Solar eclipse 2017: how the solar power industry is prepping for a huge sunlight blip
Annette Choi for VOX: A model predicts the impact of the eclipse on the national solar energy supply will be greatest at 13:40 PM on August 21 while the eclipse is passing over Wyoming.
Sono Motors unveils its solar and battery-powered electric car
Fred Lambert for Electrek: German electric car startup Sono Motors unveiled the crowdfunded prototype of its battery and solar-powered vehicle; the Sion.
Panel beaters: Australia utilities branch out as customers shift to solar
Sonali Paul for Reuters: One of Australia's leading power suppliers, AGL Energy (AGL.AX), has offered cheap batteries to 1,000 homes with solar panels as part of what it describes as the world's biggest "virtual power plant" in Adelaide, South Australia, a state plagued by blackouts over the past year.
Invenergy and GE Renewable Energy Announce America's Largest Wind Farm
-Renewable giga-project Wind Catcher Energy Connection to link more than 1.1 million South Central U.S. customers with cost-saving wind energy harvested from Oklahoma.
-The 2,000-megawatt Wind Catcher facility will be worlds second-largest wind farm, once operational in 2020.
World's first floating wind farm emerges off coast of Scotland
Roger Harrabin BBC environment analyst, Norway: The revolutionary technology will allow wind power to be harvested in waters too deep for the current conventional bottom-standing turbines.
Snapping the Sun: 5 Tips for Capturing Compelling Solar Power Photos
Department of Energy: This week, the Energy Departments SunShot Initiative launched its "Hit Me with Your SunShot" photo contest. It encourages photographers, both professional and amateur, to submit their shots of solar energy.
AFRL researchers explore automation, additive technologies for cost efficient solar power
Phys.org: Solar cells can generate electricity in an environmentally friendly way, but current, complex fabrication costs make the technology expensive.
Intersolar and ees North America Highlight Policy and Technology Updates
Events attracted high-quality attendees and served as a sounding board for recent industry triumphs and upcoming challenges
Solar Plants Aim to Keep Lights on at Night
Anna Hirtenstein and Mathew Carr for Bloomberg: Solar plants that supply electricity at competitive prices after the sun goes down are about to become a reality in the Middle East
New Tool Predicts the Cost Effectiveness of Electric Energy and Storage
Dom Galeon for Futurism: "An informed understanding of the potential future costs of electricity storage technologies is essential to quantify their uptake as well as the uptake of low-carbon technologies reliant on storage," the researchers wrote.
Solar Power Gets $46 Million Boost From U.S. Energy Department
Chris Martin for Bloomberg: The U.S. Energy Department awarded $46.2 million in research grants to improve solar energy technologies and reduce costs to 3 cents per kilowatt-hour by 2030.
Intersolar and ees North America See Strong Opening in San Francisco
Industry leaders take the stage at the premier solar and energy storage event; hundreds of exhibitors show off emerging technologies in buzzing exhibition hall
The World's First Power Plant To Combine Hydro And Solar Opens In Portugal
Alexander C. Kaufman for Huffington Post: The first-of-its-kind project could be a model for states like Washington and Oregon, and countries like Brazil, that depend heavily on hydroelectricity.
More Than a View: Windows Double as Solar Panels
Tereza Pultarova, Live Science Contributor: The windows have solar cells installed in the edges at a specific angle that allows the incoming solar light to be efficiently transformed into electricity.
Floating Wind Plan Could Finally Crack California's Offshore Market
James Temple for MIT Technology Review: Falling prices, improving technology, and smart public policies are changing the calculations.
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