Solar energy

Solar energy is radiant light and heat from the Sun harnessed using a range of ever-evolving technologies such as solar heating, photovoltaics, solar thermal energy, solar architecture and artificial photosynthesis.

It is an important source of renewable energy and its technologies are broadly characterized as either passive solar or active solar depending on the way they capture and distribute solar energy or convert it into solar power. Active solar techniques include the use of photovoltaic systems, concentrated solar power and solar water heating to harness the energy. Passive solar techniques include orienting a building to the Sun, selecting materials with favorable thermal mass or light dispersing properties, and designing spaces that naturally circulate air.

The large magnitude of solar energy available makes it a highly appealing source of electricity. The United Nations Development Programme in its 2000 World Energy Assessment found that the annual potential of solar energy was 1,575–49,837 exajoules (EJ). This is several times larger than the total world energy consumption, which was 559.8 EJ in 2012.

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Energy policy in Germany has worrying flaws

Taipei Times 26 May 2019

While solar energy and biogas plants still represent potential alternatives to wind, they are also facing limits, given that Germany is not a sun-kissed country and the table-or-tank problem — whether to use land to grow food or fuel — represents a serious ethical dilemma. The main problem is the volatility of wind and solar energy....

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Ammonia Utopia Or Nuclear Nirvana: Digging Ourselves Out Of A Climate Disaster

New Matilda 26 May 2019

Nyngan is one of Australia’s largest solar plants; covering about 250 hectares and producing about 233 gigawatt-hours of energy annually; a gigawatt is a billion watts. To make 200 million tonnes of ammonia annually using a bunch of Nyngan-like solar plants, you’d need to build 9,442 Nyngan solar farms covering 2.36 million hectares....

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BJP’s ₹100 trillion infra investment promise to play out in NDA’s second term

Live Mint 26 May 2019

Mumbai ... In its first term, the NDA set an ambitious target of 175 GW of installed renewable energy capacity by 2022. Today, India stands at roughly 70GW from wind, solar and hybrid sources, and bidding has been driven by the Solar Energy Corporation of India which assures regular payments to plant developers. ....

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Pilgrim closure could drive up carbon emissions

Newburyport Daily News 25 May 2019

BOSTON — The pending closure of Pilgrim power plant will lead to an uptick in regional carbon emissions, according to environmental groups, who say the shutdown of the state's only nuclear plant increases the urgency to move toward wind, solar and other renewable energy sources....

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Adani Green to raise 500 million dollar in green bonds

Yahoo Daily News 24 May 2019

... Pvt Ltd (PDPL) to finance and refinance solar power plants and related transmission infrastructure in India, the sources said ... Eligible green projects will comprise exclusively 100% solar energy-powered plants and dedicated transmission infrastructure for them, sources said....

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Plan to rescue Ohio's nuclear plants won't aid wind, solar

The Crescent News 24 May 2019

TOLEDO (AP) — Adding a new charge on every electricity bill in Ohio would provide a financial rescue to the state’s two struggling nuclear plants, but would come at the expense of wind and solar energy projects ... type of clean air incentives being offered to the nuclear plants....

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Producing electricity at estuaries using light and osmosis

PhysOrg 24 May 2019

Most renewable power technologies are weather dependent. Wind farms can only operate when there's a breeze, and solar power plants rely on sunlight. Researchers at EPFL are working on a method to capture an energy source that's constantly available at river estuaries. osmotic power, also known as blue energy ... ....

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Masdar wins tender to build 800MW solar project in Morocco

The National 23 May 2019

An international consortium including Abu Dhabi's clean energy company Masdar won a tender to construct an 800-megawatt solar power plant in Morocco ... The Morocco Solar Home Systems (SHS) project, led by the Office National de l'Electricité et de l'Eau Potable (ONEE), extended renewable energy to more than 1,000 villages....

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Plan to rescue Ohio’s nuclear plants won’t aid wind, solar

Lima Ohio 23 May 2019

TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) — Adding a new charge on every electricity bill in Ohio would provide a financial rescue to the state’s two struggling nuclear plants, but would come at the expense of wind and solar energy projects ... cheaper natural gas plants and renewable energy....

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FPL starts construction on Manatee County solar power plant

Business Journal 23 May 2019

will begin construction on a solar power plant. The Southfork Solar Energy Center, to be located on County Road 62 just outside Duette on 62 acres, will generate 74.5 megawatts of energy ... Each of the locations will produce 74.5 megawatts of energy, bringing the utility’s solar capacity to nearly 2,000 megawatts — enough to power approximately… ... ....

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Bill to gut Ohio’s green-energy standards waved forward by House panel

Cleveland 23 May 2019

COLUMBUS, Ohio—Legislation to abolish Ohio’s green-energy mandates and set up statewide customer-funded subsidies to nuclear and coal power plants moved a step closer Thursday to passing the Ohio House ... wind and solar, as well as reduce demand through energy-efficiency programs....

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Farmers discuss slow season, remedies

Huron County View 23 May 2019

HURON COUNTY – Steve Vaughan, a county commissioner, recently said the planting season is running behind this year, noting farmers could be helped by alternatives like solar energy ... Gentner says she’s neutral on solar energy ... Kennedy said solar energy could be an extra income generator, even if it’s to offset electricity costs....

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Hudson: Here's how to brighten TVA's future focus

Times Free Press 23 May 2019

I';m fortunate to count myself among the advanced energy employees, as vice president of Wacker Polysilicon NCA and site manager of the Charleston plant, where we manufacture the polysilicon that forms the base material for solar power panels ... to invest in advanced energy....