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More States Adopt Building Energy Codes in India

NRDC onEarth

In a boost for energy efficient buildings, Chhattisgarh and Rajasthan adopted the Energy Conservation Building Code (ECBC) 2017 last month. Building energy codes are effective tools to ensure energy efficiency in the construction and operation of buildings.

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New report finds number of Virginia schools going solar tripled since 2017

Solar Power World

The number of K-12 schools in Virginia that have embraced solar power tripled from 29 to 86 since 2017, according to a new statewide report on schools’ adoption of solar published by Generation180, a national non-profit focused on equipping individuals and communities to take action on clean energy.

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More States Adopt Building Energy Codes in India

NRDC onEarth

In a boost for energy efficient buildings, Chhattisgarh and Rajasthan adopted the Energy Conservation Building Code (ECBC) 2017 last month. Building energy codes are effective tools to ensure energy efficiency in the construction and operation of buildings.

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Bipartisan group of senators asks Treasury to extend ITC safe harbor deadline by one year The extension would apply to projects started in 2016 or 2017.

Solar Power World

A bipartisan group of senators sent a letter to Treasury Secretary Mnuchin on April 23 asking him to extend the ITC safe harbor deadline by one year for energy projects that started construction in 2016 or 2017. </span> appeared first on Solar Power World. . </span> appeared first on Solar Power World.

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The total eclipse shows us how important solar energy is to the US

The Verge: Energy

View of the solar eclipse from the Dudley Observatory on Monday, August 21st, 2017, in Schenectady, New York. Grid managers have had to find backup sources of energy to cope with the eclipse. Hydropower and gas are supposed to make up for most of the the shortfall in solar energy. Put simply: more gas, more pollution.

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Is There a Role of Waste to Energy in the Circular Economy?

GreenBiz

Is There a Role of Waste to Energy in the Circular Economy? Americans create a lot of solid waste – to the tune of 268 million tons in 2017 alone. This discussion explores the polarizing world of waste-to-energy through incineration and gasification. Sarah Golden, Senior Energy Analyst & VERGE Energy Chair, GreenBiz Group .

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Nanodevices can produce energy from evaporating tap or seawater

Envirotec Magazine

In fact, roughly half of the solar energy that reaches the earth drives evaporative processes. Since 2017, researchers have been working to harness the energy potential of evaporation via the hydrovoltaic (HV) effect, which allows electricity to be harvested when fluid is passed over the charged surface of a nanoscale device.

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