Europe’s solar portfolios are still divided over a large number of different owners, but this is a changing landscape. In conjunction with our conference Solar O&M Europe, we have started to create an overview and to map developments in this field, resulting in the attached infographic, which we would like to share with you. Europe … Continue reading Top 20 photovoltaic (PV) portfolios in Europe: Who owns what?
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New Studies Find Significant Declines in Price of Rooftop and Utility-Scale Solar Power
The price of solar energy in the United States continues to fall substantially, according to the latest editions of two annual reports produced by the Department of Energy’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab). A third Berkeley Lab report, written in collaboration with researchers at Yale University, the University of Texas at Austin and the … Continue reading New Studies Find Significant Declines in Price of Rooftop and Utility-Scale Solar Power
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Brazil will hold its second regional solar power auction
Brazil State to Have Solar Auction as It Seeks Local Panel Plant. Brazil will hold its second regional solar energy auction amid an effort to spur local panel manufacturing. Minas Gerais, in southeastern Brazil, is finalizing the rules for the November auction, Guilherme Augusto Duarte de Faria, superintendent of the state’s Economic Development Secretary, said … Continue reading Brazil will hold its second regional solar power auction
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IRENA Estimates Africa’s Renewable Energy Potential
The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) and Sweden’s Royal Institute of Technology have published a joint working paper examining the potential for renewable power generation based on resource availability in Africa. The paper, titled ‘Estimating the Renewable Energy Potential in Africa: A GIS-based approach,’ presents a methodology for: quantifying the power generation potential for solar … Continue reading IRENA Estimates Africa’s Renewable Energy Potential
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Duke Energy Expands Solar Energy Use
Duke Energy today announced a $500 million commitment to a major expansion of solar power in North Carolina. This culminates the company’s request for proposals (RFP) issued in February 2014 for new solar capacity. It will help Duke Energy further its commitment to renewable energy, diversify its energy portfolio and meet North Carolina’s Renewable Energy … Continue reading Duke Energy Expands Solar Energy Use
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India to Lift Solar Power Target Fivefold to 15 Gigawatts
India is preparing to lift its solar energy target to 15 gigawatts by 2019, more than five times current capacity, as Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeks to accelerate clean-energy deployment. The government may scrap plans to auction 1,500 megawatts of solar power projects by April in favor of a more ambitious program to install 5,000 … Continue reading India to Lift Solar Power Target Fivefold to 15 Gigawatts
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Total installed capacity of renewable energy (wind energy, hydro, geothermal energy, concentrated solar power, PV, reached 1,700 GW in 2013
The renewable energy share of electricity generation exceeded 22 per cent for the first time: with 16.4 per cent hydro, 2.9 per cent wind power, 1.8 per cent biopower and 1.1 per cent solar PV, concentrated solar power (CSP), geothermal and ocean. In a recently published report, the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) traces the … Continue reading Total installed capacity of renewable energy (wind energy, hydro, geothermal energy, concentrated solar power, PV, reached 1,700 GW in 2013
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Coalition to push for solar energy in Florida
Solar proponents say a new coalition that will push for increased use of renewable energy in Florida. The Tampa Bay Times reports (http://bit.ly/YzNtXS) the coalition includes three major renewable and clean energy organizations: the Florida Solar Energy Industries Association and the Florida Alliance for Renewable Energy, as well as the nonprofit Southern Alliance for Clean … Continue reading Coalition to push for solar energy in Florida
Continue readingCentral America is attracting attention from solar energy photovoltaic power developers
Set to install an impressive 1.5 gigawatts (GW) of photovoltaic (PV) capacity within a six-year period through 2018, Central America is attracting attention from PV developers from around the world, according to a new report from IHS Technology (NYSE: IHS). This year, total PV capacity for the six countries of Costa Rica, El … Continue reading Central America is attracting attention from solar energy photovoltaic power developers
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Pico Solar Energy and Solar Photovoltaic Home Systems Are Expected to Reach $2.1 Billion in Annual Revenue by 2024
Miniature solar photovoltaic systems, including pico solar and solar home systems, are moving rapidly from specialized niches for enthusiasts and early adopters into the mainstream. These systems are particularly well-suited for applications in the developing world, where they provide lighting, cell phone charging, and power for small direct current (DC) appliances in areas where the … Continue reading Pico Solar Energy and Solar Photovoltaic Home Systems Are Expected to Reach $2.1 Billion in Annual Revenue by 2024
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Google Executes $145 Million Investment In SunEdison And TerraForm Power’s Largest Solar Power Plant In North America
