Enel begins construction on 475-megawatt Brazilian solar park

<!– //www.cnbc.com/staticContent/showads.js –> MENUSEARCH QUOTES Sustainable Energy Enel Green Power Brasil Participacoes (EGPB) has begun construction of a 475 megawatt (MW) solar facility in Brazil. EGPB is a renewable energy subsidiary of the Enel Group. The Sao Goncalo solar park is located in the north-eastern state of Piaui and is expected to commence operations in 2020. In a statement Monday, …

Solar-plus-storage likely the ‘next big thing’ in ERCOT: expert

Austin, Texas — Solar energy — increasingly paired with battery storage — is likely to be the “next big thing” in the Electric Reliability Council of Texas, attendees of the Texas Renewable Energy Industries Alliance annual GridNEXT conference learned Monday. Not registered? Receive daily email alerts, subscriber notes personalize your experience. Register Now During a workshop about the Texas Power …

The Commercial Uses For Solar Process Heating

Recommended for commercial use, industrial operations across the Santa Clarita Valley and around the globe have utilized the innovative technological benefits from applying solar process heating. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking KHTS Santa Clarita News Alerts delivered right to your inbox. As an augmentation to existing systems, applying solar process heating technologies to Santa Clarita commercial and industrial centers may provide …

How this company is using sunflowers to reimagine solar energy

Following is a transcript of the video. SmartFlower is an intelligent “sunflower” that will “bloom” to generate clean solar energy. By tracking the sun from east to west, it aims to be more efficient than regular solar panels. The SmartFlower claims to produce energy with 40% more efficiency than other solar panels. SmartFlower was inspired by the heliotropic properties of …

Department of Energy Announces $53 Million in New Projects to Advance Solar Technologies

Washington, D.C. – Today, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced selections for up to $53 million in new projects to advance early-stage solar technologies. Through the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Solar Energy Technologies Office, DOE will fund 53 innovative research projects that will lower solar electricity costs and support a growing solar workforce. “Innovation is key …

USC alumna oversees affordable housing project

Alumna Vanessa Luna first became interested in affordable housing after working in the Center for Economic Development at USC. She now serves as the housing director for Clifford Beers Housing. (Photo courtesy of Vanessa Luna) USC alumna Vanessa Luna is overseeing the development of the King 1101 Apartments, an affordable housing project for homeless families and veterans located in Exposition …

The Battle for Solar Energy in the Country’s Sunniest State

In late September, the Heartland Institute, a libertarian think tank that receives donations from fossil-fuel companies, published a blog post titled “California Billionaire’s Renewable Energy Initiative Makes Arizona Ballot.” The billionaire in question was Tom Steyer, whose year-long effort to pass Proposition 127, an amendment to Arizona’s constitution that would require power companies to generate fifty per cent of their …

Vernon officials discuss community solar project

Vernon, N.Y. — Town of Vernon officials sat with developers interested in building a $10 million community solar project and asked them the questions residents want answered. While both businesses and residents of the town of Vernon were invited to the public meeting on Oct. 22, only town officials were in attendance; Town Supervisor J. Randall Watson, Councilor Mick McDonough, Zoning Board of …