Energie Terug naar discussie overzicht

Solar power...

1. voda 26 juni 2015 15:56

   auteur info

   • voda

     Lid sinds: 02 dec 2005

     Laatste bezoek: 27 feb 2025

   • Aanbevelingen

     Ontvangen: 93268

     Gegeven: 22869

   •    Aantal posts: 384.062

   Why India's solar sector turns into a USD 100 bln investment magnet
   
   Earlier this month, the Narendra Modi government officially approved an incredibly ambitious plan for India’s fledgling solar sector.
   
   From the current solar power generation capacity of 4 GW, it wants to produce as much as 100 GW by 2022 with a target of attracting a staggering USD 100 billion into the sector over the next seven years.
   
   On June 22, a fairly sizeable chunk of that goal was met, when Japan’s SoftBank, along with telecommunication major, Bharati Enterprises, and Taiwan’s electronic goods manufacturer, Foxconn, announced plans to invest USD 20 billion for setting up 20 GW of solar power in the country.
   
   Other firms, including Adani Power, Reliance Power and SunEdison, have also committed investments worth more than USD 5 billion for setting up solar power plants in India.
   
   But why exactly is the private sector so keen on ploughing billions into building up India’s solar power sector?
   
   For starters, India simply needs more power. Between April 2014 and March 2015, for instance, the country had to deal with a 3.6% deficit in peak hour energy supply.
   
   Power requirement in India is estimated to grow at an average of 5.2% during the 10 years between 2014 and 2024, according to a report by Tata Power. Currently, India requires 1,068,923 million units of electricity annually but the supply falls short by 3.6%.
   
   All of this demand isn’t likely to be met by traditional energy sources. India’s coal-fed power plants which contribute to nearly 60% of the total production have been grappling with periodic fuel shortages. Domestic production of coal hasn’t quite kept pace with demand, which alongside expensive imported coal, has made things difficult.
   
   Simultaneously, there’s been a steady decline in solar power prices on the back of cheaper solar panel costs and lower financing costs that has made the sector increasingly attractive to investors.
   
   By 2019, according to some estimates, India could achieve grid parity between solar and conventional energy sources. That’ll mean that solar power will cost less than or equal to power from conventional sources.
   
   Source : Quartz
   

   Bijlage:
2. voda 28 juni 2015 17:17

   auteur info

   • voda

     Lid sinds: 02 dec 2005

     Laatste bezoek: 27 feb 2025

   • Aanbevelingen

     Ontvangen: 93268

     Gegeven: 22869

   •    Aantal posts: 384.062

   Solar EOR to help Oman sustain low oil prices
   
   Cost savings will become more crucial if Omani oil projects are to remain competitive. The country needs to opt for solar steam generation in enhanced oil recovery projects.
   
   Warns a report by Business Monitor International "We see down side risk to the Sultanate's oil production forecast as low oil prices weigh on comparatively costly EOR projects."
   
   Oman employs a number of technologies including miscible gas injection, thermal and chemical recovery to boost output. Thermal EOR is the most widely used, though polymer injection projects are seeing more attention.
   
   Around 200,000 barrels per day of Oman's 950,000 bpd production is sourced from EOR.
   
   The report said that "With oil prices remaining at a much weaker level, profitability of many of the projects is considerably reduced."
   
   Thermal EOR requires the burning of natural gas to generate the steam needed to power thermal recovery. This technique can add as much as USD 10 per barrel to the cost of oil extraction, making it significantly less cost competitive at a lower price.
   
   Replacing natural gas combustion with solar steam at enhanced oil recovery sites has the potential to save a lot of carbon emissions, even if these technologies don't take us any closer to actually moving off fossil fuels as the primary source for power generation and transportation. Around 24% of Oman's domestic gas consumption is also used by the oil sector, straining the availability of gas for other areas of the economy.
   
   According to Mr Mark Gregory, chief economist at Ernst & Young, using solar energy for steam production will free valuable gas resources needed to power new industries and diversify the economy.
   
   He said that "If Oman were to localise the supply chain for solar steam generators, solar EOR could contribute more than $12 billion to Omani GDP over the next decade."
   
   The gas not burned for EOR can be used for higher-value applications, such as LNG export and power generation. Additionally, gas can be redirected to the Omani private sector, where dozens of industrial projects have been cancelled or stalled in the past decade due to gas shortages.
   
   Mr Adam Lesser, analyst for Gigaom Research, said, people may think of the Middle East as overflowing with cheap fossil fuels, that's only partially true.
   
