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 [...]
At a meeting of representatives of the state and regional solar industry associations at Intersolar North America, the premier solar industry exhibition and conference held in San Francisco recently, the state solar industry associations agreed that it is time for Feed-in Tariffs, the policies that have proved to be wildly successful in Europe in accelerating [...]
Dr. Farooq Abdullah, Union Minister for New and Renewable Energy and Shri SushilKumar Shinde , Union Minister for Power today jointly unveiled the guidelines for selection of new solar power projects under the 1000 MW solar power scheme in the first phase of the Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission. This would put India in league [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Cool Energy, Inc., developers of clean energy heat and electrical power generating systems has announced the completion and operation of its third Stirling Engine platform. The engine, called the SolarHeart® Engine converts low temperature heat into electrical power. “We are excited to have achieved this major technology milestone,” said Sam Weaver, CEO and President of [...]
Wagner & Co Solar Technology established an US subsidiary in Cambridge, MA: Wagner Solar Inc. The new company will provide highly efficient solar thermal systems tailored to the US market for domestic hot water and space heating applications. As one of the largest Photovoltaic integrators in Germany, Wagner Solar Inc. will also be offering solar [...]
The EU, which has missed its 2010 renewable energy target by 75%, is turning towards North Africa for sustainable energy sources. The DESERTEC project, a E400 billion scheme to fund the construction of solar panels in the Saharan desert, is expected to contribute 15% of total EU power demand by 2050. If the project succeeds, [...]
Bayer MaterialScience AG, ALANOD Aluminium- Veredlung GmbH & Co. KG, its subsidiary Alanod-Solar and the DTNW (North-West German Textile Research Center) worked together in a consortium for several years to develop a special protective coating for aluminum mirrors used in solar thermal applications. Bayer MaterialScience has now sold its relevant patents and know-how to ALANOD, [...]
Alanod-Solar, the worldwide leader in advanced reflective and absorptive solar surfaces, today introduced two new solar thermal absorber surfaces that provide an economical, highly efficient, and durable solution for North American flat plate collector manufacturers. The new mirosol® TS and mirosol® WP surfaces are black lacquered selective surfaces on aluminum that will also be available [...]
A new report from Market research takes a hard look at the potential for solar energy in the U.S. After its best year ever in 2008, the world solar market struggled to survive a tumultuous 2009. What looked like a yawning drop for the solar photovoltaic (PV) market in the first half of the year [...]
The 5TH European Solar Thermal Energy Conference (ESTEC) will take place in Marseille on 20 and 21 October 2011. Over 500 participants are expected to attend this definitive event for the solar thermal industry organized by ESTIF and ENERPLAN with the support of ADEME. ESTEC is a biennial international conference bringing together key players in [...]
Intersolar Europe has presented its third annual Intersolar AWARD to products and services in three categories: photovoltaics, solar thermal technology and PV production technology. The Intersolar AWARDs were presented at the Intersolar conference currently under way in Munich, Germany. In the solar thermal category, winner FSAVE Solartechnik GmbH, based in Kassel, Germany, was honored for [...]
SkyFuel First in Concentrated Solar Thermal Power Industry to Offer Insurance-Backed Warranty
Solar Thermal Developer Solar Millennium Sells Additional Investments
Abengoa and JGC’s Thermal Solar Power Plant, Solacor 1, Comes Online
First Solar Thermal Power Plant in Southeast Asia is Fully Operational
Torresol Energy Launches Commercial Operations of Twin Solar Thermal Plants in Spain
Solar Alliance and SEIA Merge to Establish U.S. Solar policies at the State Level
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