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Three teams of high school students from Southern California prepared Friday to head to Texas to compete in an annual solar-powered car race with cars they designed and built. For the Solar Car Challenge, a 4-days race taking place at Texas Motor Speedway, students at Temple City High School were testing their solar-powered vehicles that they built from scratch.  “We were able to fully test our solar panel through this great amount of sunshine we’ve had recently,” said Brandon Lu, a participant in the race. “We will fully see what…

A tentative deal has been reached between Laramie County and Canada energy firm Enbridge Inc. officials on who pays $14.5 million to rebuild a key road in south Cheyenne that eases the way for construction to begin on a $1.2 billion solar farm project, Wyoming’s largest. The negotiations stalled for months because of a dispute over the Chalk Bluff Road improvements that are needed to begin work on the 771-megawatt facility that will have more than 1.2 million solar panels. The facility is needed to supply power to the recently…

By Kegan Sewall-Lau Updated: 1 hour ago Published: 1 hour ago Raindrops cover a solar panel at the Houston Solar Farm on Tuesday, Aug. 29, 2023 in Houston. The 8.5-megawatt project, Alaska’s largest solar farm, will power more than 1,400 homes at a kilowatt-hour rate that undercuts Matanuska Electric Association’s current cost for power produced by natural gas. (Loren Holmes / ADN) The natural gas shortage in Alaska has politicians floundering. An issue that may have seemed negligible years ago is reaching a breaking point, as natural gas prices are…

After an active hail season this past spring, you may have seen images of shattered solar panels on rooftops and in fields, destroyed in storms from Texas to Rock Hill. Researchers with the Insurance Institute for Business and Home Safety say it happens, but it’s less common than you might think. And with new research, they’re hoping to find better ways to help panels weather severe storms. Jake Sorber recently returned from a field research trip to the Midwest. He said IBHS is constantly working to understand what hail can…

RICHBURG, S.C. — After an active hail season this past spring, you may have seen images of shattered solar panels on rooftops and in fields, destroyed in storms from Texas to Rock Hill. Researchers with the Insurance Institute for Business and Home Safety say it happens, but it’s less common than you might think. And with new research, they’re hoping to find better ways to help panels weather severe storms. Jake Sorber recently returned from a field research trip to the Midwest. He said IBHS is constantly working to understand…

[JACK AYLMER] CLAMS. THEY’RE GREAT FOR EATING. AND FOR FILTERING POLLUTANTS OUT OF OUR BAYS AND RIVERS.  BUT NOW – RESEARCHERS HAVE THEIR SIGHTS SET ON THESE MOLLUSKS FOR A DIFFERENT REASON. SOLAR POWER. LET ME SHED SOME LIGHT ON THE SUBJECT.   GIANT CLAMS USE PHOTOSYNTHESIS TO GAIN ENERGY FROM SYMBIOTIC ALGAE THAT LIVE IN THEIR CELLS. AND OVER THE COURSE OF CENTURIES – THEY’VE DEVELOPED WAYS TO MAXIMIZE THE AMOUNT OF SUNLIGHT THEY TAKE IN- SOMETIMES ADJUSTING THE ALGAE CLUSTERS’ SPACING ACCORDING TO CHANGING LIGHT CONDITIONS. IT’S A PROCESS…

Northampton enacts solar farm moratorium Published 5:06 pm Friday, July 5, 2024 JACKSON – Following growing concerns from citizens about local solar facilities, Northampton County’s Board of Commissioners voted to enact a temporary moratorium on new solar farm construction during their meeting on June 27. An opponent of solar farms displays a sign at the June 27 meeting of the Northampton Commissioners. Staff Photo by Holly Taylor A public hearing was held at that meeting to gather input from people who were either in favor or against the moratorium proposal.…

It’s not a great day when your auditor resigns. Shares of residential solar company SunPower (SPWR -22.39%) were plunging in Friday trading, down 22.4% as of 2:12 p.m. ET. The company released an 8-K form late Wednesday, July 3, informing investors that its auditor, Ernst & Young, had resigned as of June 27. And the reasons for the resignation didn’t sound good. Statements from management can no longer be relied upon It should be noted that back in April, SunPower disclosed that its audit committee had determined its financial statements…