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Empowering Black Farmers and Landowners With Solar Energy

Daniel Walton

February 14, 2024 |

Civil Eats |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Oxford, North Carolina

The renewable energy company EnerWealth Solutions is helping Black farmers in the Carolinas install solar panels among their crops so they can benefit financially from the solar boom with a consistent stream of income.

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Solar States

Courtney Duchene

February 08, 2024 |

The Philadelphia Citizen |

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Response Location: United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

The Philadelphia-based company Solar States offers a paid training opportunity for city residents to learn to install solar panels and earn the necessary credentials to help them start careers in the industry. The company’s newest program, Find Your Ladder, is a training opportunity for people who have been through the criminal justice system.

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Making More from Less

Vandana K

February 08, 2024 |

Bluedot Living |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: India, Pimpri, Maharashtra

Farmers in India are using solar dryers to reduce the amount of crops that are wasted due to weather and increase their incomes. The enclosed machines reach high temperatures to dry out crops like grapes on mesh trays and produce a higher-quality, more hygienic end product compared to sun drying.

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Giving buildings a new, green lease on life

Krithiga Narayanan

February 02, 2024 |

Deutsche Welle (DW) |

Video |

5-15 Minutes

Response Location: India, Chennai

An architect in Chennai, India, is retrofitting private residences and public buildings to be more sustainable. They make changes like installing energy-efficient upgrades, solar panels, improved ventilation, and low-flow plumbing fixtures to reduce water and energy consumption.

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Minnesota schools testing electric buses find benefits and barriers

Dan Gunderson

January 30, 2024 |

MPR News |

Multi-Media |

800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Morris, Minnesota

After adding electric school buses to its fleet with the help of grant funding, Morris Area Schools saw its fuel costs drop from about $3 per gallon to the equivalent of about $1 a gallon. Each bus is estimated to help cut roughly 140 tons of carbon emissions over its lifetime.

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Minneapolis solar nonprofit is proving patience can bring results to lower-income residents

Frank Jossi

January 29, 2024 |

Energy News Network |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Minneapolis, Minnesota

The nonprofit Solstar provides free solar panels to lower-income homeowners in Minneapolis by encouraging wealthy individuals to invest in its solar panel installations and cover the costs. The investors earn a modest return on their investment from Solstar and can take advantage of tax credits, while the homeowners see a drop in their electricity bills.

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An overlooked climate solution unfolds in Memphis' energy challenges

Ashli Blow

January 23, 2024 |

Tennessee Lookout |

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Response Location: United States, Memphis, Tennessee

Memphis Gas Light and Water’s weatherization program is helping city residents prepare their homes for increasingly intense storms in ways that also reduce their energy use from fossil-fuel-derived sources and their utility bills. Contractors may install a new air conditioner or repair walls, but the resident is never charged for the services because ratepayers round up their bills to cover the cost.

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Tidal power: What's holding it back?

Graihagh Jackson, Jordan Dunbar, Malene Jensen

January 14, 2024 |

BBC |

Podcast |

Over 15 Minutes

Response Location: South Korea

Researchers in South Korea and Ireland are harnessing the power from the up, down, and side-to-side motions of ocean tides as a source of renewable energy.

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Virginia districts roll on with electric school buses despite lack of state funding

Elizabeth McGowan

January 11, 2024 |

Energy News Network |

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Response Location: United States, Virginia

Schools in Virginia are switching from diesel to electric buses to reduce their emissions and impact on local air quality. With no access to state funding, the schools are buying buses outright, renting them, and partnering with nonprofit organizations that assist them in finding funding.

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Shining a Light on Snake Bites

Diwash Gahatraj

January 11, 2024 |

Bluedot Living |

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Response Location: India, Muzaffarpur, Bihar

The addition of solar power mini-grids provides electricity to 50 houses in the village, making it possible for residents to monitor their homes for snakes — something that’s impossible to do without light — and prevent fatal snake bites. The 50 mini-grids were provided for free and since their installation in February 2023, the village hasn’t reported a single snake bite case.

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