Solar power and photovoltaics news articles 
solar installations feed-in-tariff reviewed
Last week the High Court ruled the Government’s halving of feed-in-tariff payments (from 43.3p to 21p paid per kWh) for solar installations from December 12th, 2011, was unlawful and did not make economic sense following the legal challenge by Friends of the Earth and two solar firms. Damian Baker, Managing Director for Norfolk-based RenEnergy, comments: “Like many solar companies across the country, RenEnergy has had to deal with a difficult ... [more]
Curb your Christmas Energy Consumption
The average household could get through the equivalent of an extra 22 days energy consumption over the festive season – and with the recent energy price hikes that’s no joke. “Nobody wants to be Scrooge at Christmas but it’s wise to remember that winter fuel bills are always the highest of the year,” said Dave Langford from solar installation company Solar Direct Savings (SDS). “Outdoor lights and decorations, indoor lights and tree ligh... [more]
Carbon free energy system presented at Energy Roadmap 2050
In March 2011, the European Commission published the overall decarbonisation roadmap covering the whole economy. All sectors, power generation, transport, residential, industry and agriculture, were analysed. The Commission has also been preparing sectoral roadmaps, among which the Energy Roadmap 2050 is the last one, focusing on the whole energy sector. In order to cut emissions by over 80% by 2050, Europe's energy production will have to be... [more]
Greenpeace and Facebook collaborate to promote renewable energy
Greenpeace and Facebook will collaborate on the promotion of renewable energy, encourage major utilities to develop renewable energy generation, and develop programmes that will enable Facebook users to save energy and engage their communities in clean energy decisions (1). The news comes two years after Greenpeace launched its global Unfriend Coal Campaign (2, 3), enlisting 700,000 online activists (4) to call on Facebook to power its datacen... [more]
Wattson Solar Plus launched by Energena
Energena introduces an improved version of the world-renowned energy monitor, Wattson Solar Plus. Retaining the original model’s ergonomic design and simple interface, the Solar Plus brings even greater ease of use and functionality to the UK installer and their customers. The new model offers significant benefits to installers, making installation easier whilst giving flexible options for more precise and complex projects. The Wattson Solar... [more]
Other Solar power and photovoltaics news and reviews
Concentrating Solar Power (CSP)
NEW YORK, Feb. 7, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is available in its catalogue: Concentrating Solar Power (CSP) http://www.reportlinker.com/p0769027/Concentrating-Solar-Power-CSP.html#utm_source=prnewswire&utm_medium=pr&utm_campaign=Renewable_energyConcentrating ...
Can Cleaner Cooking and Solar Power Help Solve Energy Poverty in Africa? [Slide Show]
Can Cleaner Cooking and Solar Power Help Solve Energy Poverty in Africa? [Slide Show]
Saudi IDEA inks solar contract with Germany's Centrotherm
(MENAFN) Saudi IDEA Polysilicon Co. said that it inked a deal with Germany's Centrotherm Photovoltaics, the world's second largest maker of solar equipment, to construct a polysilicon plant in ...
Dow Chemical Company, First Solar and the US Department of Energy to Present at IntertechPira’s Photovoltaics Summit ...
IntertechPira is pleased to announce the agendas for the 7th Annual Photovoltaics Summit and 4th Annual Concentrating Solar Thermal Power, scheduled for April 17-19 at The Westin Hotel, in San Diego, Calif., US.
German-Headquartered WACKER POLYSILICON Opens U.S. Training and Education Institute
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn., Feb. 8, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- WACKER POLYSILICON, an international chemical company that specializes in the production of polysilicon (a key ingredient for solar power panels), opened ...
Brazil May Auction Contracts for 100 Megawatts of Solar Power
Brazil, which has only one utility- scale solar project, may auction off next year contracts to sell at least 100 megawatts of electricity produced from sunlight.
Robert Bosch still committed to solar panel project
PETALING JAYA: German-based technology company Robert Bosch GmbH is delaying the construction of its RM2.2bil solar panel manufacturing plant in Batu Kawan, Penang while evaluating the most technologically advantageous direction for the plant.
How to Make Electricity Using Plants and Sunshine
A new system combines the power of plants and photovoltaics to make solar power cheap and durable. David Biello reports
11. Robert Bosch still committed to solar panel project
PETALING JAYA: German-based technology company Robert Bosch GmbH is delaying the construction of its RM2.2bil solar panel manufacturing plant in Batu Kawan, Penang while evaluating the most technologically advantageous direction for the plant.
Solar energy versus the environment; birth control, the government and the Roman Catholic Church; the Internet's 'junk ...
Power vs. the desert
