New Jersey, a leading U.S. solar

In the USA a disused landfill is to be converted and used as an area where they will be installed photovoltaic solar modules 12.506. The new plant, built in New Jersey, will have an installed capacity of 3 MW - for a total value of $ 18 million - increasing the prestige of the state energy, the national leader in the exploitation of solar energy for power generation at low carbon emissions. New Jersey has in fact recently passed in California in terms of MW installed climbing to first place in the U.S. solar market.

The area, 13 acres, will become operational by the end of the year thanks to the collaboration between the SunDurance Energy that will take care of the supply module and the PSE & G will manage the plant. "The unused resources such as contaminated soil areas for the production of renewable solar energy and the increase in employment in the sector are a key component of this administration whose agenda includes important energy projects in the country's economic future," said Governor Kim gain the commitment adding that green energy in New Jersey is providing 430 MW of installed power.

World's largest solar bridge in London under construction

It will be the symbol of sustainable mobility and environmentally friendly in the heart of one of the most important cities on the planet is the Blackfriars Bridge in London as it prepares to become the largest bridge in the world calendar. They are in fact just begun work on installing more than 4,400 panels, capable of generating electricity equal to 900,000 kWh annually.

It 'was one of the landmarks of Victorian London and industrial in 1886 was built Blackfriars Bridge, which gives its name to the adjoining station, an important railway through the city.

Continue to be a key site of urban mobility in the coming years, thanks to Network Rail project which aims to improve the conditions of some major London stations, as indeed that of the Blackfriars, also increasing energy efficiency. "We are building a large modern station" Vamplew said Lindsay, director of works for Network Rail, "The bridge of Blackfriars station is part of our history: built in the age of steam, we are bringing up with the twenty-first century with Solar technology, to create a station that becomes an icon for the city. "

A symbol that will bear witness to the people, even more, the important role of alternative energy: "See that solar energy is working," said Derry Newman, chief executive of Solarcentury, the UK company that is performing the work, " is an important step towards a future of clean energy. "
Besides the use of solar panels, the London station will be equipped with other means of producing sustainable energy, as a recovery for the installation of rainwater or solar chimneys that will allow better light, with natural sources , of the station. Thanks to the energy thus produced, it is expected that the station will be able to self-sustaining with renewable sources for 50% of its total energy consumption.

The end of the meeting is scheduled for spring of 2012: To this date, the 6,000 square meters of photovoltaic panels will be installed now and will enable a saving of 511 tonnes CO2 per year.


But the London Bridge is not the only virtuous example of the old continent, in June 2011, Europe has seen the installation of 16,000 solar panels also on top of a railway tunnel in Belgium, the stretch of high-speed line between Antwerp and Amsterdam.

Photovoltaics: plants tripled in the province of Varese

On the roofs of houses and businesses there are more than 3,600. This is what emerged during a workshop organized at the headquarters of the Industrial Union of Gallarate from Young Entrepreneurs
"Photovoltaics: the fourth energy bill" is the title of which represented the second round of review of the workshop "Energy: let's talk." Purpose: To provide practical advice to businesses, immediately usable within the organization to increase the energy efficiency of production sites. A sort of guide to the best investments, including the solar energy.

The PV is now a choice to be taken into account at least for its potential, those able to release the companies from the swing in energy prices in the markets. The sun is a source not subject to speculation. And it's only for this opportunity, given the turbulence that live in this period markets. So from an investment screening, although it is not in itself inescapable: we talked about this during the workshop.
However, it was stressed that the exponential growth of the plants on the roofs of houses and Italian companies is favored by the strong policy incentives. An increase that Varese is no exception. On the contrary. In the province, according to data from the Energy Services Manager of GSE-spa, there are 3,623 plants with a total power equal to just over 63,500 kW. Only a year and a half ago, in March of 2010, there were 890 for a total of 8,600 kW.

