Xcel s solar rewards program is an integral part of its overall colorado energy plan which states the colorado energy plan is xcel energy s roadmap to develop a significantly cleaner energy mix and reduce carbon emissions.
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Ibm research and swiss based airlight energy have created a solar concentrator that looks like a giant sunflower and can produce 20kw of power per day along with clean water and hot or cool air.
Part of the plan has always been to allow sheep to graze under and around the panels and according to wilson ibm is still working on finding an appropriate local grazer.
Ibm s solar panel field will be on the northwest corner of its 500 acre parcel at 63rd and monarch road an area that is surrounded by fences and trees on the west and north sides and is currently a farmed hayfield.
Too much in one place and they risk cooking themselves.
Modern solar collectors can concentrate only so much energy for safety s sake.
Plans are to have ground mounted solar panels occupy the majority of the area.
Ibm in partnership with nextera energy and namaste solar has installed a huge array of solar panels that generate 10 megawats of power.
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Ibm research has discovered a new battery design that doesn t use heavy metals and may outperform lithium ion batteries.
Using current technologies to develop cheaper and more efficient silicon solar cells developing new solution processed thin film photovoltaic devices concentrator photovoltaics and future generation photovoltaic architectures based upon nanostructures such as semiconductor quantum dots and nanowires.
The project is part of ibm s larger global environmental.
A team at ibm recently developed what they call a high concentration photo voltaic thermal hcpvt system that is capable of concentrating the power of 2 000 suns they are even claiming to be able to concentrate energy safely up to 5 000x that s huge the process of trapping the sunlight produces water that can be used to produce filtered drinkable water or used for other things like air.
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To expand the promise of these batteries from the lab into reality ibm research has signed joint development agreements with mercedes benz research and development north america battery electrolyte supplier central glass and battery manufacturer sidus.
The industry looks to be fairly competitive.
The easy to use app designs a solar photovoltaic pv system for homes or businesses based on the sunlight at the location the direction of the roof and a list of electrical appliances that need to be powered.
Ibm is exploring four main areas of photovoltaic research.