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Category Archive: Power Plants

1. IKEA Enters the Solar Panel and Home Battery Market In the United Kingdom

   Aug

   03

   2017

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   IKEA is more than merely a furniture company these days. In fact, the company is collaborating with solar firm Solarcentury in order to sell solar panels and home batteries to customers in the United Kingdom. The solar battery storage package starts at £3,000 (approximately $3,970 USD), and will work with existing solar panels, enabling IKEA […]

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2. China Just Built the World’s Cutest Solar Plant Which is Shaped Like a Panda

   Jul

   25

   2017

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   A new solar power plant in Datong, China is the cutest and the most adorable solar farm in the world. Most solar farms align their solar arrays in rows and columns; however, this solar farm is shaped like a giant panda. This project not only aims at providing green energy but it is also part […]

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3. The World’s Largest Floating Solar Energy Farm is Finally Online

   Jul

   07

   2017

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   China, which was one of the worst offenders in the area of carbon emissions, is now a world leader in the adoption of renewables. China is on the way to becoming “green superpower.” Now the world’s largest floating solar plant in the South Anhui Province of China is finally online and generating renewable energy. This […]

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4. Wave Energy Is The Largest Untapped Energy Source In The World

   Feb

   24

   2017

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   According to scientists, the global potential of wave energy is more than 500 GW of renewable energy. Today, wave energy is being developed so that within a few decades it will represent 10% of global energy supply. The current global installed capacity of wind is 360 GW, and solar power is 150 GW. Huge WaveRollers: […]

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5. Largest Offshore Wind Farm In the United States Secures Approval

   Jan

   30

   2017

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   The nation’s largest offshore wind farm, 30 miles southeast of Montauk Point, has secured approval from the Long Island Power Authority. “For all the environmental groups, this project is very exciting and we want to see it be a success story,” says Neal Lewis, executive director of the Sustainability Institute at Molloy College. Operated by […]

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6. Sierra Nevada is Utilizing Tesla Batteries to Make Brewing Beer More Eco-Friendly

   Jan

   25

   2017

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   In an effort to make ‘green’ beer, the Sierra Nevada Brewing Co. is now using Tesla batteries, in conjunction with solar power and a microturbine generator in the company’s brewing process. In fact, Sierra Nevada has installed a 1MWh Tesla Powerpack battery system at its Chico, California facility, which draws power from an existing 10,751-panel, […]

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7. NASA’s New Massive Fuel Tank Measures 200 Feet Tall and 27.6 Feet Wide

   Mar

   29

   2016

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   The pictures don’t even do justice to just how enormous the fuel tank for NASA’s new Space Launch System is. Designed to fuel missions to Mars and other deep space endeavors, NASA engineers finished the final welding of the liquid oxygen tank this month. One of two huge cylinder tanks NASA will use to power […]

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8. Canadian Solar Inc Agrees to Build Its Largest Power Plant In Japan

   Oct

   14

   2015

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   The third-biggest solar-panel producer in the world, Canadian Solar Inc., has announced it will build its largest power plant in Japan. Ontario-based Canadian Solar has a 20-year contract to supply power to Kyushu Electric Power Co. for 36 yen (30 U.S. cents) a kilowatt-hour. The 47-megawatt Mashiki project on the island of Kyushu is expected […]

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9. Making the Cost of Large-Scale Solar Comparable to Wind-Generated Power

   Sep

   09

   2015

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   Large-scale solar farms, specifically up to 10 across Australia, have been given $350 million through grants and loans in order to make the cost of large-scale solar similar to that of wind-generated power. The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (Arena) and the Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) decided to fork out the money following the creation […]

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10. Construction On Vietnam’s First Solar Power Plant Gets Underway

    Aug

    31

    2015

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    Over the weekend, construction of Vietnam’s first solar power plant began in the central province of Quang Ngai. The $36.12 million, 19.2-megawatt plant is expected to begin generating power in July of 2016, responsible for bringing 28 million kWh a year to the national grid. The solar energy potential in Vietnam is estimated at 43.9 […]

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11. California Desert To Receive One Of The World’s Largest Solar Farms

    Aug

    25

    2015

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    RRG Renewables received the go-ahead from the US Department of the Interior (DOI) yesterday to proceed with its 485-MW Blythe Mesa solar photovoltaic (PV) project in California. The project, which will be one of the world’s largest solar farms, required the DOI’s clearance because of the fact a 230-kV transmission line is needed to hook […]

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12. Japan Returning To Nuclear Energy For First Time Since 2011 Fukushima Meltdown

    Aug

    11

    2015

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    Japan has announced they will be rebooting a reactor for the long term after a two year hiatus resulting from the 2011 Fukushima meltdown. The country’s return to nuclear energy is being protested by the public, but the government is set on reopening nuclear activity as a means to keep energy domestic and to save […]

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13. This Map Shows Every Power Plant Around The United States In Tremendous Detail

    Aug

    05

    2015

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    Constructed by The Washington Post, the map in the featured image above lays out every power plant around the country with the accompanying fuel type and power output. Each circle on the map is an individual power station and the corresponding color represents the type of station, while the size denotes power capacity. As you […]

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