500 MW Of Solar Plants Due For Construction In Uganda (via Clean Technica) The government of Uganda has just signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for the construction of four large solar power plants totaling 500 megawatts (MW) of capacity! According to PV-Tech, these solar power plants will be built for the Ugandan…
China Forecast To Install Even More Solar Than Previously Thought (via Clean Technica) The amount of solar power forecast to be installed in China in 2014 was recently increased to 12 GW, according to a report released by the Chinese Bureau of Energy on November 14, 2013. This includes 8 GW of distributed photovoltaic solar systems and…
Smart Grid Panel Discussion — Smart Meters, EMFs, Vehicle-To-Grid Fun, & More (via Clean Technica) The Sustainable Business Council and UCLA Sustainability hosted a panel discussion on smart grids at UCLA last week. The event was sponsored by CODA, which makes excellent energy storage systems, like this one. Dr. Rajit Gadh, John Bryan, Percy…
What is your key takeaway from today’s keynote? Original Post on Renewable Energy World
Execs from SolarCity, Vivint Solar, and Clean Power Finance talk about the benefits and challenges of pursuing a vertically integrated business model for installing solar energy in the U.S., and where they still need to compress the margin stacks. Original Post on Renewable Energy World
A roundtable discussion with Doug Stingle showcasing commercial applications of solar water heating. Original Post on Renewable Energy World
San Diego, Calif. — In June, a 1.18-MW PV system floating on a water reservoir became operational in Japan. The system called “Solar on the Water Okegawa” in Saitama prefecture is currently the biggest system of its kind in Japan. It was developed by Ciel el Terre (France), which has been developing large-scale PV systems mainly in France since 2006. Having recognized the issues of land shortage and of protecting natural and agricultural lands, the company noticed many inland water reservoirs, […]