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Emerging field of 'energy meteorology' sheds light on solar farms' desert impact
Rooftop solar panels are popular in many parts of the world, but power is generated much more cheaply and efficiently in ...
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China opens world's largest solar farm on site of former coal mine: 'Making that entire area much more suitable for life'
The fragile grasslands of the Gobi Desert will also benefit from the project since it uses steel instead of more environmentally damaging concrete foundations. The solar farm is home to China's ...
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Assessing the Thermal Interactions Between Solar Farms and the Environment
Investigating thermal effects of solar farms, this study provides crucial data for energy meteorologists and solar engineers ...
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Solar Farms' Desert Impact Studied in Energy Meteorology
Rooftop solar panels are popular in many parts of the world, but power is generated much more cheaply and efficiently in utility-scale solar farms. Often, though, these large-scale solar farms are ...
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This desert has 173,000 mirrors in a circle: You won’t believe what happens at the center
In the heart of California’s Mojave Desert lies an engineering marvel: the Ivanpah Solar Electric Generating System (ISEGS), the largest solar thermal facility in the world. With over 170,000 ...
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‘Gitmo’ in the Mojave: How the Marines are saving endangered desert tortoises
Desert tortoises were once so plentiful that people driving through the Mojave would take them home to keep as backyard pets. But in some patches of California desert, their numbers have dropped ...
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Wisconsin’s most powerful solar farm just got the go-ahead
The Public Service Commission of Wisconsin (PSCW) has approved Vista Sands Solar Farm, which will become the most powerful solar farm in the state. Doral Renewables’ Portage County project will ...
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UPDATE: Wind advisory issued for Mojave Desert Slopes until early Monday morning, says the NWS
West winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 50 mph for Mojave Desert Slopes until 5 a.m. Monday. "Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power ...