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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Dubai to add 300-MW of clean energy next month

Gulf News 20 May 2019

The 300-MW second stage is part of the three-phase 800MW third phase of the solar park using photovoltaic technology in partnership with a consortium led by Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company (Masdar) and the EDF Group, through its subsidiary EDF Énergies Nouvelles ... solar panels....

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Dubai's giant solar park set to add more power by end-June

Arabian Business 20 May 2019

DEWA is building the third phase of the solar park using photovoltaic technology in three stages, in partnership with a consortium led by Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company (Masdar) and EDF Group, through its subsidiary EDF �nergies Nouvelles ... The 13MW photovoltaic first phase of the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park became operational in 2013....

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Green power additions top thermal in fiscal 2019

DNA India 20 May 2019

GST NTPC India Business Report Motilal Oswal Thermal power Central Electricity Authority Crisil Research GST Council Solar Energy Corporation of India Motilal Oswal Securities GMR Group Green Power NNTPP GND Bhatinda....

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Proposed utility-scale arrays in region would dwarf state's current solar capacity

The Keene Sentinel 18 May 2019

Volunteers have organized to encourage rooftop solar and transition Keene to clean energy ... Any of the proposals “would by far be the biggest solar projects in New Hampshire,” said Madeleine Mineau, executive director of Clean Energy NH, a Concord-based advocacy and policy group....

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Fort Collins Solar Co-op selects installer to serve group

North Forty News 16 May 2019

The Fort Collins Solar Co-op has selected REenergizeCO to install solar panels for the growing 65-member group ... Solar United Neighbors expands access to solar by educating people about the benefits of distributed solar energy, helping them organize group solar installations, and strengthening solar policies and the community of solar supporters....

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Energy Freedom Act passes in the South Carolina legislature

Aiken Standard 14 May 2019

... for solar energy to compete with big power companies.� ... Groups such as Audubon South Carolina, the Coastal Conservation League, Palmetto Conservative Coalition and Solar Energy Industries Association released positive statements following the legislature's approval of the bill....

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At Bucks gathering, Republicans talk solar virtues

The Doylestown Intelligencer 14 May 2019

A new conservative group is trying to change the perception that only Democrats support renewable energy like solar. The issue was discussed by local leaders and lawmakers on the Upper Makefield property of former Navy Secretary John Lehman Jr. last week .......

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Electricite de France's (ECIFF) Management on Q1 2019 Results - Earnings Call Transcript

Seeking Alpha 14 May 2019

Integration of EnterSolar, an American provider of solutions for decentralized solar energy production, contributes to the development of renewable energy ... Overall, sales by energy services activities across the group were up 8%....

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Solar installations expected to double in 4 years

Chron 13 May 2019

-based trade group Solar Energy Industries Association ... Solar energy is catching on in other states, including South Carolina, which went from 1,160 solar projects three years ago to 18,000 today and is on track to add 22,000 more systems over ......

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Grow Solar Bloomington-Normal program returns for 2019

The Pantagraph 10 May 2019

NORMAL — The Ecology Action Center and the Midwest Renewable Energy Association (MREA) are launching Grow Solar Bloomington-Normal, the third version of the solar group buy program ... ....

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Renewable energy growth stalled last year

Chron 07 May 2019

New capacity from wind, hydro, solar and bio-energy increased by 180 gigawatts last year, the same as it did in 2017 ... Wind and solar energy capacity also expanded in many emerging economies, especially in the Middle East, North Africa and parts of Asia. But solar energy growth ......

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Clearway Energy, Inc. Reports First Quarter 2019 Financial Results

The Marshall News Messenger 07 May 2019

... progressing the partnership with Clearway Group on the Hawaii Solar Phase I ROFO projects, and raising additional corporate growth capital with the refinancing of the Tapestry Wind portfolio,” said Christopher Sotos, Clearway Energy, Inc.’s President and Chief Executive Officer....

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Opinion: Affordable energy for underserved communities

Detroit news 06 May 2019

Michigan’s current energy strategy creates a stable and predictable energy environment where both families and businesses can thrive without the threat of a chaotic, unpredictable energy market or a group in the solar industry that does not play by the same rules or is held accountable....