   Source : Zawya
   
3. voda 30 juni 2015 17:29

   auteur info

   • voda

     Lid sinds: 02 dec 2005

     Laatste bezoek: 27 feb 2025

   • Aanbevelingen

     Ontvangen: 93268

     Gegeven: 22869

   •    Aantal posts: 384.062

   Transparent solar cell could make every window a power source
   
   Published on Tue, 30 Jun 2015 184 times viewed
   
   TrueActivist.com reported that a new transparent solar cell that could be used as a window was recently developed by researchers at Michigan State University.
   
   This is a feat that was once thought to be impossible, because traditional solar panels absorb light and turn it into energy, but a transparent surface is not typically able to absorb light.
   
   To make a transparent solar cell, researchers opted for a different system called a transparent luminescent solar concentrator, which contains organic salts that absorb specific non-visible wavelengths of ultraviolet and infrared light. This light is then guided towards traditional photovoltaic solar cells which are able to trap the energy and convert it into electricity.
   
   Not only can this material be used for windows, but it can also be used for displays on electronic devices, giving them another source of power and potentially extending their energy life significantly.
   
   Source : TrueActivist.com
   
4. voda 30 juni 2015 21:10

   auteur info

   • voda

     Lid sinds: 02 dec 2005

     Laatste bezoek: 27 feb 2025

   • Aanbevelingen

     Ontvangen: 93268

     Gegeven: 22869

   •    Aantal posts: 384.062

   Solar power project agreement to pave way for more investment
   
   Mr Abdul Basit, Chairman Punjab Board of Investment & Trade, said that an agreement between a Chinese company and the Punjab government for 300 MW solar power project under China-Pakistan Economic Corridor would not only help resolve the energy crisis but also pave way for huge foreign investment in the province.
   
   He said that a number of agreements would also be signed for big projects soon for which CM of Punjab Mr Mian Shahbaz Sharif, business community and masses deserve appreciation.
   
   Mr Abdul Basit said that completion of China-Pakistan Economic Corridor would bring progress and prosperity in the country.
   
   He said that the CM of Punjab had already pledged to make Punjab a hub of economic activity in true sense. All stakeholders were being taken on board to get their important feedback. The Punjab government was addressing all key issues on priority basis to improve investment scenario.
   
   Mr Abdul Basit said that a number of sectors in Punjab including infrastructure development, coal, energy, agriculture, livestock, textiles and pharmaceutical offer lucrative investment opportunities to the potential investors.
   
   He said that a proper marketing strategy would be evolved to promote investment in these sectors.
   
   Source : The Nation
   
5. voda 30 juni 2015 21:12

   auteur info

   • voda

     Lid sinds: 02 dec 2005

     Laatste bezoek: 27 feb 2025

   • Aanbevelingen

     Ontvangen: 93268

     Gegeven: 22869

   •    Aantal posts: 384.062

   Man Serves Food To The People Of Gaza With A Solar Powered Oven
   
   Khaled Bashir, a Palestinian man from Deir al Balah in the Gaza Strip is helping his neighbors cook fresh, hot food with a DIY solar-powered oven.
   
   Sadly, the residents of Gaza face daily food and water shortages, along with constant power outages, which make it nearly impossible to complete the average day-to-day tasks that so many people in other environments take for granted.
   
   Even simple things like cooking food can be an extreme challenge, so to help with this struggle, Bashir has made a solar oven and is sharing it with other residents of the Gaza strip.
   
   When he was younger, Bashir traveled to the University of Pretoria in South Africa, where he earned a degree specializing in renewable energy. Years later, he was able to use that knowledge to help his community.
   
   “This oven is better than an electric or gas oven. It uses natural energy that doesn’t cost anything and is available in Gaza year-round. Solar cooking helps keep the flavor and quality of the food, and it never burns, because the sun is in constant motion,” Bashir said.
   
   “I’m not doing this for profit, I want to see the young people of Gaza turn to alternative energy. My house is open, and I’m willing to share my knowledge,” he added.
   
   
   
   According to Gaza Gateway, Bashir has created over 20 solar ovens, most of which are used by his neighbors. He even gives instruction to his neighbors so they can build their own ovens independently.
   
   met video:
   
   www.trueactivist.com/man-serves-food-...
6. voda 30 juni 2015 21:15

   auteur info

   • voda

     Lid sinds: 02 dec 2005

     Laatste bezoek: 27 feb 2025

   • Aanbevelingen

     Ontvangen: 93268

     Gegeven: 22869

   •    Aantal posts: 384.062

   New Solar Plant Will Be Shaped In A Heart To ‘Show Love For The Planet’
   
   The ‘Heart of New Caledonia’ solar power plant will be able to generate enough electricity for 750 homes, and more.
   
   What better way is there to express love for the Earth than to install a solar power plant in the shape of a heart?
   
