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Walmart pins store fires on Tesla solar installs in new lawsuit
(Image credit: Tesla) Walmart has linked a string of store fires in recent years to Tesla’s alleged mismanagement of solar panel installation and maintenance, taking Elon Musk’s outfit to court. A new lawsuit from the US retail colossus demands damage payments by Tesla and the removal of solar panels across all store locations, amid claims …
Walmart sues Tesla after solar panels catch fire at stores
The big-box chain formally accused Tesla of breach of contract, gross negligence and failure to meet industry standards. It wanted Tesla to not only pay damages related to the first, but to remove its panels from over 240 Walmart stores. We’ve asked Tesla for comment. There’s a good possibility Tesla will fight back, though. The …
Space telescope sees rocky, Earth-sized world beyond our solar system
Direct observations from a NASA space telescope have for the first time revealed the atmospheric void of a rocky, Earth-sized world beyond our own solar system orbiting the most common type of star in the galaxy, according to a study released on Monday. The research, published in the scientific journal Nature, also shows the distant …
Aerospace Technology Coming Soon to a Solar Installation Near You – Northrop Grumman
As NASA will tell you, there are no electrical outlets in space. Satellites rely on arrays of solar cells to generate the electricity needed to power their instruments and other onboard electronics. This aerospace technology is more efficient for generating electricity, more resilient to extreme temperatures — and much more expensive — than the solar …
UToledo physicists awarded $7.4 million to rev up solar technology to power space vehicles
The U.S. Air Force awarded a team of physicists at The University of Toledo $7.4 million to enhance the reliability and efficiency of lightweight power to improve the safety and effectiveness of Department of Defense missions. Dr. Randall Ellingson, professor in the UToledo Department of Physics and Astronomy, and the UToledo Wright Center for Photovoltaics …
Solar and mobile technology will fuel Africa’s future economy
Backyard industrialisation has been tried; it was a miserable failure. During the so-called Great Leap Forward in China under Mao Zedong, peasants were encouraged to erect steel furnaces in their back yards. Predictably, most people had no idea how to build a mini steel plant much less make steel, and there was no market for …
College students from across the country are in Austin to push the limits of solar technology – Story
AUSTIN, Texas (FOX 7 Austin) – Race teams from universities across North America are in Austin to help push the limits of solar technology. For the University of Florida crew, every second off the track counts. They’re one of the 20 college teams from across the globe competing in the ‘Formula Sun Grand Prix’. “Build it …
Solar eclipse 2019: How to watch the solar eclipse TODAY when the moon blocks out sun | Science | News
Today, Tuesday, July 2, a total solar eclipse will take place – turning the sky dark as the Sun is temporarily covered by the Moon. The eclipse is expected to last for four minutes and 33 seconds and is the only total solar eclipse to take place in 2019. Areas in the path of the …
Total solar eclipse 2019: South America awaits sky show
It’s the turn of South America to enjoy the spectacle of a total solar eclipse. Skywatchers in parts of Chile and Argentina will see the Moon pass directly in front of the Sun, blocking out the light for just a few minutes. It will be late in the day, however, and anyone lucky enough to …
NASA announces new mission to explore the solar system
Before it ended in 2017, the Cassini mission flew by Titan while studying Saturn. The data provided by the Hyugens probe, which was part of the Cassini mission, suggested that Titan was the perfect candidate for further exploration. “It’s the first drone lander and it can fly over 100 miles through Titan’s thick atmosphere,” said …
