Conergy is helping to produce “green” traditional cheese in Spain. With the 200 kilowatt plant on the 1,500 square metres of roof space of the cheese factory and farm Finca “Pago Los Vivales” in Coreses in the province of Zamora in Castile and León, the sheep cheese producer “Baltasar Moralejo e Hijos” will be producing … Continue reading Spain: Conergy plant to produce solar power from the cheese factory roof
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Declining Solar Photovoltaic Cost to Grow Solar Power in India
India has a huge potential for solar power generation that is leading to large-scale deployment of solar energy. Therefore, solar photovoltaic-installed capacity is rising exponentially in the country. Due to increase in the solar photovoltaic installation, the demand of solar photovoltaic panels and products are also increasing. The solar photovoltaic manufacturers are trying to produce … Continue reading Declining Solar Photovoltaic Cost to Grow Solar Power in India
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Iraq begins project to harness solar power, wind energy
A project to generate electricity from solar energy and wind power in 15 remote Iraqi cities is now under way, the Iraqi Ministry of Electricity said. “Iraqi companies have already started building integrated complexes for solar cells and towers to generate electricity from wind, to provide an equivalent of 5.5 megawatts of electricity a day,” … Continue reading Iraq begins project to harness solar power, wind energy
Continue readingMitsubishi plans biggest solar power project in Tohoku region
Mitsubishi Corporation is really getting its renewable energy game on; with several announcements concerning major wind and solar PV projects in the last week. Mitsubishi said it is developing the solar energy project with full support from Nippon Kasei Chemical Co., as well as cooperation from the Fukushima prefectural and Iwaki city governments. Mitsubishi Corporation … Continue reading Mitsubishi plans biggest solar power project in Tohoku region
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Volkswagen Uses Solar Power to Build Passats
Volkswagen has been dedicated to getting solar power at its plants around the world, and now it can stake a claim to the single largest solar installation of any automotive manufacturing facility in the U.S. at the company’s compound in Chattanooga. And it’s also VW’s largest photovoltaic array anywhere in the world. During a dedication … Continue reading Volkswagen Uses Solar Power to Build Passats
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Household solar power blooms in China
When the previously smog-blurred sun cast its light onto a bizarrely equipped house on Friday, a man who prefers to go by “Ruhai” saw his dream of converting the sun’s rays into usable power come true. Ruhai’s three-story house, located in the northern suburbs of Beijing, stands out amongst the rest of the area’s dwellings, … Continue reading Household solar power blooms in China
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Global Solar Power Industry announces demand is anticipated to nearly double between 2010 and 2013, reaching 19.3 gigawatts
The global solar energy market has undergone a dramatic transformation over the past two years, driven by a new abundance of polysilicon, the effects of the worldwide financial crisis, and the plunging price of solar modules. The worldwide demand is anticipated to nearly double between 2010 and 2013, reaching 19.3 gigawatts by the end of … Continue reading Global Solar Power Industry announces demand is anticipated to nearly double between 2010 and 2013, reaching 19.3 gigawatts
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China to unveil subsidy plan for distributed PV solar power generation
China will publish the plan for subsidies for distributed photovoltaic power generation after the 2013 National People’s Congress and the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference, which will be held in early March, the National Business Daily reported citing a source with the Energy Research Institute of the National Development and Reform Commission. The highlight of … Continue reading China to unveil subsidy plan for distributed PV solar power generation
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NRG Energy Brings Innovative Solar Power Solutions to New Santa Clara Stadium
NRG Energy, the Santa Clara Stadium Authority and the San Francisco 49ers today announced an agreement to bring sustainable energy to the new Santa Clara Stadium. Through this unique partnership, NRG will help the new facility become the first professional football stadium to open with LEED certification, the recognized standard for measuring building sustainability. … Continue reading NRG Energy Brings Innovative Solar Power Solutions to New Santa Clara Stadium
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Aeon Renewable Energy to install 25 MW Solar Power generation plant in Tamilnadu
Aeon Renewable Energy Solution, a solar energy venture of Madurai Appu chain of restaurants, today announced its strategic plan for setting up 25MW solar power generation plant in Tamilnadu. The company has roped in ‘Yingli Solar’, one of the world’s largest solar panel manufacturers with over 4.5GW of solar module installation around the globe as … Continue reading Aeon Renewable Energy to install 25 MW Solar Power generation plant in Tamilnadu