Few other industries can boast such a growth. Between 2009 and 2010 witnessed a growth of plants and energy produced around 200%. In this scenario Lombardy stands out as one of the regions where the sun is gone: the highest number of power plants, and second, behind only to Apulia. In this scenario, the Lombard rate at high PV, Varese emerges as one of the provinces loyal to the solar option.
Positive experience the meeting to provide information on the Fourth in tariff that governs the current policy of incentives to photovoltaics, the institutions involved, on the necessary technical and administrative requirements, the economic evaluations to be done before choosing whether to invest or not this type of energy source.

Photovoltaic energy bill, comes the equalization?

The decree Development sprouting changes the incentives for photovoltaics. It introduces the "equalization", ie the idea of ​​establishing rates of the energy bill less generous in areas with higher solar radiation compared to areas with less sun. Yet another unwelcome surprise for the industry, but perhaps did not materialize. No peace for the world of photovoltaics. The utime shake is called "equalization" and - according to the Sun 24 hours today - would be in Article 47 of the draft Decree of the Ministry of Development exam yesterday afternoon led by Paul Romans.

After the proposal of the amnesty for renewable installations made by the Minister Romano and Xavier, who opposed a while 'from every front, it seems directed to the provision (Qualenergia.it, an amnesty for renewable energy systems), here is another new . A measure that provides a smoothing, in fact, the incentives for solar photovoltaics, which is a reformulation of the energy bill rates by sunlight and therefore the yields of plants, substantially higher than the south. Pressing the most plants in areas where the sun is less generous for tariff reduction in the sunniest areas, where grid parity is closer. As stated in the draft decree, reported by Sole24Ore, "for the achievement of national targets for the development of renewable sources and greater efficiency in the energy sector, the tariffs on the production of electricity produced by solar photovoltaic, fixed by decrees of the legislative decree of 29 December 2003, no 387, a corrective equalization is applied, a decree of the Minister of Economic Development, in consultation with the Minister of Environment and Protection of Land and Sea, connected to degree-day climatic zones listed in Annex A to the DPR 26 August 1993, Ranked # 412, as amended, in order to standardize the value of `incentive throughout the national territory." The suspicion is that equalization is hidden behind a substantial reduction of incentives: namely, that you want to maintain the current incentives in the North, to reduce them gradually moving towards areas with greater sunlight. Behind the measure would seem to reappear the will of the League of further cuts to photovoltaics - seen as a burden on the bill - which was solidified in the last financial proposal, then aborted, a dry cut of 30% to all charges on the bill, including those which are taken the money to support renewables.

The idea of ​​equalization is pleased the 'Energy Committee' of Confindustria, which also pawing every other day for cuts in incentives for renewables, "all for" Augustine said he was now Earl, vice president of the Committee, on the sidelines of a hearing the Environment Committee. But the Ministry of Economic Development but the idea does not seem to collect the same consensus: for example, disagrees with the idea Undersecretary of the Ministry with responsibility for energy, Stefano Saglia, "makes no sense to encourage more where plants produce less" said in public today. Perhaps, like so many other threats to the sources that we have seen in recent months, the idea will remain unrealized. On the phone with Qualenergia.it, Valerio Christmas, President of the GIFI, the association Confindustria is the idea of ​​photovoltaics: "For now we do not have an inkling that the proposal can become reality, it seems yet another proposal for someone not connected to will of the Ministry, "he explains. As the measure itself says: "I will not even discuss the merits of equalization. Unless you change the better. Such a measure can only create uncertainty, the opposite of what is useful to industry. In recent months it seems that every day instead seems to arrive a proposal for change. " In summary this eternal pursuit to change legislation has emerged in our recent article "The lack of governance of renewable energy and efficiency" of 10 October.

