Wind feels the heat from small solar
WIND farm investment is suffering from a ''bust'' due to complex policy changes and uncertainty over government responses to climate change, says Infigen Energy.
Click here for full storyTHE NSW Government's solar bonus scheme, which pays householders for the electricity they generate from their rooftop panels, has proved so popular it has reached a 50-megawatt milestone 18 months before expected.But experts have warned that it is too generous and too short-term to encourage the industry investment in solar that is vital for a renewable energy future.They argue the scheme must be expanded to include commercial customers, not just small-scale residential properties.
Click here for full storyWind and solar power could become the world's main sources of energy, a Nobel-prize winning scientist suggests. The global photovoltaic energy production increased by a factor of about 90 and wind energy by a factor of about 10 over the last decade.
Click here for full storyEDF Energies Nouvelles SA, the renewable-energy arm of Electricite de France SA, fell to a one- month low in Paris trading after the government cut tariffs for solar power.
Click here for full storyChinese solar panel companies will be faced with challenges at home from some European companies. Simon Currie, partner and global head of energy of UK law firm Norton Rose LLP, believes that the whole world is eyeing Chinese photovoltaic (PV) product manufacturers because the photovoltaic industry will play a decisive role in opening overseas markets, compared to wind farms.
Click here for full storySelf-cleaning technology developed for lunar and Mars missions could be used to keep terrestrial solar panels dust free. Dust deposits can reduce the efficiency of electricity generating solar panels by as much as 80%. The self cleaning technology can repel dust when sensors detect concentrations on the panel's surface have reached a critical level.
Click here for full storyThe tough environment being faced by many companies in the green energy field was highlighted again today when a British solar power company reported a huge downturn in profits for the first half of the year.
Click here for full storyI just reported on new findings out by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory showing that feed-in tariffs (FITs) are responsible for 3/4 of total solar PV in the world. The UK is the latest country to implement a major FIT program and expectations for solar energy growth as a result of this program are big.
Click here for full storyThe new advancements in grid technologies as well as the quest for cleaner, longer-lasting alternatives to fossil fuels are driving technological advances for the smart grid. The ongoing challenge of integrating and balancing intermittent renewable energy sources including load leveling, back-up power, grid regulation, and line efficiencies, have created the need for innovation in energy storage.
Click here for full storySuntech Power Holdings Co., Ltd. (NYSE: STP), the world's leading producer of crystalline silicon solar panels, has been selected to supply 34.5MW of solar panels for the first phase of the largest solar power plant in Thailand and Southeast Asia.
Click here for full storyInternational Green Energy Expo Korea 2010 was chosen as the venue where SunPods SP-300 was first displayed. This is the first factory built-to-order solar-powered integrated electric-vehicle charging station – ready for powering up immediately. This ready-to-use solar power platform from SunPods is called EV Plug-N-Go.
Click here for full storyAn Australian climate change research group says the Hunter Valley is well placed to manufacture base-load solar thermal power.
Click here for full storyWhile fossil fuel companies in the U.S. are busily wrecking vast sections of the country’s natural heritage, a new energy resource has been quietly emerging from an unlikely source: parking lots. More parking lots are being converted into solar energy farms that create clean, renewable power while also creating more green jobs in solar cell manufacturing, installation, and sales.
Click here for full storyIn Spain, even the rising industry of renewable energy is not immune to the realities of the country’s sizable debt and broader economic woes. Just last month, the Spanish government slashed subsidies for any new wind or solar thermal projects in the country.
Click here for full storyThe Spanish government and solar- power producers almost reached an agreement on reducing subsidies to the industry before officials suspended talks to assess savings from a clampdown on fraud, according to a memo from industry representatives at the meeting.
Click here for full storyA world-renowned solar research centre has lost $20 million in federal funding in what green advocates say is a massive blow to Australia's efforts in renewable energy.
The decision to deny research funding to the award-winning University of NSW Photovoltaic Centre of Excellence comes as the prime minister faces continued criticism for planned cuts to solar programs to fund her "cash-for-clunkers" low-emissions car program.
Click here for full storyGlobal solar module producer Solon and venture capital-backed Australian solar start-up Bright Generation have partnered to integrate Solon Black solar modules into Bright Generation’s combined photovoltaic (PV) and thermal solar systems.
Click here for full storyVictoria is set to become Australia’s solar state through a plan to increase Victoria’s electricity supply from large scale-solar power to five per cent by 2020, Premier John Brumby said.
Click here for full storyVictorian Premier John Brumby certainly didn’t miss with the timing of the state’s large-scale solar power plant initiative.
Click here for full storyUP TO 10 large-scale solar power plants would be built in regional Victoria under a state government scheme to run a quarter of the state on renewable energy by 2020.
Click here for full storyWA renewable energy development company Mid West Energy is urging the state government to act quickly following a decision by the Victorian government to support solar power projects.
