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An Ohio factory melts 150 tons of glass a day for solar panels, and it is the first plant in the country that makes this hidden layer at all
Every solar panel bolted to a rooftop or staked into a field starts as something closer to a window pane than a piece of electronics. That pane has to be almost perfectly clear, barely a millimeter off true, and tough enough to survive hail for a…
Why are more roofs not made of solar tiles?
Christine Ro Technology Reporter Some people in the US 'still hate the look of solar', Kate Collardson acknowledges. She would know. Collardson handles operations for the Solar Service of Colorado, a solar maintenance and inspection company. She's…
Why are more roofs not made of solar tiles?
Some people in the US 'still hate the look of solar', Kate Collardson acknowledges. She would know. Collardson handles operations for the Solar Service of Colorado, a solar maintenance and inspection company. She's also held just about every other…
Anker Solix S2000 Review: A Refined Space Saver for Indoor Backup Power
While the portable power station market has largely become a race toward bigger batteries, higher inverter outputs, and bloated feature lists, the $999.99 Anker Solix S2000 takes a refreshing, efficiency-first approach by focusing on delivering…
New federal law puts an end to the hemp industry, Oregon businesses say
ALBANY, Ore. — Pet tinctures and topicals are the most popular products sold at Oregon CBD Company, a small business located at the junction of the Willamette Valley town's busiest roads. Pet owners use them to treat their pets' anxiety or…
The Connectivity Problem Holding Back Edge AI
Michael De Nil is the CEO and cofounder at Morse Micro —reinventing Wi-Fi for IoT. For years, connected infrastructure was largely about monitoring: sensors collected data, systems sent alerts and operators responded after the fact.
How we power our home with our own solar energy
Our home now runs on the solar energy that it produces almost all the time. Here is our journey and how you can do it too. Solar energy production: panels and batteries Electrify consumption: electric car and heat pumps Over the last year, our home…
Cape Town's hybrid power plant now live
Cape Town mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis and energy mayoral committee member alderman Xanthea Limberg. (Image source: supplied) The City of Cape Town has officially unveiled its metro-built hybrid power station in Atlantis, as it looks to generate…
Bluetti Elite 300 Review: Heavy-Duty Performance in a Compact Case
Portable power stations have been getting larger and more powerful, but that usually means getting something approaching suitcase dimensions if you want around 3kWh of battery capacity. The Bluetti Elite 300 ($1,199) flips that script. By squeezing…
Jackery HomePower 2000 Plus v2 Review: Smart Home Backup With Plug-and-Play Simplicity
The $1,889 Jackery HomePower 2000 Plus v2 portable power station bridges the gap between entry-level backup and larger whole-home battery systems. Jackery has long emphasized simplicity, requiring little setup beyond charging the battery and…
Jackery steps into RVs with built-in 2 kW solar and 45 kWh storage
utdoor and home backup storage maker Jackery has announced it is entering the smart electric trailer market, partnering with California-based Pebble, which makes travel trailers. Jackery will deliver new custom solar panels and connections that add…
Family turns bare island into reef oasis after guano mining destroys it
For thousands of years the tiny island at the southernmost tip of the Great Barrier Reef was alive with cacophonous birdsong. But within a decade of guano miners arriving in force with their picks and shovels in the 1860s, Lady Elliot Island was…
Trumpflation nation
Stephen Long's article is spot-on (“ Shockflation nation ”, October 3-9). These days most price rises that contribute to inflation are not due to excessive demand from a (long gone) wealthy society. Therefore, raising interest rates…
First Solar sues JA Solar, Corning unit over TOPCon patent
First Solar has filed a patent infringement lawsuit against Chinese manufacturer JA Solar and American Panel Solutions, a subsidiary of Corning, escalating its years-long legal campaign to defend a core solar cell manufacturing patent. The…
These 5 Anker Accessories Are Made For The Outdoors
Autumn might be upon us, meaning that all the outdoor joy of the spring and summer is slowly getting behind us. Still, there's always time for one more hike, one more fun weekend trip, or a getaway to the mountains. If you and your family are the…
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