GE unit GE Energy Financial Services is continuing its expansion into the Japanese solar photovoltaic (PV) market. GE Energy Financial Services is continuing its expansion into the Japanese renewable energy power market, completing its second solar project financing transaction with Pacifico Energy, a Tokyo-based utility-scale solar project developer and subsidiary of Virginia Solar Group. GE … Continue reading GE Energy Financial Services, Pacifico Energy to build second solar photovoltaic PV project in Japan
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Acciona starts up the photovoltaic plant with the highest production in Africa
Acciona Energía has put the Sishen solar photovoltaic plant into service. With its 216 gigawatt-hours (GWh) of electricity generation per year, it will have the highest level of production of all the plants that are operational in Africa. ACCIONA holds a majority stake in the plant, the first photovoltaic facility built by the company in … Continue reading Acciona starts up the photovoltaic plant with the highest production in Africa
Continue readingSolar energy in Uganda: two solar power plants, with a total capacity of 20 megawatts
Uganda currently generates about 600 MW of electricity, most of it from three hydropower plants on the Nile. ERA estimates electricity demand is growing at 10 percent annually mainly due to economic expansion. Uganda said on Wednesday four foreign and domestic firms would build two solar power plants, with a total capacity of 20 … Continue reading Solar energy in Uganda: two solar power plants, with a total capacity of 20 megawatts
Continue readingAbengoa and Hyundai E&C sign a MoU to collaborate on Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) plants
This alliance brings together the two leading companies in concentrated solar power (CSP) projects and hybrid plants that combine solar-thermal and combined cycle technology (ISCC). Abengoa (MCE: ABG.B/P SM /NASDAQ: ABGB), the international company that applies innovative technology solutions for sustainability in the energy and environment sectors, signed a memorandum of understanding in Seoul on … Continue reading Abengoa and Hyundai E&C sign a MoU to collaborate on Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) plants
Continue readingFirst Solar Enters Residential Solar Energy Market
First Solar, Inc. (NASDAQ: FSLR) and Clean Energy Collective (CEC) today announced that they have formed a strategic partnership to develop and market community solar offerings to residential customers and businesses directly on behalf of client utilities. Through the agreement, the two companies will jointly pursue opportunities in the community solar market to offer an … Continue reading First Solar Enters Residential Solar Energy Market
Continue readingSolar power potential in India
Recently Ministry of New and Renewable Energy(MNRE) along with National Institute of Solar Energy(NISE), Gurgaon released the total solar power potential in India. The calculations are based on the census 2011 and also the data from India waste land Atlas 2010. http://headwaysolar.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/Statewise-Solar-Potential-NISE.pdf
Continue readingU.S. solar energy reaches a total of 16.1 GW of Concentrated Solar Power and Photovoltaic
As of the end of Q3, 2014, the U.S. was home to 578,000 individual solar installations on rooftops, parking lots, landfills, deserts and fields. This represents a cumulative 16.1 gigawatts (GWdc) of photovoltaic (PV) generating capacity and 1.4 GWac of concentrated solar power (CSP) capacity, up from 1.2 GWdc of PV and 0.4 GWac of CSP five years ago. … Continue reading U.S. solar energy reaches a total of 16.1 GW of Concentrated Solar Power and Photovoltaic
Continue readingAustralian researchers make solar power breakthrough
Solar power is set to become a stronger competitor with fossil fuels thanks to the efforts of Australian researchers who have set a world record for the highest levels of solar-power efficiency ever achieved. A team from the University of New South Wales has achieved a world-first 40.4 percent conversion efficiency by using standard … Continue reading Australian researchers make solar power breakthrough
Continue readingChina would need at least 400 GW of hydro power, 500 GW of wind energy and 300 GW of solar power by 2030
China State Grid Corp will spend about 400 billion yuan this year on its electricity networks as the country, which last month reached a deal with the United States to curtail fossil fuels, copes with an unprecedented influx of clean energy and higher demand. Spending would need to be maintained at current levels for … Continue reading China would need at least 400 GW of hydro power, 500 GW of wind energy and 300 GW of solar power by 2030
Continue readingIndia plans 5-fold increase in solar energy and wind power
India is committed to up-scaling its solar energy use by five times from 20,000 MW to 100,000 MW over the next five years. India said Friday it was optimistic the world would reach an agreement to curb climate change, but said its actions would be focused on boosting its renewable power capacity five-fold rather than … Continue reading India plans 5-fold increase in solar energy and wind power
Continue readingBetter ways of integrating concentrated solar power (CSP) to the network
