Small is ugly if it means we keep burning coal

By Gar Lipow I've heard arguments lately for local photovoltaic solar power (PV) ... so, that leaves 16 hours a day during which solar PV can supply little or no power. There are also short periods even during peak sun when cloud cover reduces solar power to near zero. PV without storage [more...]

Date: 2009-02-10 10:48:49

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Arava Power Plans 80 Megawatt PV Plant

Israel is a country that, along with the rest of its Middle East neighbors, gets a lot of sunlight ... production facility of any kind… until now. Arava Power , a solar PV startup, is planning to break ground on an 80 MW facility. For reference, the current largest PV power plant (according [more...]

Date: 2009-03-09 17:15:44

Solar Power For Homes From Thin-film Photovoltaic (PV) Laminates

          This excellent video is a Google video. Thanks to the invention of thin-film photovoltaic (PV) ... , inflation-proof solar power is easier than ever. Unlike crystalline PV material, there’s no need for obtrusive racks and heavy, expensive glass. Instead, unbreakable thin-film PV is produced using [more...]

Date: 2009-04-06 16:04:40

TERRA House Ribbon Cutting

After more than three years of research, design, and planning, the TERRA (Technologically + Environmentally Responsive Residential Architecture) ... program. TERRA is creating solar power through 2.1 kW of PV panels on the roof and using that power ... of sustainability in residential housing. TERRA stands in the midst of one of the largest green [more...]

Date: 2009-02-26 14:18:00

I Heart PV Happenings: Special Presentation At Park Slope Food Co-op (March 31); Party For PV At Sycamore Bar In Ditmas Park (April 14)

Our good friends at Solar One are as busy as ever… Spring = Sun = Solar… Makes sense! Check out these upcoming events and learn more at Solar1.org and on their I Heart PV initiative page. I Heart PV: For A Solar-Powered New York at Park Slope Food Coop Photovoltaic technology (”PV”) converts sunlight into electricity. Believe [more...]

Date: 2009-03-30 15:35:36

China Industry: Mar. 17

Mar. 17 - This is a regular series of relevant industry news from around China.Solar power Chinese photovoltaic (PV) cells and modules maker Suntech Power Holdings teamed up with U.S. solar project developer 3rd ... developed under the alliance, Suntech will be both the preferred supplier of solar modules [more...]

Date: 2009-03-17 03:18:46

The Future of Solar Energy Depends on Photovoltaics

Photovoltaics or PV is the area of research and technology that deals with solar cells as a source of energy by converting the sun’s rays into electricity. Every year since 2002, the production of PV cells has increased by 48%, which makes ... was produced by solar power. But what are PV’s and how do they work? The PV solar cell is composed [more...]

Date: 2009-03-21 13:30:30

Ansbacher account holders

Just for the record: Category A: List of persons who beneficially owned funds in Ansbacher 281 Category B: ... , Cork) Dr Patrick Finbarr (Barrie) Collins Lady Carole Conyngham (Formerly Ms Carole Power Yorker ... ) David Doyle (Son of PV Doyle, hotelier) PV Doyle Helen Downes (Guinness & Mahon) James Durkin [more...]

Date: 2009-04-06 18:43:50

SolarHype Gets Practical to Deliver Real Value to Solar Installations

With “ National Semiconductor Acquires Act Solar, Extending Its Solar Energy Efficiency and Management Capabilities ”, National Semiconductor Corporation (NSM) purchased a string based photovoltaic ((PV)) DC power ... whether the string solar modules are generating maximum power. If any string solar modules are impaired [more...]

Date: 2009-03-22 14:21:57

Building Renewables, at Long Last

Over the past week or so, we’ve seen some developments suggesting wind power and solar photovoltaics (PV) are catching on with some big companies ... generation. Manufacturer Johnson Controls has just finished a 1,500 panel solar array ... facility in Tennessee to make polycrystalline silicone for photovoltaic panels and semiconductors [more...]

Date: 2009-03-02 01:17:34

US Lagging In Solar PV

It was a proud moment indeed when we turned around and realized that the US was leading the world in wind power production ... on world PV markets by Solarbuzz, a solar research and consulting company: The world’s demand ... . Others would point out that PV just isn’t our weapon of choice when it comes to utility-scale solar [more...]

Date: 2009-03-18 14:44:21

National Semiconductor makes next solar market move

Having launched its ‘SolarMagic’ power optimizers for PV modules, National Semiconductor has acquired start-up Act Solar, Inc., which has developed diagnostic and PV panel monitoring technology for solar arrays. The purchase ... semiconductor manufacturers are looking seriously at various aspects of the solar industry [more...]

