solar power capacity News
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NYC mayor wants to boost solar power capacity five-fold
Mayor Bill de Blasio wants to increase the solar power capacity of city-owned buildings five-fold from what it is now, mayoral aides said Wednesday. The push comes as part of an ambitious plan to cut greenhouse gas emissions in the country's most populous city by 80 percent by 2050. De Blasio plans to make the announcement in his State of the City address Thursday in the Bronx. As part of the ...
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New solar order in India: Gamesa to develop 23 MW for New Era Enviro
Gamesa, a global technology leader in wind energy, has received a new order in India from renewable energy developer New Era Enviro for the development of 23 MW of solar power capacity across three projects located in the state of Telangana. This is the company's second solar power order, having established a foothold in the photovoltaic segment last July with a 10 MW project - already up and ...
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Ignacio Martín: “Gamesa has a promising future ahead of it”
The company's shareholders, gathered in Zamudio (Vizcaya), today ratified the board's management performance in 2015 Gamesa's Chairman underscored that the company will become “one of the global leaders in the wind power industry” following the merger with Siemens Gamesa held its Shareholders' General Meeting, at second call, today in Zamudio (Vizcaya, Spain), at which ...
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A Decade of Renewable Energy Investment, Led by Solar, Tops USD 2.5 trillion
Global investment in new renewable energy capacity over this decade — 2010 to 2019 inclusive — is on course to hit USD 2.6 trillion, with more gigawatts of solar power capacity installed than any other generation technology, according to new figures published recently (9/5). According to the Global Trends in Renewable Energy Investment 2019 report, released ahead of the UN Global ...
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SEIA Gives Pres. Trump Plan to Make America First in Manufacturing, National Security and Solar Job Growth
The Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) released a blueprint to put America First on economic growth, jobs, manufacturing and national security. SEIA's America First Plan for Solar Energy recommends six steps President Trump can take to maintain the solar industry's booming growth. The plan starts with the president's rejection of tariffs, which would increase the cost of solar, sacrifice ...
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Concentrated Solar Thermal Power capacity continues growing despite economic uncertainty
Usual suspects Spain and the USA lead the industry with a combined market share of over 90% of projects under construction. New markets open up in MENA, Australia and India where 1.9 GW of CSP have been announced, according to new report by CSP Today Concentrated Solar Thermal Power (CSP) bucks the downward economic trend by continuing to grow apace despite tough economic times, According to the ...
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Statkraft opens first solar park in Italy - announces agreement for more solar parks
Norwegian power generator Statkraft has opened its first solar power plant, Casale in Aprilia, Italy. Statkraft also announces an agreement with Siemens Energy to build more solar power plants in Italy. With a total capacity of 3.3 MW and an annual power production of 4.5 GWh, the Casale solar park will supply approximately 1200 Italian households with renewable energy. 'Developing solar power ...
By Statkraft
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More ComEd Customers Going Solar
More than 4,000 ComEd customers are now receiving compensation for the excess energy they generate using renewable energy sources – primarily rooftop solar panels – up from 900 customers two years ago as the transition to a cleaner future in Illinois gains momentum. “We’ve always known there is pent-up demand for solar energy among our customers, but the interest so far this year is exceeding our ...
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Experts Outline Pathway for Generating Up to Ten Terawatts of Power from Sunlight by 2030
The annual potential of solar energy far exceeds the world's energy consumption, but the goal of using the sun to provide a significant fraction of global electricity demand is far from being realized. Scientists from the U.S. Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), their counterparts from similar institutes in Japan and Germany, along with researchers at universities ...
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Experts Outline Pathway for Generating Up to Ten Terawatts of Power from Sunlight by 2030
The annual potential of solar energy far exceeds the world's energy consumption, but the goal of using the sun to provide a significant fraction of global electricity demand is far from being realized. Scientists from the U.S. Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), their counterparts from similar institutes in Japan and Germany, along with researchers at universities ...
