News about Solar, Wind and alternative green power technologies

Affordable Thermal Solar Energy For Home Use

Solar thermal is probably the cheapest source of household heated water: besides the initial investment, the convertor will function at no cost, harvesting a free source of energy – sun’s thermal radiation. Such a device could provide from 30% to 80% of the warm water needed for a family of four, depending on the total [...]

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Europe & MEAN Building New Science & Energy Alliance: DESERTEC – Solution For Energy Stability

Germany, Tunisia and Morocco along with their governments have both openly acknowledged and supported the concept of Middle East and North African (MENA) countries fulfilling their constantly rising demand for energy by using the intensive sun. They have to generate solar power on a huge scale. Additionally, Europe would import the extra energy generated by [...]

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Changing Energy Trends Across The Globe: Overview Australia

Recently, chief, Dan Hansen from Repower Australia, concluded that Australia will only be able to support a maximum of three or four turbine manufacturers in the years to come. Hansen spoke to Climate Spectator about the aggressive and cut throat competition in Australian market. A challenge which has evolved due to competitors bidding for contracts, [...]

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Summit to Boost Solar Energy Industry: South African Solar Power

In 2012, there will be a summit held to discuss how the IPP market. South Africa can set up with a flourishing and beneficial solar power business. The summit will feature different groups of individuals, such as government officials, investors, CSP developers, and EPC technology providers. In addition to these key individuals, the organizers of [...]

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Solar Power Installation Getting Cheaper

Due to constantly reducing cost of photovoltaic modules the overall prices of solar-energy generating plants are also on a decline in terms of cost. This is a trend that has been ongoing for the past couple of years. Department of Energy just recently released a report and based on the yearly price comparison of Photovoltaic [...]

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Concentrating Solar Power Can Provide Spain With All It’s Energy Needs

The declaration of the Spanish association for the CSP industry, Protemsolar, was obviously clear – 4293 square Km of CSP plants (which is equivalent to 1 percent of Spain’s region) could actually provide all electricity requirements of the country. The industry ultimate objective in Spain is to install 10,000 MW by 2020. This goal was [...]

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5-7 Percent of India’s Energy Requirement Might Be Met By Solar Power in 2021-2022

KPMG, a global consulting company, says that solar energy can supply 5-7 % of the energy requirements of India by 2021-2022. Dr. Farooq Abdullah, the Ministry of New & Renewable Energy, says that India is exposed to a rich amount f solar energy, which can be quantified to above 5 thousands trillion KWH per year. [...]

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Solar Thermal Power; Industrial Solar & Centrotec

Centrotec is expanding its range of expertise into solar thermal systems, classic heating, and climate control technology with its expansion with Industrial Solar. Centrotec Sustainable AG, is purchasing 38 percent of Industrial Solar GmbH, Freiburg. A company that was initially formed by Fraunhofer Institute for Solar energy Systems in Freiburg. It is a corporation that [...]

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A 50 MW Contract for Concentrated Solar Thermal Plant was won by Shriram in India

A 6.4 Billion Rupees ($140 m) contract was won by Shriram EPC. The project consists of building a concentrating solar thermal power plant located in jaisalmer, Rajasthan. Abhijeet Project Limited has awarded Shriram EPC Limited, a project to construct 50 MW of a Concentrating Solar Thermal Power Plant, in the District of Jaisalmer. The order [...]

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Organic Solar Cell Efficiency Can Be increased through the Plasmonic Effect – Tiny Gold Particles

Solar technology is considered to be in an infant stage. There is a various potential application of organic photovoltaic solar cells, but the state of the technology is still in a launch phase. These carbon-based cells made of organic polymers (or tiny molecules as semiconductors) are significantly smaller and cheaper in contrast to conventional solar [...]

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