| Create a Free Account or Sign In to connect and share in green living and alternative energy forum discussions. |
Solar Power Archives
#solar To Surpass #wind In 18 Months
May 18 2018 01:00 PM | eds in Solar Power
Frost & Sullivan’s, recent analysis Global Power Industry Outlook, 2018, . . . which posits that solar will surpass wind in global energy capacity starting in 2020, . . . making it the f4th largest source of energy generation behind: . . . . . . co...
Read story → 0 comments
Morocco: Worlds Largest Concentrated #solar Farm
May 16 2018 12:30 PM | eds in Solar Power
The site near the city of Ouarzazate, . . . aims to produce enough energy to power more than . . . 1,000,000 homes by the end of the year, and reduce carbon emissions by . . . 760,000 tons per year. The first phase was officially turned on in 2016. 5-...
Read story → 0 comments
Uk: New #solar Farms
May 04 2018 12:55 PM | eds in Solar Power
UK-based water company, Northumbrian Water, . . . has entered into a partnership with Lightsource BP, for the development of . . . 10 new solar farms at its sites, to generate . . . 10 GWh of clean electricity each year, to help power its operations....
Read story → 0 comments
Off-Grid #solar
May 03 2018 01:15 PM | eds in Solar Power
Off-grid solar installations, have been a . . . huge success in poor areas around the world, . . . offering not just cleaner and more reliable power, . . . but cheaper electricity, too. 5-3-2018 Source: Off-grid #Solar
Read story → 0 comments
Tesla: #energy Storage Business
Apr 30 2018 05:55 PM | eds in Solar Power
The April black-out. . . . has reinforced once again, the perception that, . . . Puerto Rico needs radical re-organization of its grid. The island suffered from years of cronyism, and . . . incompetence, if not worse, in its power system. The kind of m...
Read story → 0 comments
#solar Powered: Water From Thin Air
Apr 30 2018 12:25 PM | eds in Solar Power
Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA), and . . . Arizona-based Zero Mass Water, will test, . . . 150 of its solar-powered SOURCE drinking water systems, . . . showcasing its ability to produce: . . . . . . clean, . . . . . . renewable, . . . . . ....
Read story → 0 comments
First #solar: Thin Film Pv Factory
Apr 28 2018 01:45 PM | eds in Solar Power
Thin film PV, can be produced through: . . . . . . low cost, . . . . . . fully automated, (Robots) . . . . . . high output, . . . . . . roll-to-roll systems. 4-28-2018 Source: First #Solar: Thin film PV Factory
Read story → 0 comments
Florida: Rooftop #solar
Apr 24 2018 01:10 PM | eds in Solar Power
In Florida, . . . it is illegal to sell electricity to somebody, . . . unless you are a utility, but, the Florida Public Service Commission, . . . voted in accordance with clearly defined state law, . . . to ensure homeowners have the right to . . . LE...
Read story → 0 comments
Vietnam #solar
Apr 11 2018 01:00 PM | eds in Solar Power
Vietnam is one of the fastest growing economies in the world, with . . . 8-10% annual increase in power consumption by industries, . . . who are the largest consumers of electricity in the country. Sterling and Wilson, a global solar EPC company, . ....
Read story → 0 comments
Farmer's Guide To Going #solar
Apr 10 2018 06:20 PM | eds in Solar Power
The cost of going solar has declined, . . . enabling more installations across the country. Consider these questions to help you determine, . . . what’s best for you and your farm. 2-10-2018 Source: Farmer's Guide to Going #Solar
Read story → 0 comments
Floating #solar Panels
Apr 03 2018 08:55 PM | eds in Solar Power
Forecasts indicate, that solar energy will be the main protagonist. . . . The figures show that during the next 5 years, . . . photovoltaic solar energy will represent, . . . the largest incorporation of annual capacity for renewables, well above . ....
Read story → 0 comments
#solar Power: Energy Payback Time
Mar 25 2018 08:20 PM | eds in Solar Power
Energy payback estimates for rooftop PV systems are: . . . . . . 4 years current multicrystalline-silicon PV modules, . . . . . . 3 years current thin-film modules, . . . . . . 2 years anticipated multicrystalline modules, and . . . . . . 1 year antici...
Read story → 0 comments
Chinese #solar: Marginalize's Us World Infl...
Mar 20 2018 01:40 PM | eds in Solar Power
The “One Belt One Road” initiative, . . . currently being pursued by the Chinese government, is promising . . . $1.2 trillion to be injected into struggling economies worldwide. That is in addition to the . . . $200 billion already delivered....
