International Battery’s Energy Storage Systems integrated with Solar Integration System (SIS) for Net-Zero Energy Home Project

                  The new Solar Integration System (SIS) introduced by a California-based company, ‘Sunverge Energy (Sunverge)’, allows solar energy to be stored at home, and released by the utility company during times of peak demand. Sunverge Energy optimizes the value of solar power by leveraging the practical advantages of distributed generation and storage. Although there are so many Energy Management System providers, but for selecting a superior Energy Management System, it is to keep in mind that the simple, intelligent and cost-effective energy management system captures solar energy and stores it for use when it’s needed most, thereby shifting electrical loads, flattening peak electricity demand and maximizing return on renewable energy investments. Sunverge’s SIS offers a number of distinct storage–related advantages. ‘International Battery’, ‘a U.S. company involved in manufacture, design and development of large-format Lithium ion rechargeable cells, batteries and energy storage systems (ESS)’, has been selected by Sunverge to provide its Lithium ion energy storage systems (ESS) as the energy storage component of Sunverge’s Solar Integration System (SIS). This fully integrated distributed energy system will provide a turnkey solar solution to support a Net-Zero Home Energy demonstration of Sunverge Energy, at the Philadelphia Navy Yard’s Clean Energy Innovation Hub.

Tucson Electric Power (TEP) to develop Grid-tied solar arrays on the roofs of large public buildings

                    In view to help serve the growing demand for renewable power, Tucson Electric Power (TEP) is going to develop Grid-tied solar arrays on the roofs of large public buildings. Tucson Electric Power is planning to lease space atop schools and other public facilities for the development of 11 megawatts (MW) of new TEP-owned solar generating capacity over the next three years. The Tucson Electric Power is initiating this exercise under its new TEP Bright Roofs program. TEP Bright Roofs will feed solar energy directly into TEP's local distribution grid, generating enough clean power to serve more than 1,800 Tucson homes. The program is designed for buildings with at least 50,000 square feet of flat rooftop space, enough room for a photovoltaic (PV) system that generates about 250 kilowatts (kW).

Kevin Kennon designed an advanced sustainable commercial building ‘Tian Fang’for Eco-City, Tianjin, China

                   An advanced sustainable commercial building ‘Tian Fang’ has been designed by the International Architect Kevin Kennon, for Eco-City, Tianjin, China. This mixed-use commercial building designed for area of 90,000 square meter, is a joint development between China and Singapore. It is a 200 meter tall office tower and luxury shopping center utilizing advanced Biophilic design technologies and strategies to reconnect people with nature. The principal strategy behind its advanced Biophilic design is to utilize natural convection to heat and cool the building with filtered fresh air.

Wysips breaking technology - Wysips Transparent Film to turn Phone Screen into a Solar Panel

“Wysips is designed to become an integral part of the screen of devices. WYSIPS makes materials and objects energy self-sufficient as it constantly recharges electronic equipment, even indoors, and also increases the operating range and mobility. WYSIPS provides a transparent, flexible solar surface that’s unique on the market with endless applications”.

                   Wysips, a small French technology company has created a new technology that would allow any cell phone to use solar power. Wysips designed a thin, transparent, photovoltaic film which will be placed on a phone’s screen to continuously top off a gadget’s charge using only the sun. Based on a principal of optics, Wysips technology builds solar panels into a surface without changing its appearance. Using wysips technology, any image, or any visible surface can become a photovoltaic source. The concept behind this technology is developed from research on lenticular images, which show different pictures depending on the observer’s position. The technology is poised to put electrical power sources into places for objects like, mobile phone and computer screen, clothes, books, cars, houses, etc. The expertise of Wysips for technologies especially by combining lenses with the most innovative solar solutions, seamlessly integrates it into screens, glass, fabrics, sails, plastics, and makes them all into photovoltaic energy sources. As it uses free and inexhaustible energy supply, WYSIPS Technology can be built into many different products so as to provide them many benefits. WYSIPS makes materials and objects energy self-sufficient as it constantly recharges electronic equipment, even indoors, and also increases the operating range and mobility.

