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  2. Facebook Aquila - Wikipedia

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    The drone has a wingspan roughly the same as a Boeing 737, [1] but weighs only 880 pounds (400 kg). [3] Aquila is of flying wing configuration, the upper surface of the wing being covered in solar cells to power the aircraft's four electric motors; batteries, composing half the aircraft's weight, provide power storage for night flight. [1]

  3. List of wave power projects - Wikipedia

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    The Wavebob buoy consisted of two main concentric parts, with power generated by their relative motion in the waves. It is an ocean-going heaving buoy, with a submerged tank which captures additional mass of seawater for added power and tunability, and as a safety feature (Tank "Venting") allowing it to ride out storms.

  4. List of solar-powered products - Wikipedia

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    Picture of a Solar Compacting Trashcan Solar-powered fountain in a bird bath under shade versus direct sunlight. The following is a list of products powered by sunlight, either directly or through electricity generated by solar panels.

  5. PowerBuoy - Wikipedia

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    A Stirling engine charges a battery to provide backup power if the solar panels are unable to provide enough power for short periods of time. [2] Additionally, there is an optional mast that can be added to the topside of the hybrid PowerBuoy to allow integration with the PowerBuoy surveillance system like the PB3 PowerBuoy.

  6. Mauro Solar Riser - Wikipedia

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    The Mauro Solar Riser is an American biplane ultralight electric aircraft that was the first crewed aircraft to fly on solar power. It was also only the second solar-powered aircraft to fly, after the uncrewed AstroFlight Sunrise , which had first flown 4 + 1 ⁄ 2 years earlier.

  7. Solar storm puts on brilliant light show across the globe ...

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    A powerful solar storm put on an amazing skyward light show across the globe overnight but has caused what appeared to be only minor disruptions to the electric power grid, communications and ...

  8. Floating solar - Wikipedia

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    Installed power grew from 3 GW in 2020, to 13 GW in 2022, [10] surpassing a prediction of 10 GW by 2025. [11] The World Bank estimated there are 6,600 large bodies of water suitable for floating solar, with a technical capacity of over 4,000 GW if 10% of their surfaces were covered with solar panels. [10]

  9. The World Bank Group's Uncounted - The Huffington Post

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    In the wake of the protests, World Bank officials pledged to pay more attention to the social dimensions of civil-works projects. “After the Narmada project, it became clear that giving affected people a voice was critical,” E. Patrick Coady, a former U.S. executive director for the World Bank, later said.