ABB and Solar Impulse have formed an alliance ahead of the plane’s historic round-the-world journey championing the role of innovation and technology in reducing resource consumption ABB, the leading power and automation technology company, is proud to accompany Solar Impulse and its crew on the plane’s flight around the world powered only by energy from … Continue reading Solar Energy to Power a Flight Around the World
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HelioSage & Gulf Power Announce 120 Megawatts of Photovoltaic Solar Power in Florida
HelioSage Energy, a national developer of utility scale solar projects, and Gulf Power Company, a Florida investor-owned electric utility and subsidiary of Southern Company, have announced the development of three large-scale solar projects across Northwest Florida totaling 120 megawatts (MW). Gulf Power and HelioSage have partnered with the U.S. Air Force and U.S. Navy to … Continue reading HelioSage & Gulf Power Announce 120 Megawatts of Photovoltaic Solar Power in Florida
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Abengoa to Build World’s Largest Solar Power Desalination Plant in Saudi Arabia
Abengoa (MCE: ABG.B/P SM /NASDAQ: ABGB), the international company that applies innovative technology solutions for sustainability in the energy and environment sectors, has been selected by Advanced Water Technology (AWT) to jointly develop the world’s first large-scale desalination plant to be powered by solar energy, in Saudi Arabia. AWT is a newly formed company … Continue reading Abengoa to Build World’s Largest Solar Power Desalination Plant in Saudi Arabia
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First Solar Marks New Milestone with 10 Gigawatts of Installed Photovoltaic PV Capacity
First Solar, Inc. (Nasdaq: FSLR) today announced that it has achieved 10 gigawatts (GW) of photovoltaic (PV) solar capacity installed globally, making it the first thin film PV module manufacturer in the world to achieve this milestone. The announcement was made at the start of the World Future Energy Summit in Abu Dhabi, where First … Continue reading First Solar Marks New Milestone with 10 Gigawatts of Installed Photovoltaic PV Capacity
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Renewable energy costs in 2014: Wind energy and solar power now cheaper than fossil
The cost of generating power from renewable energy sources has reached parity or dropped below the cost of fossil fuels for many technologies, the International Renewable Energy Agency (Irena) has revealed. Irena’s “Renewable Power Generation Costs in 2014” report concludes that biomass, hydropower, geothermal and onshore wind are all competitive with or cheaper than coal, … Continue reading Renewable energy costs in 2014: Wind energy and solar power now cheaper than fossil
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Wind energy and solar power projects expected to add 78 megawatts in Jamaica
These are: a wind energy development, which is expected to provide an additional 58 MW, to complement the 30 MW currently generated by Wigton Wind farm in Manchester; and a solar power facility to generate approximately 20 MW of power, which is slated for Content in Clarendon. Science, Technology, Energy and Mining Minister, Phillip … Continue reading Wind energy and solar power projects expected to add 78 megawatts in Jamaica
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Yingli Green Energy Begins a 20 MW Solar Power Plant in China’s Xinjiang Province
Yingli Green Energy Holding Company Limited (NYSE: YGE) (“Yingli Green Energy” or the “Company”), one of the world’s leading solar panel manufacturers, known as “Yingli Solar,” today announced that its holding subsidiary, Yingli Energy (Beijing) Co., Ltd. (“Yingli Beijing”), has begun the construction of a 20 megawatt (MW) solar power plant located in Shule County, … Continue reading Yingli Green Energy Begins a 20 MW Solar Power Plant in China’s Xinjiang Province
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IKEA to install Missouri’s largest rooftop photovoltaic array on future St. Louis store
IKEA, the world’s leading home furnishings retailer, today announced solar energy plans for its St. Louis store opening Fall 2015. Panel installation will begin this Spring, with completion before the store’s opening, making the project the largest rooftop solar array in the State of Missouri. Under construction on 21 acres along Interstate-64 at Vandeventer … Continue reading IKEA to install Missouri’s largest rooftop photovoltaic array on future St. Louis store
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Etrion Announces Update on Solar Power Projects in Chile With 99 MW
Etrion Corporation (“Etrion” or the “Company”), a solar independent power producer, announces an update to its solar photovoltaic projects in Chile. Marco A. Northland, Etrion’s Chief Executive Officer, commented: “I am very pleased with the significant progress our Chilean team has achieved to date in construction and development. Etrion is one of the early … Continue reading Etrion Announces Update on Solar Power Projects in Chile With 99 MW
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Gamesa exceeds 2014 asset disposal proceeds target of €100 million with the sale of a photovoltaic power plant in Spain
Gamesa, a global technology leader in the renewable energy industry, has raised more than the targeted €100 million of proceeds from asset sales in 2014. This target was surpassed with the close in December 2014 of the sale of a 10-MW photovoltaic solar plant located in the Cordoba town of Almodóvar del Río to Plenium … Continue reading Gamesa exceeds 2014 asset disposal proceeds target of €100 million with the sale of a photovoltaic power plant in Spain
