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Could Saudi Arabia Become the Next Solar Market Hotspot?
Image courtesty EcoFriend Oil’s more than likely the first thing that pops into your mind when Saudi Arabia is mentioned. Sunlight might follow close behind, though, and for good reason. Located within the equatorial “Sun Belt,” where more solar radiation hits the earth than any other part of the globe, best available measurements are that […]
Solar To Power Arizona Wastewater Treatment
News about solar power in Arizona has recently been dominated by and . But, this week’s Arizona solar headline goes to the, which has recently that it isinstalling at its municipal water pumping stations and wastewater treatment plant. The project, which will consist of four separate systems,will be Prescott Valley’s largest solar energy project to […]
Largest U.S. Solar/Wind Hybrid Project Proposed for Antelope Valley
Californias Antelope Valley is a 3,700 acre site, home to burrowing owls, coyotes, foxes, rabbits, and deer. It boasts a bright and colorful poppy preserve, and the natural views help make it a popular horseback riding and hiking spot. It also sees strong winds and a lot of sun, which makes it ideal for Americas […]
Sponsor Solar Panels in Developing Countries with Energy+
The cost of traditional energy is rising. We look at our monthly electricity bill, our gas bill, at the receipts at the pump after will fill up our cars, and its there to see and this is all in first-world countries, where we have it relatively easy. Traditional sources of energy are even more unattainable […]
Layman's Guide to Arizona Solar Rebates
Last week I was in Tucson visiting an old college buddy and he kept asking me what I do so naturally the conversation gravitated towards solar. It was fun as he seemed genuinely interested in solar energy, how economically viable solar was and what it would take for him to go solar. However, I was […]
Phoenix Solar AG Scores Contract for 50MW Solar Park in Bulgaria
While some of us to place arrays, others are focused on the ground: Phoenix Solar AG, listed in the Prime Standard of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange and a leading international photovoltaic systems integrator, has scored the project rights this week for a solar park with a peak performance of 50 MW (megawatt) in Kazanlak, Bulgaria. […]
GM-backed Sunlogics Buys Solar Plants, Raises $6 Million
Sunlogics was relatively unknown until it lined up an investment from General Motors and a potentially lucrative deal to market solar powered electric car charging stations to Chevrolet dealers earlier this year. Now it has lined up more investors and bought the private Phoenix Solar Holdings, Sunlogics announced Tuesday…. Source: GM-backed Sunlogics Buys Solar Plants, […]
Arizona solar markets potentially losing focus on residential and commercial solar projects
advocates are becoming increasingly concerned that commercial solar funding in Arizona will be cut or severely reduced. Specifically, Tucson Electric Power (TEP) is focused on bringing in large utility scale projects while ignoring smaller commercial projects in the local area. The has set an aggressive goal of generating 15% of the stateâs electricity from renewable […]
Renewable Energy Projects Under Pressure from Feds and Environmental Groups
At the close of 2010, the Obama administration announced an ambitious plan to preserve massive amounts of land, particularly in the West. Pursuant to a regulatory change instigated by the administration, the Interior Departmentâs Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has been instructed to survey its vast holdings â some 250 million acres â and designate […]
