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06/18/2018 / By Edsel Cook

Solar power for the whole world could be generated from a relatively small patch of land, says report

If the U.S. wants to completely rely on solar power, it will need to set aside a lot of land. But solar energy can fulfill the world’s power needs, and an article on Inverse states that the average nation can set aside a relatively small percentage of its land area for solar farms. Renewable energy […]

02/26/2018 / By David Williams

Renewable makeover: Michigan farmers switching from tobacco to solar arrays

With tobacco use declining more and more in the U.S. each year, there are some who have realized that it may be on the way out. But when that happens, what is going to take up tobacco’s place in all of the currently used farmlands? Two researchers from the Michigan Technological University (MTU) believe that […]

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