Isofoton will present its proposal aimed to cover different needs related with the generation of photovoltaic (PV) solar energy at Solar Power International 2011.
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Photovoltaic Q-Cells Introduces Q.PEAK at Solar Power International 2011
Q-Cells North America, part of Q-Cells SE, designs, builds and manages financially sustainable solar energy photovoltaic (PV) solutions.
Continue readingSky Power Solutions Unveils Residential, 2 Kilowatts (kw) Solar Concentrating Solar Power Generation System
Sky Power Solutions Unveils Residential, 2 Kilowatts (kw) Solar Concentrated Solar Energy Generation System at SOLAR INTERNATIONAL 2011 – Dallas Convention Center, October 17 – 20, 2011.
Continue readingUS Has an Average Photovoltaic Solar Power Price of $5.20/W
Average weighted photovoltaic solar energy installation price decreased just 3 percent in the second quarter of 2011 to $5.20 per watt, according to GTM Research and the Solar Energy Industries Association?s report.
Continue readingSolaria Introduces High Performance Photovoltaic Solar Power Module
New large-format frameless module designed specifically for large-scale solar energy tracking systems.
Continue readingAmerican Wind Energy Association launches WindTV
AWEA launches WindTV to showcase American success stories. Weekly video profiles begin with farmer and wind power leaseholder Tim Hemphill of Milford, IA.
Continue readingVicini Invests in Wind Power in Dominican Republic
VICINI, an asset management business located in the Caribbean and Dominican Republic, declared that it has completed the first phase installation of its wind farm with 77 MW.
Continue readingEnel Green Power begins operation of new wind farm in Portugal
The new wind energy plant will generate more than 32 million kWh, enough to meet the needs of around 12 thousand households as well as avoiding the emission of around 24 thousand metric tons of CO2 per year.
Continue readingConcentrated solar thermal electricity goes global
“Concentrating solar power is unique in its range of applications and in the high local content and employment it generates,” said Dr. Luis Crespo.
Continue readingHimalayas better than desert for solar power?
Kotaro Kawajiri and colleagues at the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology in Tsukuba suggest these mountains could be more ideal than hot deserts for locating solar energy.
Continue readingStreet parade calls for a concentrated solar thermal future
More than 300 people of all ages gathered in Adelaide on September 24 calling for concentrating solar power (CSP) technology to replace Port Augusta?s ageing coal fired power stations.
Continue readingThe science behind Gemasolar concentrated solar thermal power plant
Gemasolar, a concentrating solar power plant backed by Masdar, is the first solar power plant in the world to produce electricity continuously for 24 hours.
Continue readingGeothermal energy in Hawaii
Geothermal energy is here. It’s a vast, available resource. It is a resource that we should be contemplating for serious use to provide base load.
Continue readingMasdar and the pursuit of solar energy grid parity
In Abu Dhabi, scientists at the Masdar Institute of Science and Technology are working to make solar power technologies not only more efficient, but also cheaper to fabricate.
Continue readingWind energy costs in Spain
Wind turbines operating in Spain show important seasonal behavior. Total electricity generated by wind power was more than 42,702 GWh.
Continue readingOffshore Wind Energy Is a Bit Closer in U.S.
The offshore wind turbines in the Atlantic could produce more electricity than the nation’s entire onshore wind far generating capacity, Mr. Salazar said.
Continue readingXcel Energy to Provide More Choices for Windsource
The changes would cut the price of wind energy in half for participants of the voluntary program and quadruple its size. They also would create a new long-term option for large businesses.
Continue readingBP Plans To Build Big Wind Farm In Kansas
BP Wind Energy has announced plans to build a 419-megawatt (MW) capacity wind farm with 262 GE wind turbines on a 66000-acre site about 43 miles southwest of Wichita in south-central Kansas.
Continue readingChina Wind Power 2011
Norwegian companies take to Beijing for the most influential event on wind energy in China this October.
Continue readingWind energy in Brazil: First Chinese wind turbines order
Sinovel, has signed a wind power contract and will deliver a total of 23 SL1500/82 wind turbines for a 34.5 MW wind farm in Sergipe, Brazil.
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