FPL To Add Eight New Universal Solar Power Plants Cost-Effectively By Early 2018 Updated On Tue, Feb 21st, 2017 by Saurenergy The new solar power centers that FPL plans to build is projected to be cost-effective over their operational lifetime, producing millions of dollars in long-term net savings for FPL customers. Florida Power & Light Company (FPL) has announced the expansion of its near-term plans for new universal solar generation. FPL now plans to build new […] Read more
First Solar awarded 140 MW PV module supply contract for Sun Metals solar power project in Australia Updated On Thu, Feb 9th, 2017 by Saurenergy First Solar has bagged contract for solar power project in Australia and will deliver 140 MWdc PV modules to the Sun Metals Solar Farm in North Queensland. First Solar has announced it has been awarded the module supply contract for the 140 MWdc Sun Metals Solar Farm in North Queensland (QLD), Australia. It will be […] Read more
Scientists At MTU Develops Brand-New Way To Synthesize Sodium-Embedded Carbon Nanowalls Updated On Sat, Dec 31st, 2016 by Saurenergy A little sodium goes a long way. At least that’s the case in carbon-based energy technology. Specifically, embedding sodium in carbon materials can tremendously improve electrodes. Scientists at Michigan Technological University invented a method to take a material out of theory and make it into a real electrode. They ran tests on the sodium-embedded carbon […] Read more
France inaugurates world’s first solar highway Updated On Fri, Dec 23rd, 2016 by Saurenergy France has inaugurated the world’s first “solar highway”, a road paved with solar panels providing enough energy to power the street lights of the small Normandy town of Tourouvre. The one-kilometre (half-mile) “Wattway” covered with 2800 square metres (30000 square feet) of resin-coated solar panels was hooked up to the local power grid as environment […] Read more
Blue Oak Energy with Sun Air Solar Completes 808 kWdc rooftop Solar PV System Updated On Mon, Dec 19th, 2016 by Saurenergy Blue Oak Energy and Sun Air Solar have announced the completion of a 259 kWdc rooftop solar PV system atop a facility occupied by Abbott’s diabetes care business and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). Located near Oakland International Airport on Bay Farm Island in San Francisco’s East Bay, a new 259 kWdc rooftop system complements […] Read more
NextEra Energy Resources and First Solar celebrate commissioning of Silver State South Solar Energy Center Updated On Fri, Dec 9th, 2016 by Saurenergy NextEra Energy Resources, the largest generator of renewable energy from the wind and the sun, and First Solar celebrated the commissioning of Silver State South, a 250 megawatt (MW)ac solar energy center capable of generating enough clean energy to power approximately 80,000 homes. “Nevada has plentiful sunshine, and with the Silver State South Solar Energy […] Read more
Solar Cells Made With Tin Could Make Solar Power Cheaper And More Widespread Updated On Thu, Nov 24th, 2016 by Saurenergy A research team from University of Warwick lead by Dr. Ross Hatton and Professor Richard Walton explained how solar cells could be produced which are more adaptable and simpler to produce than their current counterparts. Researchers note that solar cells made with tin could lead to a more widespread use of solar power, with potential […] Read more
Goodyear’s Eagle-360 Named One of 2016’s Best Inventions by Time Magazine Updated On Wed, Nov 23rd, 2016 by Saurenergy The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company’s Eagle-360 concept tire has been named one of Time magazine’s “Best Inventions of the Year 2016.” Each year, Time magazine’s technology editors list the year’s “best inventions that are making the world better, smarter and—in some cases—a little more fun.” This year’s list includes 25 inventions, which in addition […] Read more
Solar Frontier provides solar panels to Honda for fuel-cell-powered automobile projects Updated On Wed, Nov 9th, 2016 by Saurenergy Solar Frontier has announced that it has provided a total of 20 kW of CIS thin-film solar panels for Honda Motor Company’s 70MPa Smart Hydrogen Station (SHS). The demonstration testing for SHS commenced on October 24th in Tokyo, Japan. This is the first time that Solar Frontier has supplied its solar panels for fuel-cell-powered automobile […] Read more
