News tagged with solar plants
Germany sets weekend record for solar power
(Phys.org) -- Solar power plants in Germany have set a new record. “Never before anywhere has a country produced as much photovoltaic electricity," said Norbert Allnoch, Germany’s director of the ...
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
May 30, 2012 |
3.6 / 5 (14) |
33
|
Optimal planning of solar power plants
The photovoltaics industry is booming, and the market for solar farms is growing quickly all over the world. Yet, the task of planning PV power plants to make them as effi cient as possible is far from trivial. ...
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
May 10, 2012 |
5 / 5 (1) |
1
French group Areva to build big Indian solar power plant
The French energy group Areva said Wednesday that it would build the biggest concentrated solar power installation in Asia for Reliance Power of India.
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
Apr 12, 2012 |
5 / 5 (1) |
0
Solar installations doubled last year, with California leading the way
The amount of photovoltaic solar panels installed in the United States more than doubled from 2010 to 2011, representing a historic year for the American solar industry.
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
Mar 19, 2012 |
4.5 / 5 (2) |
5
Liquid battery could charge green energy
Engineering professor Donald Sadoway on Thursday used an old-school chalk board at the prestigious TED gathering to write the formula for a liquid battery that could one day cut the need for new power plants.
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
Mar 02, 2012 |
4.9 / 5 (11) |
27
Italian engineer invents floating solar panels
Rays of the winter sun bounce off gleaming mirrors on the tiny lake of Colignola in Italy, where engineers have built a cost-effective prototype for floating, rotating solar panels.
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
Feb 22, 2012 |
4.8 / 5 (8) |
6
Problems cast shadows of doubt on solar project
One of California's showcase solar energy projects, under construction in the desert east of Los Angeles, is being threatened by a deadly outbreak of distemper among kit foxes and the discovery of a prehistoric human settlement ...
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
Feb 16, 2012 |
not rated yet |
3
New kind of solar cell could capture significantly more energy than current cells
New solar cells could increase the maximum efficiency of solar panels by over 25%, according to scientists from the University of Cambridge.
Feb 08, 2012 |
4.3 / 5 (14) |
14
|
Comparing energy conversion of plants and solar cells
Scientists now have a way to more accurately compare how efficiently plants and photovoltaic, or solar, cells convert sunlight into energy, thanks to findings by a research consortium that included a U.S. ...
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
Jan 16, 2012 |
2.3 / 5 (3) |
3
|
Solar power development in US Southwest could threaten wildlife
Government agencies are considering scores of applications to develop utility-scale solar power installations in the desert Southwest of the United States, but too little is known to judge their likely effects on wildlife, ...
Dec 09, 2011 |
3 / 5 (3) |
13
Abrupt permafrost thaw increases climate threat
As the Arctic warms, greenhouse gases will be released from thawing permafrost faster and at significantly higher levels than previous estimates, according to survey results from 41 international scientists ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Nov 30, 2011 |
4.4 / 5 (13) |
6
|
IAA says 'Yes We Can' to power plants in orbit
(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists from around the world have completed a study that says harvesting the sun's energy in space can turn out to be a cost effective way of delivering the world’s needs for power ...
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
Nov 15, 2011 |
4.1 / 5 (28) |
93
|
South Africa gets $250mn loan for wind, solar power
South Africa signed a $250-million (183-million-euro) loan deal with the World Bank on Monday aimed at adding 200 Megawatts of solar and wind power to the coal-dependent country's grid.
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
Nov 14, 2011 |
not rated yet |
0
Temperature differences give rise to electricity
More than half of today's energy consumption is squandered in useless waste heat, such as the heat from refrigerators and all sorts of gadgets and the heat from factories and power plants. The energy losses ...
Nov 09, 2011 |
4.7 / 5 (3) |
3
New materials turn heat into electricity
Most of today's power plants--from some of the largest solar arrays to nuclear energy facilities--rely on the boiling and condensing of water to produce energy.
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
Nov 07, 2011 |
5 / 5 (19) |
8
|
