Morocco, which plans to invest $9 billion to build five solar power stations, had opted for solar thermal technology for the first unit, to be set up in the southern Ourzazate area, its solar energy agency chief said. The North African country’s government had previously not revealed which solar technology it would choose, with officials [...]
The Solar Electric Power Association (SEPA), an educational and research non-profit focused on helping utilities integrate solar into their energy portfolios, will lead 18 utility executives and managers to Japan on its third annual Solar Fact Finding Mission from July 25 to 30. While abroad, the delegation will meet with Japanese utilities, government officials, and [...]
Developing CSP projects in the US is a very challenging business, and the stages involved from getting it from the drawing board to construction phase, on average take up to 4 years. The secret to success is based upon essential pillars being in place. These pillars are 1) CSP site secured 2)Connected to transmission line [...]
U.S. Department of Energy Secretary Steven Chu today announced a series of initiatives underway at the Department of Energy to more broadly implement cool roof technologies on DOE facilities and buildings across the federal government. Cool roofs use lighter-colored roofing surfaces or special coatings to reflect more of the sun’s heat, helping improve building efficiency [...]
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 [...]
Jul 17 2010 | Posted in
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Genesis Solar, LLC, a subsidiary of NextEra Energy Resources, LLC, the leading generator of solar and wind power in North America, today announced plans to dry cool its proposed 250-megawatt (MW) solar thermal plant in California’s Sonoran Desert.In evidentiary hearings that begin today before the California Energy Commission (CEC), Genesis Solar plans to formally accept [...]
China’s central government has approved proposals to establish a national-level new-energy demonstration city in Turpan in Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region, and the first low-carbon demonstration township in the Jujiapu Financial District of Tianjin, according to Zhang Baoguo, head of the National Energy Administration (NEA). Zhang said that the central government has approved the national-level new-energy [...]
10,000 American Flags Planted in Front of Washington Monument Washington, D.C. – Today, veterans, union leaders and environmentalists gathered in the shadow of the Washington Monument to call on President Obama to end America’s dependence on oil. Starting as an online campaign planting 50,000 virtual flags, volunteers began last night planting 10,000 actual American flags [...]
Jun 30 2010 | Posted in
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Solar EOS in partnership with SNRY Solar is offering a variety of technical and business training courses for those interested in building their solar energy business. The goal is to create a level of understanding of the core concepts necessary to work with all solar systems, including solar thermal domestic hot water and photovoltaic. To [...]
Skyline Solar, a manufacturer of High Gain Solar (HGS) arrays for commercial, industrial, government and utility markets, today announced the first commercial installation of its High Gain Solar (HGS) 1000 system in a new municipal solar power plant in the tiny desert town of Nipton, Calif. The 80-kilowatt Nipton plant is an upgradeable solar power [...]
Ice Energy, a leading provider of advanced energy storage solutions to the electric utility industry, has announced an agreement with Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) (NYSE: SAI) that will extend the company’s Ice Bear distributed energy storage offering to U.S. Federal Government agencies and the military. Leveraging SAIC’s market reach and expertise, the agreement with [...]
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