Circle of Blue

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

Wind turbines and solar power, two sturdy and growing sources of renewable energy, require negligible amounts of water. Nuclear plants hoover up enormous volumes of water for cooling, killing aquatic life and warming rivers in the process. Rivers provide a cooling effect on nearby lands, functioning as a natural air conditioner.

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HumanNature

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

In 2022, the installed capacity of wind and solar power grew almost 10% in the United States [1]. On the other end of the electric grid, advanced technologies can help reduce the amount of energy that is required for basic services like lighting, heating, and cooling. However, there is a big piece of this puzzle that is missing.

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A Greener Life

JANUARY 6, 2023

Solar PV doesn’t perform as well when it overheats, which means that production can be sub-optimal on hot summer days. Panels over water are naturally cooled from beneath, and so their location adds to their efficiency. A study into the idea has suggested that the solar power could be used to run the irrigation pumps as well.

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Enviromental Defense

MARCH 22, 2022

for Ontario to phase out polluting gas-powered electricity and produce all of its power using carbon-free sources. Take Action: Tell Ontario to phase out polluting gas power. Here are the measures that would lead Ontario to a fully clean electricity grid: Increase Wind and Solar Power. This is completely doable.

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Physics World

JUNE 28, 2021

The device uses waste heat from the solar cell for desalination, thereby cooling the solar cell. Climate change is also driving demand for renewable energy, like solar power. A theoretical model suggests that the hydrophobic membranes are key to achieving simultaneous PV cooling and a high rate of water production.

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PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

By Lily Jones, PEC Communications Director What does a local Audubon chapter have in common with a solar-powered business incubator? A local artist helped design educational displays for the Stourbridge building, and a local heating and cooling installation business helped install the panels.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

The legislation committed nearly $400 billion to support, among other things, wind and solar power, battery storage, electric vehicles, and other clean energy technologies that will make a significant dent in US heat-trapping emissions.

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A Greener Life

JUNE 3, 2021

All these techniques are brought together in this demonstration project, the Diamniado Ecopavillion , which also features rainwater harvesting and solar power. But that increases emissions, and it would be a whole lot better to build homes that need less cooling in the first place. Typha turns out to be an interesting material.

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Enviromental Defense

JANUARY 19, 2024

Support clean energy Solar Power Plant in modern city: Sustainable Renewable Energy. For example, it may lead you to improve your building’s insulation, or switch your home heating system to an electric heat-pump, which also provides cooling in the summer. Look for ways to embrace clean, renewable energy.

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A Greener Life

MAY 12, 2023

A woman pours water over her head to cool off during soaring temperatures in Dhaka, Bangladesh on 11 April 2023. Temperature records have been broken across Asia in recent weeks. Photo credit: Habibur Rahman /Alamy Live News. By Aditi Mukherji The heatwave sweeping across Asia has forced schools in India to shut down.

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A Greener Life

JULY 9, 2021

It could then explore local heating systems, using waste heat from factories and power plants rather than building new boilers. Wind and solar power can provide green electricity for those facilities, while the low local temperatures can help with cooling requirements.

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PA Environment Daily

MAY 1, 2023

It complements Phoenix Contact’s Combined Cooling, Heating, and Power (CCHP) system, which generates about half of the facility’s electric requirements. Phoenix Contact estimates the solar power installation will reduce the company’s electricity costs by approximately $150,000 per year.

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PA Environment Daily

MAY 3, 2022

By Ad Crable, Chesapeake Bay Journal A solar power boom generated by new renewable energy mandates is unfurling in the Chesapeake Bay region. Virginia, for example, was ninth in the nation for new solar capacity in 2021. one of the largest solar developers in the nation. The panels provide shelter and shade.

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PA Environment Daily

JUNE 20, 2023

Natural gas cryogenic plants take natural gas and cool it to sub-zero temperatures-- minus 120 degrees Fahrenheit-- in order to condense and separate out liquids like butane, ethane and propane from the gas. Posted: June 20, 2023] PA Environment Digest

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Union of Concerned Scientists

OCTOBER 19, 2022

There are two types of solar technology for electricity generation. Another technology, concentrating solar power (CSP) , uses the sun’s heat instead. That technology accounts for 84% of US solar panels , according to the US Department of Energy. The most common type of PV panel is made using crystalline-silicon (c-SI).