The aim of this collaboration is to investigate solar energy issues and better ways of integrating concentrated solar power to the network. An important collaboration has begun, between FOSS Research Centre for Sustainable Energy of the University of Cyprus and the company Alfa Mediterranean, in support of research related activities. The aim of this collaboration … Continue reading Better ways of integrating concentrated solar power (CSP) to the network
Continue readingTowards the climate conference PARIS – mapping the way towards 100% renewable energies
The COP20 Presidency has branded the related WBA/WWEA Side Event of 5 December as “Lima Climate Action Highlight” and will showcase a summary during the COP20 High-level Session on 11 December. Regions, cities and communities leading the transformation towards 100 % renewables Regions, cities and communities demonstrate that the transformation to a 100% renewable fuelled … Continue reading Towards the climate conference PARIS – mapping the way towards 100% renewable energies
Continue readingSolar photovoltaic lamps offer rural Kenya residents more than light
The growing adoption of solar photovoltaic lamps in rural Kenya has seen mobile phone charging business operators lose customers. The lamps that are gaining popularity in rural Kenya where electricity is largely unavailable have snatched business from mobile phone charging operators since families now charge their gadgets at home. Before the advent of the … Continue reading Solar photovoltaic lamps offer rural Kenya residents more than light
Continue readingBenin, Burkina Faso and Mali are ideally suited to solar photovoltaic
In many off-grid villages in West Africa, solar power now provides energy for lighting, cooking and street lights. When the Sun goes down in many villages across Benin, Burkina Faso and Mali, most activities cease. Shops close, business stops for the day, and children are forced to do their homework by the light of polluting … Continue reading Benin, Burkina Faso and Mali are ideally suited to solar photovoltaic
Continue readingSundrop system uses concentrated solar power (CSP) in Australia
The greenhouse concentrated solar power (CSP) complex will grow more than $50 million worth of produce a year. About 100 jobs will be created in the construction phase, which will take about 18 months, with a further 200 positions being created once the greenhouse is operational. The brainchild of English banker Philipp Saumweber, the Sundrop … Continue reading Sundrop system uses concentrated solar power (CSP) in Australia
Continue readingIrena is looking to recruit a Deputy Director-General
The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) is looking to recruit a Deputy Director-General for the IRENA Secretariat. IRENA is an inter-governmental organisation, mandated by governments to promote the widespread adoption and sustainable use of all forms of renewable energy. It supports countries in their transition to a sustainable energy future and serves as the principal … Continue reading Irena is looking to recruit a Deputy Director-General
Continue readingIKEA to Increase Size of Michigan’s Largest Rooftop Solar Power Array
IKEA, the world’s leading home furnishings retailer, today announced plans to increase the solar array atop its Detroit-area store that opened eight years ago in Canton, MI. In September, IKEA began work on a 44,000-square-foot expansion to the store, atop which new panels will be installed beginning Spring 2015, with a completion by Summer. … Continue reading IKEA to Increase Size of Michigan’s Largest Rooftop Solar Power Array
Continue readingEPA honors 2014 Green Power Leaders
Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency presented its annual Green Power Leadership Awards to 23 businesses and organizations for their efforts to significantly advance the green power market by using electricity from renewable energy including solar power, wind energy, geothermal energy, biogas, and low-impact hydroelectric sources. “By using green power, these businesses and organizations … Continue reading EPA honors 2014 Green Power Leaders
Continue readingAcwa Power wins bid for Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum solar power plant
Acwa’s current solar portfolio includes a 60 MW PV plant in Bulgaria, a concentrated solar power (CSP) plant in South Africa totalling 50 MW and a 160 MW concentrated solar power (CSP) plant in Morocco. Dubai Electricity and Water Authority launched the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum solar energy plat two years ago as … Continue reading Acwa Power wins bid for Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum solar power plant
Continue readingU.S. Energy Department offers funding opportunities to advance solar photovoltaic
Solar energy developers can tap into the more than $9 million in funding available through the federal SunShot initiative, the Energy Department said. The funding opportunity targets development projects aimed at improving the reliability and durability of solar photovoltaic technologies. “Eligible projects will examine the performance of PV modules and develop accelerated tests to better … Continue reading U.S. Energy Department offers funding opportunities to advance solar photovoltaic
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