The PV Market Alliance (PVMA) estimates photovoltaic installations of at least 51 GW in 2015, perfectly in line with its last year report forecast, and short of most too optimistic expectations.
January 25, 2016
Category Archives: Renewable energy generation
January 22, 2016
Clean energy defies fossil fuel price crash to attract record $329bn global investment in 2015
2015 was also the highest ever for installation of renewable power capacity, with 64GW of wind and 57GW of solar PV commissioned during the year, an increase of nearly 30% over 2014.
January 13, 2016
Dubai’s solar plan to power jobs boom
Dubai’s plans to generate 75 percent of its energy through clean sources will create more than 8,000 qualified jobs year after year, an executive at Europe’s biggest solar panel firm has predicted.
January 7, 2016
Makani’s energy kite
Makani is working to make clean energy accessible for everyone. We’re developing energy kites, a new type of wind turbine that can generate up to 50% more energy than conventional wind turbines while eliminating 90% of the materials used and at lower cost.
December 18, 2015
France’s 300 MW Cestas solar plant inaugurated
Europe’s largest solar PV installation has been officially inaugurated this week. Located across 250 hectares near Bordeaux, Cestas will produce solar energy cheaper than new nuclear plants.
November 26, 2015
Apple to Power 100% of Singapore Operations With Solar Energy
Apple’s operations in Singapore will be completely solar powered by January 2016. Solar energy developer Sunseap Group announced that it will partner with Apple to supply all of its energy needs from solar systems atop more than 800 buildings in Singapore.
November 24, 2015
Statoil Builds World’s Largest Floating Wind Farm
The biggest to date, large scale, floating wind farm is about to emerge off the coast of Scotland, marking a major milestone in the development of off-shore wind energy.
September 7, 2015
SolarWindow™,an invisible energy revolution
SolarWindow™ Technologies, Inc. is developing first-of-their-kind electricity-generating see-through windows and products for America’s 85 million detached homes and commercial buildings.
August 25, 2015
Google: Project Sunroof
The cost of solar power is at a record low. A typical solar home can save hundreds or even thousands of dollars per year on their electricity bill. Google’ Project Sunroof is a new online tool which is helps homeowners explore whether they should go solar.
August 21, 2015
UK Solar Electricity Sees 153% Growth In 1 Year
Solar energy generation surged by around 153% over the last year in the UK, based on the most recent figures from the analyst company EnAppSys — with average daily electricity generation being around 1.37 gigawatts (GW) during the second quarter of 2015.
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