   This is what the ‘Heart of New Caledonia’ plant will look like when it’s completed on the French island in the South Pacific.
   HeartofVoh
   Credit: TheTechJournal.com
   
   As The Guardian shares, a local beverage company in the region contracted Conergy Australia to build it. Unique in design, the solar power plant was inspired by the nearby landmark, “Coeur de Voh”, or “heart of Voh” – a naturally heart-shaped mangrove forest. (See right)
   
   Eye-catching and artistic, the heart-shaped installation is made up of 7,888 panels across the four-acre site on Grand Terre, New Caledonia’s largest island. Keep in mind, its design will only be visible from the air.
   
   When the ‘Heart of New Caledonia’ plant is finished, it will generate enough electricity for 750 homes and reduce carbon emissions by two million tons over its 25-year life expectancy.
   
   Share your thoughts on this creative innovation below.
   
   www.trueactivist.com/new-solar-plant-...
7. voda 30 juni 2015 21:18

   auteur info

   • voda

     Lid sinds: 02 dec 2005

     Laatste bezoek: 27 feb 2025

   • Aanbevelingen

     Ontvangen: 93268

     Gegeven: 22869

   •    Aantal posts: 384.062

   . Zie artikel hierboven.

   Bijlage:
8. voda 30 juni 2015 21:39

   auteur info

   • voda

     Lid sinds: 02 dec 2005

     Laatste bezoek: 27 feb 2025

   • Aanbevelingen

     Ontvangen: 93268

     Gegeven: 22869

   •    Aantal posts: 384.062

   Hallo zonnepanelen (en zonne- energie) fans.
   
   Enige tijd geleden meldde ik al dat ik 10 panelen (260wP), dus in totaal 2.6 kWp gekocht had. De paar dagen in maart tel ik even niet mee.
   
   Opbrengst in april 343 kWh. (Dit was een extreem zonnige maand)
   Opbrengst in mei 381 kWh. (Een erg koele maand (wel goed voor de opbrengst))
   Opbrengst in juni 2015 389 kWh. (dit had de top-maand moeten worden, een vooral koude zonnemaand met relatief weinig zon.
   
   Totaal vanaf start nu 1,137 kWh (in totaal 100 dagen)
   
   Dit gaat naar mijn mening behoorlijk goed. Ik ben benieuwd hoe de komende maanden gaan en hoe de afrekening in december gaat.
   
   Ik zal volgende maand de stand weer doorgeven.
   
   Ik zou het leuk/interessant vinden als andere PV eigenaren ook hier hun bevindingen zouden posten. Daar is het forum ook voor bedoeld, informatie uitwisselen. Nu lijkt het wel of ik hier alleen ben, op een enkele poster nagelaten. Er zijn lezers genoeg. Laat eens wat van je horen a.u.b.
9. voda 1 juli 2015 17:18

   auteur info

   • voda

     Lid sinds: 02 dec 2005

     Laatste bezoek: 27 feb 2025

   • Aanbevelingen

     Ontvangen: 93268

     Gegeven: 22869

   •    Aantal posts: 384.062

   Botswana's Shumba Coal plans to develop a solar power plant
   
   Botswana's Shumba Coal said that it plans to develop a solar power station to generate up to 200 MW of electricity as the world's top diamond producer struggles with power shortages. Botswana is currently experiencing power and water shortages, which its central bank warned last month could undercut aims to maintain growth above 4%.
   
   Shumba Coal said that the project will initially produce 100 MW and increase to 200 MW over an unspecified period of time. More Insight Creditors accept offer for liquidated Botswana copper mine Utah solar power plant projects, US Cupric advances ambitions of new copper mine in Botswana The project will include an initial installation of 400 000 photovoltaic cells in an area of 200 ha.
   
   Mr Mashale Phumaphi, Shumba's managing director, said in a statement that "We see solar energy as complimentary to our coal-based energy projects. Power from the station would supply upcoming copper mines in the Kalahari copperbelt, which are currently not connected to the national grid.”
   
   Cupric Canyon Capital, a private equity firm backed by a unit of Barclays, said on June 9th that it would begin construction of a copper mine in Botswana's Kalahari copperbelt in 2016, near where the solar power station will be located.
   
   Source : Engineering News
   
10. voda 2 juli 2015 18:14

    auteur info

    • voda

      Lid sinds: 02 dec 2005

      Laatste bezoek: 27 feb 2025

    • Aanbevelingen

      Ontvangen: 93268

      Gegeven: 22869

    •    Aantal posts: 384.062

    Ameren seeks to build massive solar array along I-70
    
    It is reported that Ameren Missouri's proposed 15 MW solar array in Montgomery County, Mo., would cover about 70 acres along Interstate 70 between New Florence and High Hill.
    
    St Louisans driving to Columbia or Kansas City can look forward to some new scenery starting this fall.
    
