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.
TREC’s SolarShare Home Page
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SolarShare was created by TREC Renewable Energy Co-op in January 2010 in order to purchase, own and operate solar PV installations across the Canadian province of Ontario. Through SolarShare’s co-operative model, Ontario residents can now enjoy financial, environmental, and social benefits from commercial-scale solar PV installations.
SEMIconductor Manufacturers: FITs Best for Solar PV
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Paul Gipe
The world’s semiconductor manufacturers have now deliberately waded into the feed-in tariff policy arena.
Sarnia Solar PV Farm
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Paul Gipe
On a recent trip across Ontario to Indiana, I stopped by Sarnia to take some pictures of the large solar PV farm being installed outside town. When completed it will be one of the largest in North America.
Solar PV DC Conversion Factor for AC kW
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Paul Gipe
Most contracts for solar PV, such as those under Ontario’s Standard Offer Contract program and its new Feed-in Tariff program, are written in terms of AC kilowatts (kWAC).
Barcelona’s Solar Pergola
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Paul Gipe
Barcelona’s 444 kW Pergola solar del Forum was inaugurated May 4, 2009 at the site of Barcelona’s World Forum of Culture.
TREC’s Proposed Toronto Hydro Solar Initiative
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Paul Gipe
In 2007 the Toronto Renewable Energy Cooperative proposed to senior executives at Toronto Hydro, Canada’s largest municipal utility, the Toronto Solar Initiative.
Ontario Standard Offer Contracts Awarded
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Paul Gipe
Of the 1,500 MW of Standard Offer Contracts awarded 50% of the wind contracts were granted to commercial wind developers, and 80% of the solar PV contracts were awarded to central-station plants.
Lehr Brothers’ 119 kW Solar PV Plant in Edison California
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Paul Gipe
December 24, 2007 Lehr Brothers’ Big L Packers installed this 119 kW solar PV plant on top of a …
Project Analysis for Toronto Renewable Energy Co-operative’s SolarShare:
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Paul Gipe
A Community Power Photovoltaic Project Financial Model
