– Re-charge your batteries with solar charging trees
The “Sun Mobility” project is an initiative by Møller Mobility Group to make Oslo city cleaner and greener in the lead up to Oslo being Europe’s Green Capital in 2019. The Sun Tree is a social meeting place where you can charge anything from mobile phones and computers to electric grills, guitar amps or food […]
– New residential solar panels deliver record-breaking efficiency
The solar panels developed by startup Insolight boast an impressive 29 percent yield – a record for the retail market. These systems, which have now been standardized for mass production, contain lenses that focus sunlight on tiny high-yield photovoltaic cells, employing what is a pioneering approach for the solar-power industry. All rooftop solar panels look […]
– NDP government gets ready to announce electricity rate increases
B.C.’s private power vision shows up as big charge to hydro bills NDP tracks B.C. Liberal donations while long-term contracts signed Former B.C. premier Gordon Campbell’s rush into private electricity projects has turned into a high-voltage political battle over their long-term impact on B.C. Hydro rates. As the NDP government gets ready to announce electricity […]
– Salmon Arm to investigate solar power potential of 3 city buildings
Salmon Arm Art Gallery, city hall and downtown fire hall to be focus of study Three city buildings will be scrutinized with solar power in mind. City council has agreed to hire a consultant to look into the feasibility of installing a solar photovoltaic system at the arts centre, city hall and fire hall #3 […]
– Solar Panel costs going up in China
Solar fans got some bad news last week when one of China’s leading solar panel manufacturers dropped word solar that rock-bottom prices for panels made in China will soon be a thing of the past. However, that doesn’t necessarily mean a win for fossil fuel stakeholders. Solar Panel Costs Going Up In China Our friends […]
– Fort Chipewyan: Building Canada’s biggest remote solar project
Pembina Institute reacts to the Government of Alberta’s $3.3m grant to reduce Fort Chipewyan’s reliance on imported diesel for electric power. CALGARY – DAVE LOVEKIN, Director, Renewables in Remote Communities at the Pembina Institute, made the following statement in response to the Government of Alberta’s announcement supporting Fort Chipewyan’s solar photovoltaic and battery hybrid micro-grid […]
– New approach for a fast estimation of solar energy potential
TU Delft researchers have developed a new approach for calculating fast and accurate the solar energy potential of surfaces in the urban environment. The new approach can significantly help architects and urban planners to incorporate photovoltaic (solar power) technology in their designs. The findings were presented on Monday 4 February in Nature Energy. Buildings, trees […]