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Awakening: China Promoting Solar Water Heaters for a Cleaner Country
In the past few years, China has posted an impressive growth in the production of solar cells. In a span of just 2-3 years (nearly form 2003 to 2005), China fortified its position in the worldwide solar cell production market by moving from nearly 1.05% to about 7.8%, according to a recent report “China Energy Sector Analysis” by RNCOS. The country houses some of the most polluted cities of ...
By RNCOS
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New Milestone in power grid and renewable energy development on DEEP C Industrial Zones
During a signing ceremony held on the 29th of November 2018 at the Belgian Embassy in Tokyo, TEPCO Power Grid Inc. (TEPCO) and Infra Asia Investment (IAI, Rent-A-Port Group’s holding for industrial zone development in Viet Nam), entered into an agreement for TEPCO to become a shareholder of DEEP C Green Energy. DEEP C Green operates the distribution power grid (110 & 22 kV) and is the ...
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Slow Development of CSP Industry in India Caused by Policy Approach
Four years after the National Solar Mission was announced, only one tenth of the intended Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) capacity has been connected to the grid successfully, with more expected to go online later this year. The government, together with the Asian Development Bank (ADB), are changing tactic to attract the international players back and boost the development of the CSP industry in ...
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Asia-Pacific Analysis: Tapping the power of the sun
In November 2012, Tokelau, a tiny Pacific territory of New Zealand located midway between New Zealand and Hawaii, earned the distinction of becoming the first country in the world to completely give up fossil fuels and become solely powered by solar energy. Tokelau now has a solar capacity equivalent to 150 per cent of its needs. [1] The New Zealand government, which had supported Tokelau in ...
By SciDev.Net
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Affordable Solar Completes Sunport Phase III Solar Project
Today Mayor Richard J. Berry and representatives from Affordable Solar, PNM and the Albuquerque International Sunport officially turned on Phase III of a solar array mounted on the airport's parking structure. Affordable Solar completed and interconnect the 411kW (DC), solar system for the Albuquerque Sunport May 23, 2012. With Phase III, Sunport reaches 1Megawatt (MW) in solar power capacity. ...
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The People’s Republic of China to Demonstrate First-of-its-kind Concentrated Solar Thermal Power Plant
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is helping the People’s Republic of China (PRC) build a first-of-its-kind, large-scale concentrated solar thermal power (CSP) plant in the northwestern province of Qinghai to produce clean energy and cut carbon emissions. “This pioneering project will demonstrate how the PRC could leverage its indigenous solar resources to diversify its energy mix in ...
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Top U.S. Solar States
Solar is on the rise in the United States. As of March 2016, Solar Energy Industries Association released figures showing the top states for solar power. Here are a few states that are shining bright when it comes to solar. New York New York has tremendous solar potential and has regularly been in the top 10 list of U.S. solar states. The Empire State has installed 638 MW of solar capacity, ...
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Gary Dirks, Director of Arizona State University’s LightWorks and Former President of BP China, Appointed Director of ASU’s Global Institute of Sustainability
Gary Dirks, director of Arizona State University's LightWorks Initiative and former president of BP China and BP Pacific-Asia, has been appointed director of ASU’s Global Institute of Sustainability (GIOS), with the goal of expanding the global impact of ASU. “GIOS’s charter is to advance research, education, business practices and global partnerships that aid in the ...
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FPL Announces Plans for the Largest Community Solar Program in the U.S.
Florida Power & Light Company (FPL) recently (3/13) filed a proposal with the Florida Public Service Commission (PSC) for a new community solar program that would offer FPL customers the opportunity to directly participate in Florida's transformation to a world leader in solar energy.Through this voluntary program, participating customers will help accelerate the cost-effective growth of ...
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Gamesa lands its largest ever solar order in India: 130 MW for Atria Power
The company will install 96 E1.37 MW inverters, made by Gamesa Electric, at two solar power projects being developed in southern India Gamesa has entered into an agreement with Indian developer Atria Power for the EPC construction of 130 MW of solar power at two developments located in the regions of Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh, in southern India. It is the largest solar order ...
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