German Roof-Mounted Solar Panels Something extraordinary happened to the German national power grid during the pleasantly mild early weeks of last summer. Not only did the country's almost 1 million, mainly rooftop (photovoltaic) solar panels pump...
A new report from BP states that as global energy demand continues to grow over the next twenty years, renewable energy is set to become the fastest growing source of power through to 2030. BP’s...
With the cost of solar panels and associated equipment dropping rapidly while gas prices have been rising, solar PV is now competitive with fossil fuel in many Middle East/North Africa (MENA) countries for electricity generation....
Hong Kong based, China Technology Development Group Corporation (CTDC) has signed a three-year cooperation framework agreement to develop solar projects in the United States and China with GCL-Poly and China Merchants Group's subsidiary China Merchants...
Hello and welcome to our first country report in 2012! This year we will report from 3 continents from the most important Solar PV events! But today we would like to update you about Benelux...
Preliminary estimates from the Managing Board of SMA Solar show sales of about €1.7 billion in 2011 and earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) of more than €240 million. With this, SMA fully achieved both...
Illinois Wind for Schools Team A clean energy future will require people with the appropriate skills to help power it - and primary and secondary schools are increasingly playing a role to help ensure that...
The California Public Utilities Commission has approved five renewable energy contracts totaling 1,088 megawatts (MW) of capacity with forecast annual generation of 2,927 gigawatt-hours (GWh), furthering the state’s progress towards its renewable energy goals. Southern...
Share of Solar power in the German electricity mix increases to 70 percent by 2016. Prognos AG: As a result, electricity tariffs to increase by nearly two percent The German Solar Industry Association (BSW-Solar) estimates...
At Solarexpo 2011 in Verona we spoke with Mr. Hugh Carr-Harris - Country Manager France & Benelux at LDK Solar who told us about the difference in LDK Solar's strategy for the Italian market comparing...
Planned Production Revised Downward; Market Growth Shifting Away from Europe, NPD Solarbuzz Reports San Francisco, Calif., December 19, 2011—Financial challenges are forcing solar photovoltaic (PV) companies to shift focus from seeking market share to instead...
NxGen Power LLC has completed and placed into service a 1.3 megawatt solar photovoltaic array in Raleigh, NC. The solar power plant is located on City of Raleigh property at the Neuse River Wastewater Treatment...
The China Development Bank Corporation has recently approved a fifteen-year project loan for two solar power plants with a total capacity of 8 Megawatts combined. The solar power plants are located in California and are...
Field testing carried out by Nokia has found charging a mobile phone via a solar panel on the back of the phone is viable in real-world conditions. Sometimes. And if you aren't a chatterbox. ...
Reasons are low prices, mild weather conditions, reduction of support measures at the turn of the year and concern about further cuts in support / Photovoltaic support reaches level of household electricity prices / Strong...
A joint venture between the State Grid Corporation of China (SGCC) and BYD has seen the completion of a 36 megawatt hour battery based energy storage facility. In addition to the massive energy storage...
