Friday, 27 May 2016
India Opens World's First Ever Solar-Powered Airport
India Opens World's First Ever Solar-Powered Airport: Cochin International airport, the fourth-largest airport in India in terms of international traffic, now runs entirely on solar power. (Not the planes, though). The move will make the airport completely power neutral, and is a stride towards significantly reducing India's emissions, one of the world's largest polluters.
France Set To Install 1000 Kilometers Of Solar-Paneled Roads By 2020
France Set To Install 1000 Kilometers Of Solar-Paneled Roads By 2020: Following on from last year’s historic climate change deal, in which 195 nations promised to mitigate man-made greenhouse gas emissions, France has demonstrated that it is beginning to pull its weight.
Germany Just Produced So Much Renewable Energy That It Had To Pay People To Use It
Germany Just Produced So Much Renewable Energy That It Had To Pay People To Use It: Electricity bills are often ludicrously high thanks to our energy-intensive modern world, but every now and then, thanks to the forces of nature, a metaphorical miracle takes place. As reported by Quartz, Germany just experienced such a phenomenon when a particularly bright and sunny day supercharged their solar and wind power sectors.
Solar Roads Could Power An Entire Country
Solar Roads Could Power An Entire Country: A small US-based company called Solar Roadways are developing a solar road surface that, if installed nationwide, has the potential to produce more renewable energy than the entire country uses. In fact, they’ve actually already developed a working prototype that’s been installed in a parking lot, and they’re now crowdsourcing funds in order to tweak the design and move towards production.
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