Solar energy shines best on sunny days — and in the evening its output is kaput. At least, that’s how it used to be. Interest is ramping up in storing the sun’s energy so that solar plants can keep producing power into the night and when clouds gather. That can improve the efficiency and potentially… Read More
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Saturday, October 23rd, 2010 Tags: night, solar power, store energy, storing energy
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Solar services company SunEdison is to provide two megawatts of solar generating capacity at three City properties in Huntington Beach, Southern California. The deal will involve no upfront costs to the City, with SunEdison financing, constructing, monitoring and maintaining the three carport canopy photovoltaic power plants. The company, which has its HQ in Beltsville, Maryland,… Read More
Saturday, October 23rd, 2010 Tags: solar carport, SunEdison
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Across the nation, schools and universities are adopting solar power to help their students learn more about the benefits of clean energy. But there are financial benefits provided by solar energy, too. Last week, William Paterson University in Wayne, New Jersey announced that it was installing a large solar-power system. The installation – which was… Read More
Saturday, October 23rd, 2010 Tags: education, schools
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SMC — Chevron Energy Solutions, a unit of Chevron Corp., and Santa Monica College will hold a dedication ceremony on Oct. 29 for a newly completed solar and energy efficiency project, which is expected to save the college more than $14 million over the life of the project. The project includes a 408-kilowatt solar system,… Read More
Saturday, October 23rd, 2010 Tags: Chevron, SMC, solar
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The latest skirmish in an ongoing struggle between Hawaii’s largest utility and the state’s solar industry was settled earlier this month when state energy regulators rejected a proposed moratorium on new solar intallations and instead greenlighted a program intended to accelerate small solar development. The state’s Public Utilities Commissionapproved a feed-in tariff programthat would allow… Read More
Saturday, October 23rd, 2010 Tags: Ban, Hawaii, Solar Energy
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Solar companies are feeling burned over a Los Angeles Department of Water & Power proposal to sharply reduce rebates to homeowners and businesses for installing solar panels on their roofs. The city’s power agency claims the rebate program has exceeded its $33 million annual budget for this year and next, and also notes that the… Read More
Monday, October 18th, 2010 Tags: DWP, solar, solar panels, solar power
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