SolarPower Europe, the new European Photovoltaic Industry Association (EPIA), released yesterday its flagship market report the “Global Market Outlook for Solar Power 2015-2019“.
According to the report solar power had another record year in 2014 with 40 GW being connected worldwide beating the previous year’s record of 38.4 GW.
According to IHS, the leading global source of critical information and insight, there has been a noticeable increase in the number of photovoltaic (PV) projects in the United States aiming to be operational before the expiration of the 30 percent Federal energy investment tax credit (ITC) on December 31, 2016.
The aviation industry is a major source of greenhouse gas emissions. In 2011 aviation contributed around 3% of Australia’s emissions. Despite improvements in efficiency, global aviation emissions are expected to grow 70% by 2020 from 2005. While the industry is seeking new renewable fuel sources, growing biofuels takes up valuable land and water that could be otherwise used to grow food.
As part of President Obama’s Climate Action Plan to cut carbon pollution and create clean energy jobs, U.S. Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell announced on Monday the approval of the first three solar energy projects to benefit from the streamlined permitting process of the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) Western Solar Plan.
The Kuwait Foundation for the Advancement of Sciences (KFAS) has recently embraced a number of pilot projects designed to promote the use of solar energy. Among them is the project titled: “Energy Efficiency and Photovoltaic Systems Pilot applications for Co-operative Societies”, which aims to enhance the energy efficiency of selected Coops as well as to encourage the use of photovoltaics for electricity generation.
The City of Edinburgh Council announced this week that it is to install what is believed to be the largest community-owned urban renewable energy project ever undertaken in the UK in partnership with the Edinburgh Community Solar Co-operative (ECSC), supported by Energy4All.
EurObserv’ER, the consortium dedicated to the monitoring of the development of renewable energy sectors in the European Union, released this month the “Photovoltaic Barometer 2015” report , summarising the state for each of the EU member states for the photovoltaic energy sector using both technical and socioeconomic indicators.
The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) released this week the “Renewable Energy and Jobs – Annual Review 2015“ report, which states that more than 7.7 million people worldwide are now employed by the renewable energy industry. This is an 18 per cent increase from last year’s figure of 6.5 million.
The European Photovoltaic Association (EPIA) announced last week that a solar PV Operations and Maintenance Task Force has begun work, together with its members, to develop O&M best practice guidelines for the European solar sector, over the second half of the year.
According to Stars and Stripes news release the U.S. Navy is planning to lease about 192 acres of land on Guam for 37 years to the local electric company Guam Power Authority for construction of a system of photovoltaic solar panels in eight locations to generate about 40 megawatts of power.
According to a new report by APAC Market “Asia-Pacific Solar Energy Panel Market – Types, Mounting Systems, End Users, Trends, Opportunities, Growth and Forecast, 2013 – 2020“, the Asia-Pacific solar energy panel market is expected to reach $37.8 billion by 2020, registering a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 14.8% during 2014 – 2020.
At a ribbon cutting ceremony on Earth Day, US Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced the activation of USDA’s first solar array project in the National Capital Region.
