Solar Energy
Madison West High School Students Seeking to Install 100 Solar Panels Atop School
A student group at West High School has set an ambitious goal of raising $50,000 to install 100 solar panels on the roof of the school. If the West Green Club can meet its goal, the Madison School District will…
Solar Energy will Help Power Merida in June 2018
The San Ignacio Solar Energy Park, which will generate electricity to sell to the Federal Electricity Commission (CFE), will start operating in June 2018, said Manuel Mendizábal, legal representative of Solar Energy San Ignacio. “400 million pesos will be invested…
1st Utility-Scale Solar Energy Project In Navajo Nation Now Generating Enough Electricity For 13,000 Homes
The Navajo Nation’s first utility-scale solar energy project is now generating enough electricity to provide for the needs of around 13,000 area homes, according to recent reports. The solar photovoltaic energy installation — located in proximity to the sandstone buttes…
Households Allowed to Sell Solar Power
The government will end the decade-long restriction on households and commercial buildings selling power generated by their solar rooftops to state utilities in the fourth quarter of the year. Deregulation will open the door for detached houses, warehouses, factories and…
JTC Calls Tender to Install Movable Solar Panels on Jurong Island
Government agency JTC Corporation has called a tender for installation of solar panels on a 3.9-hectare vacant plot of land on Jurong Island – in a first-of-its kind project in Singapore. Solar panels are typically placed on rooftops for up…
Plans for Sahara to Export Solar Power to Europe Revive
TuNur Ltd filed a request in the Tunisian Ministry of Energy, Mines and Renewable Energy for the authorisation of a 4.5GW solar energy export project destined to fuel Europe. The mega-solar project is envisioned to be located in a newly…
Veolia Plans to Turn Old Rubbish Dumps into Solar Farms
Waste and resources specialist Veolia has set out plans to install solar across its portfolio of former UK landfills, in order to “better utilise” the sites to generate income from renewable electricity. As part of its restoration programme to clean…