno spacecraft carries three 30-foot (9-meter) solar arrays festooned with 18,686 individual solar cells. At Earth’s distance from the Sun, the cells can generate about 14 kilowatts of electric. The further away from the sun the spacecraft is, the lower the power its solar cell will be able to generate. Cont'd...
ACCIONA ENERGY RENEWS ITS INVESTMENTS IN THE UNITED STATES WITH THE CONSTRUCTION OF A 93-MEGAWATT WIND FARM IN TEXAS
The project has been acquired from developer Pioneer Green Energy
SolarWorld to supply 10.5 megawatts of solar panels for system in south-central Oregon
Project will tap companys expanding output of 72-cell modules
Optimising Energy Storage for Renewable Energy Security
Battery energy storage systems (ESSs) are becoming well established to help the grid integration of solar photovoltaic (PV) and wind energy, particularly in remote and island communities. It is important to understand the different roles that energy storage can play, including controlling ramp rates, smoothing, shaping, peak shaving and frequency regulation.
SolaTrim™ Signs Hybrid Power Supply as First Canadian Distributor
SolaTrim Expands Market Reach for PV Protective Barriers with Calgary-based Value-added Distributor of Specialty Alternative Energy Products
SunEdison Solar Parking Lots to Save 25 California Schools More Than $30 Million
SunEdison, Inc. (NYSE: SUNE), the largest global renewable energy development company, today announced it has signed solar power purchase agreements with 25 California elementary, middle, and high schools.
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