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It’s described as an “off-grid home solar system in a box,” and it could be a much safer option for home backup power than a gas generator.
Portable solar has come a long way from the horribly inefficient and ill-designed devices of just a few short years ago, which were all too often more of a gimmick than a reliable and effective source of energy for daily use. With the increase in solar cell efficiencies, improved manufacturing processes, and better battery technology that we’ve been seeing recently, it’s now possible to buy a portable solar charger and power pack that is not only affordable, but is also actually effective and practical. And that’s great for keeping our gadgets charged, but considering that our daily personal power needs are much higher than just that of our gizmos, and that if the electricity goes out, we have no way to keep essential appliances running, so while we’ll be able to have a fully charged phone, we’ll also have our own little global warming event in our freezer.
The total installed capacity of solar panel systems in Scotland has reached 179 megawatts; an increase of 28% since last year.
According to figures from Ofgem published by WWF Scotland and the Solar Trade Association Scotland, more than 40,000 Scottish homes and 850 commercial premises now have solar panels.
The Kempegowda airport is looking to generate 14.6 MW of solar power.
Bangalore International Airport Ltd (BIAL), which operates the Kempegowda airport, is evaluating bids from companies interested in supplying solar power or building solar panels beside its runway and at the car park, as it seeks to meet 40% of its power needs through clean energy by next year.
A new funding model in China may allow some people to get solar power for “free,” or at very low upfront cost.
Third-party financing is the way this could happen, and it is already used in the United States. In China, a firm based in Singapore is trying out this approach. A solar developer named UGE International and its finance partner Blue Sky Energy lease space on Redwood’s rooftops in China to place their solar panels on them and make electricity. It is sold to the Redwood Group, which owns the building but not the solar panels.
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