U.S. RE Technical Potential study produces estimates across technologies A new study of renewable energy’s technical potential finds that every state in the nation has the space and resource to generate clean energy. The U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory produced the study, U.S. RE Technical Potential, which looks at available renewable resources [...]
Panasonic Enterprise Solutions Company in partnership with the Seattle Mariners announces the installation of a solar panel system comprised of 168 Panasonic HIT® Double solar panels at Safeco Field, the Seattle Mariners’ home ballpark. HIT® Double solar panels are unique because they absorb and generate electricity from both the top and bottom sides of the [...]
Noribachi, an LED and solar smart energy products company, Â has announced the issue of U.S. Patent 8,138,630 for a proprietary hybrid solar-grid power management system. Noribachi has developed and now patented a complex control system designed to regulate power supply between photovoltaic batteries, traditional grid energy and end use electronic applications. This system can be [...]
(London, United Kingdom). Engensa, a UK provider of solar and home energy solutions,  announced the availability of Solar24, a new, innovative way to store solar energy and increase the financial returns of a solar PV system, eliminating the need for expensive batteries. Engensa’s first smart home energy product, Solar24 automatically diverts excess electricity produced by [...]
By Peter Pfisterer and Christian Dirmeier, TÃœV SÃœD AG The core of the energy revolution comprises not only the expansion of renewable energy, but also the evolution from our present static network architecture into smart grids. However, the increasing integration of decentralised energy generation may present a considerable challenge for grid operators. Thorough planning and [...]
Petra Solar and Enviromena Power Systems today announced an alliance agreement that enables the two market leaders to join forces to develop solar and smart grid projects in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA). Combining Petra Solar’s innovative smart energy technology with Enviromena’s expertise in development of renewable energy projects in MENA will advance [...]
Here comes the sun Just outside Seville, in the desert region of Andalucia, Spain, sits an oasis-like sight: a 100-meter-high pillar surrounded by rows of giant mirrors rippling outward. More than 600 of these mirrors, each the size of half a tennis court, track the sun throughout the day, concentrating its rays on the central [...]
Washington, D.C. – The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) this week launched the Strategic Technical Assistance Response Team (START) initiative aimed at advancing clean energy generation in Indian Country and providing federally recognized Native American and Alaska Native governments with technical assistance to accelerate clean energy project deployment. This effort furthers the Administration and Department’s commitment [...]
Acquisition to broaden automation and control systems offering for wind and solar energy Zurich, Switzerland. ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, has agreed to acquire Powercorp, an Australian renewable power automation company. This acquisition strengthens ABB’s portfolio of control technologies used to manage the integration of renewable energy sources. Darwin based Powercorp employs [...]
At ï¬rst glance South Africa’s decision to invite bids for 200 MW of CSP is not doing the industry many favours. On closer inspection, however, there could be a sizeable opportunity. This month 800-plus green power professionals gathered at South Africa’s largest conference centre, the Gallagher Estate, to hear about the country’s forthcoming renewable energy [...]
Alstom has signed a contract with US firm Cobra Thermosolar Plants Inc. to supply a 125 MW steam turbine and a generator for a thermal solar plant in Tonopah, Nevada, USA using tower technology. This order confirms Alstom’s expertise in manufacturing steam turbine to be operated in solar plants. It will be delivered in September [...]
SkyFuel, Inc. has launched a new research and development (R&D) program on a colossal parabolic trough concentrating solar collector that features greater sun concentration than the commercially available, state-of-the-art SkyTrough®, itself an improvement on previous generation glass-based technology. The new collector will be designed to operate at higher temperatures, making thermal storage even more cost [...]
One of the important activities of the Ministry of New & Renewable Energy during 2010 was the organization of Delhi International Renewable Energy Conference (DIREC 2010), which took place from 27-29 October 2010 in New Delhi, India. Its main theme was ‘Upscaling and Mainstreaming Renewables for Energy Security, Climate Change and Economic Development’. over 13,000 [...]
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