Sunpower and APS to Develop Largest Solar Power System on U.S. Government Property

SunPower Corporation today announced it has signed an agreement with Arizona Public Service (APS) to design and construct a 15-megawatt (AC) solar photovoltaic power system at Luke Air Force Base in Glendale, Arizona.


The Future is Looking Bright for Solar Power Initiatives

In recent years, interest in solar energy has steadily increased among investors.


GE Announces $200 Million Challenge to Accelerate Power Grid Technology Through Open Collaboration

GE announced a $200 million open innovation challenge that seeks breakthrough ideas to create a smarter, cleaner, more efficient electric grid, and accelerate the adoption of more efficient grid technologies.


New Power Capacity from Renewable Sources Tops Fossil Fuels in 2009

In 2009, for the second year in a row, both the US and Europe generated more power capacity from renewable sources such as wind and solar than from conventional sources like coal, gas and nuclear, according to twin reports launched today by the United Nations Environment Program and the Renewable Energy Policy Network for the 21st Century (REN21).


First-Ever Solar-Coal Project is Running in Colorado

Xcel Energy is now operating a first of its kind demonstration of a hybrid solar-coal approach,using parabolic-trough solar technology integrated with a coal-fired power plant.


DOE Announces $1.85 Billion for Solar Projects

President Obama announced today the offer of a conditional commitment for loan guarantees to Abengoa Solar for $1,45 billion to finance the construction and start-up of a concentrating solar power generating facility, and $400 million to Abound Solar to manufacture thin-film solar panels.


Nipton, California to Generate 85 Percent of its Electricity from Solar Power Plant

Skyline Solar, a manufacturer of High Gain Solar (HGS) arrays for commercial, industrial, government and utility markets, today announced the first commercial installation of its High Gain Solar (HGS) 1000 system in a new municipal solar power plant in the tiny desert town of Nipton, CA.


World's Largest Concentrated Solar Power Plant to be Built in UAE

Masdar, Abu Dhabi's multi-faceted initiative advancing the development, commercialization and deployment of renewable and alternative energy technologies and solutions, has appointed the bidding consortium of Total and Abengoa Solar as a partner to own, build and operate Shams 1, the world's largest concentrated solar power plant and the first of its kind in the Middle East.





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