Saudi Arabia has reached an important milestone in the development of its solar power industry (planned investment: $109 billion) with the completion this week of a 3.5 megawatt photovoltaic plant in Riyadh. Located on the grounds of the King Abdullah Petroleum Studies and Research Center (KAPSARC) in the capital city, this is the Kingdom’s biggest … Continue reading Saudi Arabia: Producing electricity with solar power
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NRG Energy Brings Solar Power to New Orleans School
NRG Energy, Inc. (NYSE: NRG) today dedicated a solar photovoltaic installation and opened the NRG Playground at the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Charter School for Science and Technology in New Orleans. The installation, donated by NRG, will provide sun-powered energy and education to enhance the experience for the students, and demonstrate how solar is … Continue reading NRG Energy Brings Solar Power to New Orleans School
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NRG Completes 66 MW Alpine Solar Photovoltaic Facility
Today, NRG Energy, Inc. (NYSE: NRG), through its wholly owned subsidiary NRG Solar, announced the start of commercial operations for the Alpine Solar Generating Station, a 66 megawatt (AC) photovoltaic facility, currently the largest fully operational solar plant in California. The station’s electricity will be sold to Pacific Gas & Electric under a 20-year power … Continue reading NRG Completes 66 MW Alpine Solar Photovoltaic Facility
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Solar PV Atlas: Solar Energy Would Require Just 1% of Earth’s Landmass to Deliver 100% of our Electricity
This month a report produced through a collaboration between the WWF, First Solar, 3TIER and Fresh Generation entitled ‘Solar PV Atlas: Solar Power in Harmony with Nature’ has claimed that even if photovoltaic panels were the only source of electricity, they could still meet the entirety of the world’s projected energy demands and would require … Continue reading Solar PV Atlas: Solar Energy Would Require Just 1% of Earth’s Landmass to Deliver 100% of our Electricity
Continue readingEtrion announces its first solar project in Chile to provide up to 8.8 megawatts (“MW”) of solar electricity to a mining company
Etrion Corporation (“Etrion” or the “Company”) (TSX:ETX)(OMX:ETX) announces it has entered into a letter of intent (the “Letter of Intent”) with Atacama Minerals Chile S.C.M. (“Atacama Minerals”) to provide electricity to its Aguas Blancas iodine mine in Chile (the “Aguas Blancas Mine”). The Letter of Intent marks the first project supporting the Company’s new strategy … Continue reading Etrion announces its first solar project in Chile to provide up to 8.8 megawatts (“MW”) of solar electricity to a mining company
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SunEdison plans 100 MW solar photovoltaic project in Chile
SunEdison, a leading global solar energy services provider and subsidiary of MEMC Electronic Materials, Inc. (NYSE:WFR), has signed an agreement with the Chilean mining and steel group CAP to construct what is expected to be the largest solar photovoltaic power plant in Latin America and one of the largest in the world. The plant is … Continue reading SunEdison plans 100 MW solar photovoltaic project in Chile
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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
Continue readingSunEdison 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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Enel Green Power: new photovoltaic in Greece
EGP places 19 new photovoltaic plants into service in Greece, for a total installed capacity of around 42 MW, as well as a further 15 MW operated by ESSE, an equal joint venture with Sharp The total estimated output is 76 million kWh per year, which will save the annual emission of more than 50,000 … Continue reading Enel Green Power: new photovoltaic in Greece
Continue readingTier 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
Continue readingAEG 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
Continue readingDeclining 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
Continue readingEcuador 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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