Government Subsidies Vital in Making Solar Power Competitive
Related Articles
- Clouds Start To Lift From the Solar Sector. Armistead, Thomas F. // ENR: Engineering News-Record;4/14/2014, Vol. 273 Issue 15, p27
The article reports that the drop in the price of solar photovoltaic (PV) panels made the solar-generated electricity competition. Topics discussed include the role of subsidies and tax credits in the growth of the sector, the commercial operation of the 377-megawatt (MW) Ivapah Solar Electric...
- CASE STUDY: JASPER GAINS INNOVATIVE SOLAR SYSTEM. // C3 Views;Mar2007, Issue 19, p8
The article focuses on the installation project of innovative solar system in the town of Jasper, Alberta. The project includes the installation of one-kilowatt solar photovoltaic (PV) system on the roof of its activity center. Further, the said project is part of the Alberta Solar Municipal...
- Solar with an attitude. Blumthal, Dane; Blumthal, Raye // Countryside & Small Stock Journal;Sep/Oct2005, Vol. 89 Issue 5, p97
Describes the authors' learning experience with an alternative energy system. Details of how the authors built a solar array system; Performance of the solar array system; Description of a photovoltaic system for the cottages.
- Global 2013 solar installs hit 37GW: EPIA. // Chemical Business;Mar2014, Vol. 28 Issue 3, p25
The article reveals the total volume of global solar installations in 2013, according to the data released by the European Photovoltaic Industry Association (EPIA) in March 2014.
- Putting solar development in park. KALTWASSER, JARED // njbiz;11/7/2011, Vol. 24 Issue 45, p5
The article explores the conversion of parking lots into a solar power system in New Jersey. As of November 2011, just a small fraction of the state's 11,000 megawatts of solar projects are on parking lots, since parking-lot systems demand costly steel racking structures. The prices of solar...
- 4-BAR GEARED LINKAGE USED FOR PHOTOVOLTAIC AZIMUTH ORIENTATION. Creanga, Nora; Hermenean, Ioana; Diaconescu, Dorin // Environmental Engineering & Management Journal (EEMJ);Aug2011, Vol. 10 Issue 8, p1139
In order to capture as much solar energy as possible, the photovoltaic converter has to follow the sun movement during a day; this can be achieved by a tracking system. Most tracking systems have complex and costly structures that can provide wide angle variations. This paper presents a geared...
- SUPPORT FOR SOLAR. // American City & County;Feb2012, Vol. 127 Issue 2, p40
This article focuses on the Renewable Energy Program launched in 2011 by the Union County Improvement Authority in New Jersey with solar energy developer Tioga Solar Union County 1 and 12 public agencies in the county. The project is aimed at installing solar panels on public facilities and...
- Photovoltaic System Prices Drop as U.S. Market Grows. Long, J. T. // ENR: Engineering News-Record;1/10/2011, Vol. 266 Issue 1, p29
The article reports on the decline of the price of installed solar photovoltaic (PV) power systems in the U.S. in 2010. According to Art Larson, a spokesman for San Diego Gas and Electric, PV power systems is competitive with other renewable energy sources. A Department of Energy Lawrence...
- THE SIMULATOR-SYSTEM FOR THE RENEWABLE ENERGY POWER SUPPLY SYSTEMS. Roxana, Cîndea; Constantin, Cercel // Annals of 'Constantin Brancusi' University of Targu-Jiu. Enginee;2015, Issue 4, p104
The interest in renewable energy is increasingly high in recent years. In addition to developing the manufacturing technologies of the elements that generate electricity from renewable sources, special attention should be paid to elements that allow to use the renewable energy supply systems for...