    By October, Ameren Missouri hopes to break ground on a large new solar array along the north side of Interstate 70 in Montgomery County. The 70-acre project between New Florence and High Hill will be visible from the highway for more than half a mile.
    
    Mr Bill Barbieri, the St. Louis utility's renewable energy chief, said that “Going between here and Columbia and here and Kansas City, you will not miss it in either direction.”
    
    The solar array in Montgomery County would be Ameren's second major solar project. It filed an application seeking approval from state regulators this week.
    
    The utility’s plans call for a 15 MW solar plant that would produce an estimated 20,655 MWh per year, enough to power roughly 1,500 households annually. Construction is expected to take until the end of 2016.
    
    Once completed, the new solar array would contain almost 48,000 panels and be nearly three times the size of Ameren’s first utility-scale solar array in O’Fallon, Mo. The O'Fallon array went into service in December.
    
    Ameren first mentioned a new solar project when it released its long-range energy plan in October. The plan calls for phasing out two of its coal power plants by 2033. The roughly 1,800 MW of coal power would be offset by an additional 400 megawatts of wind and a new 600 MW combined cycle natural gas plant.
    
    Ameren’s renewable energy projects are largely driven by Missouri's renewable energy standard, passed by voters in 2008. It requires a certain amount of power to come from low carbon sources such as wind and hydroelectric, and it mandates a certain allocation for solar power.
    
    Also, a federal tax credit for renewable energy investment is expected to drop to 10% from 30% at the end of 2016, and Barbieri said the Ameren wants to take advantage of the larger credit while it's available.
    
    The state's renewable energy standard also created a rebate program that allowed customers to offset the cost of installing their own solar panels on roofs. Those credits expired last year after Ameren paid some USD 90 million to customers.
    
    Efforts to revive the program haven’t gained momentum, and meanwhile Ameren has started building utility-owned solar arrays, which it says is more efficient and cheaper for customers than a rebate program.
    
    Ameren did not reveal the cost of the proposed solar array in Montgomery County because it's still negotiating with contractors.
    
    Source : www.stltoday.com
    

    Bijlage:
12. voda 2 juli 2015 20:21

    auteur info

    • voda

      Lid sinds: 02 dec 2005

      Laatste bezoek: 27 feb 2025

    • Aanbevelingen

      Ontvangen: 93268

      Gegeven: 22869

    •    Aantal posts: 384.062

    TN govt to buy 2,000 MW of solar power by end of 2015
    
    The Tamil Nadu government has said that it will sign a power purchase agreement to buy 2,000 MW of solar power by the end of this year.
    
    Mr Natham R Viswanathan, minister of electricity, non-conventional energy development, prohibition and excise, said that “By end of July alone, Tamil Nadu is expected to buy 1,000 MW solar power.”
    
    In his address at the 14th Green Power International Conference on renewable energy, Mr Viswanathan said that Tamil Nadu has set a target to buy around 1,000 MW every year.
    
    He said that "This was delayed due to some court issues, which are cleared now and we will go ahead with our plan."
    
    Mr Viswanathan said that the MoU with Adani will be also signed soon. Adani is planning to invest around INR 5,000 crore to set up a 700 MW solar park in Tamil Nadu. The new park will come up at Ramanathapuram district in the southern part of Tamil Nadu.
    
    The minister said that renewable energy, especially solar power, is the way forward for the state.
    
    Tamil Nadu accounts for 35% of the total wind energy capacity. Its total installed renewable energy capacity is 8,482.64 MW, of which wind energy accounts for 7,500 MW, solar 143.9 MW, co-generation, 659 MW, bio mass 230 MW.
    
    The state is also giving subsidies to encourage people to use solar energy. The subsidy currently stands at INR 20,000, besides Union Ministry of Renewable Energy 30% subsidy. To set up 1 KW after subsidy would take around INR 45,000 to 46,000, but the saving would be around Rs 10,000 every year.
    
    Source : Business Standard
    

    Bijlage:
13. voda 2 juli 2015 20:30

    auteur info

    • voda

      Lid sinds: 02 dec 2005

      Laatste bezoek: 27 feb 2025

    • Aanbevelingen

      Ontvangen: 93268

      Gegeven: 22869

    •    Aantal posts: 384.062

    Jordan signs 13 deals to build solar and wind power plants
    
    The government announced that it signed 13 agreements to build several wind and solar power plants with a total capacity of 317 MW.
    
    Mr Ibrahim Saif, Energy Minister, said in a statement that the projects, expected to be operational in 2018, will boost the country's reliance on renewable energy.
    
    According to the minister, the government is currently in discussions with several companies to reach agreements for wind-run power plants with a total capacity of 318 MW.
    
    Mr Saif said that “In addition, a solar project with a capacity of 75 MW and another wind project with a capacity of 66 MW are being implemented.”
    
