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Sharp Develops Solar Cell with World`s Highest Conversion Efficiency of 37.9%
Sharp Corporation has achieved the world's highest solar cell conversion efficiency*1 of 37.9%*2 using a triple-junction compound solar cell in which three photo-absorption layers are stacked together. Sharp achieved this latest breakthrough as a result of a research and development initiative promoted by Japan’s New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO)*3 on the ...
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Concentrated Solar Distribution and Research, Inc.
(CSDR) is a US manufacturer of Concentrated Photovoltaic Dual Axis tracked power systems featuring the SC-90 25KWp Power Tracker. Currently, their global manufacturing capacity is at 300MW annually and is expected to achieve 600MW by mid 2014. The SC-90 Power Tracker System offers the lowest cost per kW, using 10000m2 per MWp and provides reliability and performance guaranteed for 30 years, ...
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NextEra Energy Resources powers up North America’s largest concentrated photovoltaic solar power plant
NextEra Energy Resources, LLC, the competitive energy subsidiary of NextEra Energy, Inc. (NYSE: NEE) and North America's leading generator of renewable energy from the wind and sun, announces the commissioning of the Hatch Solar Center, located in Hatch, N.M. The 5-megawatt Hatch facility is comprised of 84 Amonix 60-kilowatt units, and began operation in June 2011. The plant is the largest ...
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Winners of the MENASOL 2015 Awards
CSP Today and PV Insider are proud to announce the winners of the MENASOL 2015 Awards. The ceremony took place on Wednesday, 13th May, as part of the 7th Middle East & North Africa Solar Conference and Expo, MENASOL 2015. Hundreds of online votes cast by the concentrated solar power and photovoltaic industry were assessed by a panel of Judges comprising, Dr. Rabia Ferroukhi, Head of Policy ...
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GeoModel Solar joins CHILESOL 2014 exhibition this May
The solar data provider will be exhibiting its services at the 2nd Chilean Solar Conference & Exhibition in Santiago this May. On the 27th and 28th May Santiago will host the CHILESOL 2014 conference, which covers both utility scale solar technologies: concentrated solar power and photovoltaic. It will also feature a solar focused exhibition which GeoModel has joined this week. The ...
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Soitec Completes Construction and Grid Connection of Largest Concentrator Photovoltaic Solar Power Plant in Italy
Soitec (Euronext), a world leader in generating and manufacturing revolutionary semiconductor materials for the electronics and energy industries, announced today it has completed construction and grid connection for the largest concentrator photovoltaic (CPV) solar power plant in Italy. Located in the Belpasso municipality in the Catania province in Sicily, the highly efficient, ...
By Soitec
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Thermax Limited Partners with Amonix Inc.
Thermax Limited and Amonix, Inc. today announced an agreement that will bring proven, concentrated photovoltaic (CPV) technology for clean power generation to India. In this exclusive partnership, Amonix will offer high-performance solar power generation systems and Thermax will be the Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) partner to provide turnkey ...
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Secretary Moniz announces $30 million investment for solar development
U.S. Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz has announced $30 million in funding to 12 projects to develop solar technologies which can produce electricity when the sun is not shining. The 12 award recipients will develop technologies that span solar photovoltaics (PV), concentrating solar power (CSP) and concentrating photovoltaics (CPV). “The Energy Department is working across the industry to ...
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The Grass is Greener over in MENA
The Middle East and North African Utilities Industry is in a state of growth, global investment has meant that the Middle East is officially on the road to recovery. Investment banks are increasing their spending within the utilities sector. Maintaining the correct balance between supply and demand has meant large scale investment such as the recent $1.8bn going to the SEC (Saudi Electric ...
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CSP will adapt to South Africa’s electricity demand curve
Demand for electricity in South Africa has increased progressively over several years and the grid now faces supply and demand challenges. As a result, the Department of Energy has implemented a new Integrated Resource Plan to enhance generation capacity and promote energy efficiency. Photovoltaics (PV) and concentrated solar power (CSP) are set to be the main beneficiaries from the new plan ...
