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These Windows Can Generate Electricity And Provide Insulation

These Windows Can Generate Electricity And Provide Insulation

By Marlene Cimons The windows of many cars and buildings often are tinted with a film that shuts out unnecessary sunlight, an energy efficiency measure that helps lower heating and cooling costs. Other types of environmentally friendly windows feature a coating of see-through solar cells that transform the windows into mini generators of electricity. But […]

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    World’s First Farm to Use Solar Power and Seawater Opens in Australia

    World’s First Farm to Use Solar Power and Seawater Opens in Australia

    Sundrop Farms, a tomato production facility that is the first agricultural system of its kind in the world, celebrated its grand opening in Port Augusta, South Australia, Thursday. Instead of soil, pesticides, fossil fuels and groundwater, Sundrop Farms uses only solar power and desalinated seawater to grow tomatoes across 49 acres. The water is pumped […]

    Report Reveals Key to Scaling Renewable Energy Worldwide

    Report Reveals Key to Scaling Renewable Energy Worldwide

    World Wildlife Fund Challenges in scaling implementation of renewable energy must be addressed if the target of 100 percent sustainable renewables by 2050 is to be achieved, according to a new World Wildlife Fund (WWF) report. In the report, challenges inhibiting scaling up implementation in seven countries—China, India, Germany, Morocco, Philippines, South Africa and Spain—are […]