Apr 30, 2021 01:55 AM EDT
The city of Barcelona has built Spain s first photovoltaic pavement as part of its goal to become carbon-free by 2050.
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About 50 square meters of non-slip solar panels installed in a small park in the city s Glries neighborhood would produce 7,560 kilowatt-hours per year, enough to power three households.
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The city has paid more than $36,000 towards the cost, with the manufacturer covering the rest. Within six months, the scheme s feasibility will be evaluated. We ll have to measure the wear and tear because it s clearly not the same as placing panels on a roof, even though they re highly resistant, says Eloi Badia, the Barcelona city councilor in charge of climate emergency and ecological change.
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About 50 square meters of non-slip solar panels installed in a small park in the city s Glries neighborhood would produce 7,560 kilowatt-hours per year, enough to power three households.
Project Cost
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The city has paid more than $36,000 towards the cost, with the manufacturer covering the rest. Within six months, the scheme s feasibility will be evaluated. We ll have to measure the wear and tear because it s clearly not the same as placing panels on a roof, even though they re highly resistant, says Eloi Badia, the Barcelona city councilor in charge of climate emergency and ecological change.
Zero-carbon or green hydrogen is a source of renewable energy that may supplement solar and wind power
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Global warming continues, but that doesn t mean we have to lay back and wait for the worst to happen. Solutions for reducing carbon emissions are being developed by innovators all over the world.
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The connection between carbon dioxide emissions and global climate change is a major concern that has far-reaching implications for culture, ecosystems, and economies. Carbon sequestration, or the ability to trap carbon dioxide in underground geologic layers, is well accepted as having enormous potential for reducing the impacts of carbon emissions.
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Authorities in Singapore consider whether it is feasible to dig deeper underground to create new space for infrastructure, storage, and utilities. As a result, demand for 24-hour underground lighting is expected to increase in the future.
The NTU team took inspiration from the magnifying glass, which can be used to focus sunlight into a single point, to develop a daylight harvesting device that can meet this need in the long run.
The device, which was developed by Assistant Professor Yoo Seongwoo of the School of Electrical and Electronics Engineering and Dr. Charu Goel of NTU s The Photonics Institute, was published in the peer-reviewed scientific journal Solar Energy earlier this month.