Last year was a quiet year for solar thermal startup eSolar, which makes solar plant gear that converts the sun’s heat into electricity (unlike solar panels, which convert sunlight into electricity). But perhaps the company is about to try to kick it up a notch. According to a filing, the company is raising a $30 … Continue reading eSolar is looking to raise $30 million in equity
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Solar energy causes revolution in Dutch electricity market
The growth of solar energy has had a much greater impact on the Dutch energy infrastructure than was previously expected and taken into account. As solar panels look set to supply a much greater share of domestic electricity needs in the future, gas and coal plants are growing increasingly unprofitable, and energy utilities are having … Continue reading Solar energy causes revolution in Dutch electricity market
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DuPont materials used in over 200 million solar panels in the world
UAE remains key market for solar energy technology with pioneering projects including the world’s largest concentrated solar power plant. Innovative science, private sector investment and public-private collaboration are the foundation for harnessing new sources of energy, said DuPont Chair and CEO Ellen Kullman. In the area of solar energy, DuPont offers the broadest portfolio of … Continue reading DuPont materials used in over 200 million solar panels in the world
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The Concentrating Solar Power employed 18,000 people in 2012 in Spain, 40% less
The figure has been reduced by 40% in just one year by the effect of the moratorium on renewable energy. The Spanish concentrated solar power industry employed a total of 17,816 people in 2012, a figure that has been reduced by 40% in just one year (compared to 28,855 jobs by the end of 2011), … Continue reading The Concentrating Solar Power employed 18,000 people in 2012 in Spain, 40% less
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MAN steam turbine generates electricity in the world
The 100-megawatt solar thermal power plant, “Shams 1”, was officially launched in Abu Dhabi last week. Heart of the plant is a steam turbine which has been supplied by MAN Diesel & Turbo and will be used to drive a generator. The eco-friendly electricity this produces would be enough to serve roughly 57,000 German households. … Continue reading MAN steam turbine generates electricity in the world
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KSK Energy Ventures and MiaSole announce commissioning of 11.6MW solar power project in Rajasthan, India
KSK Energy Ventures, a leading India power development and generation company, and MiaSole, the leading manufacturer of copper indium gallium selenide (CIGS) thin-film photovoltaic solar panels and system solutions, today announced that the commissioning of an 11.6MW solar photovoltaic project occurred on February 26, 2013. The project is under India’s Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission … Continue reading KSK Energy Ventures and MiaSole announce commissioning of 11.6MW solar power project in Rajasthan, India
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Intersolar Europe 2013 focuses on renewable heat and solar thermal
June 17–20, 2013, the accompanying Intersolar Europe Conference offers additional insight into and an overview of the most important technologies and trends world-wide. Solar process heat, the use of solar heat for industrial production processes, is one of the most promising markets of the future for solar thermal technology. Improved subsidies provided by the Federal … Continue reading Intersolar Europe 2013 focuses on renewable heat and solar thermal
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Women
In association with MENASOL 2013, CSP Today and PV Insider have announced they will host this year’s Women’s Solar Seminar in Dubai, with leading speakers including Mona Ghalayini – Chairman Founder of Arab Society for Environmental and Sustainable Development and Lori Atwater – Senior Project Engineer at SolarReserve. After the success of Women’s Solar Seminar … Continue reading Women
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Suntech’s fall rings alarm bell for China’s solar energy industry
The bankruptcy of Chinese leading solar panel maker Wuxi Suntech stunned the domestic photovoltaic (PV) industry last week, raising wide speculations on the future of the company and the whole sector. On Wednesday, the Wuxi City Intermediate People’s Court approved the company’s bankruptcy and ruled that it was undergoing “bankruptcy reorganization.” The announcement came two … Continue reading Suntech’s fall rings alarm bell for China’s solar energy industry
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Life After Oil and Gas
The New York Times devoted most of the front page of its Sunday Review section to a story promoting the green dream of “Life After Oil and Gas.” The story cites an article by Stanford engineers published in the journal Energy Policy, titled “Providing all global energy with wind, water, and solar power.” According to … Continue reading Life After Oil and Gas
