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Solar Panels Floating on Water Could Power Japan's Homes
2015-01-16 14:02:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
National Geographic: Nowadays, bodies of water aren't necessarily something to build around-they're something to build on. They sport not just landfills and man-made beaches but also, in a nascent global trend, massive solar power plants. Clean energy companies are turning to lakes, wetlands, ponds, and canals as building grounds for sunlight-slurping photovoltaic panels. So far, floating solar structures have been announced in, among other countries, the United Kingdom, Australia, India, and Italy. The biggest floating...
Innovation Review Panel's Recommended Proposals
2015-01-07 01:29:31| PortlandOnline
On 12/17/14, the Innovation Review Panel selected these 12 proposals to be recommended to Council for funding. An ordinance requesting Council approval of funding is planned for the 1/14/15 Council agenda. PDF Document, 1,911kbCategory: Citywide Innovation Program
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Unleash Chinese solar panels to fight climate change
2014-12-21 08:20:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Boston Globe: The Obama administration has further undermined its carbon-reduction goals by putting up a needless barrier to imported renewables. On Tuesday, the administration toughened existing tariffs on Chinese-made solar panels, which increase their cost to American consumers by 27 to 78 percent. At a time when the administration is seeking to prod the US economy to move away from fossil fuel reliance, making renewables artificially more expensive is precisely the wrong move. After years of false starts,...
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USG Recommends Grabber Fasteners for Use with Its Structo-Crete(TM) Concrete Panels
2014-12-15 11:32:41| Industrial Newsroom - All News for Today
Highland, UTThree concrete panel screws manufactured by Grabber Construction Products, Inc. ("Grabber"), a 100% employee-owned international distributor of professional-grade fasteners and construction products, have been named by USG as the fasteners of choice for use with USG's Structo-Crete concrete...
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Solar Rises in Malaysia During Trade Wars Over Panels
2014-12-12 07:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
New York Times: Tucked away in this former tin-mining town, past the small farms of banana trees and oil palms, is one of the solar industrys best-kept secrets. The six factories here with cavernous rooms up to one-third of a mile long constitute the production backbone of First Solar. Working alongside minivan-size robots adapted from car assembly plants and other industries, 3,700 employees produce five-sixths of the American companys solar panels. Workers in Ohio make the rest. The list of manufacturers is...
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