Beyond utility savings, he plans to take advantage of federal tax breaks and state incentives resulting from the Illinois Future Energy Jobs Act of 2016.

When Arsenal takes to the pitch on the 21st against Bate Borisov, they will play on green grass grown under green-powered lights, surrounded by fans supporting their efforts. The club’s push to renewables is entering a new phase, and it seems others may follow in their footsteps.

Fluke’s comprehensive range of power and energy loggers are the go-to tools for creating energy usage profiles used to monitor power and energy usage, and target cost reductions. You’ll be able to discover when and where you’re wasting energy, optimize your energy use and reduce those losses.

China is now home to the largest floating solar farms in the world, concentrated in Anhui Province atop flooded former coal mines. The biggest floating solar farm can produce 150 megawatts (MW). Estimates vary widely on how many homes one megawatt can power based on a variety of factors such as geography and weather, but the California Energy Commission pegs the number at 750 homes. Our advanced math skills tell us that a 150-megawatt solar power plant can support about 112,500 residences. Of course, China is not California, so either double or half the number, depending on your personal biases.

Zhao’s team is developing the solar inverter at the U of A’s National Center for Reliable Electric Power Transmission, a 6-megawatt power electronics testing facility at the Arkansas Research and Technology Park in Fayetteville. Researchers at the center work with silicon carbide, a powerful semiconductor material, to build power electronics devices for many applications.

The strategy to grow WA’s future battery industry was launched earlier in February, looking to rein in the state’s Li-ion battery manufacturing potential as one of the world’s largest producer of lithium and a leading producer of other battery metals including nickel, cobalt and rare earths.

Most solar inverters used in the U.S. are made by foreign or foreign-owned companies, including China’s Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd., the world’s largest inverter manufacturer. China supplies 47 percent of the solar inverter market.

Niles said that in the past, the type of solar modules was considered the most consequential choice for customers in a solar array. The biggest consideration now is the choice of inverter.

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“I think it’s very smart for any person to put (solar panels) on their homes or businesses,” said customer Peggy Holmes, 67, of Granite City, a retired steelworker. “In the long run, you’re going to save money. By the time our grandchildren or great-grandchildren grow up, that’s all there’s going to be.”

A key semiconductor characteristic is bandgap that indicates the amount of energy required to jolt an electron into a conducting state. A wide bandgap (WBG) enables higher-power, higher switching-speed transistors. WBG devices include gallium nitride (GaN) and silicon carbide (SiC), which are listed in the table along with other semiconductors. 

These goggles have a couple of advantages – chief among which, the fact they don’t throw any light into the environment, ruining your stealthy silhouette – but they also have a drawback. They do tend to eat battery power faster than the simple flashlight, so you’ll need to pump that charger more frequently if you favour the goggles over the flashlight.