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Renewable energy for remote Amazon village

Smart Energy International

Remote Vila Restauração in northwest Brazil now has 24/7 power, thanks to the installation of a solar plus storage microgrid. Previously the 750-inhabitant village relied on a diesel generator providing three to four hours of power per day. Its distribution subsidiary Energisa Acre is the local distributor.

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Google Cloud partners up to utilise perovskite within IoT

Smart Energy International

Saule Technologies and Columbus Energy have partnered with Google Cloud to develop new products using perovskite solar cells and solutions in the field of distributed energy and IoT (Internet of Things). According to Saule, the lack of power has greatly limited their potential applications to date. billion by 2025.

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Strategies for reducing the fossil-fuel impact of electric vehicles

Renewable Energy World

The impact of electric transportation on pollution and reduced carbon emissions and fossil-fuel consumption is complicated. On the one hand, well-designed electric vehicles (EVs) use much less energy per mile than conventionally-fueled vehicles. Midwest, wind energy is growing quickly. For example, in the U.S.

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Bay Area CCAs Solicit 30MW of Distributed Batteries to Weather Grid Outages

GreenTechMedia

Community-choice aggregators representing three San Francisco Bay Area counties have launched a 30-megawatt behind-the-meter battery solicitation aimed at protecting vulnerable customers and communities from the massive fire-prevention power outages of bankrupt utility Pacific Gas & Electric.

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Community-run solar projects divert £195,000 to coronavirus support funds

Business Green

Six community-run solar projects in England and Wales have mobilised £195,000 of funding for local coronavirus support efforts, providing the latest in a surge of donations from community-run renewable projects across the UK.

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Research facility minimizes its carbon footprint to attract international talent

AGreenLiving

Spain’s coastal city of Badalona has recently welcomed the Centre for Comparative Medicine and Bio-Image, a new research facility designed to meet high standards of energy efficiency and sustainability. Moreover, the building follows passive solar principles.

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How to Build and Retrofit a Sustainable Home

Green Business Bureau

Recycling metal rather than using virgin ore helps preserve natural resources and saves energy. Cascade Steel’s electric arc furnace (EAF) is more energy efficient and environmentally-friendly than traditional blast furnaces. Insulation is one of the most important factors that play into your home’s energy efficiency.