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The Rinehart Solar Farm project, located in Lake Mary, Fla., will have a total capacity of 10 megawatts (MW) and an annual generation of approximately 15,000,000 kilowatt-hours. This is equivalent to the annual energy use of roughly 1,100 area homes. It will cover a portion of the 380,000 square foot rooftop space and surrounding acreage of BlueChip Energy’s Lake Mary facility.
BlueChip Energy has announced it has started stage one of the Rinehart Solar Farm, a 10 MW utility-scale solar PV fa... [more]
BioSolar, Inc. has announced the official commencement of high volume commercial production and sales of its bio-based backsheet for solar panels. The BioBacksheetTM is a protective backing for photovoltaic (PV) solar modules that replaces current expensive and environmentally hazardous petroleum-based backsheets.
The primary material for the commercial grade BioBacksheet™ is a durable polyamide resin made from castor beans, which is then compounded with a secondary non-petroleum material dur... [more]
In April, the UK Government introduced FITs to stimulate growth in the UK renewable energy market. The scheme promises cash rewards to homeowners, businesses and communities who install technologies for renewable energy.
The FITs entitle householders, communities and organisations that install technology renewable technology to be paid:
• £0.361 per kWh for new build installations up to 4kW
• £0.413 per kWh for retrofit installations up to 4kW
• £0.361 per kWh for installati... [more]
Medway High School has celebrated the completion of the Medway High School Solar PV Project and to highlight the unique partnership that helped realize both the economic and environmental benefits of the project. The project was a collaboration between Broadway Electrical Co., Inc, a leading full-service, family owned electrical construction and solar energy installation company, Medway Public Schools, the Massachusetts Clean Energy Center (MassCEC), and the Department of Energy Resources (DOER)... [more]
Microgeneration Certification Scheme (MCS) has been designed by Department for Energy and Climate Change (DECC) to evaluate microgeneration products and installers to ensure they meet robust criteria. The aims of the scheme are to help establish the quality and reliability of the burgeoning microgeneration industry, to provide consumer confidence that both products and installers reach the exacting standards required and make a substantial contribution towards cutting the UK’s dependency on foss... [more]
According to a new long-term projection model from Bloomberg New Energy Finance, annual global expenditure on renewable energy projects will increase from $90 billion (USD) in 2009 to $150 billion in 2020. The model shows that this will further increase to $200 billion by 2030 given current policy targets.
The new findings apply the Bloomberg New Energy Finance Global Energy and Emissions Model GE2M, which is a long-term projection model covering the entire world energy system. The new mod... [more]
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