Sunshine to be the Middle East’s New Energy Export?
With the shale gas boom dominating energy exploration in the US, the sun-soaked petro kingdoms of the Middle East are looking to solar to ease their own oil addiction and develop a new export business. Masdar subsidiary Masdar PV, for instance, made the thin-film solar panels installed in the Mauritania project at the company’s German [...]
The International Battery and Energy Storage Alliance has Recently been Established!
The International Battery and Energy Storage Alliance (IBESA) has recently been formed to help facilitate collaboration between solar, electrical energy storage, and smart grid technologies companies. IBESA was created by the International PV Equipment Association (IPVEA) and solar research group EuPD to represent the emerging solar storage sector. This alliance will help give access to market [...]
Solar Impulse Aircraft Touches Down in Phoenix, Arizona!
The plane which is constructed to be powered only by the sun has completed the first leg of a journey that aims to cross the US, as of May 4th! This aircraft is known as the Solar Impulse. It took off from San Francisco on Friday at dawn, and landed in Phoenix, Arizona approximately 18 [...]
SolarReserve’s Flagship Project, The Crescent Dunes Solar Energy Project, is on Track for Completion!
The 110 MW Crescent Dunes solar energy project, located in Tonopah, Nevada is currently under budget and on track for completion. This is a SolarReserve flagship project, and the company has released a video update, which can be found here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ttNkzhbbXE. This video includes a technology overview, a project update from Brian Painter, SolarReserve Project Site Manager, and [...]
The Grand Opening of Boulder’s First Community-Owned Solar Garden!
The Clean Energy Collective (CEC) cut the ribbon this week on the first community-owned solar array resulting from the Community Solar Garden Act of 2010, which directed the Public Utilities Commission to include solar gardens in the Colorado’s renewable energy plans. On Friday, April 26 the Boulder Cowdery Meadows Solar Array, built on 3.5 acres [...]
Solar water heating: Help spread the word!
Solar Citizen: Building the renewable energy movement from the ground up! NEWS YOU CAN USE: What’s a Solar Water Heater? Although they are not in the news as often as solar electric (PV) systems, solar water heaters are also a great way to save money and go solar. Solar water heaters use the heat of the [...]
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