http://www.fpl.com/news/2009/10709a.shtml
October 7, 2009 FPL prepares to power up nation's largest solar PV power plant facility this month
The DeSoto Next Generation Solar Energy Center's
The DeSoto Next Generation Solar Energy Center's
90,000 photovoltaic panels
will energize Florida by end of October
the DeSoto Next Generation Solar Energy Center uses over 90,000 photovoltaic panels to turn the sun's rays into electricity to power more than 3,000 homes.The DeSoto Next Generation Solar Energy Center is one of three new commercial-scale, renewable, solar power plants FPL is building in Florida, along with solar energy centers in Martin County and at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center. Together, these will total 110 megawatts of capacity by the end of 2010 and are expected to make Florida the second largest solar power-producing state in the country.
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http://www.ecofriend.org/
Eco Tech: Konarka’s Power Plastic makes solar an integral part of the building
12-18-09
Eco Factor: Solar panels on curtain walls of buildings can generate renewable energy.
Massachusetts-based Konarka has launched a pilot project that will integrate the company’s Power Plastic solar panels into non-load bearing exterior walls of the building to generate renewable energy. The company is testing the technology in an office building owned by Arch Aluminum & Glass Co.
http://www.ecofriend.org/
Eco Tech: Konarka’s Power Plastic makes solar an integral part of the building12-18-09
Eco Factor: Solar panels on curtain walls of buildings can generate renewable energy.
Massachusetts-based Konarka has launched a pilot project that will integrate the company’s Power Plastic solar panels into non-load bearing exterior walls of the building to generate renewable energy. The company is testing the technology in an office building owned by Arch Aluminum & Glass Co.
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http://ecobcil.com/blog
ABC News Australia reports that planned modifications to a proposed green energy solar tower (also known as a solar chimney) in north-western Victoria might mean the tower will no longer be the world's tallest man-made structure.
The tower - to be built north of Mildura - was to have been one kilometre high, producing enough green energy to power up to 200,000 households.
Smaller More Efficient Solar Energy Tower Now Able to Provide Base Load
http://ecobcil.com/blogABC News Australia reports that planned modifications to a proposed green energy solar tower (also known as a solar chimney) in north-western Victoria might mean the tower will no longer be the world's tallest man-made structure.
The tower - to be built north of Mildura - was to have been one kilometre high, producing enough green energy to power up to 200,000 households.
Smaller More Efficient Solar Energy Tower Now Able to Provide Base Load
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10 Things To Watch for At the Solar Power Conference
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10 Things To Watch for At the Solar Power Conference
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http://earth2tech.com/The kick off speech for the Solar Power International 2009 convention on Tuesday
In a rallying speech Rhone Resch, President and CEO of the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA),
attacked the oil and coal lobbies for actively discrediting the solar industry, and asked the solar biz to “fight for equality and liberty in the energy market.” The aggressive rhetoric took on a patriotic tone when Resch declared the start of the conference “solar’s Fourth of July,” and launched a “solar Bill of Rights,” which are supposed to help the industry “declare our independence from policies that prevent greater use of solar energy.”
We can accept the tyranny of a century of policies that protects our competitors, or we can fight for a new century of policies that secure our rights.
Continue reading this story
We can accept the tyranny of a century of policies that protects our competitors, or we can fight for a new century of policies that secure our rights.
Continue reading this story
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October 25th, 2009 http://cleantechnica.com/
Sharp Nails a Record 35.8% Solar Conversion Efficiency
Sharp Corporation has just announced that it has achieved the world’s highest solar cell conversion efficiency using a compound layered design based on the technology used in the solar cells that power space satellites. Mindful of the link between sustainable energy and the future market for consumer electronics, Sharp has been aggressively pursuing solar efficiency improvements that lend themselves to commercial application.
Instead of silicon, compound solar cells use two or more photo-absorption layers composed of different elements. The trick is to find materials that generate the most current with the least waste. Sharp’s innovation is a proprietary technology that enables it to produce a high-efficiency crystalline compound, InGaAs (indium-gallium-arsenide), which boosted the efficiency of Sharp’s previous cells from 31.5% to 35.8%.
