California demand for wind power energizes transmission firms
Nichola Groom for Reuters: A firm controlled by Philip Anschutz, the billionaire entertainment and pro sports magnate, will soon build the largest wind farm in the United States to serve utilities in California, where officials have set ambitious green power goals.
The $5 billion project, however, will be constructed 700 miles away in Wyoming, a state better known for coal mines and oil fields.
The vast distance between the two states provides a different Anschutz-owned firm with another big opportunity: a $3 billion project building transmission lines to deliver the power - one of a dozen similar power-line projects by other companies across the West. (Map: How wind power will get from Wyoming to California click here)
In all, about 5,700 miles of transmission lines are in development with the goal of delivering renewable energy to California from other states, according to the Western Interstate Energy Board. Cont'd...
Nominations Now Open for 2017 SEPA Power Player Awards
The Smart Electric Power Alliance (SEPA) has announced that nominations are now open for the 2017 SEPA Power Player Awards. Formerly the Solar Power Players Awards, SEPA Power Players seek to provide industry and general public recognition to utilities, their industry partners, individuals and other industry stakeholders that are on the front lines of energy industry transformation in the United States.
Solar Webinar: How Extreme Weather Affects Utility-Scale Solar Systems
Extreme heat and UV exposure, cold and ice prematurely degrade utility-scale solar systems, resulting in costly losses. Solutions and best-practices highlight the webinar, targeted toward those who install, maintain, manage or own such systems. Earn one hour of NABCEP credit hrs. Noon CST on 2/22/17
SolarOne Solutions, Inc. Acquires Inovus Solar, Inc.
SolarOne Solutions, Needham, Massachusetts USA, a provider of solar lighting solutions to customers worldwide, today announced the acquisition of Inovus Solar, Inc., a Boise, Idaho, solar lighting product company.
Siemens to build EnBW Hohe See as first offshore wind project with extended scope
-EnBW orders 71 offshore wind turbines including foundations
-497 megawatts offshore wind power plant to be grid connected in 2019
-Site located 90 kilometers northern of German island Borkum
-Grid connection via HVDC platform BorWin Gamma
TCI GreenAnswer Tianci New Energy Science&Technology Co. LTD, (TCI ECOLOGY & NEW ENERGY TECH CO., LTD) is a world-class provider, manufacturer & contractor of solar water pumping system. TCI is an affiliate company of the Zhejiang Meishan Miner's Lamp
TCI has established strategic cooperative relationship with China Photoelectric Technology Development Center and has laid solid foundation for project cooperation with the numerous Chinese provinces departments of science and technology, water conservancy, agriculture, forestry and cattle husbandry.
● TCI is the largest provider of solar water pumping system in China.
● It has sufficient experience in engineering application in the world, so that it can not only provide clients with reliable PV water pumping systems, but also offer perfect design schemes.
● The company has passed ISO9001 and ISO14001 Certification and it has been entered in Chinese Guidance Catalogue for Key Popularization of Advanced and Practical Water Conservancy Technologies by Chinese Ministry of Water Resources.
● In 2014, TCI has received the China Quality Center CQC certification for the groundwater solar PV pumping system.
GEM Energy appoints solar project coordinator in Walbridge, Ohio
Stephanie Andrews, of Toledo, has joined the GEM Energy team as a solar project coordinator.
High-tech canopy helps generate solar power while providing shade
Barbara Eldredge for Curbed: Imaginative architect and designer Carlo Ratti has had some bonkers ideas over the past year, including an exercise-powered gym barge and a mile-high skyscraper park. But his latest project is on the sunnier side of feasibility. Literally.
The Sun&Shade is a light-reflecting canopy made of mirrors that automatically rotate to catch the sun’s rays and fling them at a photovoltaic panel, “located a safe distance away.” This generates clean electricity up top while cooling the shaded area beneath. A working prototype of the mirrored structure just debuted at Dubai’s Museum of the Future as part of its “Reimagining Climate Change.” Cont'd...
What are the Advantages of Ultrasonic Wind Sensors?
Whether mechanical, ultrasonic or laser wind measurements: all measuring methods have technical limits. While for mechanical wind sensors the measuring element - cups and vanes - itself predominantly produces a disturbance in the flow field, for ultrasonic anemometers a disturbance can be caused by the sensor holder or housing construction. Only optical methods, e.g. LDA (Laser Doppler Anemometer), enable a disturbance-free measurement of wind speeds. However, for this particles are required and such devices are very expensive and difficult to maintain.
Energy Powers Our Lives
The First Law of Thermodynamics states that energy cannot be created or destroyed. It can, however, be transferred from one location to another and converted to and from other forms of energy.
2017 Lloyd's Register Technology Radar - Low Carbon Report
Our findings show that industry experts are optimistic about the pace of innovation in the low carbon space, and shed light on which technologies will have the most impact on the sector.
North Carolina Lawmakers Receive Major Solar Accolades
he Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) is honored to present both Sen. Richard Burr (R-NC) and Rep. George Holding (R-NC) with the prestigious SEIA Solar Champion Award, an honor bestowed upon entities or individuals who have helped strengthen solar power in America.
Last chance to nominate exceptional achievements in Wind O&M Dallas 2017 Awards
The awards will be held in Dallas, Texas on 10 April 2017 as part of the world leading 9th Annual Wind O&M Dallas 2017 Conference & Exhibition.
Fraunhofer TechBridge launches SunRISE Challenge II in partnership with DSM and Greentown Labs, seeking innovations in solar energy
For solar energy to reach grid parity and become cost competitive with fossil fuel-based generation on a global scale, it is necessary to reduce the LCOE of solar PV.
World Patent Marketing Invention Team Announces The Solar Powered Heated Roof, A Home Invention That Prevents Snow From Building Up
World Patent Marketing Reviews A New Home Invention. Will Solar Powered Heated Roof Be The Next World Patent Marketing Low Cost Success Story?
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