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Saudi Arabia Completes Its Biggest Solar Power Plant

Saudi Arabia has completed its biggest ground-mounted photovoltaic plant as it seeks to generate a third of its electricity with energy from the sun by 2032. Germany’s Phoenix Solar AG (PS4) developed the 3.5-megawatt plant in Riyadh that uses 12,684 panels from China’s Suntech Power Holdings Co. Ltd. (STP) and inverters from SMA Solar Technology … Continue reading Saudi Arabia Completes Its Biggest Solar Power Plant

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AEG Power Solutions announces a new contract for 240 MW for solar power plants in Eastern Europe

AEG Power Solutions, a leading global manufacturer of power electronic systems and solutions for industrial power supplies and renewable energies, opens the year by announcing a major contract with a large Western European EPC. This deal is the third large solar contract in Eastern Europe that the group is awarded. It covers photovoltaic utility scale … Continue reading AEG Power Solutions announces a new contract for 240 MW for solar power plants in Eastern Europe

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SunEdison begins solar power project in Limpopo

SunEdison SA broke ground on its first South African project, a 28MW solar plant in Limpopo, on Tuesday. The R1.2bn Soutpan project, in Limpopo’s Blouberg municipal area, is to be followed by a 30MW, R1.4bn project — Witkop, situated near Polokwane. SunEdison has its eye on working with South Africa’s commercial, industrial and mining industries … Continue reading SunEdison begins solar power project in Limpopo

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Solar energy can be a worthwhile investment

Solar power is an expensive technology, but it pays off immediately and for years, according to local experts who sell and install solar panels and equipment. “If you get the correct system, it could reduce your power bill to zero,” said Tommy Blas, business developer for Pacific Solar & Photovoltaics, in Dededo. The cost of … Continue reading Solar energy can be a worthwhile investment

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China’s government plans to boost its goal for solar power installations by 2015 from 21 GW to 35 GW

The decision, which is expected to help the country’s struggling PV manufacturers, was made in response to the high levels of hazardous pollution currently affecting Beijing and other Chinese cities. Beijing in China has seen smog in the city reach record levels this January and intends to do something about it. Fossil fuels have played … Continue reading China’s government plans to boost its goal for solar power installations by 2015 from 21 GW to 35 GW

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Spain: Conergy plant to produce solar power from the cheese factory roof

Conergy is helping to produce “green” traditional cheese in Spain. With the 200 kilowatt plant on the 1,500 square metres of roof space of the cheese factory and farm Finca “Pago Los Vivales” in Coreses in the province of Zamora in Castile and León, the sheep cheese producer “Baltasar Moralejo e Hijos” will be producing … Continue reading Spain: Conergy plant to produce solar power from the cheese factory roof

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IKEA Plugs-in South Florida’s Largest Solar Energy System and Becomes State’s Largest Non-Utility Solar Owner, as Company Reaches 80% Solar Presence on Its U.S. Locations

IKEA, the world’s leading home furnishings retailer, today officially plugged-in the solar energy system installed at its South Florida store in the City of Sunrise – which will be the largest solar installation in South Florida and, when combined with IKEA projects already completed atop stores in Orlando and Tampa, will make IKEA the state’s … Continue reading IKEA Plugs-in South Florida’s Largest Solar Energy System and Becomes State’s Largest Non-Utility Solar Owner, as Company Reaches 80% Solar Presence on Its U.S. Locations

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Tier 1 Polysilicon Producers Rationalize Supply to Photovoltaic Industry

Polysilicon suppliers to the solar photovoltaic (PV) industry have been significantly lowering plant utilization rates during the past six months, with average quarterly utilization rates falling below 70%, as released in the latest NPD Solarbuzz Q4’12 Polysilicon and Wafer Supply Chain Quarterly Report. This contrasts with historic plant utilization rates at above 90% typically provided … Continue reading Tier 1 Polysilicon Producers Rationalize Supply to Photovoltaic Industry

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Yingli Green Energy Joins WWF´s Climate Savers Program

The World Wildlife Fund (WWF) on Tuesday announced that a north China company has become the first Chinese company and also the first photovoltaic (PV) manufacturer to join the WWF’s Climate Savers program. Yingli Green Energy Holding Co., Ltd., a leading solar energy company based in the city of Baoding in north China’s Hebei province, … Continue reading Yingli Green Energy Joins WWF´s Climate Savers Program

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AEG Power Solutions Announces a New Contract for 240 MW for Solar Power Plants in Eastern Europe