More explicit Massimo Daniele Sapienza, president of Ace Energy Future, "We are tired of being at the mercy of socks every day investing ideas renewables. Look at this week - says Wisdom - before the incredible idea of ​​a moratorium, then the absurdity of the amnesty and now check equalization for incentives, and received a proposal from the League for a long time, it would seem, in the decree Development. The only certain result of this uproar is the relentless' are thrown into uncertainty in which operators, enterprises and families who have chosen Photovoltaics ". "The result is - says Wisdom - is not that big a case of renewable energy companies have announced in recent days, the send-off to Italy and prepare to leave our country, first of all large U.S. companies: SunPower, GE Stamp , AES Solar System, Fotowatio. Here are the fruits, probably not random, this policy of destabilization. "

The voice of global solar thermal power

World Solar Thermal Association (STELAWorld) will represent the sector of solar thermal in Europe, Australia and South Africa. Presented by the International Energy Agency (IEA) ministerial meeting in Paris, the newborn is associated with Estela from being a Europe tour and will be responsible for working with international agencies like the IEA, UNFCCC, the World Bank and the Fund International Monetary assisting policy makers and investors in accessing information on the CSP and its development in order to more quickly reduce production costs. The primary objective of STELAWorld will be to encourage the ministers of IEA member countries to commit to accelerate the conversion of the energy system towards sustainability based on solar resources, encouraging innovation and knowledge transfer, and the ' implementation of measures to accelerate the development of large-scale solar thermal energy. "The thermodynamic critical to the development of a world economy increasingly dependent on fossil fuels," said Pancho Ndebele, President of SASTELA, organization of solar power generation South African. "And 'most versatile form of renewable energy available to the world, safe and completely zero-carbon can be stored and released when it is needed most. It can also support job creation, industrialization in many of those regions of the world's poorest and most populated. "

Pending that the main organizations of the United States, India and the MENA regions participating, STELAWorld has already prepared the action plan: through its members promote the exchange of data and information from industry, research agencies , academic institutions and government agencies around the world for the production of solar thermal energy. "This helps our solar thermal electric systems to integrate a larger amount of more intermittent renewable sources, like wind and photovoltaics, with the ability to store energy and release it when you need it most," said Luis Crespo President of ESTELA. "This technology can greatly reduce, and in time eliminate the need for a backup made from fossil fuels to renewable sources discontinuous. Moreover, new technologies allow the transmission of electricity even in regions without ideal solar conditions, such as the United Kingdom and Northern Europe, using the thermodynamic energy produced from rich countries such as Spain and only Morocco ".

39 solar cars race across Australia

They left this weekend from Darwin, Australia, the 39 cars that are challenging for the World Solar Challenge Veolia, the most 'famous race regularity' for solar-powered vehicles. Built by a team of researchers from 21 countries worldwide and with a power comparable to that of a toaster, the prototypes have to travel 3,021 kilometers to the finish line in Adelaide.

The race is held every two years and the main purpose and 'not so much to achieve the maximum speed', the maximum efficiency, which is the lowest power consumption possible, through slight body shapes and unusual, experimental photovoltaic devices, and advanced technological . At the time, and 'leading the crew of the Tokai University, followed by the University' of Michigan and the Dutch Nuon Solar Team.

Mainly solar energy?

A solar system, the missile? With the help of sensors always in the most effective angle of the sun, there are many places already. But on the flat roof of a residential and commercial building in Neuchâtel, since it would be a precedent. And to avoid this first, the decision was deferred over an appropriate planning application to the Committee on Environment and Technology recently.

It was the second meeting in which the Committee has considered this planning application. Specifically, the applicant is proposing to install on a new building in the street Ensisheim a mobile photovoltaic system - it would be six feet wide and three meters high. With its 18 square meters, the movable solar element would not project beyond a building plan of Probable gable or hip roof, because it should be placed on a flat roof. But this is after the development plan is not just permitted. Therefore, in the meantime had proposed collective Christian city planner to put the solar system at a rear portion and to leave it to the street in the conventional pitched roof.

