CleanTechnica » canada solar http://cleantechnica.com Clean Tech News & Views: Solar Energy News. Wind Energy News. EV News. & More. Tue, 30 Dec 2014 18:48:25 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=4.0.1 Australia Falls Out Of The Top 15 Utility-Scale Solar Countries http://cleantechnica.com/2014/11/04/australia-falls-out-of-the-top-15-solar-energy-producing-countries/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/11/04/australia-falls-out-of-the-top-15-solar-energy-producing-countries/#comments Tue, 04 Nov 2014 06:30:16 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=74447 RenewEconomy. Sophie Vorrath. The global utility-scale solar market has clocked its fifth consecutive year of record growth, with newly released data showing total capacity has now reached 30.3GW, up from 21.5GW at the start of 2014. Figures released on Tuesday, along with the chart below, show that at the end of September the US was

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/11/04/australia-falls-out-of-the-top-15-solar-energy-producing-countries/feed/ 8 Top Solar Charts From Huge IEA Solar PV Report http://cleantechnica.com/2014/10/17/top-solar-charts-iea-solar-pv-report/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/10/17/top-solar-charts-iea-solar-pv-report/#comments Fri, 17 Oct 2014 09:00:19 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=73541 The newest edition of the Photovoltaic Power Systems Programme report was recently released by the IEA — detailing a huge quantity of different aspects of the global solar PV market as well as country- and region-specific solar PV markets. This 19th edition of the report provides a number of highly interesting/useful graphs, some of which are posted below. Providing

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/07/24/could-be-the-biggest-solar-project-in-north-america/feed/ 2 Morgan Stanley: US Could Have 129 GW Of Commercial Solar By 2018 http://cleantechnica.com/2014/03/07/morgan-stanley-us-129-gw-commercial-solar-2018/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/03/07/morgan-stanley-us-129-gw-commercial-solar-2018/#comments Fri, 07 Mar 2014 13:10:20 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=63518 Originally published on RenewEconomy. By Sophie Vorrath. The installed capacity of solar PV in North and South America will increase more than tenfold over the coming years, jumping from 13.1 Gigawatts (GW) in 2013 to 138.8GW by 2030 – according to a new report from consulting firm GlobalData. The research – which encompasses key solar

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/03/07/morgan-stanley-us-129-gw-commercial-solar-2018/feed/ 8 British Columbia’s Climate Better For Solar Power Than Germany’s Or Japan’s http://cleantechnica.com/2014/02/07/british-columbias-climate-better-solar-power-germanys-japans/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/02/07/british-columbias-climate-better-solar-power-germanys-japans/#comments Fri, 07 Feb 2014 13:40:32 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=62276 Originally published on The Ecoreport. According to a provincial government study called the Potential for Solar Power in British Columbia: 2007 to 2025, BC’s climate is much more amenable to solar than either Germany’s or Japan’s. The average production of a PV solar array in Kamloops, for example, is 1160 kWh/kW of PV installed. Even

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/02/07/british-columbias-climate-better-solar-power-germanys-japans/feed/ 4 First Solar & Sharp The Lone Non-Chinese Solar Module Leaders http://cleantechnica.com/2013/09/06/first-solar-sharp-the-lone-non-chinese-solar-module-leaders/ http://cleantechnica.com/2013/09/06/first-solar-sharp-the-lone-non-chinese-solar-module-leaders/#comments Fri, 06 Sep 2013 05:30:23 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=56105 It’s no secret, Chinese solar module manufacturers have come along and dominated the solar module market. In 2012, according to IHS, six out of the top ten solar module manufacturers were Chinese companies, including #1 Yingli Green Energy. Now, a recent Solarbuzz report found that Chinese solar module manufacturers led shipments of solar modules in

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2013/09/06/first-solar-sharp-the-lone-non-chinese-solar-module-leaders/feed/ 7 Top Solar States vs Top Solar Countries (CleanTechnica Exclusive) http://cleantechnica.com/2013/06/27/top-solar-states-vs-top-solar-countries-update/ http://cleantechnica.com/2013/06/27/top-solar-states-vs-top-solar-countries-update/#comments Thu, 27 Jun 2013 13:50:44 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=53157 Following our top solar states rankings and our top solar countries rankings, below are rankings that mix the two. The rankings are for total and new solar power capacity per capita as well as total and new solar power per GDP. I thin the results are very interesting…. If you missed these previous rankings, also

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2013/06/27/top-solar-states-vs-top-solar-countries-update/feed/ 4 Top Solar Power Countries Per Capita & Per GDP (CleanTechnica Exclusive) http://cleantechnica.com/2013/06/26/solar-power-by-country-solar-rankings-by-country/ http://cleantechnica.com/2013/06/26/solar-power-by-country-solar-rankings-by-country/#comments Wed, 26 Jun 2013 13:50:37 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=53146 –> Update: Also see the new top solar power countries vs top US solar states rankings. Following up on my top solar power state rankings, below are rankings of the top solar power countries per capita and per GDP. These solar power by country rankings are key to seeing who the solar power leaders are in

