Chicago skyscraper will soon become a solar farm

The tallest skyscraper in America, Chicago’s Willis Tower, will soon be generating its own solar power. The tower (which used to be known as the Sears Tower) is going to be fitted with high power density photovoltaic glass units (PVGUs), which will replace the existing windows on the south side of the 56th Related posts: MIT researchers develop new solar power windows Solar cells capture heat and light World’s largest solar power tower now operating in Spain

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Solar Tracker Solar Panels

A German owned company IMO has set-up a plant in USA that will make the largest solar tracker solar panels to tap solar energy. As per Ruediger Unverzagt and Klaus Pless, respectively the CEO and vice-president of this company, these solar tracker solar panels are the largest in Summerville in South California. IMO is Posted in: Inventions , PhotoVoltaics , Solar Power

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California’s Largest Solar Plant To Be Built

Share Eurus Energy and NRG Solar Partner to Build California’s Largest Solar Photovoltaic Generating Facility Full Notice to proceed issued today; Construction to start by end of September PRINCETON, N.J., Sep 23, 2010 (BUSINESS WIRE) — Eurus Energy America and NRG Solar, a subsidiary of NRG Energy, Inc. (NRG) , have joined forces to build what will be, upon completion, the largest solar photovoltaic (PV) generating facility in California. When operating at full capacity, the three Avenal zero-emission solar projects–Avenal Park, Sun City and Sand Drag–will generate a total of 45 megawatts (MW), enough power to meet the needs of 36,000 homes cleanly and efficiently. The Avenal projects, located in Kings County, CA, were developed by Eurus and are owned jointly by Eurus and NRG. Read more on California’s Largest Solar Plant To Be Built… Subscribe to the comments for this post? Share this on del.icio.us Digg this! Post this on Diigo Post on Google Buzz Add this to Mister Wong Share this on Mixx Share this on Reddit Stumble upon something good? Share it on StumbleUpon Share this on Technorati Tweet This!

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New solar farm in Ohio opens – adds 12 megawatts to the grid

The largest solar farm in Ohio started operations this week, providing enough electricity to power more than 9,000 homes. The 12 megawatt Wyandot Solar Farm, which uses First Solar panels and power conversion systems from Ohio based Myers Controlled Power, was built by the New Jersey company Public Service Enterprise Group (PSEG). The Related posts: Newest Wind Farm Opens in Pennsylvania First EU commercial concentrating solar power tower opens in Spain Two new large scale solar panel farms go live this week in US

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Solar Powered Homes – Growing Trend

The Villages at Heritage Springs, the nations largest solar community, has won impressive third party certifications for its commitment to using energy-efficient practices and products in its construction. Energy Star and Build It Green certifications are independent verifications of the builders dedication to healthy and sustainable construction practices.

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One Block Off the Grid (1BOG) expands to Denver and Philadelphia

One Block Off the Grid (1BOG), the nation’s largest solar group purchase provider, is expanding. Just this week they’ve announced new launches in Denver and Philadelphia, so if you’re interested in getting a solar installation and you live in those areas (or any of the other cities that 1BOG currently covers), listen up! 1BOG is Related posts: U.S. to provide $3.4 billion in smart grid grants Is First Solar at grid parity? Google expands into alternative energy

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GreenCarReports on why mpg is dumb

GreenCarReports.com wrote a story on this over a year ago, and just this week the National Research Council has come out with a report that basically agrees – mpg is a poor way to measure a car’s gasoline use. Basically, it comes down to this – would you save more gasoline by going from Related posts: Transonic Combustion developing ultra-efficient gasoline engine From CNN.com – Quest for energy alternatives steps up Report: Renewable Energy could deliver 50% of the world’s energy needs by 2050

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China Unveils World’s Largest Solar Office Building

China is often dubbed as a heavy user of fossil fuels and polluter or a climate killer. Because it meets the 70% of its power needs by exploiting coals. But they are making changes on the environment front too. Slowly and steadily they are choosing wind and solar power as their source of energy. Posted in: Economy , Industry , Solar Power

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World’s Largest Solar Power Project Planned

Gujarat, a state of India, is quite eager to opt for alternative sources of energy. It started out as a small dream. The Gujarat government visualized only 500 MW of solar power generation by 2014. But this humble goal may now be increased to 3,000 MW. The Gujarat Government is undertaking a $10 billion Posted in: Future Energy , Industry , Solar Power

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