Tag: global
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Largest global install of organic PV now underway in Brazil
The largest global use of OPV (Organic Photovoltaic) technology, considered by some to be the third generation in solar energy, was installed on the outside of a commercial building in Brazil. OPV used on glass is capable of transforming sunlight into electricity, and the area where it will be usedRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Five trends shaping the global solar market in 2016
The global solar market is going through a wild 2016. The first half of this year saw a major spike in demand driven by an unprecedented volume of installations in China and the U.K. in advance of waning and expring incentives. The U.S. installed its millionth solar system in theRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Report: Global PV market to grow 21 percent by end of 2016
According to a new report from GTM Research and SoliChamba Consulting, 58 gigawatts of monitored PV will be added to the world’s total in 2016, bringing the cumulative PV monitoring market to 242 gigawatts. In addition to a growing installation base, the PV monitoring landscape is undergoing tremendous change asRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Exosun to equip two new solar plants in France
Exosun, a supplier of cost-effective solar tracking solutions for ground-mounted photovoltaic plants, will equip two new plants of the largest French renewable energy producer, CNR (La Compagnie Nationale du Rhône). The 9.5 MWp Beaucaire and 4 MWp Donzère plants situated in the South of France will be equipped with Exosun’s Exotrack®Read More — Solar Builder magazine
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Attacking the Plastic Waste Epidemic Head On
We were very pleased to discover this organization called the Plastic Bank. It’s predicated on the idea that waste plastic, which is one of the world’s most daunting environmental challenges, possesses what they believe to be an “abundance of opportunity”. Their site, www.plasticbank.org, lays out the argument in very lucid terms and you come away…