Demand for high quality, high reliability off-grid power is increasing yearly. In the coming years, a significant fraction of this demand will be met by some form of hybrid system that includes renewable or alternative energy sources. Of particular interest in this regard is growing demand for reliable, non-diesel-based energy sources from off-grid base transceiver … Continue reading Off-Grid Power for Mobile Base Stations
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Yingli Green Energy announces its first photovoltaic order in Jordan
Yingli Green Energy Holding Company Limited (NYSE: YGE) (“Yingli Green Energy” or the “Company”), a leading solar energy company and one of the world’s largest vertically integrated photovoltaic manufacturers, which markets its products under the brand “Yingli Solar,” today announced that the Company has supplied 65 kilowatts of PV modules for Kawkabuna for Energy Solutions … Continue reading Yingli Green Energy announces its first photovoltaic order in Jordan
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NRG completes 66 MW alpine solar photovoltaic facility
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 purchase … Continue reading NRG completes 66 MW alpine solar photovoltaic facility
Continue readingFirst Photovoltaic Solar Power Plant in Ecuador
Ecuador´s first photovoltaic plant is already in operation with 4,160 solar panels, informed officials of the Ministry of Electricity and Renewable Energy. Under the name of Paragachi and located in the province of Imbabura, the work covers about 3.5 hectars, one of the zones with highest solar radiation in the country. The minister of that … Continue reading First Photovoltaic Solar Power Plant in Ecuador
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Manuel Blanco to lead the Australian Solar Thermal Research Initiative
The new head of Australia’s solar thermal research effort says the cost of generating electricity can be halved by 2020, placing it on course to match the renewable energy contribution from PV technologies. The new head of Australia’s solar thermal research effort says the cost of generating electricity can be halved by 2020, placing it … Continue reading Manuel Blanco to lead the Australian Solar Thermal Research Initiative
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Saudi Arabia: Producing electricity with solar power
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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2013: An important year for Concentrating Solar Power in the United States
Between now and early 2014 the total generation capacity of concentrated solar power in the United States will increase by more than 120%. Currently, 571.16MW of Concentrated Solar Power capacity has been commissioned in the United States, but with five large-scale projects scheduled for completion in 2013-14 this capacity is set to increase by 120%, a … Continue reading 2013: An important year for Concentrating Solar Power in the United States
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Concentrated Solar Power: Parabolic Trough or Solar Tower?
At the crux of this pursuit is understanding the associated costs of the CSP technologies themselves, whether it be Parabolic Trough, Solar Tower, Linear Fresnel or Dish Sterling. Delving even deeper, the ability to identify and successfully implement cost reduction strategies is dependent on understanding where exactly the bulk of costs currently rests within these … Continue reading Concentrated Solar Power: Parabolic Trough or Solar Tower?
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South Africa’s Solar Power Market Finally Heating Up
Solar energy, one of our most abundant locally sourced energy resources, plays a critical role in South Africa today. Experts are, therefore, welcoming the growing interest by developers and investors. The full potential of solar power and its competition position as an alternative energy source still requires extensive exploration. Local companies need to determine how … Continue reading South Africa’s Solar Power Market Finally Heating Up
Continue readingSouth African Concentrating Solar Power growth to take centre stage in Pretoria
CSP Today South Africa 2013 is only one week away, taking place on 4-5 February at the Southern Sun Hotel in Pretoria and over 150 of the most influential figures, innovators and hands-on experts have now confirmed to attend. The event will bring together leading experts throughout the global CSP industry and will tackle the … Continue reading South African Concentrating Solar Power growth to take centre stage in Pretoria
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Spain’s government reduces the Concentrating Solar Power revenue by more than 30%
The package of measures adopted by the spanish government in recent weeks, with the general tax of 7%, the elimination of the premium to the share attributable to gas, which in the investment analysis was considered “a whole” with the premium and the removal of the option premium pool + approved today by the Council … Continue reading Spain’s government reduces the Concentrating Solar Power revenue by more than 30%
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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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Concentrated solar thermal power makes comeback in southeastern California
Solar thermal seems to be making a comeback in the east county with three projects either in construction or in the pipeline. Back in 2009, when the federal government launched solar development in the Riverside East solar zone — 148,000 acres of desert land between Joshua Tree National Park and the city of Blythe — … Continue reading Concentrated solar thermal power makes comeback in southeastern California
Continue readingEnergy storage projects highlight value of Concentrating Solar Power
In October 2012, the California Energy Commission approved a USD$1 million research grant for Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E), a utility that serves two-thirds of the West Coast state, to demonstrate a compressed air energy storage (CAES) plant. CAES comes in a variety of flavours but essentially relies on the fact that air generates heat … Continue reading Energy storage projects highlight value of Concentrating Solar Power
Continue readingNRG 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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End of an era: Dr. Steven Chu to step down as US Energy Secretary
U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu on Friday announced his intention to resign to end a four-year tenure with the Obama administration. Chu made the announcement in a letter to department employees, saying he intends to resign once a successor is confirmed. “While I will always remain dedicated to the missions of the department, I informed … Continue reading End of an era: Dr. Steven Chu to step down as US Energy Secretary
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Solar Power: Is It Time for the Big Push?
There are great expectations for solar power, especially in the coming years, when the International Energy Agency projects solar to grow faster than any other renewable power. But what does science need to do to more fully respond to the opportunities ahead? Recently, three researchers discussed this with fellow scientist Harry A. Atwater, Jr., director … Continue reading Solar Power: Is It Time for the Big Push?
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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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