AEG Power Solutions, a leading global manufacturer of power electronic systems and solutions for industrial power supplies and renewable energies, opens the year by announcing a major contract with a large Western European EPC. This deal is the third large solar contract in Eastern Europe that the group is awarded. It covers photovoltaic utility scale … Continue reading AEG Power Solutions Announces a New Contract for 240 MW for Solar Power Plants in Eastern Europe

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Declining Solar Photovoltaic Cost to Grow Solar Power in India

India has a huge potential for solar power generation that is leading to large-scale deployment of solar energy. Therefore, solar photovoltaic-installed capacity is rising exponentially in the country. Due to increase in the solar photovoltaic installation, the demand of solar photovoltaic panels and products are also increasing. The solar photovoltaic manufacturers are trying to produce … Continue reading Declining Solar Photovoltaic Cost to Grow Solar Power in India

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Trina Solar to Supply 30 MW to Gestamp Solar for Two Photovoltaics Projects in South Africa

Trina Solar Limited (TSL), a global leader in photovoltaic modules, solutions and services, announced today that it will supply 30MW of photovoltaic modules to Gestamp Solar, one of the world’s leading companies in the development and management of photovoltaic parks, for two projects in South Africa. Large-scale solar systems will be installed in South Africa’s … Continue reading Trina Solar to Supply 30 MW to Gestamp Solar for Two Photovoltaics Projects in South Africa

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Ecuador Approves 58MW of Solar Photovoltaic Projects

Atlantic Wind & Solar, with affiliate and co-developer Atlantic Energy Ecuador, has received notice from the National Electricity Council of Ecuador (CONELEC), confirming  that two initial photovoltaic (PV) projects in the Province of Esmeraldas are to proceed under Ecuador’s feed-in tariff program. The $150 million (USD) plants, representing two phases, will be built in the … Continue reading Ecuador Approves 58MW of Solar Photovoltaic Projects

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Mitsubishi plans biggest solar power project in Tohoku region

Mitsubishi Corporation is really getting its renewable energy game on; with several announcements concerning major wind and solar PV projects in the last week. Mitsubishi said it is developing the solar energy project with full support from Nippon Kasei Chemical Co., as well as cooperation from the Fukushima prefectural and Iwaki city governments. Mitsubishi Corporation … Continue reading Mitsubishi plans biggest solar power project in Tohoku region

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1.022 GW of photovoltaics was installed in France in 2012

This figure corresponds to a 66.7% increase in solar power output compared to 2011. According to the 2012 French Electricity Report published last week by France’s transmission system operator Réseau de Transport d’Electricité (RTE), photovoltaic systems generated 4 TWh last year. In comparison with other types of energy, says the report, solar accounted for 0.79% … Continue reading 1.022 GW of photovoltaics was installed in France in 2012

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Total Capacity of U.S. Department of Defense Renewable Energy Installations Will Quadruple by 2025

The Army, Navy, and Air Force have each established targets of 1 gigawatt of installed renewable energy capacity by 2025. These initiatives have gained considerable momentum, according to the report, and many of the targets will be achieved. Through innovative funding models, such as power purchase agreements (PPAs) and enhanced use leases, some military installations … Continue reading Total Capacity of U.S. Department of Defense Renewable Energy Installations Will Quadruple by 2025

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Photovoltaics Better than Biofuels in Converting Solar to Mileage

A recent report indicates that in terms of conversion of solar energy to how much distance one can cover on wheels, photovoltaics come out on top over even the best biofuels. The report, published in the Environmental Science & Technology journal hoped to establish how efficient each of the power sources  were by comparing how … Continue reading Photovoltaics Better than Biofuels in Converting Solar to Mileage

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Chile Adding 2.2 GW Of New Solar Energy Capacity

The 125-page report estimates the cost of investing in photovoltaic energy development in Chile amounts to US$2,500 per kW, equal to the price of building coal generation plants in the northern electricity transmission system (SING) and slightly more expensive than building coal plants ($2,350/kW) in the central electricity system (SIC). The new report lists 13 … Continue reading Chile Adding 2.2 GW Of New Solar Energy Capacity

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Volkswagen Uses Solar Power to Build Passats

Volkswagen has been dedicated to getting solar power at its plants around the world, and now it can stake a claim to the single largest solar installation of any automotive manufacturing facility in the U.S. at the company’s compound in Chattanooga. And it’s also VW’s largest photovoltaic array anywhere in the world. During a dedication … Continue reading Volkswagen Uses Solar Power to Build Passats

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