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Google Earth images shed light on where rooftop solar makes sense

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Project Sunroof: Google’s system to calculate rooftop solar potential By Sebastien Malo NEW YORK, Oct 26 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – During his free time on the job as a Google employee, Carl Elkin began tinkering with the company’s 3D mapping program, wondering if it could identify which homes receive enough sunlight to make installing rooftop solar panels worthwhile. […]

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Tesla, Panasonic to collaborate on solar cells production

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Solar cells, modules to be manufactured in New York Oct 17 (Reuters) – Elon Musk’s Tesla Motors said it would collaborate with its longstanding battery partner, Japan’s Panasonic Corp, to manufacture solar cells and panels at a New York factory. The agreement, a non-binding letter of intent, is contingent on shareholder approval of Tesla’s acquisition

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Oil majors experiment with technology to weather crisis

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Oil majors try drones, drill design, data software, robot cleaners to cut costs By Karolin Schaps and Jessica Jaganathan LONDON/OSLO, Oct 16 (Reuters) – Oil majors including Statoil, Shell and Chevron are experimenting with various technologies, from drones and drill design to data management, to drive down costs and weather a deep downturn. Crude prices have

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Secretary Moniz releases report showing cost reductions, rapid deployment of clean energy technologies

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Moniz claims during Obama administration, clean energy costs dropped up to 94% WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today released a new report that highlights the accelerated deployment of five clean energy technologies: wind turbines, solar technologies for both utility-scale and distributed photovoltaic (PV), electric vehicles (EVs) and light-emitting diodes (LEDs). The report, Revolution…Now, was

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Tesla Autopilot warning letter sent to German drivers

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Tesla Autopilot called “considerable traffic hazard” by German Transport Ministry BERLIN, Oct 14 (Reuters) – Germany is warning owners of Tesla vehicles that the use of the Autopilot function in their electric cars requires the driver’s unrestricted attention at all times. The Federal Motor Authority told owners in a letter that the Tesla Autopilot function

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