renewable energy installer Articles
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International Research And Comparison Of Incentive Systems For Building-Integrated Photovoltaics (BIPV) Case Study
Project Goal: To analyze different existing strategies to incentive renewable energy installations in buildings connecting the macro-economic interest to strengthen renewable energies with the micro-economic situation explaining that using the “prisoner’s dilemma”. ...
By Opvius GmbH
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New documentary showcases the promise of solar energy
What do an unemployed American worker, a Tea Party activist and a Chinese entrepreneur have in common? They’re all part of a new documentary film highlighting the growth of solar energy around the world. Directed by award-winning filmmaker Shalini Kantayya and featuring stories from the U.S. and China, “Catching the Sun” focuses on the global race to lead the clean energy ...
By Ensia
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Commonwealth Charter Academy - Case Study
Location:Harrisburg, PA Project Size:500,000 kWh Solar Renewable Energy LLC installed EcoFoot5D 5-Degree Racking system on the flat-roof portion of this 1,080 solar panel project on Commonwealth Charter Academy's (CCA) roof . The total system will produce approximately 500,000 kWh annually, which will provide one-third of the electricity consumption at CCA’s 180,000-square-foot Capital ...
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Monroe Community College Solar Installation Case Study
Project Overview: At the end of the fall semester MCCC renewable energy students installed a 2.1 kW solar array in joint with Patriot Solar Group. The student project consists of eight 260 watt SolarWorld panels; each panel has an Enphase M-215 micro-inverter that converts the DC voltage generated by the panels into 240 volts AC which is then fed into to the electrical system of the CTC building ...
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SMEs demand help to the UK government to cut carbon emissions
A new report examines how SMEs can contribute to the government’s carbon emissions 2020 targets and recommends a range of measures. A new report from the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) titled “Making Sense of Going Green”, supports the government must include measures to help small and medium-sized businesses (SMEs) cut carbon emissions through the upcoming Energy ...
By Vital Energi
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IEA commends Italy on progress in energy policy but cautions that further long-term challenges remain
“Significant recent changes in Italy’s energy legislation provide the country with new opportunities to build on past successes”, said Nobuo Tanaka, Executive Director of the International Energy Agency (IEA) today in Rome at the launch of Energy Policies of IEA Countries – Italy 2009 Review. He highlighted that over the past five years, the Italian government had gone a long way towards ...
By IEA
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Swiss Sustainable Energy Solutions are Top
Four years ago Allinghi, the high-tech racing yacht designed by land-locked Swiss engineers challenged established sea-faring nations off New Zealand and won the prestigious America's Cup. About the same time the Swiss pioneer Bertrand Piccard became the first to surround the globe in a hot air balloon. A Swiss crew will soon be the first to reach New York City after crossing the Atlantic with ...
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Nigerian professionals boost their know-how in Renewable Energies
RENAC holds a sell-out training course in Nigeria on behalf of the Energy Commission of Nigeria . Berlin, 10.8.2010 – On behalf of the Energy Commission of Nigeria together with Eauxwell Nigeria Limited, the Berlin-based Renewables Academy last week carried out a renewable energy training seminar in Abuja, Nigeria. Nearly 120 decision-makers and practitioners participated in the ...
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Renewable energy and energy efficiency in Bulgaria
The interest in renewable energy sources (RESs) utilisation and energy efficiency improvement programmes in Bulgaria reflects the changes in the field of energy policy worldwide and in Europe. Now energy management becomes a great problem of inner policy of Bulgarian government. In the last few years there has been a growing attention to the RESs applications. Bulgaria has one of Southern ...
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It’s time to invest in clean energy in Africa
Private-sector investment in electricity is sitting on the sidelines in Africa. Here’s how we can change that. The math for Africa’s clean energy future is adding up. Solar lamps are spreading like fireflies across Ghana. A first-of-its-kind solar farm in Rwanda is providing electricity for 15,000 rural homes. Utility-scale solar and wind projects are being built in Morocco and ...
