A gold mine in Zimbabwe has turned its former dumpsite into a solar station, generating all the energy it needs for operations at the mine and releasing excess energy into the national grid. Located in Zimbabwe’s southwestern Bubi district, some 500 kilometers from the capital, the project has drawn praise from environmentalists. Columbus Mavhunga has … Read more
School District of Philadelphia buses parked in a lot while public schools remain temporarily closed for in-person learning in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S., on Thursday, Jan. 6, 2022.Photo: Hannah Beier/Bloomberg (Getty Images) While car design has changed radically over the decades, school buses look almost the same as they did nearly 100 years ago. Sure, they … Read more
Odysseus, the first U.S. spacecraft to land on the moon in half a century, was expected to go dark on Wednesday, six days after an off-kilter touchdown that hindered its communications and solar-charging capability, NASA and the company that flew the vehicle said. Despite persistent difficulties in communicating with the lander and keeping it charged, … Read more
And in keeping with the environmentally conscious age, along with a fleet of newly launched electric-powered passenger boats there are a handful of solar-powered ones used by operators providing tours of the city’s waterways. Mr Tai ties up his solar-powered boat, the Sol Solar, on the Thonburi side of the Chao Phraya River, Bangkok, Thailand. … Read more
Mumbai: The Adani Green Energy Ltd (AGEL) has executed a power purchase agreement (PPA) with the Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) 1,799-MW solar power for a period of 25 years, an official said on Monday. With this, the AGEL has completed the power offtake tie-up for the entire 8,000-MW manufacturing-linked solar tender awarded by … Read more
“As backup, batteries housed in two 40-foot containers can store enough power to last two days in the event that the solar panels cannot produce electricity because of issues such as cloud cover or rain.” Solar panels are raised on stilts in the shape of a tortoise in the lagoon in front of the Da … Read more
