A 2.1-megawatt (MW) off-grid solar project will be constructed in the northern region of Tibet called Naqu. This will be the largest off-grid solar installation built in the area in years. (Smaller solar power stations were built in the Chamdo region in 2002.) Building off-grid systems may be favorable … [continued]
Some other top cleantech posts from the past couple weeks or so: Wind Power 1. Vestas published an interesting video on the chemistry of wind turbine blades (above) — interesting. 2. “A consortium led by GICON Grossmann Ingenieur Consult GmbH has developed a floating platform designed to be used for offshore … [continued]
Lux Research has just released a report on the most productive solar panel (or solar module) manufacturers in 2011. The Solar Supply Tracker report notes that the top 10 solar panel manufacturers produced 12.5 GW of solar panels in 2011, 44% of the global market sector.
Back in September, Andrew wrote on Trina Solar setting a “new world record for electricity produced by a multicrystalline solar PV module” using Trina’s unique “Honey” solar cell technology. Now, the company has apparently impressed Standard Chartered Bank China enough to get a $100-million, 3-year loan to launch the … [continued]
Trina Solar has set what looks to be a new world record for electricity produced by a multicrystalline silicon solar PV module. A 156×156 millimeter, 60-cell module produced a peak 274 Watts of electrical power in laboratory testing, a result confirmed by TUV Rhineland.
We don’t put a ton of attention on the environmental concerns of solar power, because the environmental downsides really don’t compare to the environmental benefits of switching from coal or nuclear to solar. Nonetheless, solar does have its impacts.
