Cormac McCrimmon / Rocky Mountain PBS The fields surrounding Byron Kominek’s farm lay fallow. But on a sunny morning in mid-December, Kominek harvests the sun’s rays. The idea to add solar panels to his family’s 24-acre farm emerged out of necessity. “Without much farming experience, it’s hard to just […] Click here to view original […]

‘The first morning the kids woke up they looked out of the window and there were three deer walking across the field’: Chris and Jenna Humphrey. Plans to install huge solar farms in the beautiful Norfolk countryside have outraged residents Two years ago, Chris and Jenna Humphrey moved from […] Click here to view original

Sign up for daily news updates from CleanTechnica on email. Or follow us on Google News ! Sure, why not shoot data centers up into space? They are already sucking up way too much energy here on Earth, a staggering amount of sucking that is going to suck even […] Click here to view original

Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Cormac McCrimmon / Rocky Mountain PBS Jack’s Solar Garden in Longmont, Colorado is a nationally recognized site for agrivoltaic research. The farm’s 3,276 solar panels generate enough electricity to power approximately 300 homes. The fields surrounding Byron Kominek’s farm lay fallow. But on a sunny morning […] Click here to view original

USDA | Public Domain These are sunny days for solar power in Texas. A 2024 report by American Clean Power shows that Texas has surpassed California in utility-scale solar energy capacity . That’s great news for Texas’ air and water as we generate more and more electricity with zero-emission […] Click here to view original

The duplexes and triplexes at Basalt Vista, behind Basalt High School, are net-zero, which means they generate more energy than they use. Built by Habitat for Humanity Roaring Fork Valley, they’re also affordable, and house local workers. Heidi McCullough is working on her computer in the lobby of the […] Click here to view original