The launch took place one year after the announcement by the president Sebastián Piñera of the National Energy Strategy Plan 2012 -2030. Bunster said that the CSP plant “will allow us to use of natural [solar] resources, diversify our energy mix and will provide us with greater energy independence whilst reducing carbon emissions” To ensure … Continue reading Chile launches its first Concentrating Solar Power tendering process
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Sandia National Laboratories: Improved Method to Measure Glare and Reflected Solar Irradiance
Improved Method to Measure Glare and Reflected Solar Irradiance. Sandia has developed a significantly cheaper, more efficient, and more accurate method of measuring the irradiance from solar reflections using a digital camera. Measurements of reflected solar irradiance is of great importance to industry, military, and government agencies to assess potential impacts of glint and glare … Continue reading Sandia National Laboratories: Improved Method to Measure Glare and Reflected Solar Irradiance
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Enel Green Power Brings Renewable Energy to Rural Peru
Collaboration between Enel Green Power and the Indian NGO Barefoot College has produced its first major achievement, after electricity was brought to the village of Japopunco in the Peruvian Andes. Enel Green Power and the Indian NGO Barefoot College has seen its first major achievement, after electricity was brought to Japopunco, a village in the … Continue reading Enel Green Power Brings Renewable Energy to Rural Peru
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Dominion to Build Solar Power Project in Georgia
Dominion (NYSE: D), one of the nation’s largest energy providers, has acquired a solar energy development project in Georgia from Smart Energy Capital and Jacoby Development. The project is to begin commercial operation late this year. Dominion’s Azalea Solar Power Facility, near Augusta in east-central Georgia, is planned to produce approximately 7.7 megawatts (AC) using … Continue reading Dominion to Build Solar Power Project in Georgia
Continue readingChile commits to Concentrated Solar Power technology
The Ministry of Energy kickstarts CSP industry in Chile this week with the bidding presentations for the construction of the first CSP plant in Latin America. The prices of solar thermal electricity generation (CSP) have been greatly reduced since the bidding on Ouarzazate (Morocco). Today, Thursday February 28th is the official date on which the … Continue reading Chile commits to Concentrated Solar Power technology
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Chile launches concentrating solar power tender
Chile’s energy minister Jorge Bunster and Hernán Cheyre, executive VP at state development agency Corfo, launched a call for bids for what the country boasts will be Latin America’s first concentrated solar power plant. Chile’s energy minister Jorge Bunster and Hernán Cheyre, executive VP at state development agency Corfo, on Thursday (Feb 28) launched a … Continue reading Chile launches concentrating solar power tender
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Canadian Solar announces new sales agreement for solar photovoltaic projects in Tanzania
Canadian Solar (the “Company” or “Canadian Solar”) (NASDAQ: CSIQ), one of the world’s largest solar companies, today announced a 85 kW sales agreement with Zara Solar, a company from Tanzania specialized in solar PV importing, retail and installations. Including this new order, Canadian Solar will have supplied more than 350 kW of its solar modules … Continue reading Canadian Solar announces new sales agreement for solar photovoltaic projects in Tanzania
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Geothermal Energy Development Picking Up Steam
A new report from the Geothermal Energy Association shows that US producers expanded capacity by 5 percent over the last year. The Geothermal Energy Association (GEA) today released its 2013 Annual GEA Industry Update, which found that installed geothermal capacity in the United States grew by 5%, or 147.05 MW, since the last annual survey … Continue reading Geothermal Energy Development Picking Up Steam
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China: State Grid to boost small-scale power generation
The State Grid will introduce more distributed generation fueled by solar energy, wind energy, natural gas, biomass energy, geothermal energy, oceanic energy and complex resources into its own network, according to a SGCC guideline. The State Grid Corporation of China (SGCC), the country’s largest energy distributor, vowed to facilitate the use of distributed power generation. … Continue reading China: State Grid to boost small-scale power generation
Continue readingMadhya Pradesh govt allots 1,000 acres for solar power plant
Wind energy projects of 1,300 MW capacity will be set up in the state by December, 2014. One hundred MW power will be generated by biomass projects as well. Madhya Pradesh government has earmarked 1,000 acres of land in Neemuch district to set up the country’s biggest solar power plant, which will generate 130 MW … Continue reading Madhya Pradesh govt allots 1,000 acres for solar power plant
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ReneSola PV module shipments to Australia top 100 MW