Solar power for mobile nature lovers

The Solar Nova Backpack AB-308 is practical lightweight with only 900 grams with 33 liters. It's versatile interior compartments has protected mounted solar cells that generate enough already with normal daylight energy to charge the supplied battery. The Li-Ion 1800 mAh storage unit outputs and can power through the included adapter, the most popular mobile devices with power. Devices from Nokia, Samsung, LG and SonyEricsson enjoy direct access to Apple's iPhone and iPod meets a USB port, which receives the cable from the original cult producer. Micro USB and miniUSB are also with the outdoor game, and Nintendo DS and Sony PSP are connecting.

The battery can be charge in the evening in the hotel or at the hut and loaded directly via USB or AC adapter during the day, then serves as an energy reserve for the road. Whom the power is not enough, reaches for the Pro version, which carries a 5,000 mAh battery is serving. The solar cell is always at the perfect angle to the light irradiation, the average load time of the 2.7 watt panel is payable in five hours. And with 99 € the backpack is still a relatively cheap entertainment for mobile nature lovers who still want to remain accessible.

Sun seeks solar module

Renewable energies are in high demand. The resources of fossil fuels are finite. And events such as the nuclear accident in Fukushima contribute to the population that uses the new thinking on energy. Many people already use geothermal energy for heating or solar energy to heat water.

But with the sun can produce not only heat but also electricity. This requires PV systems that are installed on roofs or on walls. Photovoltaic is a technology that turns sunlight into electricity. Many homeowners who feed the electricity produced in this way already in the public power grid. The larger the area the more lucrative is this kind of energy. Roofs of companies or schools to be about small power plants and ensure the operator of the facility over 20 years, a fixed amount per kilowatt hour. But first must be invested.

This is where the solar market: To bring together the owners of large roof surfaces on buildings and factories with investors, the community Neunkirchen is now equipped with a solar stock market went into the virtual network. Under www.neunkirchen-siegerland.de the owners of these properties the opportunity to make their space on the Internet for prospective transparent. Investors can review the bids come in contact with the owner and lease the land. The solar market is a free mediation platform, the interface of owners and investors.

To adjust the solar roofs can exchange, certain prerequisites required: For pitched roofs the space required is at least 100 square feet, with flat roofs at least 300 All interested parties can obtain information on the website about the conditions, subsidies and allowances. The two contact Michael Hester and Matthias Jung inform all investors like to see how they can interact with the provider. All regional specialist firms are invited to register in the solar market.

High efficiency of nanoparticle-based organic solar cells

Scientists from the Institute for Microsystem Technology (IMTEK) and the Freiburg Materials Research Center (FMF), University of Freiburg has managed to develop a method for treating the surface of nanoparticles, which significantly increases the efficiency of organic solar cells. Through the use of so-called quantum dots made of cadmium selenide could produce the scientists and researchers the highest-ever efficiency of 2 percent in hybrid solar cells by measurements of the FMF settled Working Group "Dye and Organic Solar Cells" at Fraunhofer Institute for Solar energy systems has been confirmed. Previous values ​​were 1 to 1.8 percent. For hybrid solar cells have the photoactive layer of a mixture of inorganic nanoparticles and an (organic) polymer. The developed method is applicable in principle to many nanoparticles and opens up further opportunities for increasing efficiency of this type of solar cell. The process was patented and the results were published in a recent issue of the prestigious journal of applied physics, "Applied Physics Letters".

Organic solar cells belong to the so-called third generation of solar cells and are still in research stage. The world record for purely organic solar cells, which are both components of the photoactive layer of organic materials, is currently at 7 percent for wet chemically produced films. In contrast to conventional silicon solar cells, which are mainly used for large-scale power generation, they have many advantages: they are much thinner and more flexible. The key advantage is its low cost and fast production. Therefore, they are better suited for integration into applications and systems in our everyday life with a limited duration, such as sensors or electronic devices in order to operate them energy self-sufficient. The use of batteries and wires could thus be drastically reduced in the future.

