Headline News:
- The sun-powered Solar Impulse 2 aircraft set off from New York’s JFK airport, embarking on the transatlantic leg of its flight around the world to promote renewable energy. The flight is expected to take about 90 hours before landing at Spain’s Seville airport. [Bangkok Post]
Solar Impulse SI2. November 14, 2014. Photo by Milko Vuille. CC BY-SA 4.0 international. Wikimedia Commons.
- University of Iowa researchers are working with a California-based startup company to make clean energy from sunlight and any source of water. They have created a small solar-powered device that can be placed in any type of water, even including seawater or wastewater. [Chemie.de]
- Estonia’s wind farm output reached a peak of 207.79 MW at one point on Saturday, which was nearly 26.3% of total power generation in the country at the time. Estonia is one of eight member states that have surpassed their renewable energy target for 2020. [SeeNews Renewables]
- Solar thermal technology is being used to power the air-conditioning system of an entire shopping center in Australia. The system’s trough collectors capture solar heat and stores it in oil. The oil’s heat powers an indirect evaporative cooler to cool the center in summer. [Gizmag]
- Clean Energy Collective is executing the next phase of its Massachusetts development plan by adding 21 MW of solar projects to its portfolio. The new community solar capacity, delivered across 14 projects, will serve customers in areas of Uxbridge and southeast Massachusetts. [Worcester Telegram]
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from Green Energy Times http://www.greenenergytimes.net/2016/06/20/june-20-green-energy-news-4/
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