    Mr Haidar Gammaz, Energy Ministry Spokesperson, said that the projects are in line with the national energy strategy that entails increasing reliance on renewable energy.
    
    He said that "By 2018, electricity generated by renewable energy projects will reach about 1,000 MW. This volume will represent 20% of the generated capacity by 2018.”
    
    He added that the ministry is also assessing bids for more solar projects with a total capacity of 200 MW, while work is under way to go ahead with a project to expand the grid capacity, which will allow for more renewable energy projects.
    
    According to the national energy strategy, renewable energy projects are expected to generate 1,500 MW of electricity by 2020.
    
    Jordan imports about 97% of its energy needs annually at about 18% of the gross domestic product, according to the ministry's figures.
    
    The Kingdom has one of the highest annual daily averages of solar irradiance in the world with an estimated 330 days of sunshine per year, while wind speeds in the country are as high as 7.5 metres to 11.5 metres per second in hilly areas.
    
    Source : Jordan Times
    
14. voda 3 juli 2015 21:33

    auteur info

    • voda

      Lid sinds: 02 dec 2005

      Laatste bezoek: 27 feb 2025

    • Aanbevelingen

      Ontvangen: 93268

      Gegeven: 22869

    •    Aantal posts: 384.062

    Solar power could provide a record 15pct of UK's electricity
    
    The Guardian reported that sunny weather and a recent surge in solar panel installations means that solar power could provide a record 15% of the UK’s electricity on Friday afternoon.
    
    Torrid heat tends to slightly reduce solar panels’ generating capacities, and with fresher conditions forecast across much of the UK, the amount of solar in the electricity mix could reach a new peak.
    
    A spokeswoman for the Solar Trade Association, which made the prediction, said that “It is hard to say if a record will be set but given that more and more solar is installed every day, it is likely that a new record is set every time we have good conditions now and this week we are certainly having them.”
    
    A new clean energy record would be a boost for the solar industry which celebrates its annual ‘solar independence day’ tomorrow with open house events across the UK. Energy minister Andrea Leadsom will be visiting one solar farm at a leisure centre in Brackley, Northamptonshire.
    
    Solar photovoltaic installations have soared recently in the UK, partly due to developers rushing to meet a change in subsidy regime in April. There are now around 700,000 small-scale installations now on the grid, enough to power over 655,000 households, according to government figures. Britain is currently installing solar capacity more quickly than any other European country.
    
    The supermarket giant Waitrose announced that it had installed enough solar panels on the roof of one of its dairy farms in Leckford to power the lighting and milking equipment.
    
    Globally, another solar milestone was passed today with installed solar capacity of 200GW now available to meet global demand, according to BSW, the German solar trade association.
    
    Mr David Wedepohl, a BSW spokesman, said that “Through technological breakthroughs in mass production the prices for solar electricity could be decreased by 90%. In around 30 countries worldwide electricity from your own roof now costs less than what your local provider will charge you per kilowatt hour.”
    
    With a 36% annual growth rate, the solar photovoltaic industry is mushrooming so fast at the moment that some analysts expect that half the current global total will be being installed every year by 2020.
    
    The cumulative market at that point would be around 700 GW, roughly equivalent to the size of all the electrical generating capacity in Europe, if the predictions by Greentechmedia prove correct.
    
    The biggest cloud on the horizon for solar energy is how to store the tremendous amounts of energy it can instantaneously produce for later use or dispatch it via interconnectors to meet demand across Europe.
    
    A draft EU market design paper due to be launched on July 15th calls for cross-border short-term markets that are responsive to local demand, and enable the trading of large volumes of renewable power, such as solar.
    
    Source : The Guardian
    
    

    Bijlage:
15. voda 6 juli 2015 21:30

    auteur info

    • voda

      Lid sinds: 02 dec 2005

      Laatste bezoek: 27 feb 2025

    • Aanbevelingen

      Ontvangen: 93268

      Gegeven: 22869

    •    Aantal posts: 384.062

    GERMI launches android app for gauging solar power potential
    
    Business Standard reported that the Gujarat Energy Research & Management Institute has developed an android app for smartphones that can gauge solar power potential of a particular location. The institute hopes the app will be useful for target groups such as solar power developers and citizens who may want to identify and harness solar power at their respective locations.
    
    Based on weather and satellite data as well as geographical factors such as radiation, elevation, and humidity among others, the app carries a solar photo-voltaic map of the country.
    
    Mr T Harinarayana, Director of GERMI, said that "Through provision of latitude and longitude of any location within India, the app allows users to know the annual and monthly energy generation potential. This will help reduce time for executing a project and save additional costs of consultants to know the solar energy potential." The app has been developed by Mr Jaymin Gajjar, a research associate at GERMI.
    
