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California Developing Solar Forecasting Tools to Help Energy Grids

By Harry Tournemille on May 11, 2010

Tags: California Public Utilities Commission, Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at the Jacobs School of Engineering, DOE, Jim Blatchford. CPUC, photovoltaics, Solar Forecasting, U.S. Department of Energy, UCSD, Unviersity of California San Diego, California, electricity, energy, Jan Kleissl, Radiation, University of California

California is looking to develop solar forecasting tools that will provide utilities with advanced notice when weather could affect solar output.

New Web-based Tool Allows Analysis of Trends in US Photovoltaic Installation

By Brendan Demelle on March 18, 2010

Tags: Sustainable Energy LLC, The National Renewable Energy Laboratory, United States, USD, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, photovoltaics, solar, solar electric power association, Solar Energy Industries Association, solar PV, Christopher Helm, electricity, GIS, NREL, photovoltaics, solar energy, U.S. Department of Energy

 The National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) has launched an interactive online tool to track and share information about photovoltaic solar installations in the United States.

Italian Solar Market is Hot

By Leslie Berliant on February 22, 2010

Italians love their wine, pasta, morning espresso and solar energy.

GDF Suez Will Build France's Largest Photovoltaic Solar Power Plant

By Nathanael Baker on February 15, 2010

Tags: clean energy, Curban, energy provider, EPA:GSZ, France, GDF Suez, photovoltaics, renewable energy, solar energy, solar power, solar power plant

GDF Suez (EPA:GSZ) has entered into an agreement to build France's largest photovoltaic solar power plant.

Shimadzu Scientific Instruments Continues Its Contribution to New Age of Energy Generation

By Robert Gluck on December 22, 2009

Shimadzu Scientific Instruments (SSI), the American subsidiary of Shimadzu Corporation (TYO:7701), headquartered in Kyoto, Japan, continues to contribute to the new age of energy generation.

Abengoa Solar Plant in Progress

By Zaher Karp on October 9, 2009

Tags: Algeria, United States, Abengoa Solar, Algeria, combined heat plant, dish Stirling systems, MCE:ABG, photovoltaics, PS10, Sevilla, solar energy, solar power, Solar power tower, Solar thermal, Spain, electricity, energy

Abengoa Solar (MCE:ABG) has grown in both Spain and the United States. The international player is working on continuing to pioneer in renewable energy, with a new hybrid plant on the horizon.

Tracking PV Performance in the Real World

By Jeanne Roberts on August 18, 2009

The German Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety recently commissioned a study called Potential of Photovoltaic Systems in Countries with High Solar Irradiation.