Canadian Solar Completes 50 Mwatt Solar Project in China

50MW solar plant, in Hongsibao, Ningxia

Canadian Solar Inc, one of the world’s largest solar companies, and the Ningxia Electric Power Group has announced the successful completion and grid-connection of a 10 MW ground mounted solar project, a part of a 50MW solar plant, in Hongsibao, Ningxia, in northwest China at the end of 2011. This 10 MW project consists of an [...]

New Hampshire School Signs World’s First Solar Hot Air Power Purchase Agreement

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Solyndra and other troubled, taxpayer-funded solar electric companies might have momentarily derailed the green movement’s progress this year, but a solar hot air collector will be working wonders at Sanborn Regional High School. Installed this month and funded by the world’s first power purchase agreement (PPA) for ultra-efficient solar hot air, Sanborn’s fuel-oil heating bills [...]

IEA Report Advises Governments to Embrace Renewables and Nuclear

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The good news is that on 8 November the International Energy Agency released its 2011 “World Energy Outlook.” While it will cheer nuclear advocates, overall the report makes for grim reading. Pulling no punches, the report states at the outset, “There are few signs that the urgently needed change in direction in global energy trends [...]

Sustainable Energy in Ireland

Thirty six Irish companies and organisations that have introduced effective sustainable energy initiatives have been shortlisted for the 2011 Sustainable Energy Awards. The Awards, presented by the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) and sponsored by ESB Electric Ireland, provide an opportunity for organisations, regardless of size or sector, to gain public recognition for their [...]

Three Solar Thermal Power Towers Proposed for California

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 BrightSource Energy, Inc., a leading solar thermal technology company, has filed an Application for Certification (AFC) with the California Energy Commission to develop three 250 megawatt (nominal) solar power tower plants (750 megawatts combined) in California’s Riverside County. The power towers, which will be located primarily on land owned by the Metropolitan Water District, will collectively [...]

Unearthing $650 Million in Energy Savings

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EDF Climate Corps Today, Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) announced the results of this summer’s EDF Climate Corps fellowships, which placed 96 specially-trained MBA and MPA students in 78 companies, cities and universities to sleuth out energy savings and carbon dioxide (CO2) reductions. Together, the 2011 Climate Corps fellows uncovered efficiencies in lighting, computer equipment, and [...]

Next-Generation Solar Power Tower Plant Design Sets the Bar in Land Efficiency for Utility-Scale Solar Technologies

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Project to create thousands of jobs and hundreds of millions in state and local tax revenue BrightSource Energy, Inc., a leading solar thermal technology company, has filed an Application for Certification (AFC) with the California Energy Commission for the development of two 250 megawatt (nominal) solar power plants (500 megawatts combined) in California’s Inyo County. [...]

We are on the Threshold of a New Electric Age. Renewable Electric Generation

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Siemens CEO Peter Löscher: “We’re on the threshold of a new electric age” For the 15th time, Siemens – together with Friedrich Alexander University (FAU) in Erlangen-Nuremberg, Germany – is hosting a special technology conference, the Erlanger Technikgespräch, in the Siemens medicare building in Erlangen, Germany. Climate change, diminishing natural resources, increasing urbanization, rising prosperity [...]

The Future of Sustainable Power Generation and Industrial Solutions for the Highest Energy Efficiency

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Siemens to present solutions for sustainable power supply at the World Energy Congress 2010 Siemens has announced their intentions to again take part in the World Energy Congress (WEC), held from September 12 to 16, 2010, in Montreal, Canada. This event, which takes place every three years, has become a key gathering point for the [...]

Home Heating and Electricity Generation Technology based on Solar Thermal Stirling Engine Fundamentals

BDR Thermea’s philosophy is to combine the best of both the former DeDietrich-Remeha Group and Baxi Group. 2010 marks the year when the new company launches its next generation of Micro Combined Heat and Power (microCHP) appliances. Branded Remeha and Baxi, these units have created a stir and herald a new era in home heating [...]

Will the Global Clean Energy Revolution Arrive in Time?

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“For several years, the IEA has been calling for an energy revolution to tackle climate change and enhance energy security and economic development. For the first time, we see early indications that such a revolution is under way,” said Nobuo Tanaka, Executive Director of the International Energy Agency (IEA). Presenting the new IEA study Energy [...]

What does ThermoMax have to Offer?

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Solar Division Thermomax Ltd. is a leading manufacturer of high efficiency equipment for efficient and economical conversion of solar radiation into thermal energy. Based in two locations in the United Kingdom, and a unit in Italy, Thermomax occupies over 10,000m² of purpose built factories on 10 acres (40,400m²) of land. The operation is complete with [...]

No Second Place when it comes to Climate Change-Is Canada on the Right Track?

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Canada is one of the largest global contributors to green house gases and consequentially global climate change largely due to the Tar Sands project in Alberta. The International Energy Agency (IEA) has commended Canada’s commitment to increase the share of clean energy in electricity supply by 2020. According to GreenPeace International; “The tar sands of [...]

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