Monthly Archives: September 2013

Global Map on Fossil Fuel Burden on State Coffers

Posted on September 24, 2013 by Ritesh Pothan

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Seven of the Greatest Solar Stories Over the Millennia

Posted on September 24, 2013 by Ritesh Pothan

Many people believe that solar energy is a twentieth century phenomenon, untried and untested. But I discovered through writing my new book Let It Shine: The 6000-Year Story of Solar Energy By John Perlin, that houses have been designed since Neolithic times to scoop up … Continue reading →

Posted in Solar, Solar Thermal | Tagged Ancient Greece, China, energy, Fahrenheit, Horace-Bénédict de Saussure, Joseph Fourier, Socrates, Solar Heating, Solar Power | Leave a comment

Six Myths About Renewable Energy – The impact on jobs and other assumptions that don’t hold up anymore

Posted on September 24, 2013 by Ritesh Pothan

Ritesh: This is a US Article, however India has a far higher RE mix with Hydro being a major component and is driving 30%+ of the total energy generated in India. Solar+Hydro are capable of providing almost 100GW today based … Continue reading →

Posted in Biomass, Geothermal, Grid Storage, Hydro, Renewables, Solar, Tidal, Transmission and Distribution, Waste, Wind | Tagged Electricity generation, energy, federal subsidies, India, outdated facts, persistent myths, Renewable Energy, Solar Power, united states | Leave a comment

Solar Road Panels Offer Asphalt Alternative

Posted on September 23, 2013 by Ritesh Pothan

Photo Gallery: A Bright Future for Highways Currently the solar road panels cost about three times as much as conventional roads, the Brusaws say. But over time, they add, the technology could begin to actually turn a profit. Solar Roadway … Continue reading →

Posted in PV, Renewables, Solar | Tagged conventional asphalt, energy, Light-emitting diode, Renewable, Road, Scott Brusaw, Solar Embedded Roads, Solar Panel, Solar Roads, Solar Roadway, united states | Leave a comment

Warming Plateau? Climatologists Face Inconvenient Truth

Posted on September 23, 2013 by Ritesh Pothan

Data shows global temperatures aren’t rising the way climate scientists have predicted. Now the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change faces a problem: publicize these findings and encourage skeptics — or hush up the figures. For a quarter of a century … Continue reading →

Posted in Coal, Events, Global Warming, Low Carbon Emission, Renewables, Reports | Tagged Catholic Church, Christian Democratic Union, climate scientists, environmental activists, German Climate Consortium, Germany, Helmut Kohl, Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, intergovernmental panel on climate change ipcc, IPCC, Johanna Wanka | Leave a comment

Plastic Solar Cells Offer Bright Future

Posted on September 23, 2013 by Ritesh Pothan

Energy consumption is growing rapidly in the 21st century, with rising energy costs and sustainability issues greatly impacting the quality of human life. Harvesting energy directly from sunlight to generate electricity using photovoltaic technologies is considered to be one … Continue reading →

Posted in Cells & Modules, PV, Renewables, Solar | Tagged Buckminsterfullerene, Materials science, Nature Photonics, Northwestern University, Polymer solar cell, power conversion efficiency, Robert R. McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science, Solar Cell, Tobin J. Marks | Leave a comment

New Study from Stanford Explores Storage Costs

Posted on September 23, 2013 by Ritesh Pothan

Renewable energy holds the promise of reducing carbon dioxide emissions. But there are times when solar and wind farms generate more electricity than is needed by consumers. Storing that surplus energy in batteries for later use seems like an … Continue reading →

Posted in Grid Storage, Renewables, Solar, Wind | Tagged Barnhart, Battery (electricity), carbon dioxide emissions, Energy & Environmental Science, Energy returned on energy invested, Global Climate and Energy Project, Lead–acid battery, lithium ion battery, Sally Benson, Stanford University | 1 Comment

Stacked Solar Cells Can Handle Energy Of 70,000 Suns, currently at 45% efficiency

Posted on September 23, 2013 by Ritesh Pothan

With a new connection, the overall efficiency of solar energy devices, including GaAs based ones, can reduce the cost of solar energy production North Carolina State University researchers have come up with a new technique for improving the connections between … Continue reading →

Posted in Cells & Modules, PV, Renewables | Tagged Applied Physics Letters, conversion efficiency, energy, energy conversion efficiency, energy devices, gallium arsenide, North Carolina State University, Solar Cell, Solar cells, solar energy, Stacked, Voltage | Leave a comment

Mercom reiterates its global PV installation forecast of approximately 38 GW for 2013, 23% growth year-over-year

Posted on September 21, 2013 by Ritesh Pothan

Mercom Capital Group, reiterated its global photovoltaic (PV) installation forecast of approximately 38 GW for 2013, strong 23 percent growth year-over-year, noting improving market conditions, in its recent analysis. “After years of overcapacity, bankruptcies and record low prices, we are … Continue reading →

Posted in Cells & Modules, Commercial, CPV, Crystalline, Grid Connected, PV, Residential, Rooftop, Rural Lighting, Solar, Thin Film | Tagged China, Feed-in tariff, Global PV, India, Japan, Mercom Capital Group, Raj Prabhu, Solar Generation, Solar Power, Solar PV, united states | Leave a comment

Solar PV Equipment Suppliers In Waiting Mode

Posted on September 21, 2013 by Ritesh Pothan

The consolidated solar photovoltaic (PV) book-to-bill ratio is forecast to remain below parity once again during Q3’13, representing the tenth consecutive quarter where net-bookings have been lower than recognized revenues. According to the latest information from NPD Solarbuzz, the consolidated … Continue reading →