Sep
18
Supersola plug and play solar panels crowdfunding action for the Island of St. Maarten
Supersola launched a crowdfunding action for power supply on Sint Maarten via plug-and-play solar panels.
Sint Maarten is heavily damaged because of the hurricane Irma earlier this month.
The Solar Panel company intents to ship 50 Supersola plug-and-play solar panels for the citizens of the island of St. Maarten. Read More
Aug
24
In Finland, households could stay warm with Solar Heat.
Solar heating could provide between 53% and 81% of annual domestic heating energy consumption according to a new study, done by the Aalto University in Finland. Read More
Aug
24
The EU HEROES project removes barriers PV-Grid Integration in various countries
The European HEROES project in which seven European countries participate intents to remove barriers to the integration of solar power into the grid.
The kick-off will take place in The Hague on 19 and 20 September.
Aug
24
72 hours Solar Forecasting will stabilize the UK grid and save money
Sheffield Solar worked with the National Grid for two years to develop real-time generation estimates from solar photovoltaic systems in the UK. This new data driven system can now forecast up to 72 hours in advance.
The tool is very useful for electricity grid operators. It helps them to stabilize the grid (supply & demand). Energy generators and traders can use the forecast tool taken optimum advantages of the green energy generation. Read More
Aug
11
Perovskite breakthrough may fast-track new solar PV technology
The Belgium IMEC research center developed a new Perovskite solar cell with a conversion efficiency of 23.9%.
According to IMEC this is even more than the conventional silicon solar cells.
This new step is promissing. Even without Perovskites, the cost of solar power is already competitive with fossil fuels in some markets.
If and when this new innovation breaks through commercially, costs will drop even further.
Jun
23
Montpellier solar food farm
This Solar Food Farm in Montpellier (France) is a successfull research project.
It took a while to find the balance between maximizing the amount of electricity produced by the solar panels and maintaining the productive capacity of the farm.
But after three growing seasons they had their answer: yes, balance was possible. But not quite for the reason they expected.
Jul
24
By transfer printing instead of etching, the new method developed by Lee and his colleagues may be used to make very flexible photovoltaics with a smaller amount of materials.
The thin cells can be integrated onto glasses frames or fabric and might power the next wave of wearable electronics.
Scientists have developed solar cells of 1 micrometer thick. That’s 100 times thinner than a human hair. Interesting isn’t it?
If we’re ever going to unlock the true potential of solar, we need to think beyond today’s large rooftop solar panels, and examine what smaller, lightweight, and even wearable solar cells could do for us. Read More
Jul
21
1440WH Home Solar Panels Generator of Solar Power Systems Products Price 250W (125W*2) solar panel, 1440Wh (12V 120Ah) lead acid battery, 220V 600W pure sine wave off grid inverter, 12V 20A solar controller.
Do you want off-grid? The portable solar power market just keeps heating up, with new configurations of larger sizes of ‘solar panel plus battery storage system‘ starting to hit the shelves.
Especially the mobile renewable energy products which combine
that offer all-in-one solution for off-grid and emergency applications. Read More
Jul
21
This solar powered WaterWheel removes tons of plastic bottles, cups and cigarette butts from Baltimore’s Inner Harbor
This beautiful WaterWheel cleans the harbor of Baltimore.
The harbor was polluted with toxines and tonnes of waste like plastics.
But that will change. By 2020, the water will be clean, fresh and healthy. Read More
Jun
29
This will translate into huge savings, as inverters represent one of the costliest components of the solar PV project
More solar power with less solar panels? It’s possible with the new Solar Inverter from ABB.
ABB has started shipping its latest PVS980 central inverter, which significantly increases the incoming power from the solar panels.
According to ABB, developers will now have to use fewer panels and fewer inverters.
Jun
27
Students visit a solar power plant in Iran
Iran starts building a solar power plant in Hamadan.
Germany’s ‘Planet In Green’ has been chosen for the 100 MW Solar Plant.
