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US Solar Industry Trade Association Reports Strong Growth in 2009 Despite Recession
Combination of policies, new business models, declining prices drive expansion in 2009; continued growth expected in 2010.
[Solar Water Heating] A. O. Smith Enters Strategic Agreement With Chromagen, a Solar Water Heating Solutions Manufacturer
Marketing and distribution rights of its solar collectors for use in residential and commercial solar water heating systems...
[Concentrated Solar Power] Nur Energie joins the Desertec Industrial Initiative
Nur Energie has joined the Desertec Industrial Initiative (Dii) as an Associated Partner. The partnership underscores Nur Energie’s development expertise and mission. ...
[Concentrated Solar Power] Here Comes the Sun: High Hopes for Solar Power in MENA
A new era of solar energy seems to be dawning....
[Solar Water Heating] Tampa Electric seeks to expand energy-efficiency programs and incentives
The company’s proposal to the Florida Public Service Commission includes increased use of renewable technologies to help Tampa Electric meet its demand-side management goals for 2010-2019....
[Solar Water Heating] Natural Gas and Alternative Energy: A Promising Combination
Possible benefits include drought-protected electricity for Seattle....
[Concentrated Solar Power] Aries Ingeniería y Sistemas consolidates the financing of its first solar thermal plant in Badajoz, Spain
The achieved financing for the project rises to EUR 275 million....
[Collectors] Alanod-Solar Unveils First and Only High Capacity Laser Welding Facility in North America
Facility to Produce World's Leading Solar Thermal Absorbers....
[Latest News] Queensland-founded solar energy company powers up with global investment
Global partnerships and investment plans to accelerate commercial access to its innovations...
[Solar Water Heating] Nuetech Solar consults Francorp for advice on its Pan-India expansion plan
Expansion across India through franchising....
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Concentrating Solar Power (CSP) Market
Wholesale value from concentrated solar power technology should reach an estimated $545 million for 2011 according to a new study by SBI Energy.
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Thailand Opens The First of Fifteen Concentrated Solar Thermal Power Plants
Duckwitz, Germany-based Solarlite partnered with Thai Solar Energy company to manufacture and build the five-megawatt Concentrating Solar Power Plant.
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Abengoa awarded two CSP projects by South Africa’s Department of Energy
hese two projects contribute to South Africa´s goal to introduce up to 17,800 MW of renewable energy by 2030 and reduce its dependence on oil and natural gas.
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Aalborg CSP delivers the steam generator for the first 50MW CSP plant in India
In cooperation with the Japanese trading company Sojitz, Aalborg CSP decided in spring 2011 to enter the Indian CSP market.
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Solutia's Therminol® Heat Transfer Fluid Selected for Two Solar Projects in Spain
The projects are each 50 MW solar power plants with thermal storage located in Extremadura, Spain.
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Iran to Launch 1st Electrical, Thermal, Cooling Power Plant Today
Iran announced on Monday that the country's experts and scientists have managed to build a pilot model of the first power plant in the country which can generate electricity, heat and cold simultaneously.
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Solar Water Heaters – South Africa Preparing For the Double Boom
South Africa has recorded phenomenal growth during the past four years.
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GEMCO Announces First Triple State Thermal Solar Cooling/Heating Project in Canada
The system is designed to address the cooling, heating and domestic hot water needs of the hospital using energy from the sun.
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SolarReservce gets green light on Navada Solar Thermal Project
SolarReserve’s 100 megawatt power contract with NV Energy will utilize innovative energy storage technology developed and manufactured in the United States.
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Novatec Solar’s Fresnel collector generates superheated steam above 500°C
The superheated steam technology uses vacuum absorber tubes being integrated in Novatec Solar´s market proven technology that is currently deployed in all commercial projects of Novatec Solar
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Nanoparticles Improve Solar Collection Efficiency
Using minute graphite particles 1000 times smaller than the width of a human hair, mechanical engineers at Arizona State University hope to boost the efficiency -- and profitability -- of solar power plants.
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SunWater Solar Announces Completion of 28-Collector Solar Thermal System for Housing Authority of the City of Alameda
System will heat water for 65 apartment units and garner a $42,785 CSI-Thermal rebate.
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Hydro wins orders for tubing for solar collectors
Hydro has captured its first aluminium tube orders for solar collectors, and taken the lead in Europe in the introduction of aluminium tubes to the solar thermal industry as a replacement for traditional copper tubes.
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German President Wulff visits Siemens solar receiver production plant in Israel
The Siemens plant produces high-efficiency solar receivers, which are key components of solar thermal power plants.
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Wagner & Co Supplies Solar Know How to Brewery in Uganda
It seems paradox: solar thermal energy use is most common in the countries of the North with the least solar irradiation, while in tropical countries water often is still heated electrically or by means of boilers. -
FLS Energy Begins Construction on Significant Solar Thermal Project in Eastern North Carolina
Solar shines at Prestage Foods turkey processing this Thanksgiving season.
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New Energy Capital Invests In FLS Energy, Inc., the Nation’s Largest Installer of Commercial Solar Hot Water Systems
The investment will create approximately 30 new jobs related to the manufacture and installation of SHW and PV equipment.
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India tech breakthrough in solar thermal cooling system
Gurgaon, an industrial hub in India, witnessed the inauguration of world’s most efficient solar thermal cooling system at the Solar Energy Centre there Friday.
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Solar Hot Water System now Operating at Apartment Complex in Orange County, CSI-Thermal Rebate programe Jump-Started
San Diego based solar company recently commissioned the first solar hot water system in Orange County that participated in the new California Solar Intitiative Rebate Program (CSI).
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Torresol Energy Launches Commercial Operations of Twin Solar Thermal Plants in Spain
Valle 1 and Valle 2 will produce 320 GWh per year.
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SENER designs and supplies the solar fields in five new thermosolar projects in Spain
SENER has clinched several contracts for the design and supply of solar fields in Spain: the Aste 1A and Aste 1B, Termosolar Soluz Guzmán, Consol-Orellana and La Africana plants.
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SkyFuel Enters Chinese Solar Market with Parabolic Trough
SkyFuel has signed an agreement for the construction of a 50 MWe concentrating solar power (CSP) plant at a site near Huludao in China.
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Siemens to build molten salt solar thermal test facility in Portugal
The aim of the research project led by Siemens is to enhance the economy and reliability of parabolic-trough power plants.
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SkyFuel Starts Design of Parabolic Trough for Baseload Power
The new collector will be designed to operate at higher temperatures, making thermal storage even more cost effective for electricity production after the sun sets, to satisfy the baseload needs of utilities.
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gamble
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18/01/2012 08:17:54
I hope that we could establish this network worldwide , It would be a great leap for human kind .
rodriguez angelo
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14/01/2011 21:52:12
I hope more people would see the advantage of using solar energy. Our earth is changing. The climate has changed drastically, with the use of ...
rodriguez angelo
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14/01/2011 21:50:28
I agree. I hope to know that results of the solar systems.
With the advent of climate change, it is best to look for alternatives ...
Roger Wallis
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08/09/2010 09:29:42
this is peak efficiency, right ?
not average annual
Henry
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28/08/2010 19:44:48
Solar is very good source, but the Light-Electricity convert rate is too low usual below 20%, One day if the rate grow to same as ...
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