Date: 2009-03-20 16:37:31

FPL and environmentalists: one hand giveth, the other hand taketh away... by gimleteye

The Miami Herald editorial "Solar power vital to state's future" warrants comment. I'm all for solar power. And thanks to Heaven that FPL finally is getting serious about installing solar power PV in Florida, after years of helping to delay the reform of the regulatory structure to make solar power easy to use for consumers (ie. net metering) [more...]

Date: 2009-03-08 14:01:00

China Poised to be Global Solar Leader?

Last year, China was nowhere to be seen on the top ten solar PV market list ... more cost-effective than PV systems. And China is on a pace to become the leading wind power market ... for solar photovoltaics (PV) finally bloom. Since China is the biggest global producer of solar PV [more...]

Date: 2009-03-30 14:55:12

National acquires Act Solar for headlining PowerString

SolarHype (Solar Hype) gets practical to deliver real value to solar installations. Is PowerString the real SolarMagic? ... a string based photovoltaic (PV) DC power optimization solution in favor of its overpriced module based ... into the technology. As I understand it, PowerString senses the main solar array MPP (Maximum Power [more...]

Date: 2009-03-20 10:08:22

Not so easy to prove you wrong :-(

Brad, I was really hoping I'd have an easier time proving you at least partially wrong! I've worked for two years for a Solar Power integrator designing and permitting PV systems ... products on the market. Do you think the level of venture capital investment in clean tech would [more...]

Date: 2009-03-22 00:01:04

Sun’s Light Powers Solar PV Panels

by Tal Potishman Solar Photovoltaic cells, also known as Solar PV, ... installations in England have been cleared for solar PV panel systems and English homeowners can also install ... current. Solar PV cells are already used in some common appliances such as watches and calculators [more...]

Date: 2008-11-11 14:11:29

Sun and Wind Turn Into Clouds and Rain (STP, APWR, JASO, FSLR, ENER)

Solar_panel_pic The point that alternative energy companies are being battered in the stock market is no surprise ... treatment. Solar PV cell-maker SunTech Power Holdings (NYSE:STP) for example. Yesterday, the company ... . Solar companies like SunTech find more customers outside China than inside. The same is true of other [more...]

Date: 2008-11-20 15:25:28

SunPower To Build Plant For Xcel; FBR Cuts Ests; Shrs Off

SunPower (SPWRA) this morning announced an agreement to build a 17 MW solar power plant in Alamosa, County, Colorado for Xcel Energy (XEL) . SunPower said that when completed at the end of 2010, the plant will be “the second-largest high-efficiency solar PV power plant in North America.” The project is expected to create 200 jobs during [more...]

Date: 2009-04-07 19:23:17

China Chases Cleantech Jobs

By Gerard Wynn and Christoph Steitz - Analysis LONDON/FRANKFURT (Reuters) ... than 2 percent of total added solar photovoltaic (PV) power last year, said Citi analysts [more...]

Date: 2009-03-28 14:04:06

Solar, Wind & Biofuels' Impressive Growth Surge in '08

John Addison submits: Despite growing economic uncertainty over the last year, three major clean-energy sectors — solar photovoltaics PV , wind power, and biofuels — kept up a blistering [more...]

Date: 2009-03-11 08:36:49

St. Louis Chouteau Crossing Pursuing LEED Platinum Overhaul

With the glut of commercial space available today and the promise of stimulus money, ... the irrigation.  The parking lots are illuminated by power stored from the rooftop PV array [more...]

Date: 2009-03-03 06:23:56

Envision Solar Covered Parking Lots with Solar Groves

The Solar Grove is a highly customizable and efficient system of photovoltaic solar canopies ... Into a Solar Farm We need to take advantage of the renewable power... Practical Solar Heliostat ... by Vincent Gerkens... Affordable PV Solar Systems for Connecticut Residents Energy prices are soaring [more...]

Date: 2009-03-30 01:08:20

15 Photovoltaics Solar Power Innovations You Must See

Looking Back at Recent PV Innovations Energy. The lifeblood of modern civilization ... of silicon in the past few years and the demand for thin and flexible panels has helped increase the focus ... Laboratory (NREL) has created thin film solar panels that are very close to competing [more...]

Date: 2008-09-07 08:10:16

Diy Solar Power Solar Panel Pv Photovoltaic Harbor Freight Solar Energy Solar Panels

Its not easy being green right? Wrong - it is easy and here is how easy it is. http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=caeEyh...eature=related [more...]

Date: 2008-12-09 21:57:45

Israeli solar energy project enters farm phase

Two functioning CPV systems at Kibbutz Kvutzat Yavne ... solar power systems utilizing CPVs (concentrated photovoltaic) rather than traditional PVs (photovoltaic). Flat solar panels found atop homes encompass PVs, whereas CPVs differs in several different [more...]

