The World Wind Energy Association has recently launched the World Wind Energy Report 2012. Below you can find some keypoints: The worldwide wind capacity reached 282 GW, out of which 44’609 Megawatt were added in 2012, more than ever before. Wind power showed a growth rate of 19,2 %, which is the lowest rate in ...
SheerWind funner wind turbine is able to generate 600% more energy than conventional turbines. According to Daryoush Allaei, Sheer Wind’s chief technical officer, a utility-scale installation of these wind turbines — that is a 100 to 500 MW power plant — could cost as low as 1 cent per KWh. For comparison, conventional tower and ...
According to an analysis of national action plans by the European Wind Energy Association (EWEA), Europe is will meet easy its target of drawing 20% of its energy from renewable sources by 2020, The group has collated European Commission figures which show that 20.7% of energy consumption – and 34% of electricity demand – will ...
Solar cell and solar module testing during manufacturing and prior to installation has a major importance as more and more individuals and businesses look to lower their carbon footprints. Newly introduced to the UK by Armstrong Optical Ltd., the fully automated optronic infrared test system – PV-LIT – manufactured by InfraTec GmbH in Germany has ...
The table below lists the main photovoltaic modules manufacturers in 2012 (in MWp) Company Technologies Country Production lines in Production capacity Modules 2012 (in MWp) Production/ Sales/ Shipment of modules 2012 (in MWp) Turnover 2012 (in M€) Employees in 2012 Yingli Green Energy Wafers, mono and multicrystalline cells, modules China China 2450 2297 1405 16000 ...
After the big growth in 2011, the European Union’s photovoltaic market slowed right down in 2012. The newly-installed capacity in 2012 is 16.5 GWp compared to 22 GWp in 2011. This is a 25% slide. At global level the market generally held up, with just over 30 GWp installed, bolstered by the build-up of the ...
Concentrated Photovoltaics (CPV) manufacturer Amonix have successfully converted a record 36% of sunlight into energy in a module trial at the US National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL). A module showcasing Amonix’s latest-generation CPV technology has been in outdoor testing from late February to April of this year. The record was measured by NREL on the ...
