An estimated 30 GW of solar PV capacity was connected to the grid globally in 2012; around the same level as 2011. The countries that added the most PV power to their grids were Germany (7.6 GW), China (estimated between 3.5 and 4.5 GW) and Italy (3.3 GW). The United States added 3.2 GW in … Continue reading 100 GW Solar Photovoltaic, 282 GW Wind Energy Globally
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Global solar photovoltaic capacity passes 100 GW
Thee European Photovoltaic Industry Association (EPIA, Brussels, Belgium) has announced that the world’s cumulative solar photovoltaic (PV) capacity has reached 101 GW, with 30 GW of new capacity connected to the grid in 2012. It was only in 2008 when the wind energy industry — considered the most mature of renewables — surged past the … Continue reading Global solar photovoltaic capacity passes 100 GW
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2012 solar photovoltaic year in review
The difficulties that the global solar energy industry experienced in 2012 were both clear and expected. Continuing excess solar photovoltaic (PV) manufacturing capacity spurred a collapse in prices across the PV value chain, creating consistently negative margins and negative profitability for upstream PV manufacturers. This led to a large number of bankruptcies, insolvencies and acquisitions, … Continue reading 2012 solar photovoltaic year in review
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Nearly 27,000 Off-Grid Remote Sensing Power Systems Using Renewable Will be Deployed Annually by 2020
Remote sensing systems, including light detection and ranging (LIDAR) and supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) systems for the oil and gas industry, as well as remote monitoring using telemetry for environmental applications, represent a growing market for off-grid power. Increasingly this power is being supplied by renewable energy and alternative sources, such as fuel … Continue reading Nearly 27,000 Off-Grid Remote Sensing Power Systems Using Renewable Will be Deployed Annually by 2020
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Middle East and North Africa (MENA) Solar Energy Market Outlook, 2013-2017
The report offers solar energy (PV and Concentrating Solar Power) project details for each market along with country-specific demand forecasts to 2017. The MENA region possesses the greatest technical potential for renewable energy in the world with much of this potential attributed to solar power. This potential is now starting to be more seriously considered, … Continue reading Middle East and North Africa (MENA) Solar Energy Market Outlook, 2013-2017
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Advances in the solar energy
2011 is being looked back on in the global solar power industry for many negative qualities. Primarily, a collapse in profitability in solar photovoltaic (PV) manufacturing led to companies restructuring, layoffs, plant closures, and even a number of bankruptcies. Late in the year a vicious trade dispute sharply divided the U.S. PV industry, which also … Continue reading Advances in the solar energy
Continue readingSolar power in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA)
Over the last century, economic development in MENA has hinged on the region’s petroleum and natural gas deposits. The region produces more than a third of the world’s petroleum, at roughly 2.5 million barrels of crude oil per day, as well as 55 billion cubic feet per day of dry natural gas, 20% of the … Continue reading Solar power in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA)
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Germany has five times as much solar power as the U.S.
The main point here: Germany doesn’t get an enormous amount of sunlight, relatively speaking. Its annual solar resources are roughly comparable to Alaska’s. Just about every single region in the continental United States has greater solar potential, on average, than Germany. Yet despite those limitations, Germany has still managed to be the world leader in … Continue reading Germany has five times as much solar power as the U.S.
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Global Solar PV capacity to more than triple by 2020
Constantly evolving and more efficient technology provided at lower prices, combined with a need for energy security and independence, will ensure the continued rise of solar photovoltaic (PV) power across the world, states research and consulting firm GlobalData. The company’s latest report* forecasts global solar PV to continue its meteoric rise in the near future, … Continue reading Global Solar PV capacity to more than triple by 2020
Continue readingChina’s solar power companies forecast losses
More than 40 percent of China’s listed PV (photovoltaic) companies forecast losses for 2012, raising delisting concerns amid efforts to restructure the industry. A total of 13 out of 32 listed companies that have core business in the PV industry forecast losses for 2012 in their recently released financial reports, while another 12 said they … Continue reading China’s solar power companies forecast losses
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Hopeful outlook for China’s solar energy industry
The National Energy Administration said last week that China will increase its solar energy supply target from 21 gigawatts (GW) to 35 GW by 2015. The new target, revised for the fourth time in five years, will represent massive growth from the 6.5 gw of solar power installed in 2012. The smog that choked Beijing … Continue reading Hopeful outlook for China’s solar energy industry
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Floating solar islands to test viability of offshore solar power plants
In lake Neuchâtel, Switzerland, three solar-powered floating laboratories are to be constructed by the Swiss energy company Viteos SA and project developer Nolaris. The laboratories are intended to act as research facilities that demonstrate the efficacy of floating concentrated solar power plants, and also whether this concept can be applied to typical PV solar panels. (For a … Continue reading Floating solar islands to test viability of offshore solar power plants
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Photovoltaic opportunities in Saudi Arabia growing
With PV projects coming online and a strong potential pipeline, international companies have turned to Saudi Arabia to provide the next big market. This week it was heavily reported that Suntech and Phoenix Solar had completed their 3.5MW Saudi Arabia project at the King Abdullah Petroleum Studies and Research Center (KAPSARC). The project is owned … Continue reading Photovoltaic opportunities in Saudi Arabia growing
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Solar Energy To Beat Coal Prices in New Mexico
A new solar power plant opening in New Mexico will be selling electricity at record low prices. First Solar, a large thin-film solar manufacturing company based in Tempe, Ariz., recently announced that it had bought a large solar power plant that was being developed in New Mexico. When completed, the 50-megawatt Macho Springs Solar Park … Continue reading Solar Energy To Beat Coal Prices in New Mexico
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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
Continue readingNRG 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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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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