The team of researchers, chemists, physicists and engineers of the IMTEK and FMF closely together. "The interdisciplinary nature of the research group was an absolute godsend and has led to rapid progress in the project. So we could afford the synthesis of nanoparticles by modifying their surface and integration into composite materials, all from one source," says Group leader Dr. Michael Kruger. His group "Nanosciences" is part of the Chair for Sensors by Prof. Dr. Gerald Urban IMTEK. Based on the published results of his team is working - even in the framework of a Federal Ministry for Education and Research funded joint project - working to expand the proven method to other promising materials systems and thus to go on their way to market one step further. Preconditions are significantly more efficient than before, further increasing the durability of the materials and the reduction of manufacturing costs.

The project "Quantum Dot Polymer Hybrids as photoactive material in solar cells," is funded by the IMTEK Graduiertenkolleg "Micro Energy Harvesting" by the German Research Society.

Suspicion of insider trading at Solar Millennium

Only 74 days was Utz Claassen, the former head of the energy group EnBW, working as CEO of Solar Millennium. Still, he conceded nine million euros signing bonus. In connection with this short engagement, the prosecutor has now begun preliminary investigations into suspected insider trading: The company founder to have bought shares before Claassens took care obligation for a price jump.

It was mid-June 2011, and in the California desert, the boss himself shoveling. Christoph Wolff, CEO of Solar Millennium AG Frankish, laid on with U.S. political celebrities hand. Interior Secretary Ken Salazar had even flown in from Washington. California's Governor Jerry Brown came to Blythe, a provincial town 350 km east of Los Angeles. "A milestone in the history books," Wolff had cheered weeks in advance.

Spade with the obligatory construction on the largest solar power plant has been celebrated ever, a mega-project, by Solar Millennium wants to lift. Around two billion euros will cost the plant in Blythe and deliver twice as much electricity as a nuclear power plant. Almost everywhere on Earth could solve energy power stations by Solar Millennium problems, one is confident in the company headquarters in Erlanger. But while the company wants to conquer the world, it gets more and more at home in a vortex of highly unpleasant investigations and legal disputes.

Since the spring of the Nuremberg prosecutors on suspicion of going against the Supervisory Board of Solar company for serious breach of trust and massive violations of company law, according to (Az 505 Js 638/11). Claassen, it is about many millions of euros, Utz, has collected the ex-boss of energy giant EnBW, for only 74 days' work as CEO of Solar Millennium. Now there appears a new heavy suspicion: It is about possible insider trading of Solar Millennium's shares. Again, there is a connection with Claassens give commitment.

Puzzling Equity Transactions

According to the Süddeutsche Zeitung, the German stock market regulator has turned. "The BaFin is currently under a formal investigation of alleged insider trading in shares of Solar Millennium AG," said a spokeswoman for the authority of the SZ. The Nuremberg prosecutors examined in turn as part of preliminary investigations, whether there is evidence for a formal investigation. After SZ-information is about a mysterious equities business of the company founder and board Hannes Kuhn. He wanted to make and Solar Millennium to requests not available.

Had an ad-hoc release news release and Solar Millennium on 15 December 2009, a spectacular new signing celebration, which made the unknown medium-sized businesses virtually overnight dazzling Star Manager Utz Claassen took over the helm in Erlangen. This seemed to the great vision of the company with its several hundred employees to fit. Climate change, economic crisis, energy shortages - Solar Millennium help you, so the message, Blythe should be just the beginning. "We are developing the future," said the company slogan. Small as it gets.

Now brings the past the Franks. A shareholder of the company rises after SZ-information is very specific and detailed allegations against the founder and supervisory board Kuhn - which has now alerted the BaFin. A few weeks before the announcement of the coup-Claassen to Kuhn, who will still hold about 15 percent of the shares of Solar Millennium, in hindsight, questionable business have invested. The ads on SEC and prosecutors is a forward contract to Kuhn's 150,000 Solar Millennium's shares in November 2009 speech. Claassens and a commitment by resulting price jump had been foreseen at the time already, so the accusation of the shareholder. Especially since Kuhn himself has allegedly tried several times with Claassen.

In fact, the news caused by recruit for euphoria among investors. Those who bought in November 2009 shares could, after the commitment to achieve gains of 20 to 50 percent.

