There is mounting evidence than West-facing solar panels produce more electricity during peak demand, and thus solve solar’s main problem.
Tag: Photovoltaïc
Cumulative capacity of solar PV to reach 500 GW by 2018
Yes, you read that right, according to the latest NPD Solarbuzz Marketbuzz report, there could be up to 500 gigawatts of cumulative solar photovoltaic installed capacity by 2018. Still to Solarbuzz, 300 gigawatts of new solar PV are to be installed in the next five years, as solar increases to three percent of total global… Continue reading Cumulative capacity of solar PV to reach 500 GW by 2018
Solar costs drop by a hundred
To pursue my quest for the best information about cleantech and sustainability, I have recently added one social media to my collection. I am now gathering – and sharing information – via Tumblr. This allowed me last week to find great graph on how solar costs have been decreased, cut and slashed by a factor… Continue reading Solar costs drop by a hundred
Indian cleantech sector is growing the fastest
To Cleantechies : ” Renewable energy investments in India increased by more than 52 percent in 2011, the fastest growth among major global economies, according to a new report.” “More than $10.3 billion was invested in renewable energy projects in India last year, with about $4.6 billion targeting wind energy projects and another $4.2 billion… Continue reading Indian cleantech sector is growing the fastest
Germany is still adding a lot of solar PV capacity
To GreenTech Media : ” Germany installed more than 2 gigawatts of solar in the month of December alone. (…) Installations for the full year will be nearly 7 gigawatts according to the German Solar Industry Association (BSW).” The article goes further : ” According to the BSW, solar power contributes approximately three percent of the German electricity… Continue reading Germany is still adding a lot of solar PV capacity
Europe keeps dominating in solar PV installations
According to Smart Planet : ” Almost three-quarters of all new solar systems worldwide were installed in Europe in 2009. ” Indeed out of the 7.4 GW installed last year, 5.8 GW were located in the European Union. Out of this, a whopping 3.8 GW were installed in Germany. That’s right, Deutschland alone is behind… Continue reading Europe keeps dominating in solar PV installations
Towards sustainability: going solar
For the seventh part of this series – and after having tackled heating, electricity, water, transport, food and waste – I guess it is time for us to see how solar energies can benefit our lives. I mention solar energies as there are three possibilities : passive solar applications, which are the most basic, solar… Continue reading Towards sustainability: going solar
Latest news on solar photovoltaïc energies
Solar photovoltaïc (also known as PV or solar cells) is the subject of numerous researches around the world. Indeed, Earth receives so much energy from its star that the potential is simply tremendous. Accounting for less than a percent of our energy consumption, scientists around the world want to make solar an affordable energy source… Continue reading Latest news on solar photovoltaïc energies
A real boom for solar PV in the United States
Investment within Venture Capital in solar photovoltaïc in the United States reached one billion Dollars in 2007. This almost represents a ten-fold increase compared to 2005. Greentech Media proposes for $600 a full report on the importance this energy source has in venture capital (VC) today and will have in 2009. The least I can… Continue reading A real boom for solar PV in the United States
Third generation of PV panels on the way
My Belgian friend Qat recently wrote on his blog an interesting article on the forthcoming generation of photovoltaïc captors. These new solar technology is due to have a yield of 40 percent, a huge improvement as the current ones have a yield of “only” 17 percent. This news was originally reported by the magazine of… Continue reading Third generation of PV panels on the way