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The world's first hydro-solar power plant
In Portugal the world's first hydro-solar power plant has commenced operation. The Alto Rabago dam, near the country's northern border with Spain, added 840 floating solar panels earlier this year, Floating solar panels offer a means of expanding hydroelectric plant's energy capacity without embarking on costly dam reconstruction. http://m.huffingtonpost.com.au/entry/hydro-solar-plant_us_595f96dee4b02e9bdb0c0fa6
2 September 2017 by emma

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Add brainpower to your solar battery
Reposit is intelligence software that integrates with solar battery systems to learn your energy habits, optimising your system to save you money, and the environment. https://www.repositpower.com/
2 September 2017 by lynnwood

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3D solar towers offer up to 20 x more energy
According to MIT researchers 3D solar towers can generate anywhere from double up to 20 times the amount of energy as flat solar panels with the same base area. These 3D designs increase electricity output because their vertical surfaces allow them to capture sunlight even when the sun is closest to the horizon during mornings, evenings and winter and when sunlight is partially obstructed by shadows or cloud cover. http://news.mit.edu/2012/three-dimensional-solar-energy-0327
2 September 2017 by lynnwood

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Solar powered trucks
Canadian Solar, one of the world's largest solar power companies, has acquired a minority equity interest in eNow, a U.S. company specializing in solar-based energy management system for the commercial transportation industry. The investment will accelerate the expansion and growth of photovoltaic (PV) based mobile energy solutions which will reduce transportation fuel costs while making a significant impact in cutting vehicle emissions in the commercial transportation industry. 
2 September 2017 by IdeaSpies

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Solar housing
Solar companies usually install solar panels on roofs but Elon Musk is planning to integrate photovoltaic material directly into a roof so it IS the roof. http://understandsolar.com/solar-shingles/
26 August 2017 by lauralaura-co...

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A solar powered greenhouse that grows food without fresh water
In a world-first, Sundrop Farms has developed a greenhouse that relies on sunlight and seawater to grow tomatoes. It officially opens next week in South Australia north of Adelaide. http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-10-01/sundrop-farms-opens-solar-greenhouse-using-no-fresh-water/7892866
25 August 2017 by IdeaSpies