CleanTechnica » Chile 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 Solar Cheaper Than Fossil Fuels… Again (+ Other Solar News) http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/28/solar-cheaper-fossil-fuels-solar-news/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/28/solar-cheaper-fossil-fuels-solar-news/#comments Sun, 28 Dec 2014 13:33:37 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=76869 Here’s more solar fun for some lazy Sunday (or Monday after Christmas) reading. Enjoy! Solar $$ Solar Cheaper Than Fossil Fuels For New Chilean Projects? UK Solar Installations Still Offer Excellent ROI Peer-to-Peer Financing For Residential Solar Rolled Out In Arizona Living the EV/PV Dream: How I Chose to Pair My Solar System With an Electric

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/28/solar-cheaper-fossil-fuels-solar-news/feed/ 0 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 3D Solar Panel Printing, Integrating Solar Into Grid Not So Hard… (Solar News) http://cleantechnica.com/2014/09/19/3d-solar-panel-printing/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/09/19/3d-solar-panel-printing/#comments Fri, 19 Sep 2014 06:00:44 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=72098 Time for another solar energy news roundup. Enjoy! 3D printing of solar panels may soon be coming to a home near you. (Solar Love) Duke Energy is investing $500 million into solar power in North Carolina. (Solar Love) Goldman Sachs is offering solar PV financing for lower than banks in Japan. (Planetsave) We focus a lot on

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/09/19/3d-solar-panel-printing/feed/ 2 Wholesale Solar Grid Parity Chart http://cleantechnica.com/2014/09/10/wholesale-solar-grid-parity-chart/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/09/10/wholesale-solar-grid-parity-chart/#comments Wed, 10 Sep 2014 15:15:13 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=71766 RenewEconomy. Retail parity – known as socket parity – for rooftop solar is a reality in many countries, including Australia. What has been a bigger challenge for the solar industry is to attain wholesale parity – where the cost of solar farms can compete with the prevailing wholesale price of electricity. A new European study has found

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/09/10/wholesale-solar-grid-parity-chart/feed/ 16 SunEdison To Set Up 70 MW Solar Power Project For Chilean Copper Mine http://cleantechnica.com/2014/09/05/sunedison-set-70-mw-solar-power-project-chilean-copper-mine/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/09/05/sunedison-set-70-mw-solar-power-project-chilean-copper-mine/#comments Fri, 05 Sep 2014 21:27:17 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=71578 SunEdison has announced that it has signed an agreement with Antofagasta Minerals S.A. to set up 69.5 MW solar power project at a copper mine in Chile

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/09/05/sunedison-set-70-mw-solar-power-project-chilean-copper-mine/feed/ 2 Solar News: Recycling Solar Water Wheel, Vivint Solar Rundown … http://cleantechnica.com/2014/08/19/solar-news-recycling-solar-water-wheel-vivint-solar-rundown/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/08/19/solar-news-recycling-solar-water-wheel-vivint-solar-rundown/#comments Tue, 19 Aug 2014 16:50:11 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=70833 Time for some more solar news. Enjoy! The solar-powered water wheel pictured above can collect 50,000 pounds of trash per day. (Solar Love) If you want a rundown of the politics of solar energy, this article by Carter Lavin is it. He covers 5 things we should all know about solar politics. (Red, Green, and Blue)

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/08/19/solar-news-recycling-solar-water-wheel-vivint-solar-rundown/feed/ 1 Solar May Become Cheaper Than Wind In 5 Years http://cleantechnica.com/2014/07/31/solar-may-become-cheaper-wind-5-years/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/07/31/solar-may-become-cheaper-wind-5-years/#comments Thu, 31 Jul 2014 08:50:01 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=70025 Originally published on RenewEconomy. One of the world’s biggest solar manufacturers and project developers, the US-based First Solar, has predicted that utility-scale solar costs in Australia will halve over the next five years, becoming cheaper than wind energy by 2020. First Solar says this should mean that large-scale solar takes up an increasing amount of

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/07/31/solar-may-become-cheaper-wind-5-years/feed/ 41 3 Lessons Learned From Latin America’s Red-Hot Solar Market http://cleantechnica.com/2014/06/24/three-lessons-learned-latin-americas-red-hot-solar-market/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/06/24/three-lessons-learned-latin-americas-red-hot-solar-market/#comments Tue, 24 Jun 2014 12:20:25 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=68560 Latin America is one of the world's hottest solar markets, but unique market dynamics challenge new projects. Here are three lessons learned to help developers succeed.