ReneSola Ltd (“ReneSola” or the “Company”) (NYSE: SOL), a leading global manufacturer of solar photovoltaic (“PV”) modules and wafers, today announced that the Company has shipped over 100 megawatts (“MW”) of PV modules to customers in Australia since January 2012. The PV module shipments have been used by leading solar retailers, distributors and project developers … Continue reading ReneSola PV module shipments to Australia top 100 MW
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SkyFuel Selected for US DOE Funding of Concentrating Solar Power
ReflecTech® mirror film is used to reflect sunlight onto the receivers of parabolic trough Concentrating Solar Power (CSP) collector systems and delivers the performance of traditional glass mirrors at a fraction of the cost and weight. SkyFuel’s mirror film subsidiary, ReflecTech, is one of 70 companies selected to receive funding under the US Department of … Continue reading SkyFuel Selected for US DOE Funding of Concentrating Solar Power
Continue readingASU, Australian Solar Institute collaborate on projects to advance concentrated solar power
As part of a global cause to bolster solar power technologies, Arizona State University researchers are taking part in three new solar energy projects funded by the Australian and U.S. governments. The investment for these projects includes $68 million for two, eight-year research programs and $15.5 million for 11 collaborative projects. This collaboration is part … Continue reading ASU, Australian Solar Institute collaborate on projects to advance concentrated solar power
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First Solar announces fourth quarter and full-year 2012 financial results
First Solar, Inc. (Nasdaq: FSLR) today announced financial results for the quarter and year ended Dec. 31, 2012. Net sales were a record $1.1 billion in the quarter, an increase of $236 million from the third quarter of 2012 and $415 million from the fourth quarter of 2011. The increase in net sales from the … Continue reading First Solar announces fourth quarter and full-year 2012 financial results
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Libya could produce more energy in solar power than oil
A study led by the university’s School of Architecture, Design and the Built Environment found that the oil-rich nation Libya could generate enough renewable power to meet its own demand and a “significant part of the world energy demand by exporting electricity”. Libya is located on the cancer orbit line and is exposed to the … Continue reading Libya could produce more energy in solar power than oil
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Saudi Arabia spearheading sustainable energy initiatives with long-term solar energy investments
Saudi Arabia is fast becoming a leading investor in alternative energy with the KSA Government announcing various solar power projects that are aimed to ensure sustainable long-term supply of energy across the Kingdom. The Saudi Government has already announced plans to invest SR408.75bn to produce an additional 41 GW of solar energy by 2032, which … Continue reading Saudi Arabia spearheading sustainable energy initiatives with long-term solar energy investments
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Chevron to build CSP (Concentrated Solar Power) system for Hawaii’s Kapolei Refinery
Chevron Corp.’s Hawaii operation is planning to develop a solar thermal demonstration project at its Kapolei refinery, which will be used to offset burning fossil fuels utilized to generate heat and steam for internal use. The 15.5-acre project, dubbed the “Chevron Hawaii Concentrated Solar Process,” is expected to break ground in the second half of … Continue reading Chevron to build CSP (Concentrated Solar Power) system for Hawaii’s Kapolei Refinery
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A Climb Up the SolarReserve Concentrated Solar Power Tower
Concentrating solar power with storage is coming soon. A total of 70 million pounds of molten salts at 550 degrees Fahrenheit, he explained, will flow over a daytime run from the cold tank to the top of the tower where it will achieve a temperature of 1050 degrees F and either flow through the heat … Continue reading A Climb Up the SolarReserve Concentrated Solar Power Tower
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US DOE announces 17 million available for PV, CSP, electronic component testing
The US Department of Energy (DOE) has announced up to USD 17 million in funding through its SunShot Initiative for projects to make solar power electric generation more reliable and to assist the integration of more electricity from solar energy technologies into the grid. Up to USD 12 million will be available through the
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India: Solar power plants of 1172 MW added in last 3 yrs
In terms of renewable power generation capacity added during the last 3 years, Tamil Nadu leads the pack of states with a total of 3113.65 MW. The Ministry of New & Renewable Energy (MNRE) has allotted 185 grid-connected solar power plants of 1172 MW aggregate capacity under different schemes during the last three years. Of these, … Continue reading India: Solar power plants of 1172 MW added in last 3 yrs
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