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Blankenfelde, Germany (AFP) by Sophie MAKRIS Balancing on a sloping tiled roof, apprentice Pascal Ode installs a solar panel under the watchful eye of his trainer. Hopes are high that Ode may soon be able to install the systems on both homes and businesses. When he is trained, he will be a much-needed new pair of hands in the industry that is crucial to Germany’s energy transition — but is suffering from an acute worker […]
(Eagle News)–Senator Ralph Recto has filed a bill seeking to have all government buildings and offices utilize solar energy systems in a reported bid to reduce utility costs and promote the development of renewable energy resources. Under Senate Bill No. 48 or the bill on Solar Energy in National Government Offices, Recto seeks the installation of solar energy systems that can initially supply 10 percent of the power supply of government offices or buildings. The […]
NEW DELHI, India (AFP) — An India-led coalition to harness solar energy will eventually replace the OPEC oil cartel, India’s premier predicted Tuesday, as he opened the International Solar Alliance’s first assembly with UN chief Antonio Guterres. “The role of the oil wells today will be that of the Sun’s rays tomorrow,” Narendra Modi said at the meeting in New Delhi. “In the coming years, when the world discusses initiatives for the welfare of humanity […]
Dezhou City, China (CCTV) — China, one of the world’s leading countries in clean energy investment, has made efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions which is growing at an alarming rate globally. Playing football is just like doing solar business, and one needs passion, spirits and persistence to carry out the career, said Huang Ming, chairman of Himin Solar Company Ltd., adding that China is much more advanced than western countries in utilization of solar […]
Eagle News — More households and business firms are urged to invest in solar technology which can create huge impacts in lowering electricity bills amid climate change. Naderev Saño, Executive Director of Greenpeace Southeast Asia, said cost of investment on solar panel for homes of a middle-class family with five members can reach at least Php 50,000. Saño said investment in solar technology, which has a lifespan of 25 to 30 years, can reduce electricity […]
PROPER preparation goes a long way. A new solar power system has armed an elementary school with the right tools to weather the worst floods – especially when power lines are down. As part of its Earth Hour 2016 campaign, the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) recently turned over a solar power system to the Nangka Elementary School (NES), dramatically enhancing its ability to respond to disasters while augmenting its own power supply. Present […]
By Caesar Vallejos Eagle News online correspondent (Eagle News) — The room was uncomfortably hotter. Maybe because I was only 10 feet away from former US Vice President and global climate action advocate Al Gore or it could be his ‘Nostradamic’ predictions on what happens next with the planet and in the Philippines: At the Climate Reality Leadership Corps held recently by Al Gore’s team at Hotel Sofitel, he emphasized that the global warming pollution is […]
The first round-the-world solar powered flight landed in Mandalay, Myanmar, on Thursday night (March 19), on the third-leg of its five-month journey of 35,000 km (22,000 miles). The Solar Impulse 2 arrived in at 8pm local time, after leaving the Indian city of Varanasi earlier in the day. The plane is only as heavy a family car (2,300 kg, 5,100 pounds) and but has a wingspan as wide as the largest passenger airliner. Its journey […]
