Kubota has just the thing that would fit this bill: the Dream Tractor or X Tractor, unveiled on the occasion of the 130th anniversary of the Japanese tractor and heavy equipment manufacturer. Dream Tractor is a concept and there are no plans to ever bring it into production, but Kubota believes it reflects current farming…
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POWERHOME Solar completed the installation of 428 solar panels on LaFontaine Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram of Fenton, Michigan. The array is expected to produce nearly 180,000 kWh annually and will reduce the dealership’s electricity needs by 60% in its first year. “My mom, Maureen LaFontaine, was a true pioneer in terms of our dealerships focusing on…
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Australian hospitals have continuously made positive decisions to cut down on electricity costs and influence their carbon footprint. In Victoria, this is even more of a focus, with the East Grampians Service (EGHS) joining the latest line of facilities to receive panel installations. Developments and upgrades for the Ararat campus kicks off in the near…
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A new single molecule can absorb the full spectrum of sunlight and turn it into valuable hydrogen. Freeing hydrogen to use as fuel is a major science holy grail in the 21st century. Costly, corrosion-resistant rhodium molecules can hopefully be swapped for something more economical. Scientists have discovered a molecule that can absorb more of the full spectrum of solar…
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Conventional solar cells can be rendered see-through by puncturing them with holes thinner than the width of a human hair. The team behind the breakthrough hopes that the tech could one day be used to build office blocks that are powered by their windows. Most solar cells sat on top of household roofs are opaque.…
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Research teams in Australia and China are inching closer toward a solar cell design that could revolutionize the industry, but plenty of hurdles remain. The key lies with perovskite, a crystalline structure first discovered in Russia in the mid-1800s. Engineers want to use the material to build cheaper and more efficient solar panels—potentially in tandem…
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Energy consulting and incubation service provider elDesign, energy retailer Forest Energy and US technology innovator LO3 Energy are launching one of Japan’s first marketplaces for local solar energy. The marketplace is being launched in Fujimi, Naganoto enables prosumers to sell surplus home solar energy to local residents and businesses. The marketplace will leverage LO3’s local energy…
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Financial holding company CIT Group’s Power and Energy unit has arranged approximately $200m in funding on behalf of Clearway Energy Group for a portfolio of community solar projects in four US states. The solar portfolio consists of 21 projects that have 76MW of combined power generation capacity and are located across Illinois, Massachusetts, Minnesota and…
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Joining the ranks of utilities promising major changes to their generation mixes, Arizona Public Service announced Wednesday it plans to deliver 100 percent carbon-free electricity by 2050. The goal will be achieved by an array of solar power innovation, energy storage, nuclear and energy efficiency, APS said in its statement. The 30-year plan includes a…
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A 4.5-MW solar array coupled with a 1.6-MW/3.8-MWh energy storage system has been completed on the former Titcomb pit landfill in Amesbury, Massachusetts. Kearsarge Energy developed and constructed the project that uses an AC-coupled GSS energy system from NEC Energy Solutions. Kearsarge will own and operate the solar + storage system and will use it…
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