    What's more, according to the app, the highest solar potential is held by Leh area of Jammu and Kashmir whereas the lowest potential is held by the North-East region.
    
    Mr Harinarayana said that "In Gujarat, we have found highest potential at Junagadh around Girnar, while lowest potential is in Northern Kutch, at higher altitude and lower temperature, solar power generation potential tends to be the highest.”
    
    Source : Business Standard
    
16. voda 6 juli 2015 21:38

    auteur info

    • voda

      Lid sinds: 02 dec 2005

      Laatste bezoek: 27 feb 2025

    • Aanbevelingen

      Ontvangen: 93268

      Gegeven: 22869

    •    Aantal posts: 384.062

    Target of 100,000 MW costly solar power can sink 'Make in India'
    
    Times of India reported that Mr Narendra Modi has raised the target for solar electric capacity from 20,000 MW to 100,000 MW by 2022 at a cost of maybe USD 100 billion. This is a serious blunder. It will sabotage his 'Make in India' plans by technically disrupting the whole electricity grid, and raising the cost of a critical manufacturing input, electricity.
    
    India already has the highest interest rates among its Asian competitors. Its new land law will raise land prices maybe fourfold, making India uncompetitive there too. Indian electricity has long been uncompetitive: bulk power costs INR 6-7 per unit or more in most states, one and a half times as much as in competing Asian countries. Solar power will be even more expensive, despite massive subsidies. So, Make in India will take a hit.
    
    As long as solar power was a small fraction of total power supply, its national impact was marginal. Experimentation with various solar technologies made sense, preparing for the day when solar power would finally become competitive. Its cost has halved in the last decade but needs to halve again.
    
    However, 100,000 MW of solar power by 2022 will constitute maybe a quarter of total power capacity. This will upset the whole grid, since solar power disappears when the sun sets, just as electricity demand rises to its daily peak, with homes switching on lights and stoves. Meeting peak needs will require a big cushion of idle thermal power during the day, a huge hidden cost of solar power.
    
    Since 100,000 MW of solar power by 2022 will disrupt the grid and raise electricity costs for manufacturers, we must ask: what’s the hurry? Why not wait till solar power becomes competitive, and then go all out?
    
    Steel or cement manufacturers will tell you, if new developments promise to will halve costs five years hence, it would be mad to invest today. Yet that madness is proposed for solar power.
    
    Solar electricity is most promising. But it is also hugely subsidized today. Stripped of subsidies, solar power currently costs 14 cents per unit. With subsidies, solar producers have been able to reduce their bids substantially in recent years. Adani has just signed a deal in Tamil Nadu to supply solar electricity at INR 7.01 per unit.
    
    But add transmission and distribution costs, various levies, plus cross-subsidies for farmers and homes, and bulk power for industry will cost INR 9 per unit. That is prohibitive and will make users uncompetitive. Big companies producing captive power from captive coal mines say their electricity costs just INR 2 per unit. This will go up a bit after high auction prices for new captive mines, but will remain far below even subsidized solar power. But not every manufacturer can generate captive power.
    
    Source : Times of India
    
17. voda 7 juli 2015 16:56

    auteur info

    • voda

      Lid sinds: 02 dec 2005

      Laatste bezoek: 27 feb 2025

    • Aanbevelingen

      Ontvangen: 93268

      Gegeven: 22869

    •    Aantal posts: 384.062

    ReNew Power signs agreement with Hareon Solar for AP solar project
    
    Business Standard reported that Mr Sumant Sinha promoted ReNew Power, entered into an agreement with Hareon Solar, one of China's largest solar energy companies, to develop a solar project of 72 MW capacity in the Andhra Pradesh. It is the first time that Hareon Solar is investing into a solar project in India and would also supply and install its crystalline silicon solar modules to this project.
    
    The generated power will be sold under a 25-year power purchase agreement with the Southern Power Distribution Company of Andhra Pradesh Limited. The schedule for commissioning the project is March 2016.
    
    Mr Sumant Sinha, Chairman and CEO of ReNew Power, said that "By pairing Hareon’s high efficiency solar modules production with ReNew Power’s extensive experience in executing projects in India, we aim to significantly contribute to meeting India’s rapidly expanding energy requirements in a sustainable manner. I firmly believe in the next decade, nations like India and China will lead the way on solar as the ultimate source of sustainable energy."
    
    Eyeing investments of up to USD 200 billion, the government is looking to more than double the share of renewable sources to over 15% in India’s overall energy basket in about a decade.
    
    Source : Business Standard
    
18. voda 7 juli 2015 22:18

    auteur info

    • voda

      Lid sinds: 02 dec 2005

      Laatste bezoek: 27 feb 2025

    • Aanbevelingen

      Ontvangen: 93268

      Gegeven: 22869

    •    Aantal posts: 384.062

    India starts work on green power corridors - Report
    
    Live Mint reported that faced with an ambitious green energy target of 175,000 MW by 2022, India has started work to set up transmission corridors to supply green power across the national grid.
    