What's behind the mysterious deal? How he deals with corporate governance rules tolerate, wanted to know already critical shareholders at the AGM in May by the Executive Board and Supervisory Board. Whether price-sensitive information were not yet known, said another shareholder. The use of insider knowledge on stock exchange transactions is punishable by law. Also by the new board with a "special informal" instructed law firm Skadden Arps, the "Transactions" at Solar Millennium is to shed light and wants to legally assess, solve the case.

At the Annual General Meeting, Supervisory defended Kuhn and his two colleagues. He, Kuhn did, actually made the futures trade, but only to later sell the shares to continue Claassen. They should be part of the remuneration of Claassen. So you wanted to bind him more closely to the company. But it was not to come.
Too many unanswered questions

A supervisory board, the shares in a big way before the announcement of an important company news bought to sell them in a private business after the future president of the company?

Utz Claassen did deny the Kuhn-version on request. "Mr. Claassen had no knowledge of this equity business," said his lawyer Frank Silinger. "If Mr. Claassen would have learned that, he would never be with Solar Millennium signed a service contract." And, further: "Insider trading shares from a potential Mr. Claassen would have taken before."

Too many unanswered questions, find critical shareholders. You are at the end of their patience with Solar Millennium. Jochen Knoesel, head of the Association for Enhancing Shareholder Democracy contended that at the AGM, a special audit of the Cause Claassen. At the end he was denied a vote on it. Well, the AGM is a legal injury. Knoesel has filed a declaratory action in the Nuremberg district court. The goal: to let the illegality of this procedure determined by a court.

Claassen and Solar Millennium in turn meet on 9 September before the district court. Then will be the first time about the millions of complaints dealt with which the manager and the AG have each other covered. It could be a mud fight dirty with a lot of laundry. The court needs to clarify why the ex-husband at EnBW manageable medium-sized (73.2 million euros in fiscal 2009/2010) threw for only 74 days. As a signing bonus took Claassen with nine million euros.

German industrial to make power plant Andasol 3

Stadtwerke München, RWE Innogy, RheinEnergie, Ferrostaal and Solar Millennium have inaugurated in late September, the solar thermal power plant Andasol 3 in Andalusia. So with the third power plant is the largest solar energy site in Europe has emerged. "For me, the power plant model for the whole of Europe," said Dr. Hans Bunting, CFO of RWE Innogy, while Joachim Ludwig, Chief Operating Officer of Ferrostaal AG, at the inauguration ceremony by speaking of a "great market potential for solar thermal power plants."

Dr. Kurt Muhlhauser, CEO of Stadtwerke München, created a reference to the great topic of energy systems: Andasol 3 is the best example that we need to implement the energy policy at European level, Muhlhauser. Similar sentiments were expressed by Dr. Dieter Steinkamp RheinEnergie: With 3 Andsol RheinEnergie have invested in a production technique that could be developed in addition to the wind and water power for the European energy supply to a major supply components.

With the construction of Andasol 3 center was started in 2008. In July 2011, the participating CleanTech companies reported a successful Tesphase (see clean thinking: Andasol 3: Successful testing of solar thermal power plant). The project are particularly Stadtwerke München, RWE Innogy, RheinEnergie, Ferrostaal and Solar Millennium involved. To realize the company had a project company Marquesado Solar SL was founded. For more information about it at Andasol 3 CleanThinking.de in CleanTech lexicon.

AFFIRM and Isofoton provide solar energy to electric cars

AFFIRM ENERGY and Isofoton are participating actively in the development of future battery charging stations for electric cars, which will be disseminated in Spain in a relatively short time. The project endorsed by INNPACTO research program that being developed in association with ADIF as main shareholder. Ferrolineras work using the energy generated by braking of the train and pulled the post from their power lines, made ​​up of photovoltaic modules.