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/06/24/three-lessons-learned-latin-americas-red-hot-solar-market/feed/ 5 Chile Solar Power Plant Is Now Latin America’s Largest http://cleantechnica.com/2014/06/09/chile-solar-power-plant-latin-america-largest-solar-power-plant/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/06/09/chile-solar-power-plant-latin-america-largest-solar-power-plant/#comments Mon, 09 Jun 2014 19:00:17 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=67936 The giant Atacama Desert cradling solar panels is a beautiful image. Find the middle of Chile’s Atacama Desert and take a look — the largest solar PV plant in Latin America has come online. SunEdison has established the 100MW Amanecer solar power plant in this vast desert of Chili. The plant is projected to produce 270GWh of

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/06/09/chile-solar-power-plant-latin-america-largest-solar-power-plant/feed/ 13 Construction Begins On 100 MW Of New Solar PV Power Plants In Chile http://cleantechnica.com/2014/05/28/construction-begins-100-mw-new-solar-pv-power-plants-chile/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/05/28/construction-begins-100-mw-new-solar-pv-power-plants-chile/#comments Wed, 28 May 2014 06:30:42 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=67427 Construction has now begun on the 60 MW Lalackama solar PV power plant and the 40 MW Chañares solar PV power plant in northern Chile, according to recent reports. The projects — budgeted at $180 million — are being constructed by Italy-based Enel Green Power. Once completed, they will generate around 254 gigawatt-hours of electricity

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/05/28/construction-begins-100-mw-new-solar-pv-power-plants-chile/feed/ 3 Italy, Spain, & Germany Hit Commercial Solar Grid Parity In 2013 http://cleantechnica.com/2014/03/24/italy-spain-germany-hit-commercial-solar-grid-parity-2013/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/03/24/italy-spain-germany-hit-commercial-solar-grid-parity-2013/#comments Mon, 24 Mar 2014 10:40:27 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=64294 We’ve been writing “grid parity is coming,” “grid parity is coming,” “grid parity is coming,” for so long that it’s sometimes surprising when new regions cross over to grid parity. Some of the latest additions to the grid parity pie are the commercial sectors in Italy, Spain, & Germany. Check out the news below from Solar Love:

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/03/24/italy-spain-germany-hit-commercial-solar-grid-parity-2013/feed/ 8 300 MW GDF Suez Chile Project Approved By Chile’s Government http://cleantechnica.com/2014/02/28/300-mw-gdf-suez-chile-project-approved-chiles-government/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/02/28/300-mw-gdf-suez-chile-project-approved-chiles-government/#comments Fri, 28 Feb 2014 12:10:54 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=63227 The 300 MW GDF Suez solar project in Chile is moving forward, according to recent reports — the solar PV power plant’s Environmental Impact Declaration was recently approved by the proper authorities. While the French energy giant GDF Suez is the ultimate backer of the project, the actual developer of the $600 million project is

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/02/28/300-mw-gdf-suez-chile-project-approved-chiles-government/feed/ 5 100 MW Of New Solar Projects Connected To The Grid In Chile http://cleantechnica.com/2014/02/24/100-mw-new-solar-projects-connected-grid-chile/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/02/24/100-mw-new-solar-projects-connected-grid-chile/#comments Mon, 24 Feb 2014 12:30:30 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=63028 95.9 MW worth of new solar PV projects were connected to the grid in Chile during the month of January — boosting the country’s total grid-connected capacity substantially, bringing it up to 102.6 MW. Considering that at the end of December the country only possessed 6.7 MW of grid-connected solar, that’s some impressive growth! The