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Kiribati residents set to benefit from reliable solar energy
Today the World Bank signed a formal agreement with the Government of Kiribati to deliver reliable solar energy to the people of the Pacific island nation. The project will be jointly funded by the Australian Government and the Global Environment Facility.Kiribati residents set to benefit from reliable solar energy Auckland, 25 March 2013
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Batteries the biggest obstacle to solar power in the Pacific
The rapidly falling costs of electricity produced from the using photo-voltaic cells makes solar power one of the best options for remote Pacific Islands, but the cost and short lifespan of current battery technology is still a limitation. Speaking from an international donors
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DuPont Joint Venture develops new fluid for solar thermal
DuPont Tate & Lyle Bio Products announces the introduction of Greenway® solar heat transfer fluids manufactured by Climalife and made with Susterra® propanediol. Susterra® propanediol offers solar thermal equipment owners a high performing, biobased glycol which can improve energy efficiency and reduce maintenance costs. Susterra® is certified 100 percent biobased by the U.S. Department of … Continue reading DuPont Joint Venture develops new fluid for solar thermal
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Grenergy announces the grid connection of two new rooftop photovoltaic projects in Andalucia
Spanish PV Company Grenergy announces the successful completion and grid connection of two new rooftop photovoltaic projects in Andalucia totaling 2MWp and confirms its ambitious plans for the international grid-parity market. Madrid based Grenergy has completed both rooftops of 1MWp each in record time on industrial units in the Spanish provinces of C
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CTAER sets up an innovative concentrated solar power installation for parabolic trough testing
The Advanced Technology Centre for Renewable Energies (CTAER) has signed a contract with IDOM engineering to start work on the construction of the “Variable Geometry testing facility for the Evaluation and Characterization of solar collectors of the parabolic trough type”. The process governed by the Law of Public Contract is therefore concluded, and the construction … Continue reading CTAER sets up an innovative concentrated solar power installation for parabolic trough testing
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Stanford
Scientists working at the Stanford Institute for Materials and Energy Sciences (SIMES) have improved an innovative solar-energy device to be about 100 times more efficient than its previous design in converting the sun’s light and heat into electricity. “This is a major step toward making practical devices based on our technique for harnessing both the … Continue reading Stanford
Continue readingIrena applauds hails UAE concentrated solar power launch
The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) welcomed the activation of the world’s largest operational Concentrating Solar Power (CSP) facility to date, as the Middle East turns to clean energy to fuel future growth. The Shams 1 thermosolar plant – in the desert of Abu Dhabi, capital of the United Arab Emirates – adds 100 megawatts … Continue reading Irena applauds hails UAE concentrated solar power launch
Continue readingSolar power in Uganda
With only about 450,000 Ugandans connected to the national grid, there is great potential for the growth of solar energy. However, only a handful have adopted the system with many kept away by up-front payment costs and unreliable equipment. Despite the immense benefits associated with solar energy, its adaption in the Ugandan market continues to … Continue reading Solar power in Uganda
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Model Expands Solar Energy Access in Rural India
More than 60,000 households in rural India will have better access to electricity by 2015 as Simpa Networks, a company supported by the Asian Development Bank (ADB), scales up the sales of its off-grid, pay-as-you-go solar energy solutions. ADB has signed a $2 million equity investment in Simpa Networks, a company that offers a simple, … Continue reading Model Expands Solar Energy Access in Rural India
Continue readingThe world’s largest concentrating solar power plant
The world’s largest concentrated solar power plant, Shams 1, launched on Sunday. Taking three years to build, the $600m plant is located in Abu Dhabi’s western region, in the heart of the UAE’s hydrocarbon industry. At full capacity, the 100 megawatt Masdar, Total and Abengoa joint-project will power thousands of homes in the United Arab … Continue reading The world’s largest concentrating solar power plant
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