It’s a well-known fact that the sun has always been the main source of energy as it relentlessly generates the energy which is for free, but we have not been successful in utilizing the energy generated to its fullest because of the band of weather around the earth and nights that take place on the earth. (more…)
Posts Tagged ‘solar’
Solar Power Station: Up In the Sky?
Thursday, May 17th, 2012World’s Largest Solar Park in Siberia
Thursday, May 10th, 2012
A memorandum has been signed by the Siberian government recently, to build the world’s largest solar park in the Southeast European nation. The project will cost around two billion euros. (more…)
GeoEye and Geostellar To Transform Solar Industry
Monday, April 23rd, 2012
GeoEye, Inc. (Herndon) and Geostellar join hands to form a strong, strategic relationship to transform solar energy industry. GeoEye is a company which provides geospatial information and insight while Geostellar is an innovative technology company. (more…)
Largest Solar Project Anounced in Japan
Monday, April 16th, 2012
Kyocera, a master amongst Japan electronis, has planned a 70 megawatt power plant project in the Southern Japanese city of Kagoshima. The project will be undertaken by partners, Mizuho Corporate Bank Ltd and IHI Corp. They will help in creating a mega solar plant that will aid in solving issues related to power supply that were causes by the 2011 earthquake, tsunami and destruction of nuclear power plants. (more…)
Dubai Abattoirs Tap into Solar to Save Fuel
Monday, March 26th, 2012
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The large abattoirs in Dubai are using solar energy for heating water. The Al Ghusais abattoir in Dubai has already started using water heated by solar energy. This heated water is used to clean the slaughtering halls and equipment. The Dubai Municipality eventually plans to extend this system in other slaughterhouses in Dubai. It has already fitted 210 solar panels that have the power enough to heat 70,000 liters of water daily, at 80 degrees. (more…)
In The Spotlight: Solar Energy and Green Energy Practices
Thursday, March 1st, 2012
Today’s Eco-friendly environment is very encouraging for the innovations and investments in solar energy sector.
It continues to generate interest in the field of research and innovations for renewable energy all around the world. But, the US and Europe remain the big players in research and implementation! (more…)
Concentrated Solar Power Plant
Monday, January 23rd, 2012
In Spain, Andalusia, near Seville, a high 100 metres tower is surrounded by gargantuan mirrors, that run about the tower in concentric circles. These rippling mirrors are able to track sunlight throughout the day and reflect it on to the tower where it is converted into solar energy. The energy created at the plant is sufficient enough to power 6000 homes. The name of the site is PS10. (more…)
Waste water treatment sites – a source of solar energy
Monday, December 12th, 2011
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Governments are now turning to waste water treatment plants as a potential site for installing solar systems. A 1.15-megawatt (MW) photovoltaic (PV) system has been installed at a waste water treatment plant in the city of Dinuba, Calif. This was a joint partnership venture by Chevron and Toiga Energy.
The plans, construction and engineering was done by Chevron Energy Solutions. Tioga Energy financed the project and will own and manage the project. Tioga Energy will sell energy generated from this venture at a fixed price for a twenty year agreement. Tioga Energy is an expert in selling renewable energy under long term agreements to commercial, non government organisations and government. This agreement makes it possible for these institutions to avail renewable energy with no up front capital.
The city of Dinuba is happy to have a landmark of solar energy that makes use of a waste water treatment site. Tioga and Chevron have also recently worked together on a solar project in Hawaii. Tioga has also played a leading role id developing what is known within the industry as the ‘Morris model’. This was a project done with the Morris County Improvement Authority located in New Jersey. This new model makes it possible for governments to issue low interest bonds for financing renewable energy projects. Partnering with a third party investor provides leverage for federal tax incentives.
BrightSource’s Big Plans
Monday, August 8th, 2011
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The CEO of BrightSource, John Woolard stated that Brightsource is going to use the novel technology of molten salt storage for its CSP(Concentrated Solar Power systems). Though more expensive than PV cells, CSP has a certain advantage over PV cells. CSP has the ability to store thermal energy even when the sun is not shining in the sky, which is not possible with PV cells. (more…)
MIT Invents 24 Hour Solar Power
Thursday, August 4th, 2011
Diagram shows the idealized arrangement of a vat of molten salt used to store solar heat, located at the base of a gently-sloping hillside that could be covered with an array of steerable mirrors all guided to focus sunlight down onto the vat. Image: Courtesy of Alexander Slocum et al.
MIT team of researchers are working on a system which can supply 24 hours solar energy by designing a concentrated solar power (CSP) that would store heat in molten salts containers. Though this technology has been implemented before by Spanish company Torresol Energy through its “power tower” system, MIT is focusing on lowering the installation, operation and maintenance costs. With extra costs saved, this system will effectively work to help small towns and communities switch themselves from grid to clean energy. (more…)