Japan To Add 17 Gigawatts Of New Solar By End Of 2020

Clean Power Published on October 12th, 2018 by Joshua S Hill 0 October 12th, 2018 by Joshua S Hill  Growth in Japan’s solar power sector is predicted to slow over the coming decade, according to a new analysis from the Fitch Group, but not before the industry adds 17 gigawatts (GW) worth of new solar capacity between the end of …

Hugo gets its first community solar garden

HUGO — The city is getting its first solar farm.  A solar farm on 165th Street N., west of Henna Avenue, will see the light of day after getting City Council approval Oct. 1. FastSun LLC Solar plans to lease a 30-acre site owned by Henry and Linda Gregoire, of Aitkin, and use 5 acres for a 1 megawatt array …

Shimla-based group to showcase solar heating system in Finland

Punjab News ExpressSHIMLA: A Shimla-based Himalayan Research Group has been invited to Finland to present the mountain solar water heating system developed by it which has got the Himachal Pradesh State Innovation Award in 2018, its top official said on Friday. It will be presented at a conference on promoting innovation in solar energy being organised jointly by the International …

SolarEdge Continues to Diversify, Acquiring Li-Ion Battery Maker Kokam for $88M

With strong solar inverter electronics expertise, a successful public offering and a lot of cash, SolarEdge has risen to market dominance. But its future growth depends on new products and expansion into new markets. That’s why the Israel-based firm is acquiring a major stake in Kokam, a veteran provider of lithium-ion battery cells, batteries and storage systems. Kokam is headquartered …

Bees briefly ceased to buzz during total solar eclipse, study finds

Bees stopping buzzing for a few moments when totality hit during the 2017 total solar eclipse. (iStock) For just a few minutes during last year’s total solar eclipse, a small creature ceased to buzz — bees. In a study released this week in the journal Annals of the Entomological Society of America, biologists discovered bees — namely honey and bumblebees, …

Energy developers applaud richer community solar incentives

Minnesota regulators have approved fatter incentives for residents subscribing to community solar gardens in the state. Community solar gardens initially attracted a lot of residential customers. But developers say changes that raised the cost confined demand to commercial customers. The Minnesota Public Utilities Commission on Thursday moved to fix that, at least in a small way. Developers had sought even …

Solar Water Heather Market Segmentation and Analysis by Recent Trends, Development and Growth by Regions to 2023

The Solar Water Heather market report 2018-2023 include development policies and business strategies as well as leading manufacturers revenue and growth in the industry. This report also contains supply and consumption figures of Solar Water Heather market, market shares and growth rate by regions. Description: A Solar Water Heater is a device which provides hot water for bathing, washing, cleaning, …

Industrial Solar Water Heaters Market : Opportunities, Demand and Forecasts, 2017 – 2027

Industrial Solar Water Heater is a heating equipment powered by solar cells which in turn is used for applications such as heating of water, space heating, industrial process such as obtaining hot water or preheating of steam before it enters the industrial boilers. The primary source of energy is the solar energy which can be utilized for various industrial applications. The …

Solar Energy Could Grow 6500% by 2050

Solar power now accounts for around 1% of the world’s electricity generation, up from a negligible amount of solar capacity only a decade ago. But that’s just scratching the surface of the industry’s potential. Solar energy is the most abundant form of energy on earth, with enough solar energy hitting the planet’s surface every hour to provide for all of …

Bees stopped buzzing during total solar eclipse

<!– googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display(‘post_link_unit’); }); –> Image via Susan Ellis, Bugwood.org. While millions of Americans took a break from their daily routines for the August 21, 2017, total solar eclipse, they might not have noticed a similar phenomenon happening nearby: In the path of totality, bees took a break from their daily routines, too. To study the solar eclipse’s influence …