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U.S. approves 'power tower' solar projectWashington (UPI) Oct 7, 2010 The United States has approved the first large-scale solar energy project on public lands that will use "power tower" technology, government officials said. The proposed project, to be located in San Bernardino, Calif., could produce up to 370 megawatts of clean energy, enough to power 111,000 to 277,500 American homes when it is completed in 2013, a U.S. Department of the Interior release said Thursday. "Power tower" technology uses fields of mirrors to focus solar energy on tower recei ... read more |
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Berlin (UPI) Sep 29, 2010 Only half of Germany's 50 major solar energy companies will survive the accelerating price war in the photovoltaic industry, a market study compiled by consultants Roland Berger indicates. Due to oversupply and cheaper production, the consultants forecast prices for PV products to drop by 15 percent per year until 2015. Because of a "threefold threat of low-cost competition from Asia, d ... more 
Tocco Da Casauria, Italy (UPI) Sep 29, 2010 More than 800 communities in Italy are making more power than they use with wind and solar installations, and many are making a profit from it, officials say. One such community is Tocco Da Casauria, where selling excess renewable energy has meant the town has no local taxes and charges no fees for services like garbage removal, The New York Times reported Wednesday. In the town ... more 
Sacramento (UPI) Sep 29, 2010 Solar projects on track for approval by California will double the state's ability to generate electricity from solar power, state officials say. Since August, four major solar projects including a 7,000-acre solar farm billed as the world's largest have won approval from the California Energy Commission, which is expected to OK two more this week, USA Today reported Wednesday. T ... more |
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SNL Finds New Ways To Forecast Large PV Power Plant OutputAlbuquerque NM (SPX) Sep 29, 2010 Sandia National Laboratories researchers have developed a new system to monitor how clouds affect large-scale solar photovoltaic (PV) power plants. By observing cloud shape, size and movement, the system provides a way for utility companies to predict and prepare for fluctuations in power output due to changes in weather. The resulting models will provide utility companies with valuable data to assess potential power plant locations, ramp rates and power output. Sandia researchers' work is c ... read more |
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