    State-owned Power Grid Corporation of India Limited plans to construct transmission links for 10,000MW solar capacity that may involve an investment of about INR 9,000 crore.
    
    Of the total 100,000 MW solar power capacity planned, 20,000 MW will come from solar parks and 40,000 MW each from roof-top and distributed generation projects. The government plans to set up 25 such solar parks. India has around 300 days of sunshine per year.
    
    A government official requesting anonymity said that “Given the nature of solar power, setting up the transmission system is a challenge. The PGCIL plans to build the inter-state transmission system for nine such solar parks.”
    
    Stability of the power grid will be important in the transmission of green energy as it will have to factor in the variation in solar and wind energy generated.
    
    A grid collapse would mean states that draw power from a particular network face a blackout. In 2012, such a grid failure in India led to the largest known outage in world history, affecting 620 million people.
    
    On July 31st 2012, the northern grid collapsed and on August 1st, the northern, eastern and northeastern grids failed.
    
    PGCIL operates around 113,587 circuit km of transmission lines and plans to spend INR 1 trillion to increase India’s inter-regional power transfer capacity from 46,450 MW to 72,250 MW by 2017. The capital expenditure planned by PGCIL for the current year is INR 32,500 crore.
    
    An earlier target to install 20,000 MW of solar energy capacity by 2022 was raised fivefold to 100,000 MW.
    
    The government has also set a target of generating 60,000 MW in wind power capacity by then. Renewable energy, at present, accounts for only 35,777 MW of India’s total power generation capacity of 272,503 MW.
    
    Another PGCIL executive aware of the developments, requesting anonymity said that “Getting this quantum of solar and wind power on the grid would require forecasting the generation and setting up of renewable energy management centres in the states and at the levels of state load dispatch centres, regional load dispatch centres and national load dispatch centre.”
    
    The transmission corridors planned by PGCIL are in addition to the green energy corridors project under Indo-German Bilateral Development Cooperation Programme for which German development bank KfW has decided to provide up to EUR 1 billion as concessional loans.
    
    A PGCIL spokesperson confirmed the development and said that “The transmission of different stages are being finalized.”
    
    Source : Live Mint
    
    

    Bijlage:
19. voda 7 juli 2015 22:40

    auteur info

    • voda

      Lid sinds: 02 dec 2005

      Laatste bezoek: 27 feb 2025

    • Aanbevelingen

      Ontvangen: 93268

      Gegeven: 22869

    •    Aantal posts: 384.062

    Adani Group to build a 648 MW solar power In TN
    
    Clean Techinca reported that Adani group has of late signed on some big solar projects. Also, the conglomerate recently announced plans to come up with 1 GW of solar PV capacity in the southern states of India.
    
    Moving ahead on its plans, last week, Adani group signed an MoU with the Tamil Nadu government to set up 648 MW of solar PV capacity at Kamuthi in the southern district of Ramanathapuram. The solar park is said to entail an investment of USD 750 million. Southern Tamil Nadu has reasonably high solar insolation, with around 300 clear sunny days in a year.
    
    The announced project capacity will be spread over 5 units, which are expected to go into construction by next month and become operational by March 2016.
    
    Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation Limited will purchase all of the power from the project at a tariff of INR 7.01 per KWh over 25 years. In order to facilitate evacuation of the solar power, a 400 kW transmission line will be laid between Kamuthi and Ramanathapuram at a cost of INR 4.35 billion.
    
    Tamil Nadu unveiled its solar policy in 2012 with a view to generate 3,000 MW of solar power by 2015, and increase the capacity by 1,000 MW every following year.
    
    Tamil Nadu leads Indian states in terms of installed renewable power capacity, but a huge chunk of this capacity comes from wind energy. With ample solar power resources, the state is now looking to replicate the success with wind energy in the solar power sector.
    
    Source : Clean Technica
    

    Bijlage:
20. voda 8 juli 2015 21:05

    auteur info

    • voda

      Lid sinds: 02 dec 2005

      Laatste bezoek: 27 feb 2025

    • Aanbevelingen

      Ontvangen: 93268

      Gegeven: 22869

    •    Aantal posts: 384.062

    Bill Gates investeert opnieuw in zonne-energie
    
    Bill Gates, oprichter van Microsoft en met een vermogen van circa $ 80 miljard de rijkste man op aarde, investeert al jaren in zonne-energie. Recent werd bekend dat hij die investeringen flink wil opvoeren. Daar liggen deels idealistische motieven aan ten grondslag. Maar zeker ook financiële overwegingen.
    
