This Solar Power Plant Can Run All Night
Justin Worland for Time: Crescent Dunes looks and sounds a bit like an invention lifted from a science fiction novel. Deep in the Nevada desert more than 10,000 mirrors—each the size of a highway billboard—neatly encircle a giant 640-foot tower. It looks like it might be used to communicate with aliens in deep space.
But the engineers and financiers behind the facility, located in the desert about halfway between Las Vegas and Reno, say the power plant’s promise is anything but fiction. The solar power facility built and operated by the company SolarReserve can power 75,000 homes. What sets it apart from other big solar projects is that this plant can store power for use when it is most needed, including cloudy days and after dark—a major advance for renewable energy technology. Cont'd...
Ballard Powers Road Demonstration of New Flyer's XHE60 Heavy Duty Articulated Fuel Cell Transit Bus
Ballard's FCveloCity®-HD fuel cell power module has successfully powered a new 60-foot (18 meter) articulated bus manufactured by New Flyer Industries Canada ULC.
First Solar Flight Around the World Continues From Hawaii
Schindler and Solar Impulse Partner to Power Sustainable Mobility - Solar Plane Resumes 'Round The World Mission
Ideal Power Reports Semiconductor Fabricator Successfully Tested its B-TRAN Technology
Third Party Testing of First B-TRAN Semiconductor Structures Validate Key Performance Characteristics
Swedish Start-Up Announces Nanowire Breakthrough For Solar Energy;Has Potential to Boost Module Performance By More Than 50 Percent
Sol Voltaics AB of Lund, Sweden, which provides nanomaterial technology for enhancing solar panels and other products, has confirmed the successful alignment and orientation of nanowires in a thin film. The firm reckons that the achievement represents the most significant technology milestone in solar nanowire manufacturing to date, paving the way for photovoltaic (PV) module efficiencies of 27% or more - a 50% boost in energy conversion efficiencies for existing solar modules
SunEdison Files for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Protection
PEG BRICKLEY and ANNE STEELE for The Wall Street Journal: Solar-energy Company SunEdison Inc. on Thursday filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, a dramatic move for a company whose market value stood at nearly $10 billion in July.
SunEdison said its publicly traded entities, TerraForm Power Inc. and TerraForm GlobalInc., aren’t part of the filing. The two so-called yieldcos—separate entities that buy operating projects from developer SunEdison and pay out cash flow to their shareholders—said Thursday they believe they have sufficient liquidity to run their businesses and meet financial obligations, although SunEdison’s bankruptcy “will present challenges.”
Bankruptcy has been a near-certainty for SunEdison for some time. The company borrowed heavily to buy up wind and solar developers, accumulating a pile of debt that worried investors. Disappointing earnings didn’t ease their fears about the pace of SunEdison’s growth, and an accounting move last year that reclassified more than $700 million worth of debt heightened anxieties. Cont'd...
What is Hydropower in a Pipe?
According to the US Geological Survey, 66% of public water comes from surface water. Presumably some of that is pumped at some point, but even if only half of that were gravity fed, the potential for electricity production from municipal water pipes is significant.
Manage Costs and Risks With Long-Range Probabilistic Weather Forecasts
Deterministic weather forecasts have their place, but probabilistic forecasts are the clear choice for alternative energy companies that take the weather seriously and need long-term data.
ESA Commends Senate on Passing the Energy Policy Modernization Act, Bipartisan Agreement on Importance of Energy Storage
Today, the Energy Storage Association (ESA) released the following statement, attributable to Matt Roberts, Executive Director of ESA.
UK's Largest Air-Source Heat Pump for Residential Use to Showcase at All-Energy Event
The invitation follows the launch of its pioneering industrial air source heat pump, an innovation that emerged from the joint partnership of forward-thinking GHA, WSP Parsons Brinkerhoff, Scottish Gas and Star Refrigerations renewable arm.
WAVE AND TIDAL RULES SUPREME AT ALL-ENERGY 2016
With over 70 wave and tidal sector speakers, including three compelling keynote addresses, over the course of the two days, All-Energy 2016 (SECC, Glasgow, UK; 4-5 May) is hosting an all embracing series of sessions on this emerging force in renewable energy.
PVinsights: The rebound of polysilicon extends despite the weakening downstream
Polysilicon price continues to advance this week despite the weak downstream performance. The demand in China booms due to the extensive expansion plans of downstream wafer makers. Meanwhile, the supply in China has been relatively limited due to the imposition of high tariff on the US polysilicon imports. Moreover, the Chinese government recently initiates the investigation on the smuggling polysilicon from entering the Chinese market, which lead the procurement of polysilicon to become more difficult.
PTEC, A WORLD LEADING TIDAL POWER PROJECT, RECEIVES APPROVAL
The Marine Management Organisation (MMO) has today granted its approval of the offshore elements of PTEC, a transformational 30MW tidal power project. The onshore part of the project was approved by the local planning authority last year. PTEC is now the largest consented tidal stream energy project in England and Wales.
Riding Solar Demand, Ecoppia Opens Mass Production Facility in India
Ecoppia E4 Robots in their docking station: Demand for Ecoppia's smart utility-PV cleaning technology has seen a large increase in demand
SUNRNR Participates in White House Briefing on Climate Change, Energy Policy
SUNRNR of Virginia is participating in a White House Business Council and Business Forward briefing. Severe weather impacts and stimulating investment in new energy products are topics on the agenda.
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