Continue readingSolar Power Demand Outlook: Africa and the Middle East
Parts of Africa and the Middle East have among the strongest sun resources in the world. In particular, the region offers excellent potential for concentrated solar power (CSP) and concentrated photovoltaic (CPV) systems. Many African countries are currently exploring the use of solar and other renewables, using tenders (or PPAs) as the vehicle for expansion. … Continue reading Solar Power Demand Outlook: Africa and the Middle East
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Solar Power Demand Outlook: North America
As a significant correction continues to roil the worldwide solar power industry, markets in North America are struggling to find stable business models and predictable, long-term growth. In both the United States and Canada, shifts in government policy and incentives have had significant impacts on both solar technology suppliers and system developers and operators. Continued … Continue reading Solar Power Demand Outlook: North America
Continue readingCalifornia Records 1,000 Megawatts of Installed Solar Power
California regulators are reporting that the state has hit a major milestone in renewable energy: more than 1 gigawatt—1,000 megawatts—of solar power has been installed through the California Solar Initiative, which encourages homeowners, businesses, local governments and nonprofit organizations to install solar panels on their roofs. Launched in 2007, the California Solar Initiative is an … Continue reading California Records 1,000 Megawatts of Installed Solar Power
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Global online atlas for solar power and wind energy
During its Annual General Meeting in Abu Dhabi, the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) made the world’s first global atlas for renewable resources public. The atlas comprises databases and maps that are freely available on the Internet. The German Aerospace Center (Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt; DLR) has contributed substantially to this development through … Continue reading Global online atlas for solar power and wind energy
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The Growth of the Global Clean Energy Marketplace
The clean energy industry is gathering momentum around the world. Innovation and investment are helping to reduce the cost of solar, wind, and other emerging technologies. Countries and companies are working to harness the economic opportunity associated with these new products, and deployment of clean energy technologies is accelerating globally. In the United States, however, … Continue reading The Growth of the Global Clean Energy Marketplace
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Solar Energy Storage Market to Touch Nearly $2 billion in 2018, Demand for Solar in Latin America Soars
Four new significant market research reports are available from Global Information (GII) for executives and their organizations seeking strong historic and forecast data to facilitate their decision-making concerning the global market for solar photovoltaics, solar storage and energy harvesting. The reports provide answers to key questions such as what are the growth prospects for solar … Continue reading Solar Energy Storage Market to Touch Nearly $2 billion in 2018, Demand for Solar in Latin America Soars
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SolarCity Offers Solar Power for Less Than Utility Rates
For less than the price of a tank of gas, Long Island homeowners can now go solar. A recent Long Island Power Authority (LIPA) ruling allows SolarCity® (Nasdaq: SCTY) to provide solar electricity directly to Long Islanders starting for as little as $39 per month, and significantly decrease their energy costs. SolarCity allows customers to … Continue reading SolarCity Offers Solar Power for Less Than Utility Rates
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Harvest the wind energy, and reap the solar power
This is a time of milestones for Masdar, with last year’s launch of the London Array wind farm and this year’s start of production at a solar plant in the UAE. Spanning from the western edges of Europe and Africa to the remotest areas of the Seychelles, Masdar’s clean energy portfolio spans the globe. It … Continue reading Harvest the wind energy, and reap the solar power
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MENA Solar Power Markets to Exceed 3 Gigawatts Annually by 2015
Solar energy demand in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region is attracting the attention of the global solar market, as the industry begins to diversify existing demand from feed-in tariff markets with demand from markets that offer fundamental solar drivers such as insolation, grid prices and electricity needs. On the back of these … Continue reading MENA Solar Power Markets to Exceed 3 Gigawatts Annually by 2015
Continue readingChina outlines plan to ramp up solar power, wind energy capacity in 2013
China, the world’s top energy consumer, will more than double its installed solar power capacity this year from 2012, the government said on Wednesday, driving up shares of US-listed Chinese solar companies. China aims to add 10 gigawatts (GW) of installed solar power capacity this year, up from 7 GW at the end of last … Continue reading China outlines plan to ramp up solar power, wind energy capacity in 2013
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