Solar Energy
Solar and Energy Project Financing on Agenda at World Energy Forum 2016
The World Energy Forum 2016 on September 14th, 2016 announced an update to the program agenda and exhibition, focused on ”Securing Energy Access for All”, to be held at the United Nations and others sites in New York City from…
Gamera Solar-Powered Helicopter makes history with first flight
A team of engineers notches up an aviation first as their unwieldy craft takes to the skies for a flight lasting seconds. A group of students have made aviation history with the first flight of a piloted solar-powered helicopter. The…
Enel starts construction of Latin America’s largest solar power plant in Brazil.
Enel through its subsidiary Enel Green Power Brasil Participaes Ltda. (“EGPB”), has started construction of the 292 MW Nova Olinda solar power plant in Brazil which, once completed, will be the largest in Latin America. The construction of this new…
Asian Firms Offer Record Low Bid for UAE Solar Plant
An Asian consortium, comprising JinkoSolar Holding of China and Marubeni Corporation of Japan, made the lowest bid for a 350 megawatt solar photovoltaic (PV) independent power project in Abu Dhabi, UAE, said a report. The record-low bid of 2.42 cents…
Insights from Higher Wind and Solar Generation in Eastern Grid, USA
A new study from the United States Department of Energy’s (DOE) National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) used high-performance computing capabilities and innovative visualization tools to model, in unprecedented detail, how the power grid of the eastern United States could operationally…
Indian Scientists Design Solar Tree to Save Space for Solar Power Generation
NEW DELHI — Indian scientists have designed a “solar tree” that they hope will help overcome one of the key challenges the country faces in the generation of solar power. With photovoltaic panels placed at different levels on branches made…
JinkoSolar Announces Withdrawal from EU PV Price Undertaking
JinkoSolar Holding Co., Ltd. (Shanghai, China) on September 8th, 2016 announced its withdrawal from the European Union photovoltaic (PV) price undertaking (UT) agreement. Under the terms of the UT agreement that JinkoSolar was party too, Chinese companies selling solar cells…