The clear benefit of the project is the location of Ferrolineras near the railway tracks, which usually coincides with the routes of major roads, thus being able to guarantee delivery anywhere in the country. The Ferrolineras, as well as Fotolineras, will be covered by canopies on which you will install the solar modules with an intelligent tracker will maximize system performance. The panels are based on technology that Isofoton has developed in its 30 years of activity. By contrast, the pursuers will be designed specifically for this project and the novelty is that fit into the shelter. The energy generated will serve as a support system to supply the fast charge current and align the path of the Spanish rail system.

This project is totally new and already adapting to the needs of foreign markets, in light of the interest that was manifested by the authorities of the AFFIRM GROUP in the different countries and the possibilities it offers to be replicated in other parts of the country.

The largest solar bridge in the world will be ready in 2012

On the banks of the River Thames, the work began on the installation of 4,400 solar panels on the roof of Blackfriars station, located on the homonymous Victorian bridge across the river in London since 1886. The project is part of the Thameslink building program provides for the solarization of the station, closed since march 2009 for work that will make it a gem eco-friendly. The total area of ​​photovoltaic modules will be 6,000 square meters, and will allow an annual production of electricity of about 900 000 kWh. According to the calculations of the designers, it will reduce carbon dioxide emissions about 511 tons per year.

But the goal of manufacturers is more ambitious. They want to reduce emissions per passenger by 25% by 2020. The investment of 7.3 million pounds (8.4 million euro) provided for eco-makeover station provides in addition to the panels, the installation of solar chimneys that allow access to the sun's rays inside structure, favoring the natural light and also the location of a plant for the recovery of rainwater. The project will lead to the halving of the electricity needs of the station. "The bridge to the Victorian station Blackfriars station is part of English history," said Lindsay Vamplew, project manager for Network Rails. "It was built when the trains were steam with solar technology and restructuring will make him a symbol of our city."

The plant will be the largest solar power in London, and make the station more environmentally friendly and sustainable in Britain. For now, there is another solar bridge in the world,is in Australia, Brisbane Kurilpa catwalk. In the beginning of the year, about 16,000 panels were installed on the Belgian rail tunnel and it would produce enough energy to power all the trains in the country.

Italy will present Emilia 2 to race in 2011 World Solar Challenge

Solar car today is increasingly becoming an option for consumers as environmentally friendly cars that using green energy. Named Emilia 2 the only solar car that was made in Maranello, Italy, will race in 2011 Australia's World Solar Challenge that will start from 16 to 23 October. The Ferrari president, Luca di Montezemolo has hailed the Onda solare team congratulating as the result of research and innovation, and wishing good luck to win the race.

The car has been presented at Ferrari Museum in Maranello in the Hall of Victory. The challenge will be a prestigious competition dedicated to solar-powered electric cars. The team consist of Gian Carlo Muzzarelli, Councillor for Productive Activities of the Emilia-Romagna, Graziano Prantoni, Councillor for Mobility and Traffic of the Province of Bologna, Lucia Bursi, Maranello mayor and president of the Motor City.

After revealing the Emilia 2, Claudio Rossi, a researcher and lecturer at the Department of Electrical Engineering, University of Bologna, said, "Emilia 2 was developed by the University, the young and small firms, its futuristic but the technological are not science fiction, these are technologies of our day, even now also applicable to conventional vehicles. Emilia 2 demonstrates that the synergy between universities and small or even very small firms in highly innovative and competitive technology produces results " .

Onda solare is only Italian team in Australia's race. The Emilia 2 prototype has succeeded race about 3,000 km of Australian desert from Darwin to Adelaide. The solar electric car is made from almost entirely in carbon fibre, Kevlar and Nomex, it have a high efficiency powered by 6sqm of silicon photovoltaic cells. The light and fast solar car has took years of gestation with analyses, trials, tests, and studies to confront. The Emilia 2 is ready to battle all the solar cars from around the world in Australia's 2011 World Solar Challenge.

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Both parabolic and Fresnel collectors focus sunlight directly incident on linear absorber in which a liquid is heated. But what if you had rather focus all rays at a single point? This is precisely the principle of solar tower power plants.

