Sri Lanka Says No to Thermal Power Plant, Opts for Solar Energy Instead
An island nation in South Asia, Sri Lanka is primarily dependent on its 900 MW coal-based power plant in Norocholai, located 90 miles to the…
24-MW Shizukuishi Solar Power Plant Commissioned in Japan
The Canadian-based Etrion Corporation, in association with Hitachi High-Technologies Corporation, has successfully completed the construction of a 24.7 MW power plant in the north of…
Kuwait Commissions Its First Solar Power Plant Sidrah 500
In what could be a sign of things to come, Kuwait, an oil-rich country in the Middle East that ranks among the Top 10 producers…
How the Loan Guarantee Program Kickstarted Solar Power Plants in the U.S.
When Barack H. Obama took charge as President in 2009, there were no utility-scale solar power plants in the country. In 2008, the installed solar…
Taiwan's Planning to Legalize the Existing Illegal Rooftop Solar Systems
Taiwan is one of the fast-growing solar markets in Asia in recent years. Now, to speed up the pace of building Taiwan’s solar energy system,…
A Combination of Photovoltaic & Solar Thermal Technologies Works Better
Generally, solar power generation technology includes photovoltaic power generation technology and solar thermal power generation technology. The former is based on the principle of photovoltaic effect…
ASEAN Solar+ Energy Storage Congress & Expo 2016 to be Held on December 5-6
With the rapid development of the energy industry in the member countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), the demand for energy storage…
Kingston Solar Raises $633 Million in Financing
Kingston Solar LP broke the record for the highest amount of financing raised by a solar power company by managing to generate $632.97 million in…
The World’s Largest Solar Farm Will Use Solar-Thermal Technology
SolarReserve has finalized plans for a massive, 2-gigawatt solar power plant in Nevada, hoping to sell its power to California, which is scheduled to source…
New Quantum-Dot Solar Windows Could Power a Building
Lots of revolutionary technologies has emerged in recent years. New technologies like solar glass and flexible organic solar panel technology for decorating have already drawn…
