LOS ANGELES – The solar panels covering a vast warehouse roof in the sun-soaked Inland Empire region east of Los Angeles were only two years into their expected 25-year life span when they began to fail. Coatings that protect the panels disintegrated while other defects caused two fires that took the system offline for two years, costing hundreds of thousands of dollars in lost revenues.
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Environmental activist organization Greenpeace published its most recent “Energy Revolution†Sunday, the latest of a series of annual surveys dating back to 2005. In this latest analysis, Greenpeace Senior Advisor Dr. Sven Teske suggests 100Read more
South Africa’s renewable energy program will deliver enough electricity on time and on budget without the risk of nuclear accidents, a protesting environmentalist said on Wednesday. http://businesstech.co.za/news/energy/99316/why-sa-does-not-need-nuclear-energy/Read more
Leonardo DiCaprio is saying goodbye to fossil fuels. The actor and noted environmental activist, 40, is joining a campaign that uses their investment decisions as a means to fight global warming. DiCaprio, 40, along withRead more
http://www.utilitydive.com/news/national-grid-customers-to-see-37-higher-rates-this-winter/314414/ Dive Brief: National Grid has warned customers in Massachusetts that electricity rates will be going up this winter, with a typical customer paying 37% more than last year for the same amount of powerRead more
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