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Solar News - RenewableEnergyWorld.com
Renewable Energy News Headlines provided by RenewableEnergyWorld.com - the leading online publisher of renewable energy news and information world-wide.
Willingboro Municipal Utilities Authority Breaks Ground New 1.05 MW Solar Was...
Skyscrapers Give Back to the Environment with Solar Energy Use
Solar panel development brings solar energy to large companies by switching from windows to solar panels. Skyscrapers can now run on energy from to sun in order to protect earth's nonrenewable resources.
EnergyPeriscope.com Enters Production Mode
EnergyPeriscope is a professional-level renewable energy project performance estimating and financial analysis engine. Use it to create financial performance reports for single- or multiple-technology energy solutions. Includes sales and project management tools to help improve the efficiency and effectiveness of your operations. Model solar electric (PV), solar water heating, solar pool/spa heating, solar hydronic radiant floor systems, wind turbines and energy efficiency projects. Accommodates retrofit applications, new construction buildings, and "Energy Farms" for selling solar PV or wind generated electricity.
Poll: 75% Support US Utility Solar Development
As more utilities support the development of large-scale concentrating solar power (CSP) and photovoltaic (PV) plants in the around the U.S., some citizens have raised questions about the environmental sustainability of certain projects. However, a new poll released yesterday by the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) and Gotham Research Group shows that an overwhelming number of Americans support utility-scale projects on public lands that have not been designated as preserves.
GE Makes Thin-film Solar R&D Push
GE this week announced it is focusing its research and development efforts on thin-film solar photovoltaic (PV) technology in conjunction with PrimeStar Solar Inc., the startup firm in which GE is a majority investor.
NREL Launches Strategic Energy Analysis Institute
The U.S. Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) has established a new global institute dedicated to analyzing, speeding and smoothing the transition to sustainable energy worldwide. NREL Senior Scientist Doug Arent has been named executive director of the new Joint Institute for Strategic Energy Analysis (JISEA) by its institutional partners, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Stanford University, the University of Colorado, Colorado School of Mines, Colorado State University and NREL.
Victor Valley College Installs 1-MW SolFocus System
Victor Valley College and SolFocus announced that they are installing a 1-megawatt (MW) system of concentrator photovoltaic (CPV) systems for the college in Victorville, California. The solar facility will produce 2.5 million kilowatt hours per year, roughly 30 percent of the college's electricity demand.
SCE Launches 250-MW Solar RFO
Southern California Edison (SCE) this week launched a request for offers (RFO) from independent power producers for the utility's solar photovoltaic program.
Energy Storage's Quiet Revolution
When A123Systems saw its shares jump more than 50 percent in a successful Nasdaq debut back in September, some industry insiders expected it would be the first of a bevy of big energy-storage headlines. Instead, energy storage seems to have fallen out of the limelight, getting nothing near as much hype as Bloom Energy, a fuel-cell company focused on electricity generation instead of energy storage, generated when it launched last month.
KACO NEW ENERGY USA partners with racking specialists Schletter, Inc. to prov...
KACO new energy the world's second largest inverter manufacturer, with over 2GW of PV inverters in the field to date, will be offering an in-depth, three day photovoltaic training in Tucson, Arizona which includes a full day of hands-on sessions.
CPUC Decision Allows Tradable RECs
The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) this week issued a decision that would allow the use of tradeable renewable energy credits (TRECs) in the state. The legislature had previously authorized the CPUC to allow the use of TRECS in 2006. In October, 2008, the CPUC issued its first proposed decision authorizing the use of TRECs. Since then the CPUC considered various proposed decisions that would have permitted the use of TRECs until adopting the final decision on March 11.
Iosil Secures US $13.5M for Polysilicon Production
Iosil Energy Corporation has secured US $13.5 million in equity financing. The investment will allow the company to its polysilicon production pilot facility in one of several locations under consideration. The full investment will be used by the company to build out a pilot manufacturing plant and prepare for commercial introduction.
Suntech To Power Taiwan's Largest Solar PV Plant
Suntech Power Holdings Co. Ltd. will supply solar panels for what will be the biggest solar power plant in Taiwan. Owned and operated by the Taiwan Power Company, and developed by Fortune Electric Co. Ltd., the new 4.7-megawatt (MW) solar plant in Young'an, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, will nearly double the island's current installed solar capacity of about 5 MW.
Siliken To Build 9.8-MW Solar Power Plant
Spanish renewable energy company, Siliken has entered into an agreement with Fotowatio Renewable Ventures to build a 9.8 megawatt (MW) solar photovoltaic power plant in the Italian city of Fiumicino. When completed, it will be one of the largest PV installations in the region.
Agile Energy Secures Funding from Good Energies
Agile Energy Inc., a developer of utility-scale renewable power generating projects,has closed a Series A investment from Good Energies Inc. The undisclosed amount of financing will provide Agile Energy with both cash and credit support which will fund the company's growth and development activities.
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