NREL collects detailed data on the interactions among habitat, pollinators, soil, and solar photovoltaic (PV) energy production. The growth in utility-scale solar development is leading to questions about how best to use the land underneath solar panels and what impacts solar installations have on soil and habitat. An increasingly common practice is to establish habitat … Continue reading Large-scale photovoltaic plants can foster abundant biodiversity
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Sicily produces photovoltaic energy and good wine together
In Salaparuta, the Cantine Vaccaro vineyard lives in perfect harmony with photovoltaic panels. The installation is part of the “Agrivoltaico Open Labs” initiative, a series of open-air innovation laboratories where we test the integration of solar energy production, agriculture and biodiversity protection. What does good wine have to do with renewable electricity? The answer is … Continue reading Sicily produces photovoltaic energy and good wine together
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Ground-based photovoltaic solar energy projects can be “a refuge for biodiversity”
The Spanish Photovoltaic Union, the majority sector association of solar energy in Spain, has organized today the II Conference on Sustainability and Photovoltaic Plants, in which the main results of the III Report on Sustainability and Solar Energy prepared by the independent environmental consultancy have been presented. EMAT. This report includes the results obtained in … Continue reading Ground-based photovoltaic solar energy projects can be “a refuge for biodiversity”
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Photovoltaic solar power plants can provide a vital home for native insects
Solar farms can provide key habitats for insects and other pollinators to rehabilitate the local environment, according to new research. US researchers have found that when fields housing solar photovoltaics (PVs) are planted with native plants, they can attract large numbers of insects which improve the biodiversity of the area. A monarch caterpillar on a … Continue reading Photovoltaic solar power plants can provide a vital home for native insects
Continue readingConnection between Solar Energy and Water Use
Meeting this standard with a combination of concentrated and distributed solar power will require local water resources but will present fewer environmental problems than other energy sources tend to create.
Continue readingSolar energy to become cheaper
A photovoltaic panel production line in Jiangsu province. China had solar power projects totaling 300 megawatts, at the end of 2010, after starting two pilot projects in the past two years.
Continue readingChina aims for 10 GW solar energy capacity in 2015
China’s overall solar power capacity will reach 10 gigawatts by 2015, said an official with China’s National Energy Administration.
Continue readingWind energy leaders testify to House panel on need for workable rules to develop wind power and protect wildlife
The land-based wind turbines witnesses also focused on “unworkable” rules recently proposed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) that threaten hundreds of wind farm plants.
Continue readingGeorgia Power Paves the Way for Electric Vehicles
Before arriving home with an electric car, customers will need to decide how often and quickly they will need to charge their vehicles and the electricity rate plan that best suits their lifestyle.
Continue readingCounting wind power’s rural economic benefits
Wind energy has transformed rural Sherman County, OR, according to a story in today’s New York Times by Lee van der Voo.
Continue readingThe Asian Development Bank (ADB) backs solar energy
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is backing a drive to increase solar energy capacity in Asia-Pacific by six-fold to 3,000 megawatts by 2013.
Continue readingDevelopment of offshore wind energy in China
A Sinovel made 6 MW wind turbines, fresh off the production line, can be used in onshore, offshore and inter-tidal wind farm plantss, Tao Gang, vice-president of Sinovel Wind Group Co. Ltd. said Monday.
Continue readingElectric vehicles are safe
First 100% electric car with lithium ion batteries ever awarded five stars. Nissan LEAF proves that electric cars can achieve the same safety levels as traditional cars.
Continue readingSolarVision Funds Celina Renewable Energy Center
SolarVision?s corporate leaders are pioneers in the renewable energy industry and understand the impact of solar power on the environment as well as energy costs and new government regulations.
Continue readingDeWind Co announces wind turbines agreement with Wind Energy Institute of Canada
The WEICan 10 MW wind farm site is expected to be completed in the fourth quarter of 2011.
Continue readingWind energy Gamesa fulfills guidance for 2010
Gamesa continued to strengthen its world-leading position as a manufacturer of wind turbines. The wind farm development contributed 10 million euro in EBIT. Gamesa plans to make the UK its world offshore wind power hub.
Continue readingSunPower and Iberdrola Renewables Sign Contract to Build 20-Megawatt Solar Power Plant in Arizona
SunPower and Iberdrola Renewables Sign Contract to Build 20-Megawatt Solar Power Plant in Arizona. First Deployment of SunPower Oasis Power Plant Block.
Continue readingEnergy from the desert
Extensive construction of wind power and solar thermal plants is planned in North Africa as part of the desert electricity project, DESERTEC.
Continue readingLight Commercial Electric Vehicle Field Testing for Collection/Delivery Operations
MMC is the pioneering manufacturer in the field of mass-produced electric vehicles with lithium ion batteries. The company launched the i-MiEV new-generation electric car to the Japanese market.
Continue readingHuhne drops Severn barrage to invest in wind energy
Ambitious plans to harness the power of the Severn estuary to light up one in 20 of the UK’s homes are to be abandoned as a result of the Government’s attempt to address the nation’s deficit.
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