Energy – Solar PV


Honduran Women Bring Light to Their Communities

Source: latinamerica.undp.org Published: March 10, 2016 At the University of Barefoot in India, Honduran women practice building solar panels. Photo: UNDP Honduras   La Mosquitia, Los Naranjos and Los Hornos, and El Zapote and Buenos Aires, located in the north...

Solar Power Is On A Roll, Literally And Figuratively

Source: treehugger.com Published: March 9, 2016 © Renovagen roll Lloyd Alter The Guardian has a series on innovators, and has picked up the story of John Hingley and Renovagen that Derek covered a few years ago on TreeHugger. Now it is a reality: John Hingley of...

India’s Super Solar Grannies

Source: wearesalt.org Published: October 19, 2015 Photo credit: DFID from Flickr By David W. Smith Grandmothers in rural areas are quashing stereotypes and becoming solar engineers to help solve India’s energy issues, writes David W. Smith At first, Indian villagers...

Australian Firm Brings Floating Solar Plant Technology to the U.S.

Source: matteroftrust.org Published: December 9, 2015 Solar technology from Down Under will soon be providing power in California, as the company behind the world’s first-ever floating solar plant just exported its technology to the U.S. CleanTechnica reports that...

Kids Create Street Art That Generates Solar Power

Source: takepart.com Published: October 23, 2015 (Photo: Land Art Generation Initiative) A Pittsburgh project is designed to light up a disadvantaged neighborhood and show an alternative-energy future in a coal state. Kristine Wong Pennsylvania’s coal industry may be...

Amazon to Build Large 80-MW Solar Farm in Virginia

Source: treehugger.com Published: June 16, 2015 Megan Treacy Fresh off Greenpeace’s report card last month that showed Amazon lagging far behind other tech companies when it comes to renewable energy generation and transparency about how it plans to meet energy...