solar energy
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Low on water, California farmers turn to solar farming
California farmers are going from growing hay to sprouting electrons.
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Rich countries invested less money in renewables last year. U.S. cities are picking up the slack.
“The rise of solar power over the past decade has been largely driven by cities.”
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African Americans will pay a steep price for Trump’s new solar tariff
“Now they are back at square one ... I thought that what this was what Trump’s policies were supposed to prevent?”
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Researchers are figuring out how to generate solar energy from paint
The paint could use hydrogen captured from the air to power fuel cells.
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For the first time, wind and solar electricity generation hit double digits
Together they produced 10 percent of U.S. energy in March.
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Solar up, coal down: U.S. shakes up energy supply
By 2017, solar power capacity will nearly triple from 2014 levels.
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How to smash solar power records: Harness a heat wave
Thanks to extra-high temperatures this month, California generated enough solar energy in one day to power 6 million homes.
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Solar tower generates electricity from molten salt, even when it’s dark
The facility's massive stores of salt can hold enough solar energy to power 10,000 homes.
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Tesla wants to be your renewable energy everything
Elon Musk wants to buy SolarCity, but Wall Street's not having it.