SunEdison, Inc. (NYSE: SUNE), a leading global solar technology manufacturer and provider of solar energy services, today announced that Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) has agreed to provide $145 million in equity financing for the Regulus solar plant. When completed, the Regulus solar project will be SunEdison’s largest developed and constructed project in North America. Located … Continue reading Google Executes $145 Million Investment In SunEdison And TerraForm Power’s Largest Solar Power Plant In North America
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The U.S. Added More New Capacity For Solar Power Than For Natural Gas In The First Half Of 2014
The federal government agency that collects and crunches numbers on the U.S. energy sector released data on Tuesday showing how much new utility-scale generating capacity has been added in the first six months of 2014. In it, natural gas was deemed the winner in terms of most new power plant capacity additions, with solar power … Continue reading The U.S. Added More New Capacity For Solar Power Than For Natural Gas In The First Half Of 2014
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SunEdison and Los Pelambres Mine (Antofagasta Minerals) Close an Agreement to Supply Solar Power in Chile
SunEdison, Inc. (NYSE: SUNE), a leading global provider of solar energy services, and Los Pelambres mine, today announced that they have reached an agreement for the long-term sale of power to Los Pelambres. The mine is owned by Antofagasta Minerals S.A., the largest private mining group inChile and one of the nine largest copper-producers in … Continue reading SunEdison and Los Pelambres Mine (Antofagasta Minerals) Close an Agreement to Supply Solar Power in Chile
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Kyocera sees floating solar photovoltaic (PV) as one solution to Japan land shortages
Kyocera Corporation, Century Tokyo Leasing Corporation, and Ciel et Terre International announced today that they will begin construction this month on the world’s largest floating solar installation to date (in terms of output). Kyocera TCL Solar LLC will develop and operate utility-scale floating solar power plants utilizing Ciel et Terre’s Hydrelio floating solar platforms in … Continue reading Kyocera sees floating solar photovoltaic (PV) as one solution to Japan land shortages
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Renewable Energy Takes Center Stage at Small Island Developing States Conference in Samoa
Declining costs of renewable energy technologies, abundant examples of successful deployment, better business models, available investment and the need to decarbonize energy to address climate change have created a momentum of opportunity that must be seized. On the occasion of the Third International Conference on Small Island Developing States, the Government of Samoa, the Government … Continue reading Renewable Energy Takes Center Stage at Small Island Developing States Conference in Samoa
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Solar energy can create up to 145 GW of capacity in India
A joint report on “How should India drive its solar transformation? Beehives or Elephants” was released today by Bridge To India, a leading consulting services and knowledge provider in the Indian cleantech market, and Tata Power Solar, India’s largest integrated solar player. The report compares four distinct scenarios of solar power generation – residential rooftops … Continue reading Solar energy can create up to 145 GW of capacity in India
Continue readingFluor completes 170 MW Centinela solar energy plant in California
Fluor Corporation has completed the engineering, procurement, construction and commissioning for both phases of LS Power’s new Centinela Solar Energy Facility, one of the largest of its kind in the United States. Located near El Centro, California, the 170-megawatt photovoltaic solar project will provide clean, renewable energy in the southwestern U.S. “The successful completion of … Continue reading Fluor completes 170 MW Centinela solar energy plant in California
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Renewable energy sources generated 34.6% of the total mix in August 2014 in Spain
Renewable energy sources generated 34.6% of the total mix in August 2014, preliminary data from Spanish electricity grid operator Red Electrica de Espana (REE) showed today. As much as 52.9% of the total energy output in Spain came from technologies with no carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions, REE added. In terms of the different sources of … Continue reading Renewable energy sources generated 34.6% of the total mix in August 2014 in Spain
Continue readingInternational Energy Agency (IEA): Renewable Energy Market Report
The International Energy Agency (IEA) today released its third annual Medium-Term Renewable Energy Market Report. The expansion of renewable energy will slow over the next five years unless policy uncertainty is diminished, the International Energy Agency (IEA) said today in its third annual Medium-Term Renewable Energy Market Report. According to the report, power generation from … Continue reading International Energy Agency (IEA): Renewable Energy Market Report
Continue readingSunWize installs Independent Samoa’s largest solar energy system
SunWize Technologies, Inc., a leading provider of sustainable energy solutions, today announced that it completed the installation of a 546 kW solar electric system for the Independent State of Samoa. The project with Samoa’s power utility, Electric Power Corporation (EPC), is the country’s largest, reducing Samoa’s reliance on imported fossil fuels. “For too long we … Continue reading SunWize installs Independent Samoa’s largest solar energy system
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