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China Is Unnecessarily Treated As An Irresponsible Polluter
China is often negatively connoted as a heavy polluter. However, is it really true? It is certain that with increasing economic growth, comes a double effect; positive and negative ones. The country is nevertheless, challenging the downfall of augmented pollution levels by investing seriously in renewable energy. Since, 2009 much emphasis has been leveled on investing [...]
Continue reading...Photosynthesis and Other Sources of Solar Energy
Friday, March 5, 2010
The sun provides an incredible amount of energy, yet barely exploited. Just to make it clear, plants (biomass) use barely a thousandth of the energy emitted to them by the sun. In this sense, solar power can be considered as being limitless for plants. When talking about energy people seldom make the interconnection between a [...]
Continue reading...Enel Green Power – Growing Through Collaborative Efforts
Thursday, March 4, 2010
The expansion plans for Enel Green Power are enormous. A factory power plant that will be situated in Catania, Italy, will contribute to the production of around 160MW of electricity per year. Yet, this is expected to expand to 480 MW. However, Enel Green Power is joining forces with Sharp in creating a solar plant [...]
Continue reading...World’s Largest Solar Thermal Plant Granted $1.37 Billion for Construction
Friday, February 26, 2010
A total sum of $1.37 billion of federal loan has been guaranteed by the United States Department of Energy for BrightSource Energy Inc. This will finance the world’s largest solar thermal plant at Ivanpah, California. The announcement of the construction was approved after a second plan was submitted. The first plan was to construct a [...]
Continue reading...NREL’s One Megawatt Solar Array; A critical Analysis
Friday, February 19, 2010
NREL’s most recent expansion of a 1-megawatt solar array is going to support new research. The solar array is going to provide carbon free electricity as well as platform to scrutinize the potential impacts of renewable energy on the environment. It might be considered as a parody that solar arrays are likely going to heighten [...]
Continue reading...Spain Going South to Harness Solar Energy in Morocco
Friday, February 12, 2010
Spain is becoming a hub for expanding renewable energy. Investments are coming from trans-Atlantic and Trans-Mediterranean as the economy grows green. The recent investment in South America by Spain is considered as minor in respect to expansions in the western hemisphere. BBVA is providing additional fund to Spain to expand, and the lender is being [...]
Continue reading...Widespread Solar Energy
Thursday, February 11, 2010
Solar energy has grown from a stance of inexistence to a common place in the mind of responsible citizens. Solar power has experienced a fortified place in modern society. It has expanded from business to personal use and is taking a place amidst common applications. There are many innovative solar power plants under construction. Solar [...]
Continue reading...Evolution of Solar Energy; Demand at Rise
Sunday, February 7, 2010
In the street of San Francisco, Ron Kenedi sees great prospect. The vice president of Sharp Solar says that demand keeps on expanding and Japanese are also taking renewable energy seriously. Kenedi says that the remarkable thing is that demand is exponentially increasing worldwide and not only locally. Going back some years, solar [...]
Continue reading...Sarnia Solar Project Going from 20 MW to 80 Megawatts
Sunday, February 7, 2010
Solar capacity is being expanded by First Solar and Enbridge Inc as per a recent agreement. The expansion of Sarnia Solar Project in Canada from 20 MW to a potential capacity of 80 MW will cost around CDN $300 million. The Sarnia Solar Farm achieved its full operation capacity of 20 MW in early December [...]
Continue reading...Solar Energy Is Expanded by Duke Energy
Sunday, January 31, 2010
Now Duke Energy is announcing expansion plans for solar energy. It is going to grow in the field of renewable energy by merging with actual solar facilities that are being developed at San Antonio, Texas. Duke Energy is one of the largest energy companies having four million customers. It produces around 35 GW of energy in [...]
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