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Environment USAHow Solar Panels Get Recycled – and Then Last for 1,200 Years (Yes, 1,200!)
An American solar panel manufacturer has developed its own technology to disassemble and recycle old panels, recovering up to 90% of the material inside, thus focusing on a circular approach to the waste problem.
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Technology United KingdomThe Crystal was Discovered 200 Years Ago – Now It Could Be a Game Changer for Solar Power
A solar technology firm based in Oxford, UK, is developing what could potentially be the most efficient solar panels. They are using a crystal material called perovskite - discovered more than 200 years ago.
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Environment Bangladesh“Solar-Sharing” Might Save a Billion Dollars as Neighbors Share Their Power
Homes with excess, unused solar energy can now share their power with their neighbors, thanks to a start-up in Bangladesh whose mission is to curb more than a billion dollars' worth of energy waste each year.
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Technology GermanyThis Thing Floats in the Ocean and Makes Power
A German startup has developed a maritime platform that can generate off-grid renewable energy from waves, wind and solar sources. Its special power: a modular design, offering flexibility unique from other offshore wave energy conversion developments.
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Environment UAESolar Power Plant in the Desert Is the World’s Largest – and Breaks Another Record, Too!
UAE’s Abu Dhabi Power Corporation has attracted a record-breaking low bid of 1.35 U.S. cents per kilowatt hour for its 2GW solar photovoltaic project, now set to be both the world’s largest solar power plant and the world’s cheapest, too!
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Environment United Arab EmiratesGreen Energy is Breaking Records – and Becoming the Cheapest Form of Electricity
Last year saw a record-breaking three-quarters of new electricity around the globe using green energy. And new data has also revealed another record: green technologies now provide over a third of the world’s power!