Germany will invest $2.9 billion in Hamedan over a 10-year period and each year, solar panels and other facilities which use solar power (including power plants). Read More
Jun
14
TenneT’s thinking is based on an island with a modular structure, with each module covering approximately 6 km². This is big enough to provide space for connecting roughly 30 GW of offshore wind capacity. The island will be expandable by adding one or two modules of 6 km² each
An Energy Hub in the middle of the North Sea? Tennet launched a vision building an island as a hub, for wind power in the middle of the North Sea which will provide all neighboring countries green energy.
By connecting wind farms with a total capacity of over 30 gigawatts, the efficiency and costs will benefit the participating countries.
This plan was presented by TenneT last week. TenneT is the national high-voltage grid operator in the Netherlands and in a part of Germany. Read More
May
2
Keith sayd that he had long been skeptical about the solar hype. ‘I was wrong’.
The solar hype is getting real. For a long time, Harvard professor David Keith was skeptical about solar energy. But now he admitted he was wrong.
Keith: “Solar energy is very cheap and it can change the future of the global energy supply within a decade.”
Apr
13
The solar cells at the second side are are almost as efficient as the cells in the front end. As a result, the panels can also utilize the light that is reflected by the surface of the water or the ground, which normally is lost.
By applying double-sided panels – working on water – the yield of solar power can be increased by 20% on average and expand the potential to generate solar energy even more.
So why not use both sides?
This week, Energy Research Centre (ECN) is demonstrating ‘floating double-sided solar panels on the ‘River IJ’ in Amsterdam. By also using the back of the solar panels, the reflected light from the surface of the water, can be catched to generate electric power. Read More
Apr
12
The double layer provides electrical power and provides a voltage, similar to how a battery works.
Clumsy, that solar panels do not generate energy while its raining. Chinese scientists have just figured out that solar panels even generate electricity for all-weather: even when it is raining.
Solar modules are most effective when they are exposed to direct sunlight, but what happens when it rains? Read More
Mar
2
Aora’s solar tulip CSP starts shining in Ethiopia, without water!
Most people think that CSP (Concentrating Solar thermal Power) plants are large and expensive. But what about this?
The Micro-CSP technology from Aora Tulip has a lot of advantages.
This ‘micro technology’ is modular, hybrid, uses minimal water and is ‘cheap’. Read More
Mar
1
Solar Power would reduce global CO2 emissions by more than 37 billion tons
This corresponds to 4 years of CO2 emissions from China.
This is the Gemasolar Thermosolar Plant
CSP (Concentrated Solar Power) and the normal PV could supply in 12 percent of the energy needs of the world in 2050.
This report, shows how Solar Power could create millions of jobs. Read More
Nov
18
CSP plug and play system
Microgen is providing Stirling engines to the Italian company Innova that the engine will use for two products:
Nov
10
“We have developed a very efficient pump. Yearly, only 1.500 kilowatt hours is needed.” This will save over 16,000 kWh of electricity!
A bag full of water, situated in the crawl space of your house holds you warm for three weeks during the dark winter season. This is what we all want, isn’t it?
The advantages of the Solar Freezer:
Nov
2
Ouarzazate solar plant will create enough electricity to power a million homes
Morocco – The installation of the Noor1, the giant CSP (Concentrated Solar Plant) will be completed in November 2015.
“The aim of local integration was 30%, but today we reached 32%,” revealed Carlos Ledesma, project director at Acciona Noor1, October 17 2015.
Noor 1, will go live next month.
Acciona (Spain), delivers the turnkey plant, one of the largest in the world. Read More
Oct
16
The integrated electronics are easily to connect the solar hot water systems with panels that only supply electricity. Alius offers both variants.
The Dutch solar panels supplier AliusEnergy presented a solar panel that generates electricity as well as renewable heat. Smart inverters optimize the yield.
AliusEnergy supplies solar panels that will produce within the same module, both solar and renewable power. The pipes, used in the solar panel, have a module of 14 liters. Read More
