Tag Archives: Solar_plant
GE to construct largest solar plant in US
April 8, 2011The United States will play home to a factory dedicated to manufacturing thin-film solar cells by General Electric not too far off into the future. With a conversion efficiency of 12.8%, these cells were developed by Prime Star in a … Continue reading3
Posted in Alternative Energy | Tagged GE, Solar_panel, Solar_plant, US | Leave a commentWorld’s largest parabolic trough concentrating solar plant in Arizona receives $1.45 billion loan
December 28, 2010Arizona will have the world’s largest parabolic trough concentrating solar plant in the world, all thanks to the US Department of Energy’s generous loan of $1.45 billion to Abengoa Solar Inc.’s Solana project, taking it one giant step closer to … Continue reading3
Posted in Alternative Energy | Tagged Solar_plant, World's_Largest | Leave a commentIndia’s first one-megawatt (MW) solar plant ready for 2010 Common Wealth games stadium
August 19, 2010Remember the Thyagaraj Stadium in New Delhi being built for the 201 Common Wealth games? Well, Reliance Group’s solar energy initiative, Reliance Solar, has just plugged in what will be India’s first one-megawatt (MW) solar plant to the stadium. This … Continue reading3
Posted in Alternative Energy | Tagged 2010_Common_Wealth_Games, India, Solar_plant | Leave a commentThe Archimede plant, Sicily is the first molten salt solar plant in the world to generate electricity at night
July 26, 2010Imagine powering your night lamp with the salt and the sun! The sun in the night? Yes, you didn’t read wrong. The Archimede plant at Sicily is just on the verge of opening the first of its kind facility with … Continue reading3
Posted in Alternative Energy | Tagged Solar_plant, Worlds_First | Leave a commentWashington building world’s largest Solar PV plant
July 10, 2009A team of private investors has unveiled that they plan to build a solar photovoltaic plant in Washington that would be the largest in the world. The 75 megawatt Teanaway Solar Reserve will be located on 400 acres of private … Continue reading3
Posted in Alternative Energy | Tagged Solar_plant, USA, washington, World's_Largest | Leave a commentWorld’s largest solar energy plant to be built by Australia
May 18, 2009Australia is planning to build a solar power station that will have an output of 1000 megawatts at a cost of A$ 1.4 billion (US$1.05 billion). This plant will have three times the generating capacity of the current biggest solar-powered … Continue reading3
Posted in Alternative Energy | Tagged Australia, Solar_plant, Solar_Power | Leave a comment$250 million solar plant to power up 5,000 homes in Austin
March 16, 2009The Austin City Council will be creating one of the world’s largest solar facility in Austin at a cost of $250 million. Touted to be the biggest solar facility in the U.S when operational in 2010, it will be located … Continue reading3
Posted in Alternative Energy | Tagged Solar_plant, Texas | Leave a commentTurn back the clock- The first solar power plant was built almost 100 years ago
December 15, 2008Most of us are harping about the solar power and its advantages in today’s day and age. Do you think the current generation is brighter (than their ancestors) as they are resorting to the sun’s energy for powering up almost … Continue reading3
Posted in Alternative Energy | Tagged Egypt, first_solar_power_plant, Solar_plant, Solar_Power | Leave a comment