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Columbia Climate Law

JULY 9, 2015

In the classic “ Duck Curve ” scenario, overall grid electricity demand will be low on a relatively cool day due to reduced use of air-conditioning, and solar energy will make up a greater portion of total energy use. In the evening, energy demand suddenly increases when solar power does not function.

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 22, 2023

CASD is also incorporating artificial intelligence to solve global/local problems, purchasing solar-powered transportation for campus use, and incorporating outdoor, year-round play with water- saving design. The campus also features ground and roof solar arrays, and WCU purchases renewable energy credits.

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Environment Blog

MARCH 25, 2020

A mining company called VenusEnergy is looking to mine cryptocurrencies using energy from renewable sources including windmills and solar panels. Typically, miners want to operate from cool climates because this helps minimise the temperature of the mining farm which, in turn, keeps running costs down.

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Circle of Blue

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

Two sturdy and growing sources of renewable energy, wind turbines and solar power, use negligible amounts of water. Nuclear plants demand enormous volumes of water for cooling, and they kill aquatic life and make rivers warmer in the process. That affects water use because most thermal power plants need water for cooling.

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Legal Planet

DECEMBER 9, 2021

My last post argued that EPA should immediately repeal the Obama Administration’s Clean Power Plan. It attempted to move away from fossil fuels and toward zero-carbon sources like solar power to supply electricity. Here are the options going forward for regulating existing power plants.

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Environmental Progress

APRIL 20, 2021

This is far from the widely touted goal of 100 percent electricity from renewables, and much further from the goal of 100 percent of energy , which includes fuels used for transportation, heating and cooling, and would amount to two to three times more electricity than required today. [17] 49 (2015): 15060-15065; DOI:10.1073/pnas.1510028112

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 24, 2024

Santarsiero -- US DOE Awards Mineral Basin Solar Project In Clearfield County $90 Million For 402 MW Facility On Abandoned Mine Lands; Filling Gap Left By Closure Of Homer City Coal-Fired Power Plant [PaEN] -- The Center Square - Anthony Hennen: Feds Send $90 Million For Largest PA Solar Energy Project Yet -- Electrek: Pennsylvania’s Largest Solar (..)

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 24, 2024

Shapiro’s Energy, Climate Initiatives [PaEN] -- US DOE Awards Mineral Basin Solar Project In Clearfield County $90 Million For 402 MW Facility On Abandoned Mine Lands; Filling Gap Left By Closure Of Homer City Coal-Fired Power Plant [PaEN] -- The Center Square - Anthony Hennen: Feds Send $90 Million For Largest PA Solar Energy Project Yet -- Electrek: (..)

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PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 27, 2023

Annual Symposium To Focus On Electric Power Transformation - Energy, Environment, Policy & Technology Sept. 26-27 In Pittsburgh [PaEN] -- Penn State Extension, Audubon Society Of Western PA Host Oct.

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PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 22, 2023

Shapiro Plans To Use Fake Pitt Studies To Push BIG Drilling Setbacks -- Broad & Liberty Guest Essay: Federal Permitting Reform Critical In Making Pennsylvania Leading Player In Exporting Liquid Natural Gas - By Jon Anzur, PA Chamber of Business & Industry -- Republican Herald Editorial: Health Depends On Regulation [Pitt Natural Gas Development (..)

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Union of Concerned Scientists

DECEMBER 8, 2022

What’s really cool is how the federal government’s commitment to clean energy is driving private sector investments. Under the settlement, the company will retire all of its coal-fired power plants by 2025 and install nearly 8,000 megawatts of solar power by 2040. How cool is that?

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PA Environment Daily

JUNE 15, 2022

Natural Gas Prices; High Natural Gas Prices Drive Inflation And Electricity Cost Spikes - Connect The Dots] “Natural gas has been a big driver of inflation this year, with the highest prices in years adding to the cost of heating, cooling and powering homes and businesses as well as manufacturing steel, cement, glass, plastics and fertilizer.

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