By Ensia
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Should America follow Europe`s lead on energy?
As the United States sorts out its next moves on energy policies to enhance long-term security and strengthen its economy, policymakers will need to weigh both benefits and risks of various energy sources. Looking at what other countries are doing is a good place to start. European countries’ recent moves have one thing in common: each is moving to cleaner energy sources and greater energy ...
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Growing Pains: Current Disadvantages of Renewable Energy
As renewable energy projects continue to be a growing piece of global energy production, it is easy to assume that they will automatically have less of an impact on the environment and people than conventional fossil fuels. Renewable energy is an appealing way to avoid carbon emissions, use fewer resources and provide energy security and jobs. But it is not perfect, and despite the many positives ...
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Using ultrasonic heat meters - Case study
Ultrasonic heat meters are compatible and regularly used in RHI supported commercial wood pellet heating systems that provide energy for heating and hot water. iCenta has supplied Gwres Glas, a Powys based company designing and installing renewable energy systems, with ultrasonic heat meters as part of its commercial wood pellet heating systems, providing energy for heating and hot water. ...
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Germany 02 - ZE-40-ULH - Heat Recovery from Engines (Biogas) - Case Study
Plant: 1 x ZE-40-ULH Low-Temperature Organic Rankine Cycle (ORC) Module, nominal output 40 kWe Nominal output: 40 kWe Application: Heat recovery from engines (MAN genset fueled by biogas) Location: Lower Saxony, Germany Manager: Private German firm This plant is located in a German village in Lower Saxony not far from Bremen. Its function is to optimize the efficiency of a ...
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Photovoltaics and Building Efficiency towards a Net Zero Energy Building (NZEB)
According to statistics, 40% of the energy consumption in Europe comes from the building sector. This led the European Commission to create energy efficiency directives to improve the energy efficiency of buildings, introducing the concept of NZEB or Nearly Zero-Energy Buildings. One of the main measures to be implemented is the requirement for all new buildings from 2021 (public buildings from ...
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MENA set to spearhead Solar developments as CSP & PV grind to a halt in the western world
The solar community in the Western world is undergoing radical change in 2012. Falling PV prices and the ending of the DOE loan guarantees in the US have hit the CSP industry hard, making it difficult to secure the necessary political and financial support to continue development. The PV market is also on the brink of collapse, with damaging effects from government incentive programmes set to ...
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There’s a new contender in the quest for the next superbattery
It’s been nearly 40 years since the battery world had a major shake up. In 1980, a researcher at England’s University of Oxford made the first breakthrough that would eventually take lithium-ion batteries from theoretical to possible. But the industry was slow to embrace the shiny new design. It would be more than a decade before Sony decided to throw its weight behind lithium ion, ...
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Honolulu’s LED Lamps: Cutting on Carbon and Trimming Tax
Honolulu, the Hawaiian capital’s energy costs rank tenth on the pollution lists. In an attempt to reduce this figure, the city mayor wants to install solar street lamps which will help cut tax and Greenhouse Gas emissions. Hawaii stands third in least energy consumption per capita, but the increasingly high population density mounts up its energy costs. 2013 saw a reduction in the use of ...
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Case study - Building energy generation & usage
A Scottish council looking to make financial savings due to recent budget cuts needed to make decisions on whether renewable energy could improve the efficiency of their existing buildings. They wanted a time saving system that would allow them to get instant live data whenever they needed it and which would store the data in an easy to read format so that they didn’t have to spend time ...
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Preparing your plumbing and heating business for the UK's Race to Zero
Currently, 80% of British households use gas central heating systems, but that won't be the case in the future. The UK is switching to renewable energy, and by 2035, all of the country's electricity will come from clean energy sources. To support the government's efforts to switch to renewable energy and cut carbon emissions, why not offer low-carbon solutions now and help the government reach ...
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