Date: 2009-03-25 20:00:01

DIY SOLAR POWER SOLAR PANEL PV PHOTOVOLTAIC HARBOR FREIGHT SOLAR ENERGY SOLAR PANELS

Please rate this video. Thank you very much. http://www.greenpowerscience.com/ 0 solar panel sysytem in action. [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 04:05:41

SOLAR PANEL DIY WIRING CONFIGURATIONS SOLAR POWER DIY GET OFF THE GRID 2 PV PHOTOVOLTAIC

WATCH IN HIGH QUALITY FOR DIAGRAMS This is a simple explanation of "Series" and "Parallel" configurations for solar panels and DC batteries. … [more...]

Date: 2009-03-23 16:24:50

Suntech and Eagle Roofing Sign Distribution Agreement

Suntech Power Holdings Co., Ltd. (NYSE: STP), the world's largest photovoltaic (PV) ... panels is spring of 2009. Eagle anticipates having these water-resistant solar roof systems featuring ... tiles to its extensive network of roofing, solar, and electrical contractors as part of its popular [more...]

Date: 2009-02-24 22:30:01

Where are those guys in their garages?

The electronic computer was invented during WWII, first to calculate the trajectories of artillery and naval gunfire, ... , still others trying to stike it rich.  Solar and wind power are fairly low tech applications ... like more efficient solar coatings, better PV cell technology, better batteries, most of which [more...]

Date: 2009-04-04 18:42:40

Duke Energy May Abandon Solar Rooftop Plan

Another ambitious solar plan may be biting the dust ... Utilities Commission found that Duke could save money by getting solar power through third party providers instead of owning their own solar PV systems. Because of this, the commission decided it would [more...]

Date: 2009-02-04 22:54:39

Suntech Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2008 Financial Results

SAN FRANCISCO and WUXI, China, Feb. 18 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- Suntech Power Holdings Co., Ltd. (NYSE: STP), the world's largest photovoltaic (PV) ... revenues grew 42.7% year-over-year to $1,923.5 million. -- Full year 2008 total shipments of solar ... million or $0.89 per diluted ADS. -- Achieved 1GW solar cell and module production capacity [more...]

Date: 2009-02-25 16:08:00

I Did Not Take Part in NDC Meeting - Agbesi

  Richard Kofi Attenkah/Chronicle The Member of Parliament (MP) ... 30, 2009 edition of The Chronicle newspaper, under the caption "NDC Chair Fights PV Obeng ... , is said to have expressed his dissatisfaction over the kind of power that Mr. Obeng wields [more...]

Date: 2009-04-03 11:23:10

Suntech Reaches 19 Percent Efficiency With Pluto Tech

Suntech Power Holdings Co. Ltd. says it is routinely utilizing the Pluto technology to produce PV cells with conversion efficiencies of approximately 19% on monocrystalline PV cells and 17% on multicrystalline PV cells. The company recently sent a number of Pluto PV cells to the Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems ISE in Germany [more...]

Date: 2009-04-05 23:52:00

USA to become the world’s largest solar energy market

Rotterdam, The Netherlands, Munich, Germany -- 1 April 2009 - "In 2010, PV will be by far the most cost-effective way of generating electricity. The solar PV market in California will explode once people discover that they can generate their own rooftop power for less than it costs from their utility," says Barry Cinnamon, long-term expert [more...]

Date: 2009-04-01 13:00:00

Thin-Film Silicon PV Innovation

NanoMarkets has just released a new report on thin-film silicon photovoltaics. See here for details . Amorphous silicon (a-Si), a type of thin-film photovoltaic (PV) technology, is experiencing a dramatic growth curve worldwide and offers a compelling business opportunity in power generation, building- integrated solutions [more...]

Date: 2009-03-25 22:56:39

Arizona Man Discovers Way To Slash Solar Power Costs

by John HorningMichael Davis, an astronomer from Arizona, has found an inexpensive way to produce electricity that can be used to power a home ... block has been the cost of solar panels which contain electricity-producing photovoltaic (PV) cells ... in Building Your Own Solar PanelsOnce you find a source for the PV cells, the rest is relatively [more...]

Date: 2009-03-26 15:26:41

Rise & Shine: October 15, 2008

CALIFORNIA NEWS Solar Company Picture Brightens with Renewed Incentives Mountain View-based Skyline said the extension of the tax credit bodes well for the domestic PV solar market. Skyline plans to release its concentrated solar panels next ... business in Austin, from smaller solar power panels at people’s homes to the large commercial projects [more...]

