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According to a new study, a large network of concentrated solar power plants in two of the world's deserts would be able to consistently run at 80 percent or more of maximum capacity throughout the year regardless of time of day, season, or weather conditions.

It's easy to assume that renewable wind and solar energy should be stored when production exceeds what the grid is using. But scientists at Stanford have done the math to find when storing energy is better than "wasting” it, and their findings aren't necessarily as you'd think.

Crowdfunding has come to the small wind generation field with an Indiegogo campaign for a small wind generator intended for an interesting target niche: clipped onto solar panels.

A new study claims that renewable energy could reliably power a large electrical grid 99.9 per cent of the time by 2030, at a cost that matches today’s electricity prices.