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NREL and 3M sign agreement on renewable energy research
The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) today announced a series of Cooperative Research and Development Agreements (CRADAs) with 3M, the St. Paul, Minn.-based technology company. The collaborative effort demonstrates both 3M’s and NREL’s commitments to meeting the nation's clean energy needs by developing technologies that are vital to producing ...
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Global Markets and Technologies for Photovoltaic Systems
Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is available in its catalogue: Global Markets and Technologies for Photovoltaic Systems http://www.reportlinker.com/p0969861/Global-Markets-and-Technologies-for-Photovoltaic-Systems.html#utm_source=prnewswire&utm_medium=pr&utm_campaign=Solar_Photovoltaic Use this report to: l Receive information on the current status of the ...
By ReportLinker
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Largest solar plant of the world to be launched in California
BrightSource Energy, a U.S. company specializing in solar thermal electricity generation, is about to inaugurate by the end of the year the largest production center ever built in the Mojave Desert in California. The new plant of Ivanpah, in the County of San Bernardino, is the project of the world's largest solar power plant, and has a focus on solar thermal concentrating technology towers. ...
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Grid Integration of Large Scale Renewables in the MENA Region
Renewables Academy starts a new capacity building project for Algeria, Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, Syria and Tunisia on grid integration of renewable energies In order to empower professionals in the MENA region to be able to cope with high volumes of renewable energy power in their electricity systems, the Renewables Academy AG (RENAC) was commissioned by the Federal Ministry for the ...
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Biofuels bottom of the heap in impact study
An ambitious attempt to rank future energy sources according to myriad repercussions of their use has found biofuels to be the most undesirable option. Use of ethanol caused the most climate damage, air pollution, damage to land and wildlife, and chemical waste, according to the analysis. The study, which claims to be "the first comparative evaluation of proposed large-scale energy solutions to ...
By SciDev.Net
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Enviva, E.ON Sign Multi-Year Biomass Supply Contract
Enviva LP ("Enviva"), a leading manufacturer of processed biomass fuel in the United States and Europe, and E.ON, one of the world's largest investor-owned utilities, today announced a multi-year 240,000 metric ton per year wood pellet supply agreement. "Demand for clean, renewable resources like our sustainably produced wood pellets continues to grow as energy generators invest in ...
By Enviva LP
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High Renewable Electricity Growth Continued in 2015
The 2015 Renewable Energy Data Book shows that U.S. renewable electricity grew to 16.7 percent of total installed capacity and 13.8 percent of total electricity generation during the past year. Published annually by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) on behalf of the Energy Department's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, the data book illustrates U.S. and global energy ...
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SOLAREXPO RETURNS WITH THE SECOND EDITION OF THE ITALIAN PV SUMMIT
A unique, international event to be held in Italy covering all aspects of the photovoltaic market for the business community. Conference programme published online. Feltre, Italy, 31 March 2010 – Building on last year’s success and the international recognition received, Solarexpo is organising a second edition of the “ITALIAN PV SUMMIT 2010: setting the roadmap to grid parity in a front-line ...
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Soitec Completes ZAR 1,000,000,000 Inaugural Solar Financing Bond Transaction in South Africa
? Soitec (Euronext Paris), a world leader in generating and manufacturing revolutionary semiconductor materials for energy and electronics successfully finalised the ZAR 1,000,000,000 (more than $100 millions) solar financing bond issued by CPV Power Plant No.1 Bond SPV (RF) Ltd, an affiliate of Soitec Solar GmbH. The bonds will finance the construction of a 44 MWp utility-scale concentrator ...
By Soitec
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E.ON Climate & Renewables to Install GE’s Brilliant PowerUp* Platform across Five Wind Farms
PowerUp Platform to Provide More Power to EC&R’s Fleet of 469 GE 1.5-77 Turbines Additional Power Could Equate to 19 New 1.5-77 Wind Turbines for E.ON Fleet Agreement Complements GE and E.ON’s 842 Turbine Service Agreement GE (NYSE: GE) today announced E.ON Climate & Renewables’ (EC&R) contract for GE’s newest brilliant offering, PowerUp*. PowerUp is a ...
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