Tag: solar PV
How to have an all-renewable electric grid
David Timmons, University of Massachusetts Boston
The main solution to climate change is well known – stop burning fossil fuels. How to do this is...
Can mirrors boost solar panel output – and help overcome Trump’s...
Joshua M. Pearce, Michigan Technological University
Falling costs for solar power have led to an explosive growth in residential, commercial and utility-scale solar use over...
Subsidizing coal and nuclear power could drive customers off the grid
Joshua M. Pearce, Michigan Technological University
Within the next month, energy watchers expect the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to act on an order from Energy...
Why solar ‘microgrids’ are not a cure-all for Puerto Rico’s power...
Peter Fox-Penner, Boston University
In addition to its many other devastating human consequences, Hurricane Maria left the island of Puerto Rico with its power grid...
EXPLORING NATURE
The chickadee in the snowbank: A ‘canary in the coal mine’...
Benjamin Sonnenberg, University of Nevada, Reno
Wet snow pelts my face and pulls against my skis as I climb...
