Iraq is seeking international investors to build seven solar power plants, with a total capacity of 750 megawatts (MW) as it aims to develop its renewable energy potential.
Variations in Sunlight Have More to Do With Pollution Than Clouds, Says Study
21 FEBRUARY 2021
The amount of sunlight reaching Earth s surface has been fluctuating for decades now, and a new study supports the idea that human activity is to blame.
In the late 1980s, researchers first noticed a steady decline or dimming in Earth s brightness in various parts of the world, including a near 30 percent drop in sunlight since the 1950s over a particular region in the Soviet Union.
Just a few decades later, after the most harmful aerosols were banned and the Soviet Union dissolved, the trend suddenly switched from a global dimming effect to a brightening one.
Discussion on Pine Meadow Road solar proposal in Northfield to continue next month
An early site rendering created by BlueWave Solar shows three proposed solar arrays off of Pine Meadow Road in Northfield. SCREENSHOT
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NORTHFIELD After roughly four hours of discussion, the Planning Board voted to continue its public hearing on the proposed solar arrays along Pine Meadow Road until next month, and requested that the developers modify their plans for one of the three arrays.
The Planning Board will reconvene to continue the public hearing on March 18, at 4 p.m. On Thursday, 65 people attended via Zoom, including members of the Planning Board, Four Star Farm property owners and project developers from BlueWave Solar.
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March 25, 2021 Greenbriar Equity Group has soared past its $1bn Fund V target to reach a $1.68bn final close for the fund, after just a few months of entirely virtual fundraising.
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