Seminar of Solar experts and University researchers at Abu Dhabi during 27-28 March on photovoltaics (PV)

Semiconductor Research Corporation and Masdar Institute Host Solar Technology Scientists in Abu Dhabi to Identify Research Directions for Energy Breakthroughs

                        Semiconductor Research Corporation (SRC) and the Masdar Institute of Science and Technology announced for gathering of solar experts and university researchers for a forum on photovoltaics (PV) during March 27-28 at Abu Dhabi. The event is designed to explore the route for development of cost-effective systems capable of achieving 25 percent energy conversion from solar resources in Abu Dhabi by the year 2020. The Forum on Solar-Electrical Energy Systems 2020 conference brings more than 40 of the leading commercial and university researchers from North America, Europe, Asia, Japan and the United Arab Emirates as presenters. Topics will range from New Materials and Nanostructures for PV to Industrial and Commercial-Scale PV Systems and System Integration Challenges. The forum is a collaboration of SRC and Masdar Institute of Science and Technology. It will be an issue of the discussion to trace out the research directions needed for Abu Dhabi’s solar future and potential smart grid.

India en marked prevenient enriched with renewable energy resources due to its advantageous location in the tropical region

                     The National Conference on “Recent Trends in Renewable Energy Sources for Sustainable Development” (NCRES-2011) inaugurated by the Registrar J. Raja, was organized in India at the Anna University of Technology – Tiruchi) on 22 & 23 February 2011. The conference is jointly sponsored by the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE), and Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, and Shri. Sathy P.Viswanathan, president of KG Design services Pvt. Ltd., Coimbatore delivered the keynote address. The conference was organized with intention to create a platform for academic and industrial researchers to carry out fruitful deliberations on advanced technologies for production and use of non-conventional energy. It was emphasized by the speakers by referring to resource constraints that the growing environmental concerns call for a stringent review of the present energy systems.

Initiatives of U.S. Department of Energy to Reduce Cost of Photovoltaic Energy Systems

                   Solar energy, which is abundantly available and assumed as viable solution for energy crises due to depletion of conventional energy resources; it is essentially needed to reduce Cost of Photovoltaic Energy Systems so as to make them cost-competitive with other forms of energy. U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) launched SunShot Initiative with aim to reduce the total costs by about 75 percent, of photovoltaic solar energy systems, and SunShot calls for achieving this goal by the end of the decade. The SunShot Initiative will help to make Photovoltaic Energy Systems cost-competitive with other forms of energy without subsidies.

Partenership of Yingli Green Energy and GRID Alternatives to emerge as boon for 400 Low-Income Families Across California

                     Yingli Green Energy Holding Company Limited (NYSE: YGE) ("Yingli Green Energy" or the "Company"), a leading solar energy company and one of the world's largest vertically integrated photovoltaic (PV) manufacturers, has made partnership with GRID Alternatives to provide electricity through Solar Energy to 400 Low-Income Families Across California. So this partnership of Yingli Green Energy and GRID Alternatives will emerge as boon for 400 Low-Income Families Across California.

Collaboration Marks the Largest Module Donation to GRID in its History and Will Generate $10 Million in Energy Savings for Working Families, While Training Thousands of Workers in PV Installation

Installation of 10 MW solar power plant in Tibet by Suntech Power Holdings Co., Ltd

                Suntech Power Holdings Co., Ltd. (NYSE: STP), announced to develop a 10MW solar installation in Tibetan.

               Tibet, the mountainous country relied heavily on hydroelectric resources, for much of its baseload power production. But, in recent years the changes in climate have caused more frequent droughts and reduced water volumes in hydroelectric reservoirs. These changes have led to peak power shortages that are an impediment to the region's continued economic growth. Tibet is extensively supported by one of the largest producer of solar panels i.e Suntech Power Holdings Co., Ltd., in the electric production units of Tibet through renewable energy and specifically through Solar energy. Over the last few years, Suntech has donated more than fifty independent solar systems for schools, community centers, and houses throughout the region. Suntech has been active in rural electrification projects in Tibet.