    Gates gaat honderden miljoenen dollars in innovatieve bedrijven steken die in zonne-energie actief zijn. Gates wil met deze investeringen zeer zeker bijdragen aan een vermindering van de CO2-uitstoot. Maar je wordt natuurlijk niet de rijkste man ter wereld als je uitsluitend gedreven wordt door idealisme. Je moet ook realiteitsbesef hebben. En dat bezit Gates natuurlijk in ruime mate. En dan is investeren in zonne-energie natuurlijk geen slechte keuze.
    
    $ 3.700 miljard
    
    Ga maar na, de verwachtingen voor deze sector zijn gigantisch. De Amerikaanse financiële nieuwszender Bloomberg verwacht dat de komende 25 jaar $ 3.700 miljard in zonne-energie zal worden geïnvesteerd. En dat gigantische bedrag wordt uiteraard niet zomaar in zonne-energie gestoken. Neem alleen al de elektriciteitscentrales. Door voortdurende innovaties zal volgens verschillende onderzoeksbureaus de kostprijs van elektriciteit opgewekt met zonne-energie zo snel dalen dat dit soort energie binnen enkele jaren in steeds meer landen kan concurreren met energie opgewekt met fossiele brandstoffen.
    
    Onzichtbaarder
    
    Daarnaast worden zonnecellen steeds ‘onzichtbaarder’. Zonnecellen kun je nu al mooi en uit het zicht ‘wegwerken’ op bijvoorbeeld daken (overigens een van de belangrijke voordelen van zonne-energie ten opzichte van windenergie, waar de windmolenparken vanwege horizonvervuiling steeds meer weerstand oproepen). Maar er worden ook uitvindingen gedaan die de zonnecellen nog ‘onzichtbaarder’ maken. Zo zijn er nu experimenten met zonnecellen die niet op het dak worden geplaatst, maar die het dak zijn. Ook wordt er gewerkt aan glas, bijvoorbeeld voor huizen, waarin de zonnecellen al onzichtbaar verwerkt zijn.
    
    Imago en kostenefficiency
    
    Gates is echt niet de enige slimme investeerder die in zonne-energie investeert. Andere bekende investeerders zijn investeringsbanken als Goldman Sachs, J.P. Morgan en Morgan Stanley, Elon Musk (oprichter en grootaandeelhouder van elektrische sportautofabrikant Tesla) en Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, de beroemde investeringsfirma uit Silicon Valley (zij verdienden onder meer miljarden dollars met een vroegtijdige investering in Google).
    
    Google en Apple
    
    Daarnaast zie je dat hightechondernemingen als Microsoft, Apple en Cisco steeds meer geld investeren om hun kantoren en datacenters op zonne-energie te laten draaien. Dat is goed voor het imago, maar ook voor de kostenefficiency. De investeringsstrategieën van Gates zijn dus heel goed te begrijpen. Want naast zijn oogmerk om met zonne-energie de CO2-uitstoot te helpen verminderen, is er ook een goede kans dat zijn investeringen mooi zullen renderen.
    
    +44,1%
    
    Bij Trend Invest kunt u met één druk op de knop investeren in 20 internationale toonaangevende zonne-energieaandelen. In de eerste helft van dit jaar kwam het rendement van deze Trend uit op 44,1%.*
    
    

    Bijlage:
21. voda 8 juli 2015 21:56

    auteur info

    • voda

      Lid sinds: 02 dec 2005

      Laatste bezoek: 27 feb 2025

    • Aanbevelingen

      Ontvangen: 93268

      Gegeven: 22869

    •    Aantal posts: 384.062

    Obama administration to expand access to solar power
    
    The Obama administration hopes to make solar power more accessible for low- and middle-income Americans. It's announcing a series of moves, including installing more solar energy units in federally subsidized housing, low cost loans for homeowners and a program to help renters.
    
    The White House recently pledged that the US would get 20% of its total electricity from renewable sources by 2030, about three times what it does now. The Washington Post reports the administration is concerned about what might be called energy inequality:
    
    Mr Obama senior adviser Mr Brian Deese said on a media call that "It's very important not only that we achieve that goal, but how we get there as well. We know there are significant challenges in the scope and geographic reach of solar.”
    
    He said that "More and more voices of late are airing concerns about equal access to solar energy.The rapid decline of solar panel costs in recent years has ushered in a solar boom that has not spread uniformly across the spectrum of U.S. household incomes, notes a recent paper from the George Washington University Solar Institute. Despite being more vulnerable to energy costs, lower income Americans have lagged behind more affluent households in adopting solar and realizing its numerous benefits."
    
    The administration plans to train some 200 low income people to get jobs in the solar industry. And states, local governments, industry and charities have pledged USD 520 million for investments in community solar programs.
    
    Source : NPR