Smart inverter market grows on rise of virtual power plants Virtual power plants, which combine the output from multiple energy sources and can ramp it up or down centrally to suit power-purchase agreement (PPA) requirements, are growing in Germany and the United States on the back of rising distributed energy generation, wider use of smart … Continue reading Smart inverter market grows on rise of virtual power plants
Despite Concerns, Utilities Are Open To Investing In Distributed Generation U.S. electric utilities are increasingly confident that distributed generation – that is, power assets with a capacity less than 20 megawatts – will grow significantly from today’s current levels. Furthermore, while many utilities see distributed generation as a potential threat to their business, they are … Continue reading Despite Concerns, Utilities Are Open To Investing In Distributed Generation
GLOBAL PHOTOVOLTAIC SOLAR PANEL MARKET AT $19.6 BILLION WILL REACH $125.5 BILLION BY 2016 A new study on Photovoltaic Solar Strategies, Technologies And Opportunities: Market Shares and Forecasts, Worldwide, 2010?2016. The 2010 study has 700 pages, 306 tables and figures. Large solar farms are more popular initially, but solar is anticipated to be built out … Continue reading GLOBAL PHOTOVOLTAIC SOLAR PANEL MARKET AT $19.6 BILLION WILL REACH $125.5 BILLION BY 2016
EPRI leads project for net-zero homes using SunEdison battery systems The Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI), a non-profit organisation funded by electric utilities to conduct research on issues related to the electric power industry in USA, is leading a project that will see renewable energy development company SunEdison supply battery systems for nine net-zero energy … Continue reading EPRI leads project for net-zero homes using SunEdison battery systems #ZNE
Residential Solar Continues To Blow Past Expectations The U.S. residential solar segment grew by 473 MW during Q2, which accounts for approximately one-third of total added solar PV capacity. Given the enticing value proposition of residential solar products, such high growth will likely only continue. The obstacles facing residential solar are likely overblown, making residential … Continue reading Residential Solar Continues To Blow Past Expectations
These Solar Windows Could Help Power Skyscrapers Future solar panels might be invisible and plastered on the sides on buildings instead of roofs. A new startup called SolarWindow makes transparent coatings that turn windows into mini power plants. On a skyscraper, where rooftop solar panels can only provide a fraction of the massive amount of … Continue reading These Solar Windows Could Help Power Skyscrapers
Southern Power gains controlling interest in 300MW California plant Energy provider Southern Power, a subsidiary of Southern Company, has acquired a controlling interest in the 300MW Desert Stateline Facility from PV system provider First Solar. The California-based project, which First Solar will hold the remaining interest on, stands as the fourth shared acquisition between both … Continue reading #Southern_Power gains controlling interest in 300MW California plant
Next Texas Energy Boom: Solar Companies are spending $1 billion on new projects to harvest electricity from the sun FORT STOCKTON, Texas—A new energy boom is taking shape in the oil fields of west Texas, but it’s not what you think. It’s solar. Solar power has gotten so cheap to produce—and so competitively priced in … Continue reading Next Texas Energy Boom: Solar
Revolutionary new solar windows could generate 50 times more energy than conventional photovoltaics We’ve seen several transparent solar cell concepts on Inhabitat, but perhaps none with such ambitious claims as those made by SolarWindow Technologies. In a webinar today, the Maryland-based startup announced that their revolutionary power generating windows, which they claim can generate 50 … Continue reading Revolutionary new solar windows could generate 50 times more #energy than conventional photovoltaics
Advantages from utility-scale solar PV technologies Here in the United States, we’re lucky to have a diverse supply of energy sources producing electricity for our homes and businesses. This diversity helps keep costs low and ensures a steady, reliable supply of electricity. As a former public utility commissioner charged with ensuring utility services are provided … Continue reading Advantages from utility-scale solar PV technologies
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