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
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US Wind Energy Industry Has Strongest Year Ever
The U.S. wind energy industry had its strongest year ever in 2012, according to the American Wind Energy Association , installing a record 13,124MW of electric generating capacity, leveraging $25 billion in private investment,and achieving over 60,000MW of cumulative wind capacity. The milestone of 60,000MW (60GW) was reached just five months after AWEA announced last … Continue reading US Wind Energy Industry Has Strongest Year Ever
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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Obama Launches Electric Vehicles Everywhere Challenge
As part of the EV Everywhere Grand Challenge, the new Workplace Charging Challenge aims to expand access to charging stations in cities across the U.S. At the Washington Auto Show, Secretary Chu announced the Workplace Charging Challenge. The Challenge aims to increase the number of U.S. employers offering charging tenfold over the next five years. … Continue reading Obama Launches Electric Vehicles Everywhere Challenge
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European Wind Energy Association 2013 to start on an optimistic note
One person in this frame of mind is Thomas Becker, EWEA’s recently appointed CEO who will begin in April. “I am certainly looking forward to working for EWEA, an organisation with an outstanding reputation”, he said. “I want to turn the crisis facing the wind industry today into an opportunity to show how wind energy … Continue reading European Wind Energy Association 2013 to start on an optimistic note
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Wind energy in Costa Rica: new wind farm
The province of Guanacaste, an area where the winds blow strong, is hot for investors interested in wind farms, reports Nacion.com (Jan. 3, 2013). In Tilaran, Guanacaste, thereare already five wind power plants with wind turbines in operation. One is owned by the state run Instituto Costarricense de Electricidad (ICE), and the other four are … Continue reading Wind energy in Costa Rica: new wind farm
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Energy 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
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NRG 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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Top 10 wind energy states in 2012
The Top 10 states for new installed wind capacity in 2012: 1. Texas (1,826 MW) 2. California (1,656 MW) 3. Kansas (1,440 MW) 4. Oklahoma (1,127 MW) 5. Illinois (823 MW) 6. Iowa (814 MW) 7. Oregon (640 MW) 8. Michigan (611 MW) 9. Pennsylvania (550 MW) 10. Colorado (496 MW) But which states did … Continue reading Top 10 wind energy states in 2012
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Wind energy supplies 6% of US electricity
Wind energy now supplies 6% of US electricity, thanks to many projects coming online at the end of the year … to beat the expiring Production Tax Credit (PTC). In 2012, wind grew 28%, with a record 13.2 gigawatts (GW) of wind turbines were installed – 5.5 GW in December alone. That energy is coming … Continue reading Wind energy supplies 6% of US electricity
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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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Wind energy enough to light almost all Spanish households
People who work in the Spanish wind energy sector will no doubt be sharing great news with those attending next week’s EWEA 2013 Annual Eventin Vienna: the nation’s monthly wind-power output exceeded 6 terawatt-hours for the first time in January. The Spanish Wind Energy Association’s blog, Somos Eolicos, reported that amount of power would be … Continue reading Wind energy enough to light almost all Spanish households
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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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Fall in wind prices energy increases importance on end of warranty strategy
After a bumper installation year of 13GW of wind power generation capacity installed in 2012, wind energy in the US now accounts for 6% of the nation’s total energy mix. Furthermore, increases in wind power technology have driven cost competitiveness of in many states with natural-gas fired power plants. However, this fall in the cost … Continue reading Fall in wind prices energy increases importance on end of warranty strategy
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China Ming Yang Wind Power Group Expects Market Consolidation in China to Help WTG Prices in 2013
China Ming Yang Wind Power Group Limited (“Ming Yang” or the “Company”) (NYSE: MY), a leading wind turbine manufacturer in China, reiterated recent statements by its Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Chuanwei Zhang, that market prices of 1.5 megawatt (“MW”) and 2.0MW domestic wind turbine generators (“WTG”) are expected to increase up to as much … Continue reading China Ming Yang Wind Power Group Expects Market Consolidation in China to Help WTG Prices in 2013
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Lithium Ion Batteries for Electric Vehicles Will Reach $22 Billion in Annual Market Value by 2020
In recent years, the lithium ion (Li-ion) battery industry has taken a number of steps forward. The technology continues to improve, leading battery cell manufacturers have built new factories that incorporate advanced production techniques, and automakers have greatly increased their research and development (R&D) efforts on plug-in electric vehicles (EVs). According to a new report … Continue reading Lithium Ion Batteries for Electric Vehicles Will Reach $22 Billion in Annual Market Value by 2020
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GE introduces 2.5-120, the world’s most efficient high-output wind turbine
GE (NYSE: GE) announced the 2.5-120, the world’s most efficient high-output and the first brilliant wind turbine. The 2.5-120 is the first wind turbine to bring together world-class efficiency and power output at low wind speed sites, capturing a 25 percent increase in efficiency and a 15 percent increase in power output compared to GE’s … Continue reading GE introduces 2.5-120, the world’s most efficient high-output wind turbine
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