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Masdar PV thin-film panels in solar building façade
Masdar PV has supplied 80 thin-film solar photovoltaic (PV) modules on the office building of Jako Bau- und Verputz GmbH, Germany.
Sheffield solar farm opened
University of Sheffield is now home to 70m² solar photovoltaic (PV) panels - expected to generate 8 MWh per annum.
Sunways BIPV project third in Solar Decathlon
Stuttgart University’s ‘home+’ building project incorporating building integrated solar photovoltaics (BIPV) came third at the international architectural Solar Decathlon Europe 2010 in Madrid, Spain.
Renewable industry celebrates UK Green Deal
UK Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg has declared a 'quiet green revolution' for households and businesses, maximising employment and business benefits in the renewable energy sector.
Ceramic Fuel Cells secures first US sale of BlueGen generator, to California utility
Australian-based Ceramic Fuel Cells Ltd has announced its first BlueGen fuel cell product sale in the United States, to one of the country’s largest energy companies. Ceramic Fuel Cells will install a BlueGen solid oxide fuel cell generator at the unnamed energy utility’s engineering center in California in September.

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Active Energy Efficiency : the fastest way to solve the energy dilemma
Buildings account for nearly half of all the greenhouse gas emissions and energy consumed. Active energy efficiency can help reduce energy bill up to 30%. The keys for maximum efficiency: integration of technologies, good systems’ design and people’s behaviour and education.
Weekly Podcast: Wave and tidal in the UK: 2GW by 2020?
It's a widely held view that wave and tidal has great potential, but that it is still an R&D industry only now starting to deploy demonstration projects. So how can we ramp up the various technologies? Renewable Energy Focus reports back from the Wave and Tidal 2010 event, organised by RenewableUK (formerly BWEA).
Weekly Podcast: EPRI charts 2025 solar and wind costs
EPRI charts the cost of solar and wind energy in 2025. Find out more by tuning in to this week's news podcast.
Weekly Podcast: Yvo de Boer resigns from UNFCCC
UNFCCC Executive Secretary Yvo de Boer is resigning his position. Tune in to find out more.

Webinars

Design & Construction of Solar Inverter Substations
The rapid increase in the construction of photovoltaic (PV), grid-tied solar farms has created a surge in the demand for utility-grade inverters. These inverters convert the DC current generated by the PV cells into low voltage AC power. The inverters are coupled to a distribution transformer then stepped up to medium voltage, generally 12 kV or 34.5 kV, for collection in an interconnect substation. The interconnect substation steps the voltage up again to the utility transmission voltage, generally in the 69 kV to 345 kV range.
What does the future hold for renewable energy in the Middle East?
We are pleased to announce a new webinar from Renewable Energy Focus in association with the World Future Energy Summit, which addresses the future for renewable energy in the Middle East.
Optical Characterisation of PV Cells
We are pleased to announce a new webinar from Renewable Energy Focus in association with Perkin Elmer, which addresses optical characterisation of PV cells.

Blogs

AltaTerra FiT freak gives web conference
Posted by Elizabeth Block • 03 September 2010
Rats! I missed it. I planned to dial in to Palo Alto-based AltaTerra’s web conference last month on feed-in tariffs (FiT) but it started at 2pm eastern time, 7pm here. Events, dear e-reader, got...
tags: FiT, solar, pv, feed-in tariff
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What does it take to bring you your solar news...?
Posted by Elizabeth Block • 03 September 2010
Following an April 2010 visit to Syria in which I became the first, OK, maybe the second person on the planet to express any interest in Syrian renewable energy, a local Arabic-speaking friend in Dama...
tags: solar, syria, renewable energy
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California’s FiT and Persistent Faith in the Rational Market Theory, among other things
Posted by Paula Mints • 31 August 2010
So much happening in California, much of it crucial to the forward progress of solar in the biggest market in the USA. First, unemployment remains high, the budget remains in limbo with outgoing gove...
tags: feed-in tariff, FiT, solar, california
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Look! Up on the roof! Is it a technology? Is it a commodity? Is it an appliance? Yes, it’s all of these things! It’s a Solar Panel!
Posted by Paula Mints • 20 August 2010
Caught ya – this is really an article about branding. You know, that marketing function that turns needs into wants and functions into attributes – or, scares the heck out of you and...
tags: solar, panel, pv, energy, power, renewable
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Ontario: A complicated new frontier for PV
Posted by Paula Mints • 11 August 2010
First came the announcement, then came optimism, then came the announcements, then came the reality checks and finally, the changes to Ontario’s wildly anticipated feed-in tariff; not to kill it...
tags: feed-in tariff, solar, pv, fit, transmission
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Features

EU renewable energy National Action Plans (NAPS) – the current status
EU Member States are currently preparing National Action Plans to detail how they will meet their renewable energy targets.
Comment: France ups feed-in tariff for solar, geothermal and biomass
France has introduced new feed-in tariffs for 2010 with higher geothermal, biomass, and building integrated solar photovoltaic (BIPV) tariffs than in 2009.
Green build for social housing Green build for social housing
The cost of building green can be prohibitive, but when using a holistic approach, it becomes more appealing. Kate Shepherd at Ultra Green Group investigates green social housing.
Bright sun, cool cities Bright sun, cool cities
A new low-energy concept focusing on solar energy promises energy savings of up to 70 % in villas in the Gulf.

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Renewable Energy Future for the Developing World
This white paper presents a rationale for apposite and effective governemental policies on renewable energies in the developing world.
Transitioning to a Renewable Energy Future
This white paper provides a rationale for effective governmental renewable energy policies worldwide.
PerkinElmer EcoAnalytixTM Biofuels Development & Testing Solutions
Join Dr. Peter Hoedl, Director for Renewable Energy at PerkinElmer, as he discusses biofuels, the global market trends, and the regulations that are defining the analytical requirements for biofuels production.

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