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2013/06/26/solar-power-by-country-solar-rankings-by-country/feed/ 25 Solar In Canada — Yes, Please! (Infographic) http://cleantechnica.com/2013/03/10/solar-in-canada-yes-please-infographic/ http://cleantechnica.com/2013/03/10/solar-in-canada-yes-please-infographic/#comments Sun, 10 Mar 2013 11:00:44 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=49312 Here’s a great infographic a friend passed along. It’s focused on solar power in Canada, but it actually has a lot in it that’s relevant elsewhere. The infographic comes from Solar Income Fund (as you can see on the bottom). Have a look

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2013/03/10/solar-in-canada-yes-please-infographic/feed/ 13 Canadian Solar Partners with PetersenDean on New Roofing Program http://cleantechnica.com/2012/10/15/canadian-solar-partners-with-petersendean-on-new-roofing-program/ http://cleantechnica.com/2012/10/15/canadian-solar-partners-with-petersendean-on-new-roofing-program/#comments Mon, 15 Oct 2012 16:19:52 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=43975   Canadian Solar announced today that it will partner with the largest privately held American roofing company, PetersenDean, to improve the quality and lower the cost of rooftop solar power systems. To many of us, solar panel installation is just the process of putting solar panels on the roof and connecting them to power lines. Unfortunately,

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2012/10/15/canadian-solar-partners-with-petersendean-on-new-roofing-program/feed/ 1 Penn Energy Renewables, Canadian Solar to Build Two Canadian Solar Farms http://cleantechnica.com/2012/08/29/penn-energy-renewables-canadian-solar-to-build-two-canadian-solar-farms/ http://cleantechnica.com/2012/08/29/penn-energy-renewables-canadian-solar-to-build-two-canadian-solar-farms/#comments Wed, 29 Aug 2012 10:00:44 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=41833   Canadian Solar Solutions, a subsidiary of Canadian Solar, has signed a deal that will help build and maintain two new solar farms for Penn Energy Renewables in Ontario, Canada. The new solar plants will create 18.7 MW AC of energy, according to the statement. That’s the same as powering 2,600 homes, while taking out

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2012/08/29/penn-energy-renewables-canadian-solar-to-build-two-canadian-solar-farms/feed/ 1 Solar Tech Improvements; Solar Project News; Solar Manufacturing News… (Solar Energy News Roundup) http://cleantechnica.com/2012/06/21/solar-tech-improvements-solar-project-news-solar-manufacturing-news-solar-energy-news-roundup/ http://cleantechnica.com/2012/06/21/solar-tech-improvements-solar-project-news-solar-manufacturing-news-solar-energy-news-roundup/#comments Thu, 21 Jun 2012 11:33:18 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=39257   Other than the solar energy news we’ve already posted on, here’s some more solar energy news from the last week or so from around the cleantech interwebs: Solar Technology News Solar nanowire array may increase percentage of sun’s frequencies available for energy conversion. Changing the concentration of indium allows researchers to tune the material’s

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2012/06/21/solar-tech-improvements-solar-project-news-solar-manufacturing-news-solar-energy-news-roundup/feed/ 1 Top Solar Power Countries (Per Capita, Per GDP, Per TWh of Electricity Produced, & in Total) http://cleantechnica.com/2012/06/12/top-solar-power-countries-per-capita-per-gdp-per-twh-of-electricity-produced-in-total/ http://cleantechnica.com/2012/06/12/top-solar-power-countries-per-capita-per-gdp-per-twh-of-electricity-produced-in-total/#comments Tue, 12 Jun 2012 13:01:06 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=38963 What are the top countries in the world for new and total installed solar power? Or for solar power per capita? Or per GDP? Or per electricity production? Check out this post for the answers.

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2012/06/12/top-solar-power-countries-per-capita-per-gdp-per-twh-of-electricity-produced-in-total/feed/ 37 Utility-Scale Photovoltaic Solar Set for 60% Growth in North America in 2012 http://cleantechnica.com/2012/02/07/utility-scale-photovoltaic-solar-set-for-60-growth-in-north-america-in-2012/ http://cleantechnica.com/2012/02/07/utility-scale-photovoltaic-solar-set-for-60-growth-in-north-america-in-2012/#comments Tue, 07 Feb 2012 15:11:54 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=34674 Yesterday was all about small-scale or medium-scale solar (in the US & UK) here on CleanTechnica. On the flip side, news today from Solarbuzz is that utility-scale photovoltaic solar is growing fast in North America and looking for its top year in

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