solar energy

7,000 Railway Stations in India to Be Powered By Solar

McKinley Corbley from GoodNewsNetwork writes:  Almost all of the train stations in India will soon be powered by solar panels. While announcing the Union Budget for the 2017–2018, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley declared plans to power over 7,000 Indian railway stations with solar energy. The project has already started implementing the renewable energy system at 300…

renewable energy

Solar Panels In The UK Surpass Coal-Powered Electricity

Lance Schuttler of TheMindUnleashed.com writes: According to research from Carbon Brief, electricity coming from solar panels in the UK surpassed the amount that came from coal-power. The solar panels across the UK generated about 7,000 gigawatt hours of electricity between April and September, while coal produced about 6,300 gigawatt hours. According to James Court, who…