solar power – Karma https://karmaimpact.com Advancing people, planet and profit. Fri, 20 Mar 2020 16:17:37 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.3.2 Coronavirus Denting Supplies of Solar and Wind Parts, Crimping Spread of Green Energy /coronavirus-denting-supplies-of-solar-and-wind-parts-crimping-spread-of-green-energy/ /coronavirus-denting-supplies-of-solar-and-wind-parts-crimping-spread-of-green-energy/#respond Sat, 29 Feb 2020 02:47:23 +0000 /?p=15094 The coronavirus outbreak is slowing the transition to renewable energy as aggressive measures taken by China to slow the spread of the virus is leading to shortages of everything from solar panels to wind turbines. Quarantines, closed factories and supply chain disruptions are preventing business as usual and reducing the availability of everything from iPhones […]

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]]> /coronavirus-denting-supplies-of-solar-and-wind-parts-crimping-spread-of-green-energy/feed/ 0 Solar Panels That Work at Night Might Be the Breakthrough Renewables Need /solar-panels-that-work-at-night-might-be-the-breakthrough-renewables-need/ /solar-panels-that-work-at-night-might-be-the-breakthrough-renewables-need/#respond Thu, 06 Feb 2020 04:04:37 +0000 /?p=14796 What works for hay — you can’t make it if the sun doesn’t shine — also works for solar power. Now, researchers may be close to overcoming the major shortcoming of solar panels — their inability to generate power at night — by tapping into the planet’s infrared light. The panels work by absorbing the […]

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]]> /solar-panels-that-work-at-night-might-be-the-breakthrough-renewables-need/feed/ 0 Trump Administration, Amid Attacks on Green Energy, Ready to Approve Biggest U.S. Solar Project /trump-administration-amid-attacks-on-green-energy-ready-to-approve-biggest-u-s-solar-project/ /trump-administration-amid-attacks-on-green-energy-ready-to-approve-biggest-u-s-solar-project/#respond Fri, 03 Jan 2020 19:15:52 +0000 /?p=14459 While President Donald Trump has criticized renewable power as unreliable and expensive, his administration has quietly approved a string of solar and wind projects. The Department of the Interior plans to approve construction of the largest solar farm in the country in the next 90 days, the Bureau of Land Management said this week. The […]

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]]> /trump-administration-amid-attacks-on-green-energy-ready-to-approve-biggest-u-s-solar-project/feed/ 0 Formula 1 Vows to Clean Up Its Act with Carbon-Cutting Plan /formula-1-vows-to-clean-up-its-act-with-carbon-cutting-plan/ /formula-1-vows-to-clean-up-its-act-with-carbon-cutting-plan/#respond Tue, 12 Nov 2019 21:18:49 +0000 /?p=13700 Formula 1, one of the biggest shows on earth broadcast to over half a billion fans, wants to become a sustainable sport and is aiming for “net-zero” carbon emissions by 2030.  Formula 1 events are organized by Formula One Group, which is owned by Liberty Media.  Key to that goal is its hybrid engine, which […]

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