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U.S. solar PV hit a new installation record in 2012
The U.S. installed 16 million of solar panels in 2012, adding 3.3 GW and representing a 76% annual growth, a tenth of the world market, according to the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA). The panels installed last year will generate about the same amount of electricity over a year as a medium-sized coal plant, enough to power 400,000 U.S. homes.
read more... 18/03/2013
Masdar launches new 100 MW solar power plant
The largest concentrated solar power plant (CSP) in operation in the world was inaugurated last week at Abu Dhabi, by the UAE president, Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al-Nahyan. Abu Dhabi, which is one of the world's largest power consumers per capita, hopes that renewable energy will eventually help it meet 7% of its consumption by 2020 even as its economy develops.
read more... 18/03/2013
Solarcentury to develop 70 MW of solar across the UK
Solarcentury has announced that it is installing 70MW of new solar capacity across the UK, with the greater part of the installations which are due to be completed by the end of March 2013.
read more... 15/03/2013
Solar PV demand up 2 GW in 2013
According to a new report offered by NPD Solarbuzz, the global solar photovoltaic (PV) demand is estimated to increase by 2 GW, reaching 31 GW in 2013. A large amount of the 2 GW will come as a result of strong demand from the Asian markets, where almost 50% of increase will be registered, in countries as China, India and Japan, leading to a capacity addition of around 11 GW in 2013
read more... 15/03/2013
TGC Renewables debuts plans for new solar farm in Cambridgeshire
TGC Renewables, an independent renewable energy project developer, has applied for planning permission for its proposed 13MW solar park in Cambridgeshire, England. The proposed solar farm will see 58 hectares of low-grade agricultural land in the South West of Cambridge holding up to 55,000 PV modules, which will be enough to power about 3,300 homes, while also giving the farm a guaranteed rental income for the next 25 years.
read more... 07/03/2013