Latest Solar power and photovoltaics News
Renewable technology from Monier Redland at Ecobuild 2012
Redland will present its ranges of solar PV systems at this year’s Ecobuild event in London, demonstrating the company’s commitment to the renewable energy sector. With the ever-increasing need for new homes to be energy efficient, micro generation still represents an excellent mechanism for housebuilders, specifiers and installers looking to comply with regulations and solar PV remains the technology of choice. Redland has more than 90 yea... [more]
EnterSolar Announces Completion of Solar Project for Ontel Products Corp
New 228kW Solar System supplies electricity to Ontel’s Corporate Headquarters in Fairfield, NJ EnterSolar completed a 228 kilowatt (kW) solar photovoltaic (PV) system for Ontel Products Corporation (“Ontel”), a pioneer in the “As Seen On TV” industry and a leader in the direct response & retail market. The solar PV system was installed on the roof of Ontel’s Corporate Headquarters facility located at 21 Law Drive, Fairfield, NJ and was formall... [more]
CES partners with Wakefield Council to help tackle town's fuel poverty
Community Interest Company Community Energy Solutions (CES) is continuing its partnership with Wakefield Council in an effort to help tackle the town’s fuel poverty. CES which has offices in Leeds Boldon (Tyne and Wear) and Stockton worked alongside Dyson Insulations Ltd to install a 2.2kWp solar photovoltaic (PV) system at the home of Ryehill residents, Mr. and Mrs Fletcher in December 2011. The couple, who are expected to earn around £2... [more]
Gehrlicher Solar America expanding to Massachusetts
The international photovoltaic company completed two additional solar power plants. Springfield, NJ. Gehrlicher Solar America recently completed two additional commercial solar installations in the US. With the completion of a 151 kW ground-mounted system in North Dartmouth, MA, Gehrlicher Solar has successfully entered the Massachusetts market and plans over the course of 2012 to build at least 5 MW of projects in the state. The Dartmout... [more]
Climate Change Minister encourages skills for the Green Deal and launches The Green Deal Skills Alliance
Climate Change Minister Greg Barker recently launched a partnership to ensure the UK has the right skills to implement the Green Deal, the government’s flagship policy to improve the energy efficiency of buildings. The Green Deal aims to enable private firms to offer consumers energy improvements to their homes, communities and businesses at no upfront cost and to recoup payments as a charge in instalments on the energy bill. The Green Deal... [more]
Other Solar power and photovoltaics news and reviews
Solar tower will power Las Vegas at night
SolarReserve hits a milestone on a 110-megawatt solar power plant that will have between 10 and 15 hours of energy storage in tanks of molten salt for supplying Nevada. Originally posted at News - Cutting Edge
Can Cleaner Cooking and Solar Power Help Solve Energy Poverty in Africa? [Slide Show]
Can Cleaner Cooking and Solar Power Help Solve Energy Poverty in Africa? [Slide Show]
Concentrating Solar Power (CSP)
NEW YORK, Feb. 7, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is available in its catalogue: Concentrating Solar Power (CSP) http://www.reportlinker.com/p0769027/Concentrating-Solar-Power-CSP.html#utm_source=prnewswire&utm_medium=pr&utm_campaign=Renewable_energyConcentrating ...
Dow Chemical Company, First Solar and the US Department of Energy to Present at IntertechPira’s Photovoltaics Summit ...
IntertechPira is pleased to announce the agendas for the 7th Annual Photovoltaics Summit and 4th Annual Concentrating Solar Thermal Power, scheduled for April 17-19 at The Westin Hotel, in San Diego, Calif., US.
How to Make Electricity Using Plants and Sunshine
A new system combines the power of plants and photovoltaics to make solar power cheap and durable. David Biello reports
Research and Markets: Photovoltaics for Commercial and Utilities Power Generation
DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/a91f7a/photovoltaics_for) has announced the addition of the "Photovoltaics for Commercial and Utilities Power Generation" book to their offering. This book provides an in-depth review of the solar industry development, and present-day state of the art, emphasizing current and future applications of ...
German-Saudi Partnership to Build Polysilicon Plant in Red Sea City
Germany's Centrotherm Photovoltaics, the world's second-largest manufacturer of solar photovoltaic (PV) equipment, has signed an agreement with IDEA Polysilicon to construct a polysilicon solar PV manufacturing facility in the Saudi Arabian Red Coast city of Yanbu, according to a Reuters News report. The agreement aims to provide IDEA the technology and know-how it needs to become a market force ...
Saudi IDEA inks solar contract with Germany's Centrotherm
(MENAFN) Saudi IDEA Polysilicon Co. said that it inked a deal with Germany's Centrotherm Photovoltaics, the world's second largest maker of solar equipment, to construct a polysilicon plant in ...
Brazil May Auction Contracts for 100 Megawatts of Solar Power
Brazil, which has only one utility- scale solar project, may auction off next year contracts to sell at least 100 megawatts of electricity produced from sunlight.
Clouds over solar project
The German government poured cold water on Greek hopes of support for a mammoth photovoltaics project named Helios that would see the installation of a solar panel system in Greece and the power produced transmitted to Germany.
