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Israel’s Negev great for Solar Energy: Arava Power’s Ketura Sun generates renewable electricity

test2 — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 20:30:25 +0000

American Yossi Abramowitz, Kibbutz Ketura member Ed Hoflind, and their US-based partner David Rosenblatt have built Ketura Sun, Israel’s first commercial solar energy field. On these twenty acres of land in the Negev desert, 18500 photo-voltaic plates convert the sun’s energy into electricity. Only 1% of Israel’s electricity currently comes from renewable energy sources, but entrepreneurs like Abramowitz hope to change that. With funding from Siemens, Ketura Sun began operating last June, and it now generates nearly five megawatts for the national grid at peak performance. Although it’s a fraction of Israeli’s daily peak usage of 11000 megawatts, the Arava Power Company plans to build 50 more solar fields in the next five years. This is expected to greatly alleviate Eilat’s dependence on diesel. Israel has a national goal to generate 10% of its electricity using renewable sources by 2020, which will be 2.76 gigawatts. There is also an interim goal of 1.6 gigawatts by 2014, and the government expects 460 megawatts from solar power. Arava has plans for 500 megawatts capacity, and competitors are expected to add a further 1000 megawatts. This puts the country largely on schedule for the 2014 and 2020 targets, although some say the government is not doing enough. However, solar energy is still more expensive than natural gas, and analysts say removing restrictions on solar energy fields could result in price increases for consumers. SOT Arava Power Company President Yossi …

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Solar Power is best for The Philippines

admin — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 06:01:06 +0000

This 16 minute video documentary discusses why Solar Power is the best alternative energy option for The Philippines. We hope you will find our video informative; please ‘LIKE’ it to help our grades

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Solar Power Revolution – Here Comes The Sun — Documentary

admin — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 22:44:08 +0000

Countries all over the world are leading the way towards a green economy. Unfortunately lobbying by the oil, gas, coal and nuclear industries are hindering progress. Very soon, perhaps even now depending on the cost of electricity in your area, solar technology will be more economically cost effective than traditional forms of electrical production.

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Solyndra caught destroying it’s own parts

admin — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 00:40:26 +0000

FREMONT (CBS 5) — After filing for bankruptcy last year, Fremont solar company Solyndra still owes American taxpayers half a billion dollars. But CBS 5 caught them destroying millions of dollars worth of parts. At Solyndra’s sprawling complex in Fremont, workers in white jumpsuits were unwrapping brand new glass tubes used in solar panels last week. They are the latest, most cutting-edge solar technology, and they are being thrown into dumpsters. Forklifts brought one pallet after another piled high with the carefully packaged glass. Slowly but surely it all ended up shattered. And it’s not a few loads. Hundreds of thousands of tubes on shrink-wrapped pallets will meet a similar demise. Solyndra paid at least $2 million for the specialized glass. A CBS 5 crew found one piece lying in the parking lot. Solyndra still owes the German company that made the tubes close to another $8 million. So why is a bankrupt company that owes a fortune to creditors, including American taxpayers, throwing away millions of dollars worth of assets? Solyndra is not commenting. But court documents reveal the company received permission from the bankruptcy trustee to abandon the high grade glass, the court agreeing that it was of “inconsequential value” because the cost of storing them exceeds their value. An employee for Heritage Global Partners, the company in charge of selling Solyndra’s assets, told CBS 5 they conducted an exhaustive search for buyers but no one wanted them. But how …

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Solar Panels Cause Controversy

admin — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 10:51:29 +0000

Solar Panels Cause Controversy

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Qinghai To Build 1-Gw Solar Power Base | Solarplaza | The global …

test2 — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 15:42:31 +0000

PEOPLES DAILY ONLINE – The government of Qinghai Province's Tibetan autonomous prefecture of Hainan and a European solar power company will jointly build a large solar power base in inland Qinghai. Solarplaza is …

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Solar Energy

admin — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 06:47:30 +0000

Hank explains the power of solar energy and describes how it may fit into our diversified energy future. Follow SciShow on Twitter: www.twitter.com Like SciShow on Facebook: www.facebook.com TAGS: solar energy, solar power, desert, power, watt, watts, coal, fossil fuel, natural gas, oil, nuclear, tidal, hydroelectric, wind, biomass, photovoltaic, photoelectric effect, edmund becquerel, efficient, efficiency, international space station, polysilicon, silicon, n-type, p-type, distributed power, concentrating solar power, power plant, plant, turbine, concentrated photovoltaic, CPV, gigawatt, hydrogen fuel cell, feasible, feasibility, law of conservation of energy, climate change, global warming, carbon, emissions, electric, electricity, scishow, science, infusion, hank green

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Kid Genius Sparks Worldwide Solar Energy Debate

test2 — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 01:38:32 +0000

13-year-old Aidan Dwyer developed a new way to collect solar energy, and along the way sparked a fierce debate among scholars and scientists. He joins the News Hub to tell his story.

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Solar Power Battery Storage: New chemistries and old – Solar Novus …

test2 — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 12:00:00 +0000

Energy storage helps balance operating reserves, acts as a supplement when new transmission lines can't be built, provides black-start power after system failure and provides power quality and stability. This article takes a …

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Solar Energy for Water & Space Heating — Global Overview

test — Sun, 18 Dec 2011 05:51:56 +0000

Clean Tech News & Views: Solar Energy News. Wind Energy News. EV News. & More. … In the latest piece posted over there, Lester delved into the topic of solar energy for water and space heating. Check out the full article …

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