German solar photovoltaics (PV) and wind energy peaked at 59.1% of the nation’s hourly electricity production slightly before 12:00 PM on October 3rd, 2013, according to an analysis by renewable energy consultant Bernard Chabot. This was the result of healthy PV output on a particularly windy day, combined with reduced electricity use on a German … Continue reading German solar PV, wind energy peak at 59.1% of electricity production on October 3rd, 2013
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Cost of photovoltaic has dropped 99% since 1977
The price of solar photovoltaic cells has dropped 99% in the past quarter century. So in an increasing number of markets around the country, solar is at or very close to grid parity. Consider Colorado. The Denver Business Journal reported last month the results of months-long competitive bidding process: Xcel Energy Inc. is proposing to … Continue reading Cost of photovoltaic has dropped 99% since 1977
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Egypt to receive bids for construction of first solar power plant
According to a report released by the Ministry of Electricity, the project is part of the Ministry’s five-year (2012-2017) solar energy plan. The plan will seek to increase Egypt’s energy production by 3,500 megawatts, 2,800 of which will be produced using concentrated solar power (CSP) technology, with the remaining 700 megawatts produced via photovoltaic … Continue reading Egypt to receive bids for construction of first solar power plant
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El Salvador solicits bids for 40 MW of wind energy and 60 MW of solar power
El Salvador will solicit bids for 40 megawatts of wind energy and 60 megawatts of solar power in November as the Central American nation seeks to diversify its energy supply from fossil fuels. Developers will compete for contracts to sell electricity for 20 years to local distributors and winners will be announced as soon as … Continue reading El Salvador solicits bids for 40 MW of wind energy and 60 MW of solar power
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Third Quarter Solar Photovoltaic Installations Reach Record High of 9 Gigawatts
During the third quarter of 2013 (Q3’13), end-market demand from the global solar photovoltaic (PV) industry reached a new Q3 record of 9 GW. This record demand represents an increase of 6% compared to last quarter (Q2’13) and is almost 20% more than the same quarter last year (Q3’12), according to findings in the latest … Continue reading Third Quarter Solar Photovoltaic Installations Reach Record High of 9 Gigawatts
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IKEA aims to bring solar energy to the masses
Within the next 10 months, all 17 UK IKEA stores will stock, sell and install solar PV modules. buy cigars online The Swedish retailer confirmed today that it had signed a deal to sell Hanergy's latest thin film photovoltaic panels at all of its 17 UK stores. IKEA made the decision to stock solar in … Continue reading IKEA aims to bring solar energy to the masses
Continue readingEDF Renewable Energy Dedicates 143 MW Catalina Solar Project
EDF Renewable Energy today dedicated the 143 MWp (110MWac) Catalina Solar project located in Kern County. The project represents EDF Renewable Energy’s largest utility-scale solar photovoltaic project to date. “The Catalina Solar Project has provided solutions to unemployment, to our reliance on fossil fuels, and to environmental pollution in one incredible venture. I am so … Continue reading EDF Renewable Energy Dedicates 143 MW Catalina Solar Project
Continue readingIn 2013, Worldwide Solar Power Installations Will Overtake Wind For The First Time
Bloomberg New Energy Finance predicts that 33.8GW of new onshore wind farms, plus 1.7 GW of offshore wind power, will be added globally in 2013. This compares with its median forecast of 36.7GW of new photovoltaic, or PV, capacity. This year is set to be the first in which PV has added more megawatts than … Continue reading In 2013, Worldwide Solar Power Installations Will Overtake Wind For The First Time
Continue readingTotal and Etrion to build world
Total S.A. (“ Ex Boyfriend Wants You Back Total”) (CAC: TOTF.PA) and Etrion Corporation (“Etrion”) (TSX: ETX / OMX: ETX) today announced the planned construction of Project Salvador, the world’s largest solar power project based on spot market electricity (“merchant”) revenues. Project Salvador will be a 70 megawatt-peak (“MWp”) photovoltaic power plant in the Atacama … Continue reading Total and Etrion to build world
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China's photovoltaic (PV) industry is facing accelerated industrial integration
The country's top 10 solar panel makers have up to 100 billion yuan (16.23 billion U.S. dollars) in debts and the ratio of debt to assets is above 70 percent in general across the industry, according to Meng Xiangan, deputy director of the China Renewable Energy Society. Though favorable policies have been mapped out to … Continue reading China's photovoltaic (PV) industry is facing accelerated industrial integration
