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World’ slar road first solar road performing better than expected

solar road Netherlands 15World’s First Solar Road Exceeds Expectations http://www.enn.com/business/article/49158  By Candice Marcus The first aptly-titled SolaRoad made its debut last November in the Netherlands, not far from Amsterdam. The road itself is a unique foray in pollution-free solar energy. Nearly one year later, the SolaRoad’s designers say the high-tech bike path is performing better than they expected.

In the first six months since it was installed, the SolaRoad has generated over 3,000 kilowatt-hours — or roughly the equivalent required for a single-person household for one calendar year.

Experts reckon that up to 20 percent of the Netherlands’ roadways —140,000 kilometers or 87,000 miles — could accommodate the solar threading for a wider reach on a limitless solar draw.

How it works

The SolaRoad is a unique platform just 70 meters long — for now — that consists of several synthetic layers topped by 3-millimeter, glass-covered solar panels engineered to convert sunrays into energy — even on a perfectly cloudy day. Each transparent panel links into a network that optimizes absorbed solar radiation and redirects it into the local energy grid — to power street lamps, for example.

Continue reading at ENN affiliate, Triple Pundit.

November 18, 2015 Posted by | EUROPE, renewable | Leave a comment

Nuclear energy is not a viable solution to address global warming

Why nuclear power is off the table in the fight against climate change. LA Times, 17 Nov 15 Bryce wants us to build new nuclear power plants as a partial solution to global warming. He wants Congress to pay for testing new designs for nuclear plants and tells us that “nuclear energy’s importance in reducing emissions is beyond dispute.”

However, he minimizes the enormous issue with nuclear energy: the long-term hazard created by waste, a problem he refers to as “thorny.”

It would be lovely if nuclear power were the panacea for climate change, but spent nuclear fuel is estimated to remain dangerous for tens of thousands of years.

Rendering parts of our planet permanently uninhabitable is more than a “thorny” problem. It is the main reason that nuclear energy is not a viable solution to for global warming or anything else related to our energy needs.

Alleviating the potential for one environmental catastrophe by creating another one is not the answer.

Mark Shoup, Apple Valley http://www.latimes.com/opinion/readersreact/la-le-1117-tuesday-cliamte-change-nuclear-20151117-story.html

November 18, 2015 Posted by | general | Leave a comment

Some renewable energy headlines

Apple’s first Singapore store will be powered entirely by renewable …CNET-15 Nov 2015

We’re thrilled to be working with Sunseap and the government of Singapore to pioneer new ways to bring solar energy to the country and bring …
Apple plugs into S’pore solar firm to power its expansion
In-Depth-TODAYonline-16 Nov 2015

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Tesla’s Gigafactory will produce as much renewable energy as it …

Treehugger-16 Nov 2015
And new factories that are being planned today should definitely be conceived with renewable energy in mind. It’s a waste to have these vast …
Chron.com (blog)

General Electric (GE) Debuts New Renewable Energy Business

StreetInsider.com-13 hours ago
General Electric (NYSE: GE) introduced its new Renewable Energybusiness at the European Wind Energy Association’s 2015 Annual Event in …

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