Date: 2008-10-15 17:08:28

Solarfun Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2008 Results

SHANGHAI, Mar 25, 2009 (BUSINESS WIRE) ----Solarfun Power Holdings Co., Ltd. ("Solarfun" or "the Company" ) ( NASDAQ :SOLF), a vertically integrated manufacturer of silicon ingots and photovoltaic (PV) cells and modules in China, today reported its unaudited financial results for the fourth quarter and full year ended [more...]

Date: 2009-03-26 02:12:05

Thin-film PV development to see no short-term breakthrough, say Motech and Suntech

Simon Tsuo, chairman of Taiwan-based Motech Industries, and his counterpart from China-based Suntech Power, Zhengrong Shi, both believe that there will not be any significant breakthrough in the development of thin-film photovoltaic (PV) modules in the near future. [more...]

Date: 2009-03-25 08:35:16

Jiangsu Kicks Off Domestic Solar Market Race with Provincial Subsidies

A look at Jiangsu Province’s newly reported solar incentives and further reflections on the natio nal Solar Roof Prog ram ... major PV manufacturers such as Suntech, Trina and Renesola. Hallelujah!!!  This is exactly the knock ... , the national target for all types of solar power (including non-photvoltaic solar [more...]

Date: 2009-04-01 09:28:10

Provincial Subsidies Jumpstart Jiangsu Domestic Solar Market

A look at Jiangsu Province’s newly reported solar incentives and further reflections on the natio nal Solar Roof Prog ram ... major PV manufacturers such as Suntech, Trina and Renesola. Hallelujah!!!  This is exactly the knock ... , the national target for all types of solar power (including non-photvoltaic solar [more...]

Date: 2009-04-01 12:16:34

Why the United States REQUIRES a strong climate bill to remain competitive, Part 1

Contrary to popular belief, a strong climate bill will not harm US competitiveness. Quite the reverse — it is our only hope for restoring U.S ... , having invented solar PV technology ” and “ Why Anti-wind McCain had to deliver his climate remarks ... . leadership in key job creating industries such as solar energy, wind power, and automobile [more...]

Date: 2009-03-19 23:49:51

Confusion and Speculation Still Clouds Over Chinese Subsidies

The announcement of a potentially lucrative solar program in China has played out like imperial edicts often do: ... , assumptions on demand for PV modules in China this year; we expect Chinese solar companies to take ... to the so-called building-integrated photovoltaic installations or would it also work for systems placed [more...]

Date: 2009-04-03 00:07:18

5 Huge Green-Tech Projects in the Developing World

Any solution to global climate change will eventually have to involve the whole globe, not just the richest countries ... megawatts worth of solar thermal technology, so that the latter can build a network of solar power plants in India's northern state of Haryana. "India is an enormous electricity market [more...]

Date: 2009-03-04 01:27:25

Planet physical State of the Earth and Life

By Dr. Alexey N. Dmitriev*SummaryCurrent Planet Physical alterations of the Earth are becoming irreversible. Strong evidence exists that these transformations are being caused by highly charged material and energetic non-uniformity in anisotropic interstellar space which have broken into the interplanetary area of our Solar System [more...]

Date: 2009-04-05 20:37:03

Memo to Environmentalists: Carbon Production Can Be a Good Thing

A new method of energy production is sending the climate change crowd into an amoral, irrational frenzy ... that just might need it and have economical access to coal. Glasser helped develop a coal-to-liquid plant in China, where cheaper energy and openness to a degree of capitalism has lifted hundreds [more...]

Date: 2009-04-07 07:31:21

Home Solar Electricity Panels - How To Lower Your Energy Costs

Many people have been asking what precisely are home solar energy panels, how they work, and what you can get out of them ... to these questions will help you greatly. Let’s take a closer look below! Building a solar panel - Cut ... component of the entire solar panel system. Beneath a PV panel’s glossy cover, semiconductor [more...]

Date: 2009-04-04 07:03:29

BioSolar’s BioBacksheet Gets Global Audience at International Green Energy EXPO Korea 2009

Company’s BioBacksheet™ Replaces Petroleum with Renewable Materials to Create More Cost-Effective and Earth-Friendly Solar Panel BackingMonday April ... s BioBacksheet™ protective covering for photovoltaic solar cells replaces expensive and potentially ... watt of photovoltaic solar power.“We have successfully demonstrated that functional photovoltaic [more...]

Date: 2009-04-06 10:05:03

Residential Solar Electricity Panels - How To Lower Your Energy Bills

Many of us have been asking what exactly are residential solar energy panels, how they’re employed, and what you can get out of them ... will help you significantly. Let us take a closer look below! Build solar panel - Cut ... part of the complete solar panel system. Beneath a PV panel’s glossy cover, semiconductor cells work [more...]

Date: 2009-04-08 01:00:37

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