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World record solar photovoltaic cell with 44.7% efficiency
The Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems ISE, Soitec, CEA-Leti and the Helmholtz Center Berlin jointly announced today having achieved a new world record for the conversion of sunlight into electricity using a new solar cell structure with four solar subcells. The Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems ISE, Soitec, CEA-Leti and the Helmholtz Center … Continue reading World record solar photovoltaic cell with 44.7% efficiency
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Solar Energy in Indonesia: “All Eyes focused on the tender”
“When it comes to solar energy in Indonesia , all eyes are focused on the tender of the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources,” says Thijs Sablerolle, founder of Solinvest. His company handles the financing of solar projects and oversees installations. The Ministry of Energy has issued a tender for the construction of solar installations … Continue reading Solar Energy in Indonesia: “All Eyes focused on the tender”
Continue readingIndia to build world’s largest solar power plant in Rajasthan
The government will set up the world’s largest solar power project, having a total generation capacity of 4,000 MW, in Rajasthan. There is no indication in the statement whether PV or CSP technology will be utilized in the green power plant or in any of the composite stages. The ultra mega green solar power project, … Continue reading India to build world’s largest solar power plant in Rajasthan
Continue readingSoitec to supply US DoD with 1MW CPV demonstration project
Soitec (Euronext), a world leader in generating and manufacturing revolutionary semiconductor materials for the electronics and energy industries, announced today that a contract has been signed with the U.S. Department of Defense’s Environmental Security Technology Certification Program (ESTCP) for a 1 MWAC solar project at Fort Irwin, California. According to the Department of Defense, 22 … Continue reading Soitec to supply US DoD with 1MW CPV demonstration project
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Let It Shine: The 6,000-Year Story of Solar Energy, By John Perlin
Charles Pope explains that he wrote his book Solar Heat, published in 1903, because “some call to the people is needed … to arouse interest … [in] ‘catching the sunbeams’ and extracting gold from them.” To accomplish his goal, he tells his readers, he has endeavored “to trace the history of attempts and successes in … Continue reading Let It Shine: The 6,000-Year Story of Solar Energy, By John Perlin
Continue readingOver 167,000 solar panels installed in five months at De Aar solar project
In the first half of September 2013, the 50 MW De Aar Solar Power installed its final solar panel. Over 167,000 solar panels have been installed on the project in the last five months, making it one of the few independent power producers (IPPs) of this scale, to reach this construction target in the Northern … Continue reading Over 167,000 solar panels installed in five months at De Aar solar project
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Japan photovoltaic reaches 10 GW
New research conducted by NPD Solarbuzz and featured on their blog this past week shows that Japanese solar photovoltaic installations have now passed 10 GW for cumulative PV capacity, only the fifth country to reach the mark. Of the previous four
Continue readingU.S. Solar Energy Market Insight: 2nd Quarter 2013
GTM Research and the Solar Energy Industries Association® (SEIA®) today release U.S. Solar Market Insight: 2nd Quarter 2013, the definitive analysis of solar power markets in the U.S., with strategic state-specific data for 28 U.S. states and the District of Columbia. Showing continued growth in the solar market, this quarter’s report finds that the U.S. … Continue reading U.S. Solar Energy Market Insight: 2nd Quarter 2013
Continue readingNew Book by John Perlin Explores the History of Solar Energy
The Chinese got it. So did the Ancient Greeks and Romans. Long before the advent of modern photovoltaics and solar grids, these forward thinkers were finding ways to harness the sun’s energy — present in infinite supply — and use it to heat their homes and baths, and even to cook their food. In his … Continue reading New Book by John Perlin Explores the History of Solar Energy
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U.S. Installs 832 MW of Solar PV in Q2 2013
GTM Research and the Solar Energy Industries Association® (SEIA®) today release U.S. Solar Market Insight: 2ndQuarter 2013, the definitive analysis of solar power markets in the U.S., with strategic state-specific data for 28 U.S. states and the District of Columbia. The report forecasts more than 5 GW of PV and concentrating solar power will be installed … Continue reading U.S. Installs 832 MW of Solar PV in Q2 2013
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