Will Space Be the future of renewable Energy? It is now years since the last moon mission. Is it buzz or reality? The man who was part of Apolo 11 in the year of 1969, who, alongside with Neil Armstrong stepped on the moon, is now part of another type of mission. This man is [...]
Continue reading...Sunday, April 28, 2013
Investment on Renewable Energies at stake. For the first time in eight years, indicators inform that the investment in renewable energies is at stake. Nevertheless, Ernst & Young says that this is not all bad news because there are currently emerging markets showing a strong growth especially in the regions of MENA and South Africa [...]
Continue reading...Sunday, February 17, 2013
At present, the main solar-electric generator in southwest Minnesota has made the residents of that area very proud. Two mega watts of electricity are produced by these solar panels — by which 250 homes could be powered — that are connected to the Xcel Energy Distribution system and were activated on Jan4th. Over 32 rows [...]
Continue reading...Sunday, February 17, 2013
The renewable-energy industry has by no means been healthier than now, by the looks of it. In spite that natural gas has become more cost efficient. This year the wind-turbine installation in the U.S. has actually overtaken the installation of new natural-gas capacity. In 2012, new wind capacity had reached 6,519 MW as of Nov. [...]
Continue reading...Sunday, February 17, 2013
According to new statistics released by the Environment Ministry, a great growth in new solar power was experienced. Seven point six (7.6) gigawatts (GW) of new capacity were installed by Germany. Because subsidies (the country’s feed-in tariffs for solar) were reduced, new installations decreased to a certain degree towards the end of the year. Overcoming [...]
Continue reading...Saturday, December 8, 2012
Recently, First Solar, Inc. declared that it would build a 13 MW solar power plant. The company has been selected by the Dubai Electricity and Water Authority. The solar power plant will be located at Seith Al Dahal (fifty kilometers of the south of Dubai). The agreement made between the Dubai Electricity and Water Authority [...]
Continue reading...Sunday, October 28, 2012
Concerning public policy, solar power is becoming more and more attractive (in the economics perspective), and currently it can be considered the most promising development to be initiated. For example, in about one year and half, the prices of PV (photovoltaic) modules dropped 40 percent and the good news: the price tends to keep dropping [...]
Continue reading...Sunday, October 21, 2012
The city of Delhi posses plenty of well-known monuments that will be illuminated by solar energy. It appears that the number of environment-friendly monuments in Delhi is growing day by day. Over the last three years, the Delhi government acquired experience while promoting the utilization of environment-friendly sources of energy, such as the solar energy. [...]
Continue reading...Sunday, October 21, 2012
Managing Director Arif Allauddin from Alternative Energy Development Board (AEDB) notifies that the prices of solar panel have shown a downward slope in prices over the recent half decade. It has dropped down by 8o% in half decade making it attractive to customers. This should be considered as an opportunity to switch to solar energy [...]
Continue reading...Sunday, October 14, 2012
The European Union and the regional governments co-fund the Solar Flare project in the Eindhoven-Leuven region. It focuses on increasing the efficiency and reducing the cost in the development of thin-film solar energy. One of the emphasized points in the European Climate policy and the EU2020 strategy is the large-scale development and application of solar [...]
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