Solar Energy Industries Association and U.S. Solar Heating and Cooling Council Announce Launch of the U.S. Solar Heating and Cooling Alliance. Today the Solar Energy Industries Association® (SEIA®) and the U.S. Solar Heating and Cooling Council (SHC Council) launched the U.S. Solar Heating & Cooling Alliance (SHC Alliance). The Alliance is focused on growing the … Continue reading Launch of the U.S. Solar Heating and Cooling Alliance
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Scenarios for global renewable energy penetration
Currently, renewables make up 17 percent of final energy. About 9 percent of that is from “traditional biomass” and another 8 percent is from “modern” renewables like wind energy, solar power, geothermal energy, and biofuels. How much renewable energy will the world consume in the coming decades? That depends on who you ask. If you’re … Continue reading Scenarios for global renewable energy penetration
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Alpha Infra bids for 80 MW solar power in Andhra Pradesh
Alpha InfraProp Private Ltd has bid for creating 80 MW of solar power, Lanco Solar Energy for about 60 MW in the latest round of tenders called for by the Andhra Pradesh Government. A record 294 bids were submitted by 184 bidders with the total capacity installation of 1,350 MW. The State Government had, in … Continue reading Alpha Infra bids for 80 MW solar power in Andhra Pradesh
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Solar energy revolution in the Gulf
In the middle of a desert area 140 kilometers outside the oil centre Abu Dhabi, row on row of curved mirrors sparkle in the blazing sun. SHAMS1, the first Concentrated Solar Power or CSP plant in the Middle East will soon provide up to 20,000 homes with climate-friendly power. Oil-rich Abu Dhabi aims to cover … Continue reading Solar energy revolution in the Gulf
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Denmark: Businesses are new growth market for solar energy
The upcoming conference ‘The Solar Future: Denmark’ will focus on the potential for solar energy in Denmark. Experts expect that larger companies and businesses will become a new growth market. After the explosive growth of solar energy in Denmark in 2012 under the favourable framework conditions for private households, experts now see a new growth … Continue reading Denmark: Businesses are new growth market for solar energy
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WWF calls for 45% wind energy and solar power in EU electricity mix by 2030
“Re-energising Europe: Putting the EU on Track for 100% Renewable Energy” caps the contribution of wind power and solar energy at 45% of electricity supply at that date. The World Wildlife Federation (WWF) has released a report which finds that the EU can and must meet 35% of its heating needs and 65% of its … Continue reading WWF calls for 45% wind energy and solar power in EU electricity mix by 2030
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Mexico More Attractive due to Falling Prices of Photovoltaic Modules
Mexico, with its huge flat desert surfaces scorched by an omnipresent sun, is only just beginning to scratch the surface of solar. According to research, Mexican suppliers often indicate that funding is hard to get by, as financial institutions have difficulties assessing the advantage of PV technology and possess little experience in risk evaluation. The … Continue reading Mexico More Attractive due to Falling Prices of Photovoltaic Modules
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Material That Slows Light Opens New Possibilities in Solar Energy
University at Buffalo engineers have created a more efficient way to catch rainbows, an advancement in photonics that could lead to technological breakthroughs in solar energy, stealth technology and other areas of research. Qiaoqiang Gan, PhD, an assistant professor of electrical engineering at UB, and a team of graduate students described their work in a … Continue reading Material That Slows Light Opens New Possibilities in Solar Energy
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CESI presents its state-of-the-art Solar Cells at Middle East Electricity 2013
The Middle East is crucial for the development of solar energy because many countries are searching for ways to reduce their energy consumption in order to have more oil for export. High Concentration Photovoltaic (HCPV) technology – powered by the high-performance, multi-junction solar cells produced by CESI’s GaAs technology – is considered an ideal solution … Continue reading CESI presents its state-of-the-art Solar Cells at Middle East Electricity 2013
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Palen Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) project cuts down the public land acreage by 572 acres
BrightSource says its redesign of Solar Millennium’s original project cuts down the public land acreage by 572 acres. BrightSource Energy has provided the California Energy Commission (CEC) with more details on its proposed redesign of the Palen Concentrating Solar Power Plant and it looks like the project’s possible impact on habitat for the Mojave fringe-toed … Continue reading Palen Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) project cuts down the public land acreage by 572 acres
Continue readingSunWize to develop two solar photovoltaic projects in Ecuador
