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.
IMS: Japan to Install More than 5 Gigawatts of PV Systems in 2013 – Overtaking Germany and the US
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Japan’s PV market currently benefits from a feed-in tariff (FIT) paying up to ¥42 per kilowatt hour, even though this is likely to be reduced by approximately 10 percent beginning April 1. . . “At ¥42 Japan’s FIT is by far the most attractive globally—overly generous perhaps, which could lead to overheating of the market,” explained Ash Sharma, senior director of solar research at IHS.
Solar Seminars: Installed PV Data Comparisons Through 2011
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Britt Bassett
Perhaps a more useful method of comparison is to look at the installed capacity as a function of population. This gives a better comparison than just the total amount installed, as it allows a comparison of countries of vastly different populations. . .
Greece Sees Impressive Solar PV Growth Despite Banking Crisis
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Paul Gipe
Despite on the ongoing financial tragedy that has gripped Greece for the past three years, the country has risen Phoenix-like from the ashes to become one of the world’s largest markets for solar photovoltaics (solar PV). . .
Renewables International: Figures for PV in Flanders and RE in France for 2012
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While the Flemish market is relatively small in absolute terms on a global scale – it only made up around one percent of PV sales worldwide last year – the Flemish are nonetheless progressing quite quickly in relative terms. For instance, Los Angeles has a greater population with much greater power consumption (not to mention much better solar conditions) but a much less ambitious target. . .
Ohio solar project hit with setback while Ontario boosts renewable power
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Steve Bennish
Days after Ohio regulators set back the largest proposed solar power installation in the eastern U.S., the Canadian province of Ontario announced that it will shut down its last coal-fired power plants by the end of 2013, a year ahead of schedule. . .
Terna: Italy Generates 5.6% of its Electicity with Solar PV
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According to early estimates, in 2012 the electricity demand was met for 86.8% with the national production (of which 62.2% thermoelectric, 13.3% hydroelectric, 1.6% geothermal, 4.0% wind power and 5.6% photovoltaic production) and for the remaining part (13.2%) with the balance of electricity exchanged with foreign countries. . .
PV Magazine: France provides interim support for solar
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The measures will take place when a decree is published later this year. They are seen as being interim measures as the new government formulates a wider energy policy framework. . .
Germany Sets New Solar PV Record for 2012
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Germans installed 1.3 million solar systems last year and generated 28 TWh of electricity in 2012, setting a new installation record. . .
University of Oregon: Community Solar Tool
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Thinking about starting a community solar project? No matter what your project’s stage of development, the Community Solar Tool (CST) can help you. . .
Renewable energy is reliable, new study claims
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Although critics of renewable energy may claim that it isn’t reliable enough to power a grid, a new study gives proponents of clean power – such as wind and solar – fresh ammunition to respond. A thorough analysis carried out by the University of Delaware and Delaware Technical Community College concluded that renewable energy could reliably power a large electrical grid 99.9 per cent of the time by 2030, at a cost that matches today’s electricity prices. . .
