Solar energy

Solar energy is radiant light and heat from the Sun harnessed using a range of ever-evolving technologies such as solar heating, photovoltaics, solar thermal energy, solar architecture and artificial photosynthesis.

It is an important source of renewable energy and its technologies are broadly characterized as either passive solar or active solar depending on the way they capture and distribute solar energy or convert it into solar power. Active solar techniques include the use of photovoltaic systems, concentrated solar power and solar water heating to harness the energy. Passive solar techniques include orienting a building to the Sun, selecting materials with favorable thermal mass or light dispersing properties, and designing spaces that naturally circulate air.

The large magnitude of solar energy available makes it a highly appealing source of electricity. The United Nations Development Programme in its 2000 World Energy Assessment found that the annual potential of solar energy was 1,575–49,837 exajoules (EJ). This is several times larger than the total world energy consumption, which was 559.8 EJ in 2012.

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Solar energy report shows solid progress in Arkansas

Alva Review-Courier 20 Mar 2019

(AP) — As Arkansas legislators moved to open up Arkansas' solar energy landscape with a new law, a national trade group noted recently that the state had its biggest year of solar installation ever in 2018 ... solar generation, according to GMT Research and the Solar Energy .......

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Hanergy's Innovative Thin-Film Solar Products Celebrate Winning Multiple iF Design Awards

The Record 19 Mar 2019

BEIJING, March 19, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- The world's largest thin-film solar power solution company, Hanergy Mobile Energy Holding Group, attended Germany's iF Design Award Night held in BMW Welt in Munich on March 15th, with 4 of its cutting-edge products winning prestigious 2019 iF Design Awards, also known as the "Oscar Awards in designing"....

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Suntech 27MW PV modules come into full operation at Shell's first large scale photovoltaic project ...

The Record 18 Mar 2019

The modules in the park were installed by one of the leading solar EPC contractors Biosar Energy (UK) Limited, member of AKTOR Group ... A new symphony in Suntech's commercial line, Solar Civilization, an energy transition that shifts its focus to a sustainable living environment, is ......

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Suntech 27MW PV modules come into full operation at Shell's first large scale photovoltaic project built by Biosar

Market Watch 18 Mar 2019

The modules in the park were installed by one of the leading solar EPC contractors Biosar Energy (UK) Limited, member of AKTOR Group ... A new symphony in Suntech'scommercial line, Solar Civilization, an energy transition that shifts its focus to a sustainable living environment, is ......

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Green energy groups raise red flag over wage proposal

Times Union 18 Mar 2019

Albany. A state proposal to increase the breadth of state-supported projects that pay higher, union-level wages could throw shade on the state's solar power industry even as the state wants it to grow faster, advocates are warning. Last week, three solar and alternative energy lobbying groups wrote to Gov ... ....

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Solar Co-op selects company to install solar panels

Courier Express 17 Mar 2019

Solar United Neighbors, an organization that supports the use of solar energy across the county, expands access to solar by educating Pennsylvania residents about the benefits of distributed solar energy, helping them organize group solar installations, and strengthening Pennsylvania solar policies and its community of solar supporters....

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Tim White: Here's a big, beautiful wall that would really work

Fayetteville Observer 16 Mar 2019

Luciana Castillo, a professor of energy and power at Purdue University, heads the group of 27 engineers and scientists that has delivered its plan to some members of Congress ... And the sunny, breezy environment along much of the border is the perfect place for high-output solar and wind energy generation....

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Solarize Waukee initiative announced

Business Record 15 Mar 2019

The city of Waukee, the Nature Conservancy in Iowa, Waukee Aspiring Professional Experience and the Midwest Renewable Energy ......

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Texas solar growth only behind California, report finds

Chron 14 Mar 2019

In a report sponsored by the energy research firm Wood Mackenzie and the solar trade group Solar Energy Industries Association, Texas is in a particularly sweet spot, adding the second most solar capacity last year with nearly 1,000 megawatts....

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State study of Crownsville wrapped into broader review of public buildings

Capital Gazette 14 Mar 2019

The Chesapeake Sports and Entertainment Group unveiled plans in 2017 to build a stadium for the group’s Major League Lacrosse team, the Chesapeake Bayhawks ... He has publicly advocated for a nature park and floated the idea of building renewable energy — such as solar panels — on the site....

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Solar advocates raise questions about Iowa group campaigning against net metering

Business Record 12 Mar 2019

... consumers and businesses that oppose the state’s solar policies, reports the Energy News Network....

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Sierra Club and SunPower Partner to Help Create a Sustainable Future

Market Watch 12 Mar 2019

About SunPower As one of the world's most innovative and sustainable energy companies, SunPower provides a diverse group of customers with complete solar solutions and services ... regulatory changes and the availability of economic incentives promoting use of solar energy and ......

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Siemens Financial Services invests in Poovani Wind Power Project

Moneycontrol 12 Mar 2019

The project forms part of Solar Energy Corporation of India Limited (SECI) Wind Power Tranche II ... The project is being developed in the state of Tamil Nadu and is backed by Solar Energy Corporation of India Limited (SECI), Central Public Sector Undertaking under the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy, Government of India....