Category Archives: Peter Diggle

Weekend break: Theme for Earth Day

Posted on 6 April 2019 by

By John Williams:

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“Solar power is contagious. These maps show how it spreads.” (from Vox)

Posted on 6 May 2016 by

Brad Plumer at Vox writes on take-up patterns of rooftop solar based upon a large dataset from SolarCity. The full article is available at the SolarCity site. Mr Plumer combines it with a report on other studies of solar adoption … Continue reading →

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