Posts Tagged ‘Solar Power’

Japanese to develop $21 billion Solar Array in Space to Power 300,000 homes

Technology.am (Sept. 16, 2009) — The Japanese are preparing to develop a 2 trillion yen ($21 billion) space solar project that will beam electricity from space to around 300,000 homes in Japan within three decades.
The planned solar station will produce 1 GW of electricity from its four square km array of solar panels [...]

Google to develop New Mirror for Low-cost Solar Power

Technology.am (Sept. 12, 2009) — Google Inc plans to develop its own new mirror technology that could reduce the cost of building solar thermal plants by 25 percent and making more affordable for widespread commercial and utility use.
Google wants to make a very unusual material for the mirrors both for the reflective surface as well [...]

UMES to Develop 2.1 MW Largest Solar Power System in Maryland

Technology.am (Aug. 9, 2009) — University of Maryland Eastern Shore (UMES) plans to develop a photovoltaic solar farm on 20 acres of land on the University’s campus. It will be the largest solar farm in the state.
The 2.1-MW solar system will be about the size of 22 football fields, and it will generate electricity [...]

India Plans to Generate 200,000 MW Solar Power

Technology.am (Aug. 1, 2009) — It is stated that India receives 5,000 trillion kWh of energy from the sun, per day. Therefore, India’s ‘National Solar Mission’, plans to have India generating 200,000 MW of solar power by 2050, and 100,000 by 2030 according to an official document.
The plan calls for 20,000 MW by 2020. For [...]

Washington Building World’s Largest Solar Photovoltaic Plant

Technology.am (July 13, 2009) — World’s largest solar photovoltaic plant is to be built in Washington by a group of private investors. The 75 megawatt Teanaway Solar Reserve will be located on 400 acres of private property four miles north of Cle Elum, in Kittitas County, Washington. The plant would generate enough power for an [...]

Swiss Team Unveils Solar-Powered Aircraft

Technology.am (June 28, 2009) — Swiss scientist-adventurer, round-the-world balloooning pioneer and pilot Bertrand Piccard unveiled solar-powered aircraft in Switzerland.
After six years of development, the wasp-shaped prototype of Solar Impulse, with the wingspan of a jumbo jet, was rolled out at an airfield near Zurich.
He said, “If an aircraft is able to fly day and night [...]

Australia to Build World’s Largest Solar Power Station

Technology.am (May 23, 2009) — Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd unveiled a plan to build the world’s largest solar power station with an output of 1000 megawatts. This project will have three times the capacity of the current largest solar power plant located in California.
The A$1.4 billion ($1.05 billion) investment in solar energy is [...]

World’s First 100% Solar Energy Powered Stadium

Technology.am (May 23, 2009) — The world’s first completely solar-powered stadium in Kaohsiung, Taiwan is set to be completed in time for July’s World Games.
The massive horse shoe-shaped stadium designed by Architect Toyo Ito, has a 14,155 square meter roof area–every inch of which is covered in solar panels. He designed the horse [...]