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In 2010 Chromasun will install a solar driven system to supplement building air-conditioning load and offset this peak electrical consumption with clean renewable energy.
AREVA is a pioneer in its strategy of serving the global solar market with a fully integrated offering, including technology leadership as well as Engineering, Procurement and Construction and life-cycle services.
“3TIER’s aim in developing these maps is to help accelerate the adoption of renewable energy around the world by providing a blueprint for development,” said Kenneth Westrick, founder and CEO of 3TIER, the global leader in renewable energy information services.
The research was a joint collaboration between Baratunde Cola, assistant professor in the George W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering at Georgia Tech, and an international team of researchers from the U.S., Australia, China, India and the Philippines. Cola, director of Georgia Tech’s NanoEngineered Systems and Transport Research Group (NEST), described the study as a breakthrough in efficiently harvesting electrical energy from various sources of exhaust or wasted heat.
Chevron announced that the company will install a one megawatt CPV solar power plant using Concentrix Solar’s FLATCON® technology. This will be the largest CPV installation in the U.S. and one of the largest CPV power plants in the world. The power produced will be sold through a power purchase agreement to the Kit Carson Electric Cooperative, Chevron stated in their press release (February 23, 2010).
“Things have progressed,” Weihl said in an interview. “We have an internal prototype.” Google has been looking at unusual materials for the mirror’s reflective surface and the substrate on which the mirror is mounted.The Internet search engine company, which has been investing in companies and doing research of its own to produce affordable renewable energy, wants to cut the cost of making heliostats, the fields of mirrors that track the sun.
The product is designed to use a solar thermal collector to support the cooling process, which decreases the amount of electricity used in cooling. The solar thermal collector makes it the most efficient air conditioner on the market today. It allows customers to save significantly on their electric bills for cooling their homes and businesses. With the amount of money saved by using the hybrid solar air conditioner, customers can quickly recoup their investment, while also reducing their carbon footprint. The system consists of a traditional compressor and air handler for use with a solar collector mounted on the roof. The hybrid solar air conditioner can be installed in new construction or to replace an existing system.
The commitment to provide loan guarantees marks a key milestone in the development of the Ivanpah project, California’s first large-scale commercial solar thermal power plant in nearly two decades. When constructed, Ivanpah will be the world’s largest solar energy project, nearly doubling the amount of solar thermal electricity produced in the US today. “This clean-energy investment will help create up to 1,000 construction jobs in California,” said California Senator Barbara Boxer. “In these tough times, we need investments like this to create good clean-energy jobs for Californians, increase our energy independence, protect our children from pollution and ensure American leadership in the clean energy economy.”
Dover, DE – Governor Jack Markell signed an Executive Order today that will foster economic development while reducing the impact of State government on the environment and reducing operating expenses. “State government is becoming far more energy and cost efficient. This executive order puts significant markers and milestones to gauge that effort and requires real progress,” said Markell. “We are eliminating unnecessary energy and resource costs while also improving air quality, reducing carbon emissions, and strengthening Delaware’s economic competitiveness.”
“3TIER has delivered the next generation of prospecting tools,” said Kenneth Westrick, founder and CEO of 3TIER, the global leader in renewable energy information services. “These tools provide – for the first time ever – instant and unlimited access to seasonal variability data of wind and solar resources, around the world. It is a smarter, faster and more cost-effective way for the industry to identify and prioritize potential sites for more in-depth assessment.” |
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As part of this years Concentrated Solar Power Summit 2010, you will get the chance to visit one of the most groundbreaking CSP sites in the world. Allowing you to see for yourself, up close and personal some of today’s most ground-breaking CSP technology that’s actually in the ground and producing power. The conference runs from June 24 to the 25th in Parc 55, San Franscisco, CA.
Chromasun recently announced that it is collaborating with the Abu Dhabi Water and Electricity Authority (ADWEA) to showcase their MCT technology at the subsidiary Abu Dhabi Distribution Company (ADDC) Distribution Management Center. The Center provides management and direct control of ADDC processes and activities. The building is presently air-conditioned by conventional electrically driven screw type chillers which have significant peak power demands on hot days.
A U.S.company has developed the world’s only commercially available, electronically “tintable” window glass. SageGlass® allows natural light in while controlling unwanted solar heat and glare and can be used in building windows, skylights, and curtain walls. The technology consists of a series of thin ceramic material layers deposited onto sheets of glass, forming an electrochromic device that allows the user to switch the window between a clear state and a highly tinted state using a low-voltage electrical current.
AREVA announced today the completion of the 100% acquisition of U.S.-based Ausra, Inc., a leading provider of large-scale concentrated solar power solutions for electricity generation and industrial steam production. The Ausra acquisition, announced in early February, serves as the platform for building AREVA’s global concentrated solar power business.
3TIER® has announced the completion of its REmapping the World™ initiative, which was launched in March 2008 to address the biggest barrier to global renewable energy adoption—the lack of reliable information regarding resource potential and availability. With today’s release of a global solar map and dataset, the company has completed its unprecedented goal of identifying and mapping the world’s wind and solar resources using a globally consistent methodology.
A study published in the American Chemical Society’s journal Nano Letters reveals that thermocells based on carbon nanotube electrodes might eventually be used for generating electrical energy from heat discarded by chemical plants, automobiles and solar cell farms.
Concentrix Solar, a leading supplier of Concentrator Photovoltaic (CPV) systems and a new division of the Soitec Group (Euronext Paris), the world’s leading supplier of engineered substrates, has announced that it has signed a contract with Chevron Technology Ventures for the deployment of a one megawatt (MW) CPV power plant to be installed at a Chevron Mining facility in Questa, New Mexico, USA. With this announcement, Concentrix Solar confirms full commercial readiness for worldwide deployment, and is paving the way to utility-scale CPV projects.
Google Inc has developed a prototype for a new mirror technology that could cut by half the cost of building a solar thermal plant, the company’s green energy czar said last week. Bill Weihl said that if development and testing go well, he could see the product being ready in one to three years. In solar thermal plants the mirrors are a critical component that focus the sun’s rays on a central point where the energy is converted into mechanical work and then to electrical energy.
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BrightSource Energy, Inc., developer of utility-scale solar thermal power plants, announced this week that the U.S. Department of Energy has conditionally committed to provide $1.37 billion in loan guarantees to support the financing of BrightSource’s Ivanpah Solar Electric Generating System.
Markell Signs Executive Order to Set Clean Energy Targets and Mandate Environmental Practices
A Seattle Washington based company has announced the release of a new suite of global Solar (and wind)Prospecting Tools that will change the way renewable energy professionals decide where to develop renewable resources by providing immediate access to seasonal variability data, which is critical to understanding a site’s energy potential.
