Cadmium telluride (CdTe) thin-film photovoltaic module maker First Solar Inc of Tempe, AZ, USA has announced completion of Phase 1 of the Barilla Solar Project in Pecos County, Texas, bringing about 18MWAC of generating capacity to the ...
While the China government has been promoting PV power generation, there is a potential problem that the capacity of its power transmission systems in areas where large PV power-generating stations are concentrated is not enough to transmit ...
Tags: Metallurgy, Mineral, Energy, PV
Turkey continues to take steps toward increasing its own security of supply, as energy use is expected to double by 2023, triggering a requirement for around 100 GW of capacity, although market participants said the current "crisis" in the ...
Tags: Gas Market, Gas plant
Led by Li Keqiang, the Premier of State Council of the People’s Republic of China, the new phase of China’s National Energy Commission was held on April 18th. Li announced at the Commission that the nation will reinforce the ...
Tags: Energy Industry, Green Energy
Grid operators have met their match and it's a growing number of distributed generators—erstwhile electricity consumers who've ended their reliance on the grid because their needs are met by rooftop solar panels. But this exodus from ...
Tags: Electrical, Electronics
The nation's nascent smart grid has begun its deployment,and the state with the most traction is California. So what are the issues facing those utility companies at the forefront of the movement? I spoke with San Diego Gas&Electric ...
Tags: smart grid, SDG&E, Mike Niggli, San Diego Gas&Electric, California
May 17, 2013 - Territorial premiers met in Whitehorse, Yukon, for the 11th annual Northern Premiers? Forum, where they discussed numerous issues of importance, including cost-effective energy systems, as well as cleaner alternatives. The ...
Tags: Hydropower, Connectivity, Skills Training
SaskPower has selected Valard Construction, a Quanta Services company, to install transmission infrastructure for the Island Falls to Key Lake Transmission Line Project, where it will build about 300km of 230-kV transmission line in ...