Read story → 0 comments
Microsoft Getting Into Rooftop #solar?
Mar 16 2018 01:20 PM | eds in Solar Power
Microsoft, announced plans to procure, . . . 60 megawatts of solar energy in Singapore, Because, we've had other projects, . . . that have had challenges related to permitting issues, that may put , . . . 100% of the output in jeopardy. Microsoft...
Read story → 0 comments
Kentucky: #solar Merry-Go-Round
Mar 13 2018 01:35 PM | eds in Solar Power
Louisville, Kentucky (a state still largely powered by coal) . . . solar panels will be prominently featured near the front of the zoo, . . . on top of a pavilion that shades the carousel. About 865,000 people are expected to visit the zoo this year,...
Read story → 0 comments
Follow The Money: #solar Funding
Mar 10 2018 02:10 PM | eds in Solar Power
The European Investment Bank, provided, . . . $1.29 billion in new funding for global solar projects in 2017, . . . the most finance it has provided in one year for the sector. “Solar power is providing clean energy for . . . millions of people a...
Read story → 0 comments
#solar: Gregadoo, New South Wales
Feb 28 2018 02:10 PM | eds in Solar Power
A 90 hectare solar farm, with . . . 122,000 solar panels, generating . . . 47 megawatt, capable of powering . . . 15,000 households a year, costing . . . $30 million has been proposed. 2-28-2018 Source: #Solar: Gregadoo, New South Wales
Read story → 0 comments
Hawaii's Largest #solar + Storage System
Feb 23 2018 01:50 PM | eds in Solar Power
Lawai solar and energy storage project, Hawaii, . . . 28 megawatt solar photovoltaic system, and . . . 100 megawatt-hour energy storage component, which will deliver, . . . up to 5 hours of peak power. At 11 cents per kWh, . . . the pricing is well b...
Read story → 0 comments
Vietnam: $3 Billion #solar
Feb 06 2018 09:00 PM | eds in Solar Power
“Vietnam always needs more power, . . . every year, for its expanding economy.” Thien Tan Group plans to build . . . 5 large solar power plants at a cost of . . . $2 billion by 2020. A tourism conglomerate, also plans to spend up to . . ....
Read story → 0 comments
Community #microgrid: Virtual Power Plant
Jan 25 2018 04:20 AM | eds in Solar Power
Warner, New Hampshire, . . . is forming each building as its own microgrid, . . . then linked together, to form a community microgrid, . . . creating a "virtual power plant." 1-24-2018 Source: Community #Microgrid: Virtual Power Plant
Read story → 0 comments
Puerto Rico: #sun Commander®
Jan 04 2018 03:20 PM | eds in Solar Power
In a disaster, or a need for power at a remote location, the . . . Sun Commander® can be un-deployed in about . . . 3 labor hours (three men 1 hr). The unit is then ready to be pulled behind a standard . . . 3/4 ton pick-up truck. or loaded in a . . ....
Read story → 0 comments
Farming Energy From The #sun
Jan 04 2018 01:45 PM | eds in Solar Power
Denmark's 140MW solar farm, that may include battery storage, . . . plans to be constructed on, . . . 270ha of farmland. The site is generally on a . . . 5-year rotation of cropping and sheep grazing. The facility would comprise up to . . . 400,00...
Read story → 0 comments
China: #solar Power Highway
Dec 24 2017 02:55 PM | eds in Solar Power
Jinan South Ring Expressway, . . . 1.2 mile (2 km) stretch of solar highway, . . . meaning solar panels on the road, . . . will be powering the towns surrounding it. The panels heat can transfer through the concrete, . . . allowing them to automatical...
Read story → 0 comments
Alaska: #solar Power
Dec 24 2017 02:30 PM | eds in Solar Power
Solar Panels, are replacing Diesel Fuel, . . . in Canada’s Far North. Solar energy, . . . makes sense in places where you have plenty of light. But, Canadian communities with as little as . . . 5 hours of sun a day, . . . could soon leapfrog from dies...
Read story → 0 comments
Hampshire College: Goes 100% #solar
Dec 17 2017 02:45 PM | eds in Solar Power
The Massachusetts college, has installed a . . . 19-acre solar farm, complete with . . . Tesla batteries to store up power, . . . 15,000 panels producing about . . . 4.7 megawatts of power each year, . . . more than Hampshire can even use. The price h...
Read story → 0 comments