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US Can More Than Triple Share of Renewable Energy by 2030
The United States can increase the use of renewable energy in its energy mix from 7.5 per cent in 2010 to 27 per cent by 2030, according to a new report released today. Renewable Energy Prospects: United States of America, prepared by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), also says the US can increase its … Continue reading US Can More Than Triple Share of Renewable Energy by 2030
Continue readingSunEdison to build 5 GW of wind power and solar energy in Karnataka, India
SunEdison is to develop 5 gigawatts (GW) of renewable energy capacity in India’s southern Karnataka state, the company said on Tuesday, boosting the Indian government’s efforts to increase the wind energy and solar power generation. Under a memorandum of understanding signed with the state government, SunEdison said it will build a mix of solar … Continue reading SunEdison to build 5 GW of wind power and solar energy in Karnataka, India
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SolarReserve wants to install 800 MW of solar energy in Chile, photovoltaic and Concentrated Solar Power (CSP)
US concentrated solar power firm SolarReserve Llc wants to install 800 MW with energy storage technology in Chile in the next years, Chilean daily El Mercurio said today, quoting managers of the company. The first solar energy project, Copiapo Solar of 260 MW, includes two concentrated solar power towers and a photovoltaic (PV) plant estimated at a … Continue reading SolarReserve wants to install 800 MW of solar energy in Chile, photovoltaic and Concentrated Solar Power (CSP)
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Top 10 predictions for the 2015 global photovoltaic (PV) solar energy market
While 2014 remained a challenging time for the solar photovoltaic (PV) industry, it marked an inflection point in the market’s development. According to a new white paper issued by the IHS Solar service at information and analytics provider IHS (NYSE: IHS), solar PV demand grew at a double-digit pace, largely due to policies in China … Continue reading Top 10 predictions for the 2015 global photovoltaic (PV) solar energy market
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Grid Batteries for Wind Energy and Solar Power Find First Customers
Several new types of battery, each capable of cost-effectively storing the energy output from a wind power or solar energy, are finally being hooked up to power grids. The so-called grid batteries could lower the cost of renewable energy by eliminating the intermittency problem that arises when the sun isn’t shining or the wind isn’t … Continue reading Grid Batteries for Wind Energy and Solar Power Find First Customers
Continue readingFotowatio Renewable Ventures (FRV) announced today the closing of an $81.9 million loan with Inter-American Development Bank
The financing is IDB’s first financing of a solar PV project in Uruguay and its largest to date for a solar PV project. Fotowatio Renewable Ventures (FRV) announced today the closing of an $81.9 million loan with Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) to build a solar PV farm, La Jacinta, in Uruguay. It is IDB’s first … Continue reading Fotowatio Renewable Ventures (FRV) announced today the closing of an $81.9 million loan with Inter-American Development Bank
Continue readingPakistan to pull solar power into grid
Pakistan has approved the use of grid-connected solar energy, rooftop solar installations and mortgage financing for home solar panels to boost uptake of clean energy in the country. The government has also reversed course and eliminated a 32.5 percent tax imposed on imported solar equipment in the country´s 2014-2015 budget. The reversal aims … Continue reading Pakistan to pull solar power into grid
Continue readingPhotovoltaic and solar power: LDK Solar Completion of Hydrochlorination Project
Trichlorosilane is the most critical material for polysilicon manufacturing process. LDK Solar CO., Ltd. in provisional liquidation announced today that, its polysilicon plant located in Mahong, Jiangxi completed its hydrochlorination reengineering project and successfully produced trichlorosilane during its first production run on December 27, 2014. The trichlorosilane produced by Mahong Plant meets the national standard … Continue reading Photovoltaic and solar power: LDK Solar Completion of Hydrochlorination Project
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Hanwha to supply 80 MW photovoltaic (PV) to solar energy project in Chile
Hanwha SolarOne Co., Ltd. (the “Company”, or “Hanwha SolarOne”), a top-10 global photovoltaic manufacturer of high-quality, cost-competitive solar modules, announced it has signed a deal with a leading photovoltaic (PV) developer for the supply of 80 megawatts (MW) of solar PV modules to a project in the Antofagasta Region, Chile. The solar installations will be … Continue reading Hanwha to supply 80 MW photovoltaic (PV) to solar energy project in Chile
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India raises solar power investment target to $100b by 2022
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has ramped up his target for solar energy as he bets on renewables to help meet rising power demand and overcome the frequent outages that plague Asia’s third largest economy, a senior official told a foreign news agency. India gets twice as much sunshine as many European countries that use … Continue reading India raises solar power investment target to $100b by 2022
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