SunWize Technologies, Inc. is working with three other organizations as members of a North American Consortium to develop two major solar photovoltaic projects in the Republic of Ecuador. These projects will help Ecuador diversify its renewable energy resources and promote energy efficiency among its people. In addition to SunWize, the consortium includes Solexica Energy Corporation, … Continue reading SunWize to develop two solar photovoltaic projects in Ecuador
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Global solar photovoltaic capacity passes 100 GW
Thee European Photovoltaic Industry Association (EPIA, Brussels, Belgium) has announced that the world’s cumulative solar photovoltaic (PV) capacity has reached 101 GW, with 30 GW of new capacity connected to the grid in 2012. It was only in 2008 when the wind energy industry — considered the most mature of renewables — surged past the … Continue reading Global solar photovoltaic capacity passes 100 GW
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Kazakhstan unveils solar energy goals
Under a call to build a “green economy”, the government of Kazakhstan has announced plans to build 1.04 GW of renewable energy capacity in the nation by 2020, including four solar photovoltaic (PV) plants. Press reports cited by PV-Tech indicate that the four PV plants will total 77 MW. The announcement was made at a … Continue reading Kazakhstan unveils solar energy goals
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Solar Energy International (SEI) Responds to Colorado’s Million Solar Roofs Campaign
In response to the Colorado Solar Energy Industry Association’s recent release of their Million Solar Roofs Campaign Solar Energy International (SEI) has expanded the amount of Colorado based training opportunities for 2013. Christopher Turek, Director of Online and Student Services for SEI said, “The increase of residential solar installations across the state is going to … Continue reading Solar Energy International (SEI) Responds to Colorado’s Million Solar Roofs Campaign
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Concentrating Solar Power to be reborn in the Mojave
During the next months, work will begin on 3.24GW of large concentrating solar power (CSP) plants that have been approved by the California Energy Commission (CEC) and the U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) since August 25, 2010. Two more projects are in various stages of approval, and if approved at current capacities this will … Continue reading Concentrating Solar Power to be reborn in the Mojave
Continue reading2012 solar photovoltaic year in review
The difficulties that the global solar energy industry experienced in 2012 were both clear and expected. Continuing excess solar photovoltaic (PV) manufacturing capacity spurred a collapse in prices across the PV value chain, creating consistently negative margins and negative profitability for upstream PV manufacturers. This led to a large number of bankruptcies, insolvencies and acquisitions, … Continue reading 2012 solar photovoltaic year in review
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Launch of Strategic Research Agenda for Solar Thermal Electricity setting out R&D plans towards 2025
ESTELA, the European Solar Thermal Electricity Association, has launched its first Strategic Research Agenda, which is highly welcomed and considered by the DG for Research & Innovation of the European Commission. Since its creation in 2007, ESTELA has developed its scientific and technical activities supporting research and innovation and establishing priorities in short and long-term … Continue reading Launch of Strategic Research Agenda for Solar Thermal Electricity setting out R&D plans towards 2025
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Nearly 27,000 Off-Grid Remote Sensing Power Systems Using Renewable Will be Deployed Annually by 2020
Remote sensing systems, including light detection and ranging (LIDAR) and supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) systems for the oil and gas industry, as well as remote monitoring using telemetry for environmental applications, represent a growing market for off-grid power. Increasingly this power is being supplied by renewable energy and alternative sources, such as fuel … Continue reading Nearly 27,000 Off-Grid Remote Sensing Power Systems Using Renewable Will be Deployed Annually by 2020
Continue readingSolar Energy in India
According to a recent report, India will need 3, 128 Trillion watt hour per year (TWH) of electrical energy in the future if it adopts a frugal policy for energy use. This annual need could be met through renewable energy sources alone in the form of solar power (photovoltaic [PV] and thermal), wind energy, and … Continue reading Solar Energy in India
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Middle East and North Africa (MENA) Solar Energy Market Outlook, 2013-2017
The report offers solar energy (PV and Concentrating Solar Power) project details for each market along with country-specific demand forecasts to 2017. The MENA region possesses the greatest technical potential for renewable energy in the world with much of this potential attributed to solar power. This potential is now starting to be more seriously considered, … Continue reading Middle East and North Africa (MENA) Solar Energy Market Outlook, 2013-2017
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