Opening of "Shared Solar" Project Signals Strong Future for NRG and Community Solar Model
Consumer Demand Strong for New Shared Renewable Energy Source in Massachusetts; Company Developing More Shared Solar Sites in Massachusetts & Minnesota
NOT YOUR TYPICAL SOLAR HOT WATER SYSTEM
A South Carolina inventor has developed what is said to be THE new choice for solar hot water technology. The Rocket Dome, uses the power of the Sun's warming rays to heat water-similar to a black garden hose laying on the ground on a hot summer's day. It is able to store 200 gallons of clean potable hot water for domestic use or capable of heating a swimming pool for extended swimming seasons. The Rocket Dome is SRCC certified and made in USA.
Hillary Clinton is calling for a 700% increase in solar power. Is that realistic?
Brad Plumer for VOX: In the coming months, Hillary Clinton's campaign is planning to release a series of proposals for dealing with global warming. Her first installment is out Sunday evening, and it calls for a large increase in renewable power.
Specifically, she's proposing to boost the amount of wind, solar, and other renewables so that they provide 33 percent of America's electricity by 2027 — enough to power every home in the country.
Part of her plan would involve accelerating the recent rapid growth of solar installations nationwide. In her proposal, Clinton calls for US solar power to grow 700 percent from current levels.
That sounds like an impossibly large number, but it's not implausible on its face. US solar capacity grew 418 percent between 2010 and 2014 (because it was starting from a small base). So 700 percent growth by 2027 is at least within the realm of possibility. But it would require additional policy changes — and clean energy prices would have to keep dropping. Cont'd...
Trending strategies for PV O&M
As new PV installations stall, the emphasis in Europe is on the O&M market. As this competitive industry continues to grow and thrive, strategies are being established to improve O&M provision to enhance plant performance.
Morningstar's New Solution for Retrofitting Grid-tied Systems with Battery Backup
Morningstar Exhibited its New TriStar MPPT 600V Controller for Retrofitting Grid-tied Systems with Battery Backup at Intersolar North America 2015
Solar Frontier Surpasses 3 GW of Global CIS Module Shipments
Equivalent to 650,000 energy-independent Japanese households
SEIA Urges Approval of Alabama Power's Proposal
Alabama is among the bottom 10 states in the nation when it comes to installed solar capacity, with just 2 MW of solar installed throughout the state.
BayWa sells its largest wind farm to date in the USA
"The plant in South Dakota is our largest wind farm to date and our fifth large-scale project of this type in the USA. "
Borrego Solar Completes One of the Largest Solar Installations for a College in New York
Tompkins Cortland Community Colleges 2.6 Megawatt Installation will Meet 90 Percent of Colleges Electricity Demand
CGE Energy Delivers Complete WIND•e20 Turbine Design to Burtek Enterprises
"The WIND•e20 design we delivered represents our years of design, testing and refinement"
SunEdison Inks Largest Open Access Solar PPA with India's Biggest Utility, Tata Power Delhi Distribution Limited, to Deliver 180 Megawatts of Solar
TPDDL is the largest electricity distribution utility in Delhi, and provides power to over 6 million people in India's capital city.
SunPower to Build 100-Megawatt Solar Power Plant for NV Energy
Boulder Solar, is expected to create approximately 200 jobs during construction
New Secret Shopper Study of Solar Industry by Velocify Reveals Need to Improve Sales Response Processes
Nearly 40 Percent of Prospects Waited Weeks to Receive a Response to Quote Requests; 19 Percent Never Received a Response
Intersolar North America 2015 concludes with high traffic and high value business deals
Exhibition and conference wraps the 8th annual event in San Francisco, noting growth in energy storage and balance of system segments
The Nature Conservancy Installs Bird Safe Wind Power
The Nature Conservancy has completed its first phase of installation of SheerWind's INVELOX funnel-based wind power technology. Because Palmyra is home to a national wildlife refuge and more than a million nesting seabirds, conventional wind turbines were not an option due to the risk of bird strikes. What's more, the low wind speeds on the island would provide little to no energy production with traditional turbines.
The Conservancy turned to the Minnesota firm SheerWind to design the system resembling an hourglass turned on its side. Extending 83 feet horizontally with a big wind scoop at one end, an exhaust on the other, a Venturi section in the middle increases wind speed potentially three to six times. Nets over the intake and enclosed blades keep it bird friendly. The first phase of the installation includes a single turbine inside the Venturi, allowing for two additional to be installed in the near future.
The first phase of the INVELOX project is successfully charging batteries at night and on cloudy days to supplement the photovoltaic system also installed on Palmyra.
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