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October 25th, 2009 http://cleantechnica.com/
Sharp Nails a Record 35.8% Solar Conversion EfficiencySharp Corporation has just announced that it has achieved the world’s highest solar cell conversion efficiency using a compound layered design based on the technology used in the solar cells that power space satellites. Mindful of the link between sustainable energy and the future market for consumer electronics, Sharp has been aggressively pursuing solar efficiency improvements that lend themselves to commercial application.
Instead of silicon, compound solar cells use two or more photo-absorption layers composed of different elements. The trick is to find materials that generate the most current with the least waste. Sharp’s innovation is a proprietary technology that enables it to produce a high-efficiency crystalline compound, InGaAs (indium-gallium-arsenide), which boosted the efficiency of Sharp’s previous cells from 31.5% to 35.8%.
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Abengoa Solar to Supply PG&E From 250 MW in Mojave Desert
October 27th, 2009
A contract has just been signed to deliver 600 gigawatthours a year of solar power between the US division of Spain’s giant Abengoa, and PG&E in California. Abengoa Solar hopes to succeed where BrightSource recently failed to overcome local NIMBY issues and Senator Feinstein, in its plan to site a 250 MW solar thermal plant in the made-for-solar Mojave Desert.
Abengoa Solar to Supply PG&E From 250 MW in Mojave DesertOctober 27th, 2009
A contract has just been signed to deliver 600 gigawatthours a year of solar power between the US division of Spain’s giant Abengoa, and PG&E in California. Abengoa Solar hopes to succeed where BrightSource recently failed to overcome local NIMBY issues and Senator Feinstein, in its plan to site a 250 MW solar thermal plant in the made-for-solar Mojave Desert.
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Envision Solar prepares solar shaded parking lot for Dell
Envision Solar International who is the leader in solar integrated building systems has come up with solar shaded parking structure of Solar Trees at Dell's headquarters in Texas which can also provide power to parked plug-in vehicles. This configuration of Solar Trees commonly called a Solar Grove produces more than 130kW of solar power which in turn helps avoid 145,000 pounds of greenhouse gas emissions every year. The eleven Solar trees are connected to two CleanCharge stations which utilize Coulomb Technologies ChargePoints.
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by Shruti, posted October 23, 2009 -
Rooftop solar panels reduce need for
transmission lines
15 August 2009
California initiative has issued a new report stating that new infrastructure costing $15.7 billion will be needed to integrate enough renewable power into the system in order to meet mandates currently under consideration within the state.
California is considering requiring that one-third of the state’s power come from renewable sources within 10 years.However, the report stated that smart grid technology that allows for distributed generation coming from solar panels installed on rooftops could significantly reduce those costs. Before that can happen, solar power must become as economically feasible as other renewable energy sources.
The report came from the Renewable Energy Transmission Initiative and was in line with June findings of the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) that said transmission infrastructure costing $12 billion would be needed to meet the renewable power supply requirements.
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http://www.gizmag.com/largest-solar-deployment-on-a-corporate-campus-in-us-now-online/10208/picture/55756/
Largest Solar Deployment on a Corporate Campus in US now online
Applied Materials' newly completed solar energy system
Two new solar power installations totaling 2.1 megawatts are now online at Applied Materials' corporate research facilities in Sunnyvale, California. The systems, which include a 950 kilowatt SunPower PowerGuard installation and a 1.2 megawatt SunPower Tracker installation atop an elevated parking canopy, represent the largest solar power deployment at a corporate facility in the US.
Envision Solar prepares solar shaded parking lot for Dell Envision Solar International who is the leader in solar integrated building systems has come up with solar shaded parking structure of Solar Trees at Dell's headquarters in Texas which can also provide power to parked plug-in vehicles. This configuration of Solar Trees commonly called a Solar Grove produces more than 130kW of solar power which in turn helps avoid 145,000 pounds of greenhouse gas emissions every year. The eleven Solar trees are connected to two CleanCharge stations which utilize Coulomb Technologies ChargePoints.
