Posts tagged: solar energy

Solar Power Cheaper Than Diesel in India

Photo Courtesy: Eirik Refsdal In India, solar power is now cheaper than diesel which is prompting the largest mobile phone company, BHARTI to switch to solar for powering some rural cell towers. Also the world’s biggest mango-puree producer, Jaine Irrigation is building an 8.5 megawatt solar power plant. The world’s second most populous country is [...]

Friday February 3rd, 2012 in , , , , , , , , | No Comments »

Paint-On Solar Cells Could Power the Future

Guest Post by Mathias Aarre  Maehlum Harnessing solar energy through the use of photovoltaic cells has been getting a lot of attention in the last few years. China just completed the largest solar power plant in the world, the massive Golmud Solar Park (200 MW) Solar panels are also a clever way to generate your [...]

Wednesday February 1st, 2012 in , , , , , , , , | No Comments »

Sunflowers inspire more efficient Concentrated Solar Power plant layout

Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) plants, such as the Gemsolar and PS10 plants in Spain, use arrays of mirrors (or heliostats) to focus a large area of the Sun‘s rays onto a small area, where the concentrated light is converted to heat that is used to generate electricity. While CSP has gained popularity in recent years [...]

Saturday January 21st, 2012 in , , , , , , , , , | No Comments »

Sleek Italian-Designed Solar EV Charging Station

Courtesy: solarchargeddriving.com   Solar-powered EV charging stations don’t have to be boring or all the same, as a new design from an Italian firm, LumineXence, shows. Called “Lotus”, the solar-EV charging station is designed in the shape of a leaf, incorporates plenty of pleasing green color, and boasts elegant curves and a sophisticated look. Sophisticated [...]

Thursday January 19th, 2012 in , , , , , , , , , , , | No Comments »

Hancock Solar Power Facility to go Online in early January

Zebulon Hull stands beside one of five rows of solar panels at the Hancock Sewage Treatment Plant. The solar panels are expected to begin generating power in the next few weeks. (By Don Aines, Staff Writer) Hundreds of blue photovoltaic solar panels stand on a gentle slope outside Hancock, not quite ready to begin supplying [...]

Monday January 9th, 2012 in , , , , , , , , , | No Comments »