Saturday, January 28, 2012

Solar Power News

Solar Power News


The Race for Solar - The Cutting Edge

Posted: 28 Jan 2012 03:33 AM PST


The Cutting Edge

The Race for Solar
The Cutting Edge
Solar power, obviously. "The vast majority of solar-powered streetlights and similar fixtures on the market don't survive for long," according to Zeev Jakoby, managing director of Israeli startup Globe Light & Water System. "That's why we've devised a ...

Photovoltaic Solar Power market reaches 27.7 GW in 2011 - REVE

Posted: 27 Jan 2012 11:55 PM PST


Photovoltaic Solar Power market reaches 27.7 GW in 2011
REVE
75% of the new global solar power capacity in European nations. This global market figures represent a mid-range of the estimates offered by market researchers. Among other observations, EPIA's "Market Report 2011" notes that the number of national ...

Solar energy in Angola: 142 isolated photovoltaic solar power systems - REVE

Posted: 27 Jan 2012 11:35 PM PST


Solar energy in Angola: 142 isolated photovoltaic solar power systems
REVE
The Ministry of Energy and Water will install 142 isolated photovoltaic solar power systems, totalling 534.6 kW in several rural localities of the country. The information was released Friday in Luanda by the national director of Renewable Energy, ...

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GERC's tariffs for solar projects announced - Daily News & Analysis

Posted: 27 Jan 2012 11:00 PM PST


GERC's tariffs for solar projects announced
Daily News & Analysis
Earlier, in a major setback to solar power project developers, the energy regulatory body has dismissed their petitions seeking extension of Control Period beyond January 28, 2012, which would have enabled them to charge higher power tariff.

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Ranch to rope rays for solar power - Silver City Sun News

Posted: 27 Jan 2012 10:45 PM PST


Ranch to rope rays for solar power
Silver City Sun News
The Bar VK Ranch solar power system is one of more than 900 projects across the country that have been funded by USDA to help reduce energy costs and develop new sources of renewable energy. "In the last year we've seen more businesses access the REAP ...

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* Five-kilowatt solar powered system to be installed in Sri Lanka President's ... - Colombo Page

Posted: 27 Jan 2012 10:20 PM PST


* Five-kilowatt solar powered system to be installed in Sri Lanka President's ...
Colombo Page
Jan 28, Colombo: Sri Lanka's state owned Lanka Electricity Company (LECO) has taken steps to install a solar power system in the Presidents' official residence Temple Trees. The electricity generation by the solar powered system will commence next week ...

Solar developers lose case in Gujarat - Hindu Business Line

Posted: 27 Jan 2012 09:04 PM PST


Hindu Business Line

Solar developers lose case in Gujarat
Hindu Business Line
Developers of solar power projects who wanted an extension of time beyond January 29 to avoid coming under a lower tariff regime (than they would have if they had completed their projects by January 29) have lost their case.

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In the Developing World, Solar Is Cheaper than Fossil Fuels - Tempo

Posted: 27 Jan 2012 08:35 PM PST


In the Developing World, Solar Is Cheaper than Fossil Fuels
Tempo
Technology advances are opening up a huge new market for solar power: the approximately 1.3 billion people around the world who don't have access to grid electricity. Even though they are typically very poor, these people have to pay far more for ...

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In the Developing World, Solar Is Cheaper than Fossil Fuels - Technology Review

Posted: 27 Jan 2012 07:43 PM PST


Technology Review

In the Developing World, Solar Is Cheaper than Fossil Fuels
Technology Review
Technology advances are opening up a huge new market for solar power: the approximately 1.3 billion people around the world who don't have access to grid electricity. Even though they are typically very poor, these people have to pay far more for ...

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Striking right balance for clean energy By Datuk Dr Zakri Abdul Hamid - New Straits Times

Posted: 27 Jan 2012 04:03 PM PST


New Straits Times

Striking right balance for clean energy By Datuk Dr Zakri Abdul Hamid
New Straits Times
By Datuk Dr Zakri Abdul Hamid | 0 comments Solar panels set in the compound of the Komekurayama solar power station in Kofu, Yamanashi Prefecture, west of Tokyo. Solar power has been around since the 1970s but supplies only about one per cent of the ...

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