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by Shruti, posted October 23, 2009 -
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Rooftop solar panels reduce need fortransmission lines
15 August 2009
California initiative has issued a new report stating that new infrastructure costing $15.7 billion will be needed to integrate enough renewable power into the system in order to meet mandates currently under consideration within the state.
California is considering requiring that one-third of the state’s power come from renewable sources within 10 years.However, the report stated that smart grid technology that allows for distributed generation coming from solar panels installed on rooftops could significantly reduce those costs. Before that can happen, solar power must become as economically feasible as other renewable energy sources.
The report came from the Renewable Energy Transmission Initiative and was in line with June findings of the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) that said transmission infrastructure costing $12 billion would be needed to meet the renewable power supply requirements.
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http://www.gizmag.com/largest-solar-deployment-on-a-corporate-campus-in-us-now-online/10208/picture/55756/
Largest Solar Deployment on a Corporate Campus in US now onlineApplied Materials' newly completed solar energy system
Two new solar power installations totaling 2.1 megawatts are now online at Applied Materials' corporate research facilities in Sunnyvale California. The systems, which include a 950 kilowatt SunPower PowerGuard installation and a 1.2 megawatt SunPower Tracker installation atop an elevated parking canopy, represent the largest solar power deployment at a corporate facility in the US.
Article SummaryTwo new solar power installations totaling 2.1 megawatts are now online at Applied Materials' corporate research facilities in Sunnyvale, California. The systems, which include a 950 kilowatt SunPower PowerGuard installation and a 1.2 megawatt SunPower Tracker installation atop an elevated parking canopy, represent the largest solar power deployment at a corporate facility in the US.
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http://www.gizmag.com/milan-rooftop-solar-power/12467/?utm_source=Gizmag+Subscribers&utm_campaign=acd78bc692-UA-2235360-4&utm_medium=email
Milan trade fair to commission
http://www.gizmag.com/milan-rooftop-solar-power/12467/?utm_source=Gizmag+Subscribers&utm_campaign=acd78bc692-UA-2235360-4&utm_medium=email
Milan trade fair to commissionworld’s biggest rooftop solar power installation
August 10, 2009
The Milan trade fair will commission the world’s biggest rooftop voltaic power installation covering around 270,000 square meters (2.9 million square feet) and with a peak installed capacity of at least 18 megawatts (MW)Image Gallery (4 images)August 10, 2009
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http://www.greentechmedia.com/articles/read/army-offers-14000-acres-for-solar/
July 31, 2009
Army Offers 14,000 Acres for Solar
Clark Energy Group and Acciona Solar Power plan to build 500 megawatts of solar power projects at Fort Irwin in California and sell electricity to utilities
It's an ambitious undertaking by the Army, which has selected Clark Energy Group and Acciona Solar Power to develop at least 500 megawatts of solar power projects. Five sites totaling 14,000 acres are available for the project, said David Ruderman, a spokesman for the Baltimore District of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Friday.
The Army considers it a pilot project to meet its energy policy, which calls for conservation and the promotion of alternative energy generation. Like the U.S. Department of the Interior, which is setting aside land for solar power development
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http://www.greentechmedia.com/articles/read/roofing-giant-johns-manville-enters-solar-market-buy-uni-solar-thin-films/#/comments
July 29, 2009
Roofing Giant Johns Manville Enters Solar Market
Johns Manville, which has set up a new company to market eco-friendly roofing materials products. Will flat Walmart roofs become solar generators?
heavyweight is entering the solar roofing business.
Johns Manville, a Berkshire Hathaway company with 151 years of history, has inked a multi-year deal with Energy Conversion Devices (NDSQ: ENER) to buy flexible thin films made by ECD's subsidiary, United Solar Ovonic, that it will then incorporate into roofing materials.
