The largest operational photovoltaic power-generating station on the planet was built by First Solar and is owned by Enbridge. It is located just outside of Sarnia, just southwest of Ontario and it is composed of about 1.3 million panels on a surface of 1150 acres.
read more... 05/10/2010
According to analysts forecasts, the market of building integrated PV plants will see a huge growth by 2016, reaching more than 2.4 GW worldwide, from around 215 MW in 2009. Analyst also forecast that growth in the market could generate annual wholesale revenues of $4 billion by 2016.
read more... 20/09/2010
Researchers in Norway believe that with help from oil and gas extraction technologies, geothermal energy could be tapped more readily. There is a solution for the world's insatiable energy needs. It is CO2-free and safe. And it's located right under our feet.
read more... 16/09/2010
EDF and Areva, two French companies which compete in nuclear sector, are pushed by the French government to form a union in order to successfully compete on the booming nuclear world market.
read more... 30/07/2010
SolarWorld, the world leader in PV technologies, started the creation of its third plant producing PV panels, with a capacity of 450 MW per year.
read more... 28/07/2010