Photovoltaic Solar Power Plant commissioned in Colorado's Alamosa County

                   Colorado's Alamosa County has achieved a sustainable solution to get rid of electric grid supply shortage and power cuts. The completion and commissioning of 19-megawatt Photovoltaic Solar Power Plant has been announced by Xcel Energy and SunPower Corporation. This Greater Sandhill Photovoltaic Solar Power Plant is installed in Colorado's Alamosa County to provide a reliable source for supply of electricity through Solar Energy. This solar power plant is installed with SunPower's high-efficienT Solar PV Technology, which is fast to install and is competitively-priced for power plant applications. The plant uses SunPower® Tracker systems, which generate up to 25 percent more energy than conventional systems while reducing land-use requirements. The SunPower Trackers makes much energy capture because of it’s tilting toward the sun as it moves across the sky and hence provides more power on hot summer days when utilities need it most. This Greater Sandhill solar power plant is capable to feed annual requirement of about 5000 homes and it is currently the largest operating PV solar power plant in Colorado. The Greater Sandhill is completed after a long construction journey of about 9 months.

Initiatives of India to harness Tidal Energy

                    India is making all efforts to take advantage and harness its Renewable Energy Resources. As it has sea along three of its sides so is enriched with abundant Tidal Energy Resource. In addition to Solar Energy, India is blessed with abundant Tidal Energy Resource. India has seperate Ministry for development of Renewable Energy i.e  MNRE ' Ministry of New and Renewable Energy '. As per MNRE, a study was undertaken for the assessment of tidal energy potential in the country; and from the study it is noticed that there is an estimated potential of tidal energy of the order of 8000 MW in the country. This includes about 7000 MW in the Gulf of Cambay and 1200 MW in the Gulf of Kutch in the State of Gujarat and about 100 MW in the Gangetic Delta in the Sunderbans region in the State of West Bengal.

Inovateus Solar for Technology Seminars during March 29-31, to be held by Schott Solar, Uni-Solar, SMA America, Schletter, Solectria, Schneider Electric, Shoals, Sanyo, S-5!, Solopower, Midwest Renewables and Also Energy

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Inovateus Solar Assembles Industry Experts for Expanded Three-day Educational Seminars on Solar Power

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Agreement among German Aerospace Center and Australian Solar Institute to cooperate on research into concentrating solar energy technology

                   The German Aerospace Center (Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt, DLR) and the Australian Solar Institute (ASI) agreed to cooperate on research into concentrating solar energy technology.

                    It is a burning issue all over the world, that, how to make a solution to handle the situation of energy crises presumed to arise due to depleting conventional energy resources. The countries either developed or in developing stage, all are making efforts to develop technology much efficient so as electricity generated through renewable energy sources should be economical and easily affordable. Solar energy is abundantly available all over the world and so is expected to be a reliable solution of this burning issue. Researchers and Technologists from nations are making efforts and are under way to emerge innovation in technology for use of materials and involved technology with most efficient use in generating electricity through solar energy.

                   The Australian Minister for Innovation, Industry, Science and Research, Senator Kim Carr and Ulrich Wagner, the DLR Executive Board Member for Energy and Transport, signed a Memorandum of Understanding on 16th March 2011, to cooperate on research into concentrating solar energy technology. The technology is best suited to regions with high levels of solar radiation, which includes large parts of Australia. DLR has been researching concentrating solar energy technology for over 30 years, and has one of the largest research teams in the world. As Australia is having excellent research infrastructure and high levels of solar radiation, there is hope of excellent results on reducing the cost of solar power for both the countries by working together using technology developed by DLR. This agreement will provide Australian researchers an opportunity to work with other leaders in the same field from DLR, to investigate cost and efficiency improvements in concentrating solar power. It is hope that this initiative of working of solar energy researchers of Australia with those in Germany will help to accelerate the technology breakthroughs required to allow solar energy to become a sustainable energy source in the future in Australia, Germany and around the world.

Solar power and feed in tariffs

A feed-in tariff is a premium rate paid for electricity fed back into the electricity grid from a designated renewable electricity generation source like a rooftop solar power system or wind turbine. At present, feed-in tariff regulations for renewable energy exist in over 40 countries around the world.

Global Ecology Corporation, core competent of three technologies, executed a Letter of Intent for development of a thermal solar energy project in India

                  Global Ecology Corporation, core competent of three technologies, i.e Water Purification with its Ionized Mineral Solution IMS1000™ , Mobile PureWater System™ "WPWS", Bio-Remediation by using proprietary mixture of several organic components; executed a Letter of Intent for development of a thermal solar energy project in India .

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Solar training facility for students from across the United States and Canada

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