Click here for full storyThe government of Victoria, Australia announced plans to introduce a feed-in tariff (FIT) to boost its electricity supply from large scale-solar power to 5% by 2020.
Click here for full storyVictoria’s shopping centres and other commercial buildings may soon be the first in the country to sport large solar arrays, after the Vitorian government today announced plans for the nation’s first feed-in tariff for large-scale solar energy and an increase in electricity supply from large scale-solar power to five per cent by 2020.
Click here for full storyRenewable energy could provide Victoria with eight times more electricity than it needs, a report has found, as the government offers new incentives to expand solar power production.
Click here for full storyThe Victorian Government will build up to 10 large scale solar energy plants in the next 10 years.Premier John Brumby made the announcement at a solar test plant at Bridgewater near Bendigo this morning.Mr Brumby says solar projects will provide around five percent of Victoria's energy needs by 2020.
Click here for full storySunPower Corp. and Vestas Wind Systems A/S, the biggest solar-panel supplier in the U.S. and the world’s largest wind turbine maker, are losing more than Big Oil from BP Plc’s spill in the Gulf of Mexico.
Click here for full storySpain has opened the world's largest solar power station, meaning that it overtakes the US as the biggest solar generator in the world. The nation's total solar power production is now equivalent to the output of a nuclear power station. Spain is a world leader in renewable energies and has long been a producer of hydro-electricity (only China and the US have built more dams). It also has a highly developed wind power sector which, like solar power, has received generous government subsidies.
Click here for full storySolar thermal electricity is about to reach marketability as there is a possibility of halving costs by 2025, according to a study.
Click here for full storyTata Power, a subsidiary of the famous Tata Group, is planning to set up India’s largest solar PV power plant with a generation capacity of 50 MW. The company will set up this plant in Mithapur, Gujarat.
Click here for full storyAn experimental solar-powered aircraft launched on Wednesday has landed safely in Switzerland after successfully flying through the night.
Click here for full storyRenewable energy from solar panels and small wind turbines offers a viable alternative to diesel generators in these remote off-grid sites, and a new report from Pike Research forecasts that renewable energy will power 4.5% of the world's mobile base stations by 2014, up from just 0.11% in 2010.
Click here for full storyHigh costs of investing and high risks are the main obstacles to fulfil the demand of solar energy. However, the current situation of power energy particularly in Asian region needs alternative sources, said president Asian Development Bank (ADB) Haruhiko Kuroda while speaking at First Asia Solar Energy Forum held in Manila.
Click here for full storyChina and India are among the ‘first choice’ countries that will benefit from solar energy developments under a $9bn financial aid initiated and supported by the Asian Development Bank (ADB), a senior official says. Many countries in the Asia-Pacific region are geographically well-positioned to harness energy from the sun, but affordable financing mechanisms need to be made available to allow the area to tap into the energy resource
Click here for full storyIn addition to the recent $20 million the government gave to support the development of offshore wind energy, the Obama Administration is making another hefty donation to support additional efforts in renewable energy, but this time, it's for solar power.
Click here for full storyCLEAR Solar found customer numbers rose after a raft of incentives such as premium feed-in tariffs and renewable energy certificates.
Click here for full storyPresident Barack Obama, under pressure to stimulate job growth, said yesterday that two solar energy companies will get nearly $2bn (£1.35bn) in US loan guarantees to create as many as 5,000 green jobs.
Click here for full storyISRAELI electricity company BrightSource has challenged the Federal Government to replicate US President Barack Obama's offer overnight to guarantee loans to two solar energy projects.
Click here for full storyThe prize-winning inventor says his low-cost solar cell has the potential to form a major part of an energy revolution Michael Grätzel is a man with a mission. As the inventor of a low-cost solar cell, he wants to help the world avoid an energy crisis by harnessing the power of the Sun. His translucent Grätzel cells use a combination of titanium dioxide and organic dyes to convert sunlight into electricity, providing a cheaper and more environmentally friendly source of energy than silicon solar cells.
Click here for full storyPresident Barack Obama, in his weekly address, announced nearly $2bn in loan guarantees for Abengoa Solar’s 250MW concentrating solar power (CSP) plant in Arizona and Abound Solar, a cadmium telluride thin-film PV manufacturer planning to expand manufacturing in two states. The conditional commitments from the Department of Energy’s Loan Guarantee Program – expanded through Obama’s economic stimulus bill – could create up to 3,600 construction jobs and some 1,600 permanent jobs.
Click here for full storyMADRID (MarketWatch) -- Spanish engineering and renewable energy company Abengoa SA (ABG.MC) has been granted a $1.45 billion loan guarantee from the U.S. Department of Energy to support construction of a 250-megawatt solar plant in Arizona, the company said Saturday. Subsidiary Abengoa Solar Inc. said that the Solana plant, which will be 70 miles southwest of Phoenix, will produce enough energy to serve 70,000 households. Construction of the plant will begin this year, Abengoa Solar Chief Executive Santiago Seage said.
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