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2016's Record Year for Renewable Energy Capacity
Apr 6, 2017Global renewable energy generation capacity increased by 161 gigawatts (GW) in 2016, making the strongest year ever for new capacity additions, according to data released today by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA). Renewable ...
Tags: renewable energy, green energy
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China Leads The World in Renewable Energy
Nov 4, 2016A third of the world’s investment in renewable energy last year came from China, the head of the International Renewable Energy Agency has said. Adnan Amin, director-general of IRENA which has 149 member states and works with ...
Tags: Renewable Energy, Energy
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Australia's First Commercial Diesel Displacement Solar Plant Starts Operation with 18, 000 First Solar PV Modules
Oct 12, 2015Cadmium telluride (CdTe) thin-film photovoltaic (PV) module maker First Solar Inc of Tempe, AZ, USA, international mining group Rio Tinto and the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) have announced that Australia's first commercial ...
Tags: PV Modules, Solar Plant
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China Seeks to Turn Solar Power Into a Reality
Aug 2, 2015Renewable energy statistics, viewed in isolation, sketch a misleading picture of wind and solar energy growth in China. According to the Energy Information Agency, China's total installed wind and solar electricity capacity was 7% in ...
Tags: Renewable energy, Solar Power
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Researchers in Australia Achieved Record Solar System Energy Conversion Efficiency of 40%
Dec 15, 2014Researchers at The University of New South Wales (UNSW Australia) have achieved what is claimed to be record solar system energy conversion efficiency of 40.4% (presented on 8 December at the Australian PV Institute’s Asia-Pacific ...
Tags: Solar System, energy conversion, Electrical
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Ingenero Have Announced an Agreement for The Development of The Weipa Solar PV Project
May 23, 2014Cadmium telluride (CdTe) thin-film photovoltaic module maker First Solar Inc of Tempe, AZ, USA, international mining group Rio Tinto and Australian solar energy firm Ingenero have announced an agreement for the development of the Weipa ...
Tags: Solar, Ingenero, Diesel-PV Hybrid
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Lasers Are Playing an Increasingly Important Role in The Design and Fabrication
Apr 10, 2014Photovoltaic technology is increasingly being recognised as a likely major contributor to the world's future energy needs. Lasers are playing an increasingly important role in the design and fabrication of high efficiency solar cells. ...
Tags: Photovoltaic technology
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CdTe Has Begun Construction of Australia's Largest Utility-Scale Solar Project
Feb 7, 2014Cadmium telluride (CdTe) thin-film photovoltaic modules First Solar Inc of Tempe, AZ, USA has begun construction of Australia’s largest utility-scale solar project, a 250 hectare solar plant in Nyngan, New South Wales (NSW). Less ...
Tags: solar project, energy mix
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Greater Attention Must Be Paid to Generating Renewable Heat
Jan 21, 2014Greater attention must be paid to generating renewable heat if the climate protection targets set in Germany and around the world are to be met. At 40%, the heating market accounts for the largest proportion of energy consumed in Germany ...
Tags: Renewable Heating Set, Fuel, Energy, Heating Market
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The Egyptian Government Is Pushing for Diversified Energy Consumption
Sep 24, 2013Oil-rich countries in the Middle East that plan to boost clean energy development are expecting Chinese firms to grasp opportunities in the regional market. With increasing domestic energy demand, the Egyptian government is pushing for ...
Tags: Clean Energy, Metallurgy, Mineral, Energy
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AGL Energy Achieved Financial Close for Two Utility-Scale Solar Photovoltaic Projects
Aug 2, 2013Sydney-based AGL Energy Ltd (Australia's largest private owner and operator of renewable energy assets) has achieved financial close for two utility-scale solar photovoltaic (PV) projects for which cadmium telluride (CdTe) thin-film ...
Tags: Solar Power, Solar, Metallurgy, Mineral, Energy
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Solar System Has Officially Opened Its 1.5MW Mildura Solar Demonstration Facility
Jul 23, 2013Utility-scale solar power technology firm Solar Systems Pty Ltd of Melbourne, Australia, a subsidiary of Sydney-based Silex Systems Ltd, has officially opened its 1.5MW Mildura Solar Demonstration Facility, Australia's largest concentrated ...
Tags: Solar Systems, Solar, Electrical, Electronics, Solar Plant
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Solar Systems Pty Achieved 'practical Completion'
Jul 3, 2013Solar Systems Pty Ltd of Melbourne, Australia, has achieved 'practical completion' of Australia's largest concentrating photovoltaic (CPV) solar power plant. Forty CPV 'Dense Array' dish systems are now fully commissioned and feeding clean ...
Tags: Silex CPV, solar, Electrical, Electronics
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Soitec and Minera EL Tesoro Has Built The First Pilot Plant in South America
May 30, 2013Concentrating photovoltaic (CPV) solar system maker Soitec of Bernin, France says that Santiago-based Minera El Tesoro (MET), part of one of the largest mining groups in Chile, has built the first pilot plant in South America using its ...
Tags: Soitec CPV, Soitec
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The GCC Population Will Soar by 30% to 53.5 Million People
Jan 7, 2013A report by the Economist Intelligence Unit revealed that the GCC population will soar by 30% to 53.5 million people who will form an increasing strain on the region’s supplies of electricity, food and water. The report said that ...
Tags: GCC Population, Economist Intelligence Unit, 53.5 million