Tag: Solar Power International

The pic of the peas here inspires both laughter and terror.  Yes, it could be part of the endless “you had one job” series, and that’s always good for a smile. More seriously, it’s a reminder of what needs to …

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As we’ve often discussed here, information and communications technology (ICT) is one of the main drivers of the rapid migration to renewable energy.  There are hundreds of different reasons for this, but here’s one that you’ll find the moment you …

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I just got off the phone with a manager of construction projects who has used a portable array of solar panels and a small wind turbine with battery storage to power his sites before grid electricity can be brought in, …

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Here’s a quick note to report that I did two on-camera interviews at the Solar Power International show today—both within the span of less than 30 minutes.  The second of the two, which I did for the Korean titan LG, …

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Terrific day at the Solar Power International (SPI) show yesterday.  I had the opportunity to take in a 30-minute presentation by an extremely senior analyst at Bloomberg,  though it really wasn’t particularly good news for distributed solar. The over-supply midday …

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I’m in Las Vegas Tuesday and Wednesday for Solar Power International (SPI), one of the two largest shows (along with Intersolar) on solar energy internationally.  In addition to meeting an important client, I look forward to milling around the enormity …

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Here’s an interesting post on a new manufacturing process for solar PV cells.  I note that I ran across a similar approach at the Solar Power International show a couple of weeks ago, under development at NREL (the US Department …

From 2GreenEnergy Super-Supporter Gary Tulie:  Is 1366 Technologies in Elon Musk’s Sights? Read More »

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My friend I mentioned earlier writes: I had the plant construction cost at $600 million per square mile. I figured a few hundred billion more for infrastructure improvements like HVDC grid upgrades and storage. It seems the nationwide CSP solution is …

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I had an interesting conversation yesterday at the Solar Power International show with a young lady whose mission was to ensure that women in the solar industry are accorded the same respect as men. I actually was unaware that this …

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I had a terrific discussion with a spokesperson for Abengoa at the Solar Power International show yesterday, from which I walked away quite pleased to learn that CSP (aka solar thermal) is still very much alive and kicking.  Abengoa’s approach …

Spanish Energy Giant Abengoa Still Super-Active in Concentrated Solar Power Read More »

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