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Dubai gets Middle East's largest airport solar energy system
The solar project will enable annual savings worth Dh3.3 million.
Jul 15, 2019 // Commercial, Etihad ESCO, Etihad Energy Services Company, Dubai Electricity and Water Authority, Dewa
Tunisia launches tender for another 70 MW of solar
Through this procurement exercise, the Tunisian government hopes to build six solar plants with a capacity of 10 MW each and ten 1 MW small solar parks.
Jul 15, 2019 // Large-Scale, Société Tunisienne de l’électricité et du gaz (STEG), STEG, Build Own Operate, BOO
Sorry, but solar cars will always remain a romantic sci-fi fantasy
Toyota is testing a new version of its solar panel topped Prius. But solar energy is unlikely to ever account for more than a fraction of the electricity required by vehicles
Jul 14, 2019 // Technology, Giangiacomo Minak, Toyota, NEDO, Sharp, solar car, Erik Mayer
SMA America expands and updates inverter service center in California
SMA America has unveiled multiple updates to its service center that were designed to facilitate even more efficient technical support. Key expansions include a new, larger central and string inverter laboratory. The service center also features a rooftop PV system that functions as a real-world lab while offsetting energy costs. The new features will improve the ability to simulate issues, troubleshoot calls and provide service training for customers.
Jul 12, 2019 // Inverters, Rooftop PV, California, USA, ABB, Brad Dore, SMA OPTIM, inverter business, SMA America, North America
This solar-powered device produces energy and cleans water at the same time
Still a prototype, the machine could one day help curb electricity and freshwater shortages
Jul 12, 2019 // Technology, Peng Wang, Jun Zhou, Saudi Arabia, Thuwal, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, George Ni, Asia
NEW DESIGNS COULD BOOST SOLAR CELLS BEYOND THEIR LIMITS
THE SUN BLANKETS the Earth with enough photons every hour to meet the entire world’s energy needs for a year. The question is how to efficiently convert them into electricity.
Jul 11, 2019 // BIPV, Marc Baldo, Shockley-Queisser, NREL
Organic solar cells will last 10 years in space
Scientists from the Skoltech Center for Energy Science and Technology, the Institute for Problems of Chemical Physics of RAS, and the Department of Chemistry of MSU presented solar cells based on conjugated polymers and fullerene derivatives, that demonstrated record-high radiation stability and withstand gamma radiation of >6,000 Gy raising hopes for their stable operation on the near-earth orbit during 10 years or even longer. The results of the study were published in ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces.
Jul 11, 2019 // Technology, Soviet Union, Pavel Troshin, Skoltech, Ilya Martynov, Institute for Problems of Chemical Physics of RAS, Skoltech Center for Energy Science and Technology
Cypress Creek to Cut EPC Business, Expand in Competitive Markets
The utility-scale developer seeks to reorient itself around competitive markets beyond its base in the Carolinas, using third-party construction firms instead of its own staff.
Jul 11, 2019 // Markets & Finance News, USA, Cypress Creeks, EPC, New York, North America
The World Is Spending the Least on Clean Energy in Six Years
Worldwide investments in clean energy projects have hit a six-year low. Global spending totaled $117.6 billion in the first half of 2019, down 14% from a year earlier and the least since 2013, according to a report by BloombergNEF. Investments slowed in all three major markets -- the U.S., Europe and China -- but China’s decline was especially pronounced as the country continued its shift away from subsidies for solar and wind power.
Jul 10, 2019 // Solar, clean energy, Lithium-ion batteries, storage, Canada, Hydrostor, Energy, North America
Abu Dhabi turns on the 'world's biggest' single site solar plant made from 3.2MILLION panels that will supply 90,000 people with electricity
Noor Abu Dhabi, Sweihan, will reduce CO2 emissions by 1million metric tonnes Project is 3.1 square miles in size and cost the emirate £700million to build Currently, UAE have the 29th highest carbon dioxide emissions from fossil fuels
Jul 9, 2019 // Large-Scale
ABB to Exit Solar Inverter Business, at a Cost of $470M
It’s the third big solar inverter player so far this year to move out of an increasingly challenging market.
Jul 9, 2019 // Markets & Finance News, ABB, Lindsay Cherry, Wood Mackenzie Power & Renewables, Tarak Mehta, EcoStruxure, IOT platforms, Kaco’s
Solar Installed Across Brooklyn Park, Minn., Facilities
Brooklyn Park, Minn., has completed a solar project installed across several city-owned facilities.
Jul 8, 2019 // Solar, Brooklyn Park, Mayor Jeffrey Lunde
New York Funds Energy Storage On Long Island
Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo, D-N.Y., has announced a funding opportunity for both residential and commercial energy storage on Long Island.
Jul 8, 2019 // Markets & Finance News, New York State Energy Research and Development Authority, NYSERDA, Cuomo’s Green New Deal, NYSERDA and PSEG-LI
It's time for energy freedom in Alabama
Alabama is ranked 13th in the nation as having the greatest solar potential, yet only 0.26% of its energy comes from solar, leaving the state far behind others when it comes to total installed solar capacity.
Jul 4, 2019 // Plants, USA, NREL, Alabama, Solar Energy Industries Association, SEIA, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, North America
Freedom Solar Expands In Austin
Austin, Texas-based Freedom Solar, a provider of turnkey solar installations in Texas, has moved into a new, expanded Austin headquarters and added new employees to accommodate the company’s growth.
Jun 28, 2019 // Markets & Finance News, Austin, Freedom Solar, Freedom Solar’s CEO