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September 24, 2013

NREL Calculates Emissions and Costs of Power Plant Cycling Necessary for Increased Wind and Solar in the West
Golden CO (SPX) Sep 25, 2013
New research from the Energy Department's National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) quantifies the potential impacts of increasing wind and solar power generation on the operators of fossil-fueled power plants in the West. To accommodate higher amounts of wind and solar power on the electric grid, utilities must ramp down and ramp up or stop and start conventional generators more frequently to provide reliable power for their customers - a practice called cycling. The study finds that the carbon ... read more

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India planning world's largest solar project The Indian government says it is planning the world's largest solar power plant in the northwestern state of Rajasthan. ... more		Robotic Installation Technologies Changing Solar Energy Market Based on its recent analysis of the solar energy market, Frost and Sullivan recognizes Alion Energy with the 2013 North American Frost and Sullivan Award for Price Performance Value Leadership. Alio ... more		Sunpreme PV Modules Earns IEC Certification for Excellence on Coastal Environments Sunpreme has announced that its advanced GX300 panels have earned IEC 61701 salt mist corrosion test certification. Additionally, its PV modules successfully passed the Potential Induced Degradation ... more
				Solar Exchange Launches With Over $28 Million in Solar Goods in First Week Solar Exchange has successfully launched its cloud-based commerce platform which automates the buying and selling of goods for the solar industry. Professionals across the solar value chain have beg ... more		Heliovaas Latest Solar Farm to Fuel West Bridgewater Municipal and School Buildings Heliovaas has held a ribbon cutting for its latest project - a 1.87 megawatt solar farm that will power public buildings in the Town of West Bridgewater. The project, which is among the larges ... more

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Commercial Segment Set to Lead Solar Energy Storage Market by 2017 Currently the smallest part of the global solar energy storage business, the commercial sector is projected to expand by a factor of 700 in the coming years and become the largest market segment in ... more		City of Livermore and Chevron Energy Solutions Celebrate Innovation and Sustainability The City of Livermore has launched an innovative sustainability program expected to significantly reduce its energy costs, stimulate the local economy and create local jobs, engage the city's reside ... more				Scatec Solar Grid-Connects South Africa's First Renewable IPP Project Scatec Solar had its 75 MW solar PV plant, Kalkbult, in the Northern Cape region connected to the regional grid Friday, three months ahead of schedule, making the power plant the first REIPPPP proje ... more
				Soitec Launches Solar-energy Module Featuring Over 31 Percent Efficiency Soitec has announced its newest concentrated photovoltaic (CPV) module featuring a record power-generating efficiency of 31.8 percent. Soitec's new module, which is already in industrial volume prod ... more		India's First Green Building Features SunPower High Efficiency Solar Solution SunPower has announced that Swadeshi Civil Infrastructure has completed the installation of a 930-kilowatt (kW) SunPower solar system on the rooftop of the Indira Paryavaran Bhavan building in New D ... more

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New Study Shows Solar Manufacturing Costs Not Driven Primarily by Labor Production scale, not lower labor costs, drives China's current advantage in manufacturing photovoltaic (PV) solar energy systems, according to a new report released today by the Energy Department's ... more		Schneider Electric targets Japanese Mega Solar market with its local PV inverter station The Solar Business of Schneider Electric enters the Japanese mega solar market with an integrated solution based on our market leading Conext Core XC inverters, adapted to meet the local requirement ... more				Celestica's Solar Lab Receives Approval from TUV Rheinland PTL Celestica and TUV Rheinland PTL have announced that TUV Rheinland PTL has audited and approved Celestica's solar lab in Toronto, Ontario, to accept testing data generated by Celestica in Toronto. ... more
				Stanford scientists calculate the energy required to store wind and solar power on the grid Renewable energy holds the promise of reducing carbon dioxide emissions. But there are times when solar and wind farms generate more electricity than is needed by consumers. Storing that surplus ene ... more		Penn scientists demonstrate new method for harvesting energy from light Researchers from the University of Pennsylvania have demonstrated a new mechanism for extracting energy from light, a finding that could improve technologies for generating electricity from solar en ... more

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	Xylem helps users optimize solar power with free XyDial iPhone application Xylem is expanding its mobile application offerings with XyDial, an iPhone application that helps customers position their solar panels. XyDial enables users to expertly locate, configure and adjust ... more		Phase 2 of India's solar mission faces delays India's solar sector is awaiting the official launch of the second phase of the country's Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission. ... more		NRL Achieves Highest Open-Circuit Voltage for Quantum Dot Solar Cells US Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) research scientists and engineers in the Electronics Science and Technology Division have demonstrated the highest recorded open-circuit voltages for quantum dot s ... more		Frost Supply and Microgrid Solar: Powering Businesses Together Frost Supply and Microgrid Solar are partnering to provide local establishments with top-tier solar power equipment. It's a win-win for the two businesses, as well as companies within the greater St ... more

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