If you drive on the motorway from Seville to Cordoba, could believe half way to have a vision. Surrounded by fields of sunflowers stands there, a 140 meter high tower, which glows brightly gleaming. Gemasolar, that means that so far the world's largest solar power tower in Fuentes de Andalucia. In May, the first electricity fed into the grid. Power Plant Director Santiago Arias from Torresol Energy companies currently monitors the transition into regular operations.

"The solar field at the foot of the tower consists of 2500 heliostats, each with 110 square meters of mirror surface. 300 000 square meters of mirrors to focus sunlight on the steeple."

The heliostats are distributed concentrically around the tower. Its huge mirror resting on massive pillars.

"Every 20 seconds, small motors to correct the alignment of the mirrors at a fraction of a degree. This precision is necessary because the extreme levels are almost a kilometer away from the tower."

"Up there it is hot as hell. To transport the heat, we derive molten salt by thousands thin absorber tubes. The heated salt is stored in large tanks in order to steam for a turbine to generate electricity. And then, when he used is - even if seems not the sun. "

The 16 meter high tower absorber ring at the tip consists of special heat-resistant pipes. The focus of the mirror they are about 700 degrees hot, and shine so brightly that have pilots who flew dozens of kilometers away, was wondering. The salt melt, the cooled tubes, consists of potassium and sodium nitrate - and in exactly the same mixture as in the heat storage of the parabolic trough power plants. But the Solar Tower, the salt is heated much more strongly - to 565 degrees.

A heat exchanger at the foot of the tower to 550 degrees hotter steam is generated at 100 bar: Optimal conditions for the 20-megawatt turbine from Siemens, which runs in the machine hall.

"Our key advantage is that we operate at higher temperatures than other solar thermal power plants and the higher the temperature, the more efficiently can be heat into electricity - are the laws of thermodynamics We can also use more efficiently by the high temperatures and our salt storage.. . We are 8000 tons of molten salt and thus can stash enough heat for 15 hours at full load have. "

The power tower is as good as base load - an important consideration for utilities. 110 gigawatt hours per year to produce Gemasolar, enough for 25,000 households. According to the first service experience could be even more in there. Santiago Arias is therefore convinced that the solar towers are the future.

"This is the first solar tower power plant of this magnitude. But I think soon there will be dozens of them. Other companies are waiting in the wings. We, of Torresol Energy, have plans for much larger power plants in Spain, Abu Dhabi and the U.S. ".

Even for Solar Millennium, which has specialized in parabolic trough German rivals, you have got the charm of the tower technology and explores the potential of currently.

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City car with electric power from solar energy

Stromos Electric cars

Bicycles, scooters and small trucks with electric drive, the city already works. On Friday it was handed over to the first electric car.
With a "Stromos", an environmentally friendly electric car with 76 horsepower and five-door, the employees can now move around the city of Schwabach works. The electric car is now the Managing Director and Chief Operating Officer Klinger Winfried Ernst Hofer passed.

On Saturday 1 October will be given away on the regional market, free test drives.

The car rented by the utility of impleaPlus GmbH, a subsidiary of the N-Ergie corporation. Their managing director Thomas Fösel personally handed over the car in Schwabach. The Stromos accommodates four people and has an output of 56 kW. Top speed of the small car powered by electricity is 120 kilometers per hour.

"We are the Stromos use for business trips," said Winfried Klinger. "The vehicle is loaded with the public utilities exclusively by green electricity, which is made ​​from 100 percent renewable energy. We also have three power stations in the city. "You are at the station, at the Martin-Luther-Platz and in front of the municipal utility in the Ansbacher Strasse. Five to six hours takes a load operation, the range is 120 kilometers.

Solar energy on a large scale

On the way blacks should still arise in Hohenlohe this year, a solar farm. The city council had given it in its most recent meeting of his hand a green light. Since last Wednesday is now the planning application to the competent authorities of the district, says