News about Solar, Wind and alternative green power technologies

The Solar Industry Might Struggle – Feed-in Tariff Being Cut

Are the subsidies cuts, levied by the government, out reduce the prospects of rapidly expanding solar companies such as Engensa – which is yet in its infant stage? The young owners of the company share with us insights into the model which they are working on, in a bid to keep Engensa up and running. [...]

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One of EU’s leading Photovoltaic power Companies Is Buying Solar Technology from Emerson

Recently, one of EU’s largest solar-energy developers awarded a long-term contract to Emerson to provide power inverter technology. Emerson’s contract with Euro Projects, makes them the supplier of utility-scale inverters for two very large solar power plants situated in Villaperuccio in Sardinia, Italy. The power inverters provided by Emerson, converts DC current generated from solar [...]

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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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Solar Power Used for Laptops in Rwanda

Laptop distribution to local leaders intensifies across the country, as solar energy is designed to be the power source for small communities using the computers. In a recent interview, the Rwandese Minister of Local Government, James Musoni, stated that they are ready to work in cooperation with the Ministry of Infrastructure (MININFRA) to supply solar [...]

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Solar Power – How Long Should the Australian Governments Provide Subsidy?

Rooftop solar electricity panels are an iconic symbol to show our commitment towards green energy and a climate-friendly lifestyle. Yet, in most countries, it is state subsidies, which have led to the rapid proliferation of solar photovoltaic. Now the cost of solar panels is slowly coming down. There are intriguing questions being asked upon the [...]

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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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China’s Solar Capacity to Rise by 100 Percent by End of 2011

A Local Newspaper state that China will double it’s installed solar capacity to 2 GWs at the demise of 2011. Reference was given to a government-linked think tank. With the help of solar Feed-in tariffs, by 2015, the cost of solar energy might drop down to 12.5 cents per KWh, which is equivalent to 0.80 [...]

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Rainy Weather In Belgium Bad For Solar Powered Trains

Trains are being powered by 16,000 solar panels installed on Belgian’s tunnels. These panels generate 3.3 GW/h of electricity per year. Trains have a positive image, as being a hygienic and clean means of transport. However, in Belgian, the railway has an additional advantage; it is to an extent powered by pure solar energy. In [...]

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Cheaper Solar Energy Technology Coming To the Market (2016)

Solar power is still one of the most costly sources of renewable energy. However, there are two Swiss engineers who are trying to change this with a breakthrough solution. The future of solar energy might be re-shaped by two employees from a Vienna-based company (Heliovis). Samuel Kutter and Felix Tiefenbacher have constructed an astounding prototype [...]

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