The Denver-based company also created a new company called JM E3 Co. to
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http://www.treehugger.com/
New Jersey Approves 80 MW PSE&G Solar4All Program - Doubles State's Solar Power Capacity
by Matthew McDermott, New York, NY on 07.29.09
Science & Technology
The New Jersey Board of Public Utilities has just approved utility PSE&G's Solar4All program, which aims to install some 80 MW of solar power throughout the state by 2013. Some of the details have changed somewhat since TreeHugger first heard of the project back in February, so here's what's been approved:
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http://www.reuk.co.uk/How-Do-PV-Solar-Panels-Work.htm
How Do PV Solar Panels Work
Find out how photovoltaic solar cells generate electricity
(PV) Solar Panels generate electricity by the Photovoltaic Effect. Discovered in 1839 by 19 year old Edmund Becquerel, the photovoltaic effect is the phenomenon that certain materials produce electic current when they are exposed to light.
Energy from SunlightThe light from the sun is made up of packets of energy called Photons. Each photon carries an amount of energy corresponding to its wavelength of light.When a visible light photon strikes a solar cell it can do one of three things: pass straight through, be reflected, or be absorbed. If the photon is absorbed
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New Solar Panel Goes Straight To AC
Written by Yoni Levinson on 22/07/09
http://www.greenraysolar.com/
Our proprietary micro inverter and integration technology make each AC solar panel an independent building block.
Since AC solar panels can simply be plugged together, system design is a breeze and the installation process is streamlined.
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http://www.solardecathlon.org/
DEA MEET in October 2009
7-27-09
http://www.greentechmedia.com/articles/read/army-offers-14000-acres-for-solar/
July 31, 2009 Army Offers 14,000 Acres for Solar
Clark Energy Group and Acciona Solar Power plan to build 500 megawatts of solar power projects at Fort Irwin in California and sell electricity to utilities
It's an ambitious undertaking by the Army, which has selected Clark Energy Group and Acciona Solar Power to develop at least 500 megawatts of solar power projects. Five sites totaling 14,000 acres are available for the project, said David Ruderman, a spokesman for the Baltimore District of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Friday.
The Army considers it a pilot project to meet its energy policy, which calls for conservation and the promotion of alternative energy generation. Like the U.S. Department of the Interior, which is setting aside land for solar power development
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http://www.greentechmedia.com/articles/read/roofing-giant-johns-manville-enters-solar-market-buy-uni-solar-thin-films/#/comments
July 29, 2009
Roofing Giant Johns Manville Enters Solar MarketJohns Manville, which has set up a new company to market eco-friendly roofing materials products. Will flat Walmart roofs become solar generators?
heavyweight is entering the solar roofing business.
Johns Manville, a Berkshire Hathaway company with 151 years of history, has inked a multi-year deal with Energy Conversion Devices (NDSQ: ENER) to buy flexible thin films made by ECD's subsidiary, United Solar Ovonic, that it will then incorporate into roofing materials.
The Denver-based company also created a new company called JM E3 Co. to
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http://www.treehugger.com/
New Jersey Approves 80 MW PSE&G Solar4All Program - Doubles State's Solar Power Capacityby Matthew McDermott, New York, NY on 07.29.09
Science & Technology
The New Jersey Board of Public Utilities has just approved utility PSE&G's Solar4All program, which aims to install some 80 MW of solar power throughout the state by 2013. Some of the details have changed somewhat since TreeHugger first heard of the project back in February, so here's what's been approved:
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http://www.reuk.co.uk/How-Do-PV-Solar-Panels-Work.htm
How Do PV Solar Panels WorkFind out how photovoltaic solar cells generate electricity
(PV) Solar Panels generate electricity by the Photovoltaic Effect. Discovered in 1839 by 19 year old Edmund Becquerel, the photovoltaic effect is the phenomenon that certain materials produce electic current when they are exposed to light.
Energy from SunlightThe light from the sun is made up of packets of energy called Photons. Each photon carries an amount of energy corresponding to its wavelength of light.When a visible light photon strikes a solar cell it can do one of three things: pass straight through, be reflected, or be absorbed. If the photon is absorbed
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http://www.ecogeek.org/
New Solar Panel Goes Straight To ACWritten by Yoni Levinson on 22/07/09
http://www.greenraysolar.com/
Our proprietary micro inverter and integration technology make each AC solar panel an independent building block.
Since AC solar panels can simply be plugged together, system design is a breeze and the installation process is streamlined.
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http://www.solardecathlon.org/
DEA MEET in October 20097-27-09
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