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/02/24/100-mw-new-solar-projects-connected-grid-chile/feed/ 0 110 MW Concentrated Solar Energy Power Plant Being Developed In Chile http://cleantechnica.com/2014/01/13/110-mw-concentrated-solar-energy-power-plant-developed-chile/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/01/13/110-mw-concentrated-solar-energy-power-plant-developed-chile/#comments Mon, 13 Jan 2014 06:30:12 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=61247 The noted renewable-energy technology developer Abengoa recently announced its intent to construct a 110 MW concentrated solar power (CSP) plant in the South American country of Chile. The project — which represents the first CSP development in the country — recently received the go-ahead from Chile’s Ministry of Energy and government agency for entrepreneurship (COFO)

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/01/13/110-mw-concentrated-solar-energy-power-plant-developed-chile/feed/ 0 Solar Now Accounts For 57% Of Chile’s Renewable Energy Pipeline http://cleantechnica.com/2013/11/01/solar-now-accounts-half-chiles-renewable-energy-pipeline/ http://cleantechnica.com/2013/11/01/solar-now-accounts-half-chiles-renewable-energy-pipeline/#comments Fri, 01 Nov 2013 10:30:43 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=58458 Originally published on Solar Love. Solar now accounts for over half (57%) of Chile’s renewable energy pipeline, according to a recent report from Chile’s Centre of Renewable Energy (CER). To date, though, only a fraction of the approved projects have been built — about 6.7 MW worth. The most recent additions to the pipeline are

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2013/11/01/solar-now-accounts-half-chiles-renewable-energy-pipeline/feed/ 1 US Solar Company To Build Unsubsidized 70 MW Solar Farm In Chile http://cleantechnica.com/2013/10/01/us-solar-company-build-unsubsidized-70-mw-solar-farm-chile/ http://cleantechnica.com/2013/10/01/us-solar-company-build-unsubsidized-70-mw-solar-farm-chile/#comments Tue, 01 Oct 2013 17:43:09 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=57156 What’s better than solar power? Unsubsidized solar power that’s already cheaper than still subsidized fossil fuels. And Chile’s getting it. Notably, one of the big solar PV projects it now has planned is to be built by a US company that has mostly just been involved in the manufacturing of solar modules (not the building

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2013/10/01/us-solar-company-build-unsubsidized-70-mw-solar-farm-chile/feed/ 0 Cleantech Buffet (China Sunergy Sets Solar PV Efficiency Record, First Solar Buys 250 MW Solar Farm…) http://cleantechnica.com/2013/09/26/china-sunergy-solar-pv-efficiency-first-solar/ http://cleantechnica.com/2013/09/26/china-sunergy-solar-pv-efficiency-first-solar/#comments Thu, 26 Sep 2013 18:04:31 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=56953 Here’s some more cleantech news for the cleantech-obsessed: Solar Record Conversion Efficiency For China Sunergy Solar Cells China Sunergy has reportedly set a record for monocrystalline solar cell efficiency. The new record, 20.26%, has been verified by the Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems (Fraunhofer ISE). First Solar Buys 250 MW Moapa Solar Project First Solar continues

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2013/09/26/china-sunergy-solar-pv-efficiency-first-solar/feed/ 0 Deutsche Bank Views Chile As Subsidy-free Solar Market http://cleantechnica.com/2013/08/24/deutsche-bank-views-chile-as-subsidy-free-solar-market/ http://cleantechnica.com/2013/08/24/deutsche-bank-views-chile-as-subsidy-free-solar-market/#comments Sat, 24 Aug 2013 12:00:31 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=55502 Originally published on RenewEconomy by Sophie Vorrath Despite having no feed-in tariffs or subsidies to speak of, the Chilean solar market is among the first in the world to prove self-sustaining, with new projects able to be produced at or below grid parity, according to new research by Deutsche Bank. With only three solar plants

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2013/08/24/deutsche-bank-views-chile-as-subsidy-free-solar-market/feed/ 0 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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