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These Solar Technologies Could Power All of the U.S.

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Set aside, for a second, the myriad complaints that get lobbed at solar power—that they’re too expensive, that they’re hated by Republican politicians and have become "partisan"—and just look at the brass tax; the potential electrical output of...
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Real Electricity Flows from Virtual Power Plants

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To reach a goal of getting 80 percent of its power from renewable sources by 2050, Germany plows subsidies into the smart grid.
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Solar energy: New sunflower-inspired pattern increases concentrated solar efficiency

Solar energy: New sunflower-inspired pattern increases concentrated solar efficiency | Science News | Scoop.it
A new sunflower-inspired pattern increases concentrated solar efficiency.
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Virtual power plants for renewable energies

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Siemens recently put two virtual power plants into operation. Virtual power plants are networks of several small power stations that are run like a single system.
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Powering electric vehicles with sunlight

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The Riverside area will become a leader in powering electric vehicles from the sun under a $2 million award to the Center for Environmental Research and Technology at the University of California, Riverside's Bourns College of Engineering.
Ryan person's curator insight, April 2, 2014 9:33 AM

3. In this article they talk about how vehicles in the future can be powered by sunight. This is a great move in automotive technology so you can go further with less fuel.