The United States Air Force has signed a contract with the Schafer Corporation of Massachusetts to allow a test of concentrating solar power (CSP) at a Maui, Hawaii military site in an attempt to offset a military computer system’s power demand. Officially titled the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) contract, the project is specifically focused [...]
Vinci Energía C.V. has announced that it is poised to launch one of the first pre-commercial solar thermal electric plants based on its new Luter 10 Stirling dish technology. Rather than using conventional mirrors, the solar receivers will be fitted with Vinci Energía’s patented optical assembly. The new Stirling dish unit developed by Vinci Energía [...]
A study by the U.S. department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy laboratory suggests that 35 % of the nations electricity could come from solar and wind, without adding expensive new backup power plants. The NREL findings provide a strong counterargument to the idea that the existing power grid is insufficient to handle increasing amounts of renewable [...]
A study on firefighter safety and the emergency response for solar power systems was recently released by the Fire Protection Research Foundation. According to the Summary Observations, this report assembles best practice information for firefighters and fireground incident commanders to assist in their decision-making process with emergency events involving solar power systems. It is focused [...]
The International Conference on Solar Heating, Cooling and Biuldings is gearing up for their 2010 solar conference in Graz, Austria September 28th to October 1st 2010. Solar Energy R&D has led to many promising innovations and developments in fields such as the supply of heating for buildings, process heat and solar cooling. The EuroSun 2010 [...]
LOS ANGELES –– Registration has opened for Solar Power International 2010, the largest business-to-business solar conference and expo in North America. Presented by Solar Electric Power Association (SEPA) and Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA), Solar Power International 2010 takes place October 12 – 14 at the Los Angeles Convention Center. As the premier U.S. event [...]
According to a recent article written by the Press Trust of India, the Union Government of India has pledged Rs 1,000 crore ( $ 210.5 million U.S) for subsidising solar thermal power generation, it says is in line with its plan to boost utilisation of renewable energy resources. The announcement was made by Union Ministry of [...]
At the direction of the President, Department of the Interior Secretary Ken Salazar, Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lisa Jackson and NOAA Administrator Jane Lubchenco will return to the Gulf region next week as they continue their work, aggressively responding to the BP oil spill. These officials’ actions on scene will be coordinated by National Incident [...]
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India’s ‘New Solar Mission’ is the most ambitious solar energy development plan in the world. By 2022 the country aims to be generating 20 GW of energy from sunlight. Going by International Energy Agency forecasts – this will make India the producer of almost three-quarters of the world’s total solar energy output. This plan is [...]
Inspired Solar Technologies, Inc. (IST), a leading developer of tracking systems for the solar power industry including PV and Concentrated Solar Thermal, reported that it is one of ten nominees for the Intersolar Award 2010, designating this year’s most innovative and groundbreaking company in the area of solar energy. Intersolar Europe will announce the winner [...]
San Francisco. A new generation of “hybrid” residential solar hot water tanks is at the center of Schüco’s new developments for residential solar thermal systems. In the field of innovative solar system solutions, the company has introduced a range of corrosion-resistant hot-water tanks that allow for space saving single-tank systems that fit almost all applications. [...]
Tucson, Ariz. – Tucson Electric Power (TEP) has agreed to purchase the output of 10 new solar power systems, a landfill gas generation project and a new wind farm that together would generate nearly 160 megawatts (MW), enough renewable energy to power more than 30,000 Tucson homes. TEP has submitted the agreements to the Arizona [...]
While 42 million solar thermal systems have been installed worldwide, the U.S. has been slow to adopt this technology. However, the U.S. sentiment is changing. As the nation’s focus on renewable energy continues to grow exponentially, the expectation is that so too will the adoption of solar thermal technology (which include solar air and water [...]
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