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New 5 MW Kalaeloa Solar Farm Dedicated in West Oahu

Today, Hawaii Governor Neil Abercrombie will join representatives of the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands (DHHL) and Hawaiian Electric Company in a dedication ceremony for a new five-megawatt Kalaeloa Solar Farm in West Oahu.

From SunPower Corporation 11 Mar 2013

Challenges in On-Demand Delivery of Renewable Energy

Americans take electrical power for granted whenever they flip on a light switch. But the growing use of solar and wind power in the United States makes the on-demand delivery of electricity more challenging.

11 Mar 2013

Researcher to Drive Coast-to-Coast with Sun and Hydrogen from Water as Fuel

As an MTSU alternative fuels researcher, Dr. Cliff Ricketts believes he stands on the edge of history. On Saturday, March 9, Ricketts will begin a five-day, 2,600-mile journey to drive coast-to-coast using no gas.

8 Mar 2013

Soluxe Honors Creators of Portable Solar Suitcases

Thanks to a Berkeley, CA, obstetrician and her husband, doctors and their surgery patients half way around the world no longer face sudden power outages in the middle of operating room procedures.

8 Mar 2013

PREMO Offers TÜV SÜD-Approved DC Rated EMC Filters for PV Inverters

PREMO DC Rated EMC filters, series FEDC-600P, FEDCS-1500P-LL & FEDC-1500P-LL, and AC Rated EMC filters, series HCWMGF-1000HV-LL, HCWMGF-1300HV-LL & HCWMGF-1600HV-LL have been approved by TÜV SÜD company as per EN 60939-2:2005 & EN 60939-1:2005 standards.

8 Mar 2013

Power from Six Pristine California Solar Projects to be Connected to the Grid

Pristine Sun, LLC and Solar Mosaic, Inc. ("Mosaic") have executed several agreements to close on post-construction permanent loans on the first phase of a portfolio build-out of solar PV farms in California over the next nine months.

7 Mar 2013

Commercial Operations Begin at NRG’s 26 MW Borrego I Utility-Scale Solar Facility

NRG Energy, Inc., through its wholly owned subsidiary NRG Solar, announced the start of commercial operations for the Borrego I Solar Generating Station, a 26 megawatt (AC) photovoltaic facility located northeast of Borrego Springs, Calif. The station’s electricity will be sold to San Diego Gas & Electric under a 25-year power purchase agreement.

From NRG Energy, Inc. 7 Mar 2013

Bosch Reports Completion of 1.9 MW Solar Photovoltaic Project in Hawaii - Maui County

Bosch Solar Energy, a division of the Bosch Group, has completed the largest solar photovoltaic project in Maui County, Hawaii.

From Bosch 7 Mar 2013

Novel Integrated System Harvests Sunlight to Make Storable Fuel

Bringing the concept of an “artificial leaf” closer to reality, a team of researchers at MIT has published a detailed analysis of all the factors that could limit the efficiency of such a system. The new analysis lays out a roadmap for a research program to improve the efficiency of these systems, and could quickly lead to the production

6 Mar 2013

Large Fossil Fuel Subsidies May Remain Hidden in Life Cycle of Solar Plants

There is no free fuel. Whether you drill for and refine oil, or manufacture and maintain a panel to collect solar energy and convert it into electricity, it takes energy to make energy.

From Springer - Science and Technology Publishers 5 Mar 2013