SunReports Inc., a provider of performance-monitoring solutions for residential and small commercial PV and solar thermal installations, says it has met the California Solar Initiative (CSI) Thermal Program’s requirements for monitoring systems.
If you were able to purchase a low cost highly reliable solar thermal electric system for your business or as homeowner you were able to purchase clean energy at the same or lower prices than from your local coal plant would you? Well the technology to make this a reality is coming closer as enterprising [...]
SACRAMENTO – A California Energy Commission siting committee is recommending the approval of the planned Genesis Solar Energy Project in Riverside County. In its presiding member’s proposed decision (PMPD) released today, the committee said the proposed 250-megawatt facility, as mitigated, will have significant impacts on the environment. However, the benefits of the project would override [...]
Alternative Energy Partners, provider of comprehensive alternative energy solutions, announces that it is expanding its capabilities in the European green energy market with a significant second deal. In furtherance of its European energy initiative strategy, Alternative Energy Partners subsidiary Skynet Energy Systems is entering into an agreement with Suna Energy, Inc. that will allow Skynet [...]
Energy Innovations, Inc., a producer of concentrated solar energy systems, today opened its new 60,000 square-foot headquarters in Poway, Calif. The new facility, which was relocated from Idealab in Pasadena, Calif., will house the company’s corporate offices, design center and global manufacturing operations. In recognition of the move, the company held a ribbon-cutting ceremony today [...]
Solar Thermal Energy: Harnessing the Power of the Sun. The video shows the use of solar thermal energy for heating in Europe. Examples from Denmark and Spain show the use in different climates. Interviews with users and manufacturers give a good overview of this clean energy technology. The video is provided for free by the [...]
Solar Thermal, or Solar Heating, essentially means using the sun to heat water. A low-tech version of this concept is illustrated by a hose left out in the sun: the water within the hose is warm, even hot, when the water is turned on. Today’s Solar Thermal Systems are much more complex and efficient than [...]
This year, Oncor has nearly doubled incentives for residential systems and expanded customer eligibility to include businesses, organizations and public facilities for its 2010 Solar Water Heating Program. “Oncor’s had an overwhelming success with its solar programs,” said Michael Stockard, Director of Oncor Energy Efficiency Programs. “Due to the huge amount of interest from our [...]
Ottawa’s Hunt Club Estates is the first townhouse and condo facility in Ottawa to make the switch to solar heating technologies. The Government of Canada’s ecoENERGY for Renewable Heat Program has invested $312,500 to Sustainable Ottawa’s Solar H2Ottawa program which is providing over $26,000 to Hunt Club Estates’ solar thermal system project. The first phase [...]
Precision tracking for maximum capture of solar energy – There is a significant advantage with both solar PV and solar thermal systems to positioning the solar panel such that it is always receiving the maximum amount of solar energy. Ensuring that the incidence rays of the sun are always 90 degrees to the surface of [...]
WorldWater & Solar Technologies Corp. (OTC BB: WWAT.OB), developer and marketer of proprietary high-power solar systems, and Solargenix Energy, LLC (SGX) headquartered in Sanford, North Carolina, have announced the signing of a Strategic Memorandum of Understanding that is expected to lead to the expansion and increased efficiency of the marketing and sales forces of both [...]
The Solar Decathlon Europe (SD Europe) 2010 was created through an agreement signed between the Government of Spain’s Ministry of Housing and the United States Government, who committed to organize a sustainable solar architecture competition in Europe. In October 2007, both governments signed an agreement (a Memorandum of Understanding) as part of the Solar City [...]
North Carolina could see fewer smog-alert days, as many as 28,000 new jobs, and a 10 million ton reduction in greenhouse gas pollution by achieving an ambitious but attainable goal for solar power. Relying on solar energy Solar power curbs pollution while safeguarding public health and driving our economy into the future. In fact, a [...]
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
Thai Deputy Prime Minister Yongyuth Wichaidit Pushes Start Button at First Solar Thermal Power Plant in Thailand
Thai Deputy Prime Minister Yongyuth Wichaidit pushes start button at first solar thermal power plant in Thailand built with Solarlite’s unique technology
New Concentrated Solar Thermal Technology Uses Considerably Resources than any Other CSP technology
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