Photovoltaic and Thermal News
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What is a PV Solar System? A Complete Guide
Solar energy has been quickly emerging as an alternative energy source. As of now, the country’s solar installed capacity was 48.556 GW as of November 2021. The nation’s solar capacity has grown eighteen times in the last seven years. At an event, the Minister of State for Environment Ashwini Choubey said “Installed capacity of solar energy in India has increased by more than ...
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Solar Energy Market Projected to Reach USD 200 billion by 2026
According to the report, The global solar energy market in 2019 was above USD 50 billion. The market is expected to grow around a CAGR of 20% and is anticipated to reach over USD 200 billion by 2026. A radiant energy generated by the sun is solar energy, harnessed by the use of various technologies such as photovoltaic cells, solar heating, solar architecture, solar thermal energy and others. It ...
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Rensa Further Expands Sustainable Range With Pvt Heat Pump Panels From Triple Solar
Rensa Heating & Ventilation, with two central distribution centers in Didam and Doetinchem The Netherlands, has once again expanded its sustainable range. The PVT heat pump solar panels of the Dutch Triple Solar can be ordered from wholesalers from May. With PVT heat pump solar panels, solar energy is not only converted into electricity, but also into heat. This PVT solar heatpump panel is ...
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Sustainable Cooling With The Triple Solar Pvt Heat Pump Solar Panels
Cooling with PVT heat pump solar panels: To be able to cool buildings effectively and sustainably, Triple Solar introduces the cooling unit. In other words: active cooling with a water / water heat pump and the Triple Solar PVT solar panels. In this unique cooling unit, the source and the delivery system are reversed, so that the building is actively cooled by the heat pump with the compressor. ...
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Triple Solar PVT panels were a big success on the VSK2020
The bi-annual VSK exhibition VSK2020 in Utrecht is over and the Triple Solar PVT panels were a huge success. There was mega interest at the VSK2020 for the PVT panels from Triple Solar BV as a source for the heat pump. Triple Solar was present at the NIBE stand in hall 7 – C034. The Triple Solar® heat pump panel system consists of a PVT panel and a water / water heat pump. This makes ...
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U.S. Department of Energy Announces 20 New Competitors for the American-Made Solar Prize
Earlier this week (2/11), the U.S. Department of Energy announced the 20 competitors who have been invited to advance to the next phase of the American-Made Solar Prize Round 3, a competition designed to incentivize the nation's entrepreneurs to strengthen American leadership in solar energy innovation and domestic manufacturing. The American-Made Solar Prize is designed to help more American ...
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Department of Energy Announces $53 Million in New Projects to Advance Solar Technologies
Recently (10/23), the U.S. Department of Energy announced selections for up to $53 million in new projects to advance early-stage solar technologies. Through the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Solar Energy Technologies Office, DOE will fund 53 innovative research projects that will lower solar electricity costs and support a growing solar workforce."Innovation is key to solar's ...
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Operators deploy learning drones to cut PV, wind labor costs
Operators and tech companies are combining drones with artificial intelligence to provide faster, more-detailed plant inspections and earlier preventative actions, sector experts told New Energy Update. As solar operators continue to seek operational savings amid intense market competition, drone technology is set to have a major impact on PV and wind costs in the coming years. The ...
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Consolar starts mass production of the PVT heat pump collector SOLINK
On April 16th this year Consolar began mass production of a new energy collector specifically designed for heat pumps. The 2m2 Photovoltaic module is combined with 20m2 surface area air heat exchanger on the underside to provide thermal energy, This makes SOLINK a highly efficient power and heat energy source that was awarded the 2017 Enviromental Technology Award for energy efficiency of the ...
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California Energy Commission Adopts Standards Requiring Solar Systems for New Homes, First in Nation
Moving to cut energy use in new homes by more than 50 percent, the California Energy Commission today adopted building standards that require solar photovoltaic systems starting in 2020. The building energy efficiency standards, which are the first in the nation to require solar, will reduce greenhouse gas emissions by an amount equivalent to taking 115,000 fossil fuel cars off the road. The ...
