News & Articles on Solar Energy
While I have primarily worked with wind energy, I have long been a proponent of renewable energy in the broadest sense. This includes solar energy. My work in Canada, especially Ontario, stressed inclusion of solar energy because it had been previously overlooked. At one time Ontario was one of the leading jurisdictions in North America developing solar photovoltaics due in part to the programs I and others pushed. The political winds changed and these policies were abandoned and with it Ontario’s progress toward a renewable energy future.
India adds 10 GW of fresh solar in FY 2017/18, reaches 22 GW total
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Wind, meanwhile, saw a drop in installation activity due to the transition from a feed-in-tariff (FiT) scheme to auction mechanism, with less than 2 GW of new wind parks coming online, a year-on-year drop of 68%.
Japan to install up to 7 GW of solar in 2018 despite cancellation of 14.6 GW of approved capacity
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Brian Publicover
Japan will likely install 6 GW to 7.5 GW (DC) of solar in 2018, from about 7 GW in 2017, despite government efforts to cancel approvals for projects that were registered under the country’s old feed-in tariff (FIT) program, according to a new report.
Annual solar installations to surpass 105 GW on Chinese deployment, European rebound
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Brian Publicover
Global solar installations could reach about 106 GW this year, largely on the back of high deployment in China and an anticipated demand recovery in Europe, according to a recent report.
Portugal announces distributed solar generation FIT of €95/MWh for 2018
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Emiliano Bellini
The 15 year feed-in tariff (FIT) for solar power units with a capacity of up to 250 kW for this year will be maintaned at the same level of that of the past three years.
Indiana Municipal Power Agency’s Frankton Solar Plant
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Paul Gipe
You know solar photovoltaics (PV) has become mainstream when you can find a solar power plant in Frankton, Indiana.
State’s largest solar energy project, coming to Kern in 2019, will fuel oil extraction, cut industrial emissions
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Harold Pierce
GlassPoint’s technology uses thin, curved mirrors inside a greenhouse to track the sun and focus heat on pipes containing oilfield water. It was developed in Kern County and piloted in 2011 at Berry Petroleum in McKittrick’s century-old oilfields.
How Has Spain’s Concentrated Solar Thermal Power Performed?
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Susan Kraemer
Spain’s CSP blazed into operation in 2008 and put 2.3 GW of thermal solar generation on the 100 GW grid system in just five years. Most was parabolic trough and about one third included thermal energy storage, which enables CSP to compete with gas-fired power.
Solar power’s popularity is on the rise in Saskatchewan
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Ashley Martin
In Regina, about 100 people packed the Artful Dodger for the Regina Solar Co-op’s first meeting in late October. The Regina co-op’s plan is to use group buying power to bring down solar panel installation costs before SaskPower’s net metering rebate program expires next fall.
The Sun Rises on Japan’s Solar-Powered Smart Communities
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Andrew Burger
Smart communities fueled by solar energy and the latest in advanced energy storage and smart microgrid technologies are taking root and beginning to expand in Japan, part and parcel of a national drive to enhance energy resilience and independence.
Strong Chinese Solar Market Expected To Push Global Demand Past 100 Gigawatts In 2017
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Joshua S Hill
China’s solar industry continues to beat out expectations, and new analysis published this week suggests that continued strong demand for solar throughout 2017 will help push global demand over the 100 gigawatt mark for the first time.
