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Can Solar Panels Handle the Heat of a Warming World? High temperatures and humidity make solar panels less efficient. What does that mean for solar power as the climate changes?

SolSmart program helps turn around solar permits in one day In an industry always looking for the cheapest install price, solar has a long way to go to bring down soft costs. Local governments control some key variables that can ratchet up those costs, including high solar permitting fees and long turnaround times, unfriendly zoning ordinances and more. Citi...

Big problem facing the Green New Deal: A lack of power lines to deliver wind and solar The Green New Deal would require an overhaul of the transmission lines that deliver wind and solar power, a major logistical obstacle to the progressive plan for radically revamping the economy to address climate change.

Solar-powered floating farms that can produce 20 tons of vegetables every day This next design is an innovative and new approach to traditional farming. It is an amazing solar powered floating island which is covered with several farms and was created by Forward Thinking Architecture. The floating islands work in a very energy efficient way, harvesting sunlight and rainwater,...

Will Pledges for 100% Carbon-Free Electricity Catch On in 2019? -- The Motley Fool One of America's largest electric utilities has committed to generating all of its electricity from zero-carbon sources by 2050. Will peers follow?

The worst effects of climate change may not be felt for centuries. So how should we think about it now? Some argue that we have a moral responsibility for future generations, but others ask: how do we know what they would want? Writer Charles Mann explores the confusing ethics of acting on global war…

The thrilling potential for off-grid solar energy There's an energy revolution happening in villages and towns across Africa -- off-grid solar energy is becoming a viable alternative to traditional electricity systems. In a bold talk about a true leapfrog moment, Amar Inamdar introduces us to proud owners of off-grid solar kits -- and explains how....

Job of the future: Wind farmer Wind energy is booming, making maintenance work on turbines one of the fastest-growing jobs in the US.

China Just Built A 250-Acre Solar Farm Shaped Like A Giant Panda Most solar farms align their solar arrays in rows and columns to form a grid. A new solar power plant in Datong, China, however, decided to have a little f