News about Solar, Wind and alternative green power technologies

Power Coming From Dahanu Photovoltaic solar Energy Plant

In Mumbai, Dahanu solar Energy Plant went live providing energy to homes and businesses. It is currently, India’s largest photovoltaic solar power plant and is situated in the Rajasthan. It is already distributing energy to thousands of nearby households and businesses in the Western State in India. The Director of the Asian Development Bank’s (ADB) [...]

Continue reading...

Will Seaweed become The Future of Biofuel?

There has been an unprecedented pursuit of cleaner and environmental friendly sources of energy by scientists as fossil-fuel need cleaner solutions. Large tracts of fertile farm land are being used to produce bio-ethanol used to fuel transportation vehicles. However, economists and ecologists have allayed fears that despite land-bound resources being renewable. It can cause some [...]

Continue reading...

Sandia’s Tool That Estimates The Value of Solar Photovoltaic Power System

Domestic and commercial enterprises with photovoltaic installations face incessant valuation, and this is a real challenge, especially to the nation’s real estate industry. However, a new gadget developed jointly by scientists at the Sandia National Laboratories, and Solar Power Electric seeks to find a solution to this appraisal issue. In a bid to regulate the [...]

Continue reading...

‘Net-Zero’ Households – Say Bye to Electricity Bills

It is now possible to have monthly electricity bills of USD 0, or just around that figure. Homebuilders are following various guidelines to be able to properly install solar power, insulation and energy-efficient appliances into smart green households. An example of a strong homebuilder company of environmentally friendly households is Shea Homes. The SheaXero concept [...]

Continue reading...

Solar Tower of 165 Metres Finished

The solar thermal energy plant, Crescent Dunes, is a step nearer to generating clean power from the Nevada desert sun. The company has indeed made the announcement that its 165 metres receiver tower was already completed. In accordance to SolarReserve, Crescent Dunes power plant will surely become the country’s primary commercial-scale solar energy facility that [...]

Continue reading...

Flowserve Pump Selected For Nevada Solar Power Plant

Currently, Flowserve Corp has been selected to provide key pumping systems required for the Solar Energy Project which is being constructed closed to Tonopah in Nevada. USA. It is concentrated solar power (CSP) plant of 110 MW, which is being constructed. Crescent Dunes Solar Energy project uses a power tower with molten salts, which will [...]

Continue reading...

World’s Sunniest Regions: Power Houses For Solar Technology

Solar panels are popular in countries and regions where it is sunny. This applies to regions such as California where the weather condition is ideal for solar panels. In the Mojave Desert, Sierra Nevada, Inyokern, we can find the highest density of solar radiation in the whole of North America. Logically, huge money could be [...]

Continue reading...

Solar Industry Experienced Steady Growth in America – 2011

Recent the Solar Energy Industries Associated, Washington released a review on the solar energy market of U.S in 2011. The report says that the solar market has experienced as strong growth in 2011; with falling cost and rising employment creation. Some facts of the Solar Market in 2011 have been recorded in this article: 1. [...]

Continue reading...

Update on Masdar – World Largest Carbon-Neutral City -

Masdar, an Abu Dhabi company, had to cancel their plans for a building that generates more energy than it exhausts. This was to be the first building of its kind. This setback occurred one year following the financial crisis that caused Masdar to terminate their scheduled creation of the first carbon-neutral city. Masdar holds the [...]

Continue reading...

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 [...]

Continue reading...