Solar

Nils Bøhmer

Solar power describes various methods to extract energy from the light of the sun. Solar energy is relatively pollution free, and solar facilities run with little extra input or maintenance. However, the best placed locations tend to be remote from the places where the energy demand is highest. Solar energy is also limited in dark or cloudy conditions. The use of solar power for energy is believed to increase tenfold in coming years as the technology and storing capacity is being refined.

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[ 09.02.2012 ]
Harish Hande providing solar power to the people in India
Some 140,000 homes across the India currently are equipped with solar panels produced by the SELCO company founded in 1995 by Harish Hande, whose philosophy is that solar energy goes far beyond being just a power technology.
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Photo: Joakim Hauge/Bellona

[ 14.05.2010 ]
Bright prospects for solar plan
VALENCIA – Ministers and other key players from industry, politics, finance and international institutions attend the high-level conference on the Mediterranean Solar Plan in sunny Valencia. Adressing the audience, Bellona President Frederic Hauge stressed the need to deal with food and water security when creating a new energy infrastructure.
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[ 05.05.2010 ]
Fighting for clean solar energy in Europe
BRUSSELS – Bellona, together with other NGOs, researchers and members of industry, will be speaking at a round table in the European Parliament next Wednesday, titled “Should the solar sector be included in the scope of the RoHS recast Directive?” Bellona and others are working to reduce the risk of the EU allowing solar panels to contain hazardous waste. The drive behind these efforts is that key pieces of EU legislation – the so-called RoHs and WEEE Directives – are currently under revision.
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NEWS
[ 21.08.2006 ]
Californian Nanosolar Company invests in mass production of solar panels

Californian Nanosolar Company invests 100 million dollars in mass production of solar panels.

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[ 22.03.2005 ]
Power industry to develop by means of sun, hydrogen and garbage

Solar energy is the most perspective direction in the world power industry development, Zhores Alferov says.

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[ 22.02.2005 ]
Solar panels installed at Sochi University

Special helio-system, working on solar energy, provides Sochi University with hot water.

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BLOGS
Postet 10.02.2011 i Michelle Lanning Blog av Michelle Lanning

EU on track for a smart electric grid

Over the next ten years, the European Union will invest around 1 trillion Euros updating an outdated energy system in order to save energy and meet climate change demands.

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REPORTS
[ 17.04.2012 Northwest Russia Renewable Energy Forum ] Economic aspects of small-scale renewable energy development in remote settlements of the Kola Peninsula
Murmansk Region, a large administrative area on the Kola Peninsula in Russia’s European North, has a broad range of non-conventional renewable energy sources at its disposal – the sun and wind, small rivers, tides and ocean waves, etc. Each of these resources has its own distinct seasonal characteristics. For instance, the supply of solar energy and hydroenergy is at its peak during summer periods, while consumer demand is traditionally highest during the winter. Conversely, energy derived from the wind and ocean waves reaches its maximum availability in the winter, with the onset of seasonal cyclone activity. Finally, tidal energy is not contingent on a particular season, and its mean monthly values remain unchanged throughout the year or across multi-year spans. These peculiarities determine the specific areas and scope of practical application of renewable energy sources on the peninsula.
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