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Solar Energy Is Among Main Drivers of Economy Development In Central And Eastern Europe
For the last 10 years, the average prices of solar modules have decreased in more than 30 times. In the same time, the efficiency of the equipment is growing fast. As a result, today, solar energy is among the most fast growing industries of the energy field. Decreasing of the equipment prices became the impetus for the development of small PV installations and small and medium business at all. ...
By IBCentre
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California farm selects Emerson to help manage innovative microgrid power project
Stone Edge Farm has selected Emerson (NYSE: EMR) automation technologies to provide efficient and reliable operation of its new microgrid, a self-sufficient energy production and distribution facility relying on diverse sources of electricity including solar power, wind power, hydrogen power and advanced storage battery technology. Home to a farm, spa and vineyard in Sonoma, Calif., Stone Edge ...
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California Farm Selects Emerson to Help Manage Innovative Microgrid Power Project
Stone Edge Farm has selected Emerson (NYSE: EMR) automation technologies to provide efficient and reliable operation of its new microgrid, a self-sufficient energy production and distribution facility relying on diverse sources of electricity including solar power, wind power, hydrogen power and advanced storage battery technology. Home to a farm, spa and vineyard in Sonoma, Calif., Stone Edge ...
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2017 is already looking bright for AES Solar
2016 has been a challenging year for the UK renewable industries but also generally in the business markets due to a number of political outcomes and decisions which have created uncertainty across the globe. Despite these uncertainties it is with great pleasure that AES Solar has continued to flourish and strengthen which is clear recognition that we are a strong, robust and talented company ...
By AES Ltd
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Detroit-based Power Panel Joins Largest-Ever U.s. Business Delegation To 2016 Hannover Messe
Power Panel today announced it is part of the largest-ever U.S. delegation to Hannover Messe, the world's foremost trade fair for industrial technology, taking place April 25-29, in Hannover, Germany. For the first time in the Fair's history, the United States will be the Partner Country, a status that provides the more than 390 businesses and organizations in the U.S. delegation an unprecedented ...
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AES Solar’s Grant Feasey is short-listed for industry award
Grant Feasey from AES Solar, based in Forres, Scotland, was recently selected as an Engineering finalist in the Young Professionals Green Energy Awards. The awards, which will take place in Glasgow on May 26, showcases the enormous range of young talent in the renewables industry. After joining AES Solar as a graduate in 2011, Grant has worked his way up and is now the Senior Design Engineer at ...
By AES Ltd
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Panasonic appoint AES Solar as Scottish installer
Scottish-based AES Solar have been selected as a Panasonic Solar Premium Installer for Morayshire, The Highlands & North-East Scotland. Panasonic’s solar photovoltaic (PV) modules, including their highly efficient, heterojunction PV modules, will now be available through AES Solar. Daniel Roca, Senior Business Development Manager at Panasonic Eco Solutions Europe said: ...
By AES Ltd
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Morocco’s Noor hybrid projects extend the reach of CSP
The first of these independent power projects, Noor Midelt, is envisioned as a solar power complex with a total installed capacity of 400 MW, utilizing 80–85% CSP and 15–20% PV. Noor Tata, the second solar hybrid complex, will also have a capacity of around 400 MW and will be located between Midelt and Ouarzazate. The Moroccan Agency for Solar Energy (MASEN) will invite expressions ...
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Minnesota Commerce Department Offers Incentives to Install Solar
January and February may be the coldest months in Minnesota, but they’re also a time when the state’s commerce department focuses on promoting something much warmer: Energy from the sun. Through its Made in Minnesota Solar Program, the North Star State offers incentives to consumers who agree to install solar modules and collectors built by local manufacturers. Such parts are added ...
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Abengoa signs a Memorandum of Understanding with the Government of Egypt to cooperate in the development of the national renewable energy industry
This MoU sets cooperation terms for the development of dispatchable solar power plants, in particular Solar Thermal Electricity (STE), in Egypt. Abengoa (MCE: ABG.B/P SM /NASDAQ: ABGB), the international company that applies innovative technology solutions for sustainability in the energy and environmental sectors, signed today a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the New and Renewable ...
By Abengoa
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