Solar Engineering News
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NASEO and NARUC Release Solar Cybersecurity Toolkit for States
The National Association of State Energy Officials and the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners, with support from the U.S. Department of Energy Solar Energy Technologies Office, released the Cybersecurity Advisory Team for State Solar (CATSS) Toolkit. The CATSS Toolkit provides State Energy Offices and public utility commissions with actionable information on cybersecurity ...
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Top 700 Watt Solar Panel Price in Pakistan
In recent times, Pakistan has made significant improvements in enhancing the usage of renewable energy sources, particularly solar energy. The increasing demand for cheaper and environmentally friendly electricity has driven the country to transition to solar energy. The 700 watt solar panel price in Pakistan, regardless of the brand and type, ranges between Rs. 55,000 to Rs. 90,000. However, a ...
By Alpha Solar
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Viridian Solar and Bloor Homes Extend Group Deal to 2025
Viridian Solar and Bloor Homes have extended their National Supply Agreement for the second time. This will see the solar manufacturer's Clearline fusion roof-integrated solar system continue to be installed on all homes built by Bloor where there is a requirement for solar PV. First signed in March 2018, the cooperation has led to thousands of homes being fitted with roof-integrated solar, ...
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NewsBreak - Solar generation, storage project near completion in Glenwood Springs
The company developing a solar array and battery facility at Colorado Mountain College’s Spring Valley at Glenwood Springs campus said the project is nearly complete and will be operational this fall. The 22-acre, 4.5-megawatt project is “Colorado’s largest solar array and battery storage facility of its kind,” said Ameresco, the Massachusetts-based renewable energy ...
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Researchers to test a solar farm at sea
The sun shines just as much out at sea as it does on land. There are also no restrictions on area use and seawater even helps to cool the solar panel technology. It’s only a matter of time before the first floating solar energy farms are installed at sea. A floating solar farm: This model is equipped with sensors that gather wave information and data on both the movement of, and ...
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Thank you to our key workers
In April, UK solar irradiation levels were at their highest in four years, so it’s no surprise that solar achieved some of its highest generation on record locally, as can be seen in the below charts: We want to take this opportunity to recognise our key workers, the solar engineers who are still out in the field at this difficult time, keeping Lightsource BP’s solar energy ...
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REC Solar and DHX-Dependable Hawaiian Express Announce Completion of Solar Microgrid Project
DHX - Dependable Hawaiian Express and REC Solar, an unregulated affiliate of Duke Energy, recently announced the completion of a solar microgrid solution designed to bring reliability, savings, zero-emissions generation and more to the leading Hawaiian-based freight company. The vision for renewable generation combined with energy storage as a backup power supply came long before DHX opened its ...
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New Solar Permit Software to Reduce Costs and Expand Residential Markets
The Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) and The Solar Foundation are joining the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), several national residential solar companies, and other nonprofit organizations to develop new automated permit software for distributed solar and storage, reducing the cost of solar installations and saving resources for local governments and taxpayers.NREL was ...
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27 MW of distributed solar to be installed in New York and Rhode Island
This week Standard Solar announced that it would be acquiring five distributed solar energy projects totaling 27 MW of generation capacity set to be built in New York and Rhode Island. Standard Solar will engineer, build, finance, own and operate all five projects which are expected to commence construction over the next six to nine ...
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Standard Solar to Acquire 27 Megawatt Portfolio of Distributed Generation Solar Projects in New York and Rhode Island from Freepoint Solar
ROCKVILLE, Md.—February 20, 2019 — Standard Solar, Inc., a leading solar energy company specializing in the development and financing of solar electric systems nationwide, today announced it has signed an agreement to acquire 27 megawatts (MW) of distributed generation (DG) solar projects in New York and Rhode Island from Freepoint Solar LLC. Standard Solar will engineer, build, ...
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Duke Energy deploys AI-drones over PV fleet to boost operating gains
U.S. utility Duke Energy is deploying AI-supported drones across its growing solar plant fleet in its latest push to raise self-operating efficiency, Jeff Wehner, Vice President of Operations, Renewables at Duke Energy, told the Solar PV Operations USA 2018 conference. Facing intense power market competition, solar fleet operators are increasingly turning to drone technology to minimize ...
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Soligent to Partner with American-Based Module Manufacturer, Mission Solar Energy
Soligent Distribution has partnered with American-Based Module Manufacturer, Mission Solar Energy to expand its high quality product offerings. August 23, 2018, Solar & Wind, Energy Storage Grids Soligent Distribution, the largest pure play solar distributor in the United States, has partnered with Mission Solar Energy, a U.S. based manufacturer of American made modules, to expand its ...
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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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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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NREL Helps Establish New PV Quality Standards for Manufacturers
Working with partners around the world, researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) have completed five years of work toward helping establish an international quality standard for manufacturing photovoltaic (PV) modules. PV manufacturers will use the new standard to increase the level of confidence investors, utilities, and consumers have in solar ...
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NREL theorizes defects could improve solar cells
Scientists at the Energy Department's National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) are studying what may seem paradoxical - certain defects in silicon solar cells may actually improve their performance. The findings run counter to conventional wisdom, according to Pauls Stradins, the principal scientist and a project leader of the silicon photovoltaics group at NREL. Deep-level defects ...
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Phoenix` lightweight remote CSP system awaits Stirling engine revival
Lebanese engineering firm Phoenix Energy has developed a dish Stirling CSP system for off-grid use but its mass production is being held back by the lack of competitively priced 1-5 kW Stirling engines, Dany Kaddoum, project manager at Phoenix Energy, said. By the time Phoenix Energy decided to market a commercial version of its system, Stirling Energy Systems had filed for bankruptcy. Stirling ...
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Eaton Inverters Help Power 72.9-Megawatt Redwood Solar Farm Project in California to Advance Sustainability and Bring Clean Energy to 9,200 Homes
Power management company Eaton today announced multiple contracts to provide solar inverters, electrical distribution equipment and services for the 72.9-megawatt Redwood Solar Farm in Kern County, California. The project, developed by sPower and 8minutenergy Renewables, is expected to generate 146 million kilowatt-hours (kWh) of sustainable electricity annually to power approximately 9,200 ...
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Cross-Industry Cooperation between Solar and Building International Solar Energy and Green Building Conference & Exhibition 2015
Green building, with its concept of buildings’ harmonious coexistence with nature, has developed into a major trend in building industry in recent years. As clean and sustainable energy, solar can undoubtedly help buildings go green. Today’s world is witnessing more and more diversified application of solar energy to green buildings, and the green building industry actually is the ...
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The potential of new building block-like nanomaterials: van der Waals heterostructures
A new review examines the potential uses and scientific, technical and manufacturing problems facing ‘van der Waals heterostructures’ - an emerging science which uses building block-like nanomaterials. Van der Waals heterostructures are nanomaterials built by layering different materials, each one atom thick, on top of each other, to create materials with unique properties and uses. ...
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