New Concentrated Solar Power Technology Products Announced

Solergy, Inc., developers of the next generation of high concentrated photovoltaic technology (HCPV), have announced at a press conference in Milan the their launch and introduction of two unique flagship products: Solergy CPV and Solergy Cogen CPV â„¢.

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Stirling Energy System’s SunCatcher Solar Concentrators to be Installed on 6571 Acres in California

Imperial Valley Solar Project First Utility Scale Project to Receive Both California Energy Commission and Bureau of Land Management Approval Tessera Solar’s Imperial Valley Solar Project became the first utility scale solar power project to be approved by both the state and federal governments, with the issuance today of the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) [...]

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School District Estimates $5.5 Million in Cost Savings – Biulding States Largest Solar Energy Project

Premier Power Renewable Energy, Inc., a global leader in the development, design, engineering, and construction of solar power systems for commercial, government, and utility markets in the United States and Europe, REgeneration Finance, LLC, an experienced solar developer and financier that works with school districts, universities, municipalities, and commercial businesses throughout the United States, and [...]

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Solar Photovoltaic (PV) Power Market Outlook In Israel To 2020 – New Solar Market Report Published

New report provides detailed analysis of the Energy and Utilities market Solar Photovoltaic (PV) Power Outlook in Israel to 2020 – Capacity, Generation, Major Power Plants, Key Companies and Regulations” gives a view of Israel’s solar PV energy market and provides forecasts to 2020. This report includes information on solar panel installed capacity and generation. [...]

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Solnova 4- Parabolic Trough Solar Power Trough Plant Passes 3 Days Operations Test

Abengoa Solar Reaches Total of 193 Megawatts Operating Abengoa Solar’s third parabolic trough solar power plant, Solnova 4, successfully passed its three day production and operation tests. Commercial operation of this plant came days after receiving a conditional commitment for a loan guarantee from the U.S. Department of Energy for Abengoa Solar’s 280 MW plant [...]

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Advances in Solar Thermal and Solar PV Announced

Hybrid Energy Holdings, Inc. recently reported independent advances in solar cell research that have virtually doubled the conversion ratio of sunlight to energy, thereby significantly reducing the effective cost of its solar energy solutions and the cut payback time frames in half. Researchers at the University of Texas in Austin and the University of Minnesota [...]

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New Solar Thermal Concentrator called the Solar Tracer Generates Clean Electicity

LadyBug Resource Group has announced that its subsidiary, New Solar Electricity Corporation, is developing a novel solar concentrator called “Solar Tracer,” which will use concentrating solar power technology to capture energy from the sun and transfer it in the form of heat to run steam turbine generators. The company believes that its Solar Tracer will [...]

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New Photovoltaic (PV) and Solar Thermal Energy Patents applied for by Hybrid Energy

Hybrid Energy Holdings, Inc. announced today the first development projects to evolve from the Photovoltaic (PV) and Solar Thermal technology Intellectual Properties (IP) recently acquired as part of the $18m Technology Transfer Agreement and Joint Development Agreement with KS IP Holdings, LLC, a private company specializing in clean energy technologies. The projects, to be co-developed [...]

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1st of its kind – Hybrid Solar-Coal with Parabolic-trough Solar Thermal technology

Xcel Energy is now operating a first-of-its-kind demonstration of a hybrid solar-coal approach, using solar thermal parabolic-trough technology integrated with a coal-fired power plant. The project, located at Xcel Energy’s Cameo Generating Station near Grand Junction, Colo., is designed to increase the plant’s efficiency, decrease the use of coal, test the commercial viability of concentrating [...]

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Three New Master Certificates in Renewable Energy Announced

Illustrating its responsiveness to increasing consumer demand for renewable energy systems, at the Intersolar 2010 Conference, Boots on the Roof will unveil its latest education and training innovation: three new Master Certificates in Renewable Energy programs. Training for each Master Certificate will be delivered via a first-of-its-kind accelerated program model, uniquely designed to provide instruction, [...]

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Residential Solar Water Heater Incentives paid up-front

Public acceptance of residential solar hot water systems around the world is increasing as people work to reduce their energy bills and reduce their carbon footprints. Solar heating has been widely used on small scale for many years in countries such as China and Africa. The U.S., as with all forms of renewable energy has [...]

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