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Green news- McCormick taps one of its own for upcoming CSO vacancyKathy Rostkowski, currently vice president of global sustainability, will replace Michael Okoroafor. The post McCormick taps one of its own for upcoming CSO vacancy appeared first on Trellis.
- Microsoft is not backing off its 2030 climate goalThe tech giant is counting on removal, AI and climate tech to achieve carbon-negative status by the decade's end. The post Microsoft is not backing off its 2030 climate goal appeared first on Trellis.
- First 24 Bezos Earth Fund AI grantees tackle food waste, carbon removal and moreThe Amazon founder has allocated up to $100 million to its AI Challenge for Climate and Nature. The post First 24 Bezos Earth Fund AI grantees tackle food waste, carbon removal and more appeared first on Trellis.
- Report: $4.5 billion in clean energy investments cancelled in AprilThe sector can expect to see even more investment nixed if the GOP's Big Beautiful Bill becomes law. The post Report: $4.5 billion in clean energy investments cancelled in April appeared first on Trellis.
- The SBTi net-zero update is falling short. 3 ways to fix itGetting net zero right requires a credible, science-based framework. The post The SBTi net-zero update is falling short. 3 ways to fix it appeared first on Trellis.
- McCormick taps one of its own for upcoming CSO vacancy
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Home Solar Systems: Worth the Cost?
Humanity has acknowledged the power of the sun since prehistoric times, awed by the glowing orb whose presence creates day and whose absence plunges the world into darkness.
For all our advances in science and technology, most of the power from the sun still eludes us. NASA reports that we use only one ten-thousandth of the sun’s energy.
Photovoltaic (PV) solar electrical systems offer new and ever-changing ways to harness that energy. The term “photovoltaic” literally means light-electricity.
In 1839, French physicist Edmond Becquerel discovered that sunlight could produce an electric current. Another century would pass before scientists fully understood that this process happens at the atomic level. Albert Einstein’s only Nobel Prize was awarded for his work on the photoelectric effect. By 1958, the space program was using solar cells. Continue reading
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