Solar Panels Creating Electricity for Much Longer than 20 Years
As indicated in a study Josh wrote on just a couple weeks ago, the lifespan of a solar power system is far longer than the 20 years most analysts use to calculate solar power costs. Last November,...
View ArticleLarge-Scale Solar Continues to Proliferate. 10 Major Announcements Last Week.
I posted just now on a significant solar project at Palau International Airport, but it was just one of many featured in Cleantechnica's latest weekly roundup of big solar news. From 200MW in Rajastan...
View ArticleHUGE NYC Clean Energy Tech Campus for Cornell University
A project that involved 1.8 megawatts (MW) of solar power, 500 geothermal wells, and fuel cells could potentially reduce energy consumption at a Cornell University campus by 75%. The campus has the...
View ArticleInfographic: U.S. Electricity Costs & Consumption
While there isn’t anything especially “clean tech” about this infographic, I thought it was pretty interesting, and is quite obviously related to what we cover every day, so sharing here with you all —...
View ArticleGermany’s Solar Power Output Up 60% in 2011
The German Solar Industry Association (BSW) has announced that German solar power producers have increased electricity output this year by 60 percent over 2010 to 18 billion kWh. This is more than...
View ArticleDüsseldorf Airport Installs One of The Largest Solar Arrays in Germany
The Düsseldorf International Airport is about to flip the switch on one of the largest solar arrays in Germany. The 8,400 panel, 2 megawatt solar array spans the space of six soccer fields, and it was...
View ArticleSolar energy: Chinese city offers help
The Zibo city of China is ready to share expertise for setting up solar energy projects in Hyderabad, according to Dr Wang Jianzhong, deputy director of the Zibo Municipal Foreign Affairs Office.
View ArticleIndia Solar Market Could Hit 33.4 GW by 2022
As mentioned in my 2012 solar energy expectations yesterday, I think India’s got a good chance of shooting onto the solar power map this year. Following up on solar in India, a recent report by Bridge...
View ArticleWorld’s largest solar plant powers up
Spanish venture is as big as 210 football pitches and has 600,000 mirrors. But there's a dark side Just under a month ago, on an empty mountain plateau in Andalusia, the last of 600,000 parabolic...
View ArticleIndia Plans Increasing Solar Power Capacity During The Next Few Years
India seems to aim higher and think bigger in terms of its solar energy: from a set goal of 20 GW, the National Solar Mission grew its prospects to 33.4 GW all around the country, according to a report...
View ArticleChina’s Solar PV Players Ramp Up Overseas Investments
Chinese solar photovoltaic (PV) companies aren’t waiting around for the US International Trade Commission (ITC) and Commerce Dept. to decide whether or not China has been improperly subsidizing the...
View ArticleFive creative sculptures designed to run on solar energy
With the ever-increasing environmental awareness, design houses and architects from around the globe are looking for new and innovative ways to give an eco friendly touch to their creations. Every...
View ArticleIs Google looking to revive the ailing planet with investments in clean energy?
Renewable resources and non renewable resources are at two ends of a tug-of-war battle. While the latter is presently being used to an exhaustive extent, the former is still trying to find a prominent...
View ArticleThe World’s 6 Coolest Solar Powered Projects
Solar power is arguably the cleanest and most abundant renewable energy source available to us. It is therefore no surprise that all around the world, architects and designers are incorporating solar...
View ArticleGermany Installs More Solar Panels in December 2011 Than US Did All Year
Some more astonishing stats on the progress Germany is making on solar power thanks to good, steady and predictable renewable energy policy: Greentech Media shares the astonishing fact that in the...
View ArticleMilitary bases in Mojave desert could generate 7GW of renewable solar power
According to a study conducted by ICF, a consulting firm for the US Department of Defense, surplus land at four military bases in the Mojave desert in California could be capable of producing up to 7...
View ArticleZero Energy Home helps say goodbye to energy bills forever
Denver-based New Town Builders have created a net zero energy house that has been designed to save a lot of energy and help preserve precious resource. The Zero Energy Home will leave eco lovers in a...
View ArticleCHIP House powered by solar energy, controlled with Xbox Kinect
The CHIP House - which stands for "Compact Hyper-Insulated Prototype" - was started with the goal of creating a net-zero energy home (i.e. one that requires no external energy source), and it looks...
View ArticleWhy Google Invests in Clean Energy
Last year, Google invested more than $915 million in clean energy projects -- solar, wind and transmission. That's a lot of money, even for Google, which had $38 billion in revenues in 2011. The...
View ArticleWorld’s largest offshore wind farm opens for business
Walney wind farm off the coast of Cumbria in the UK yesterday became the world's largest offshore wind facility. One hundred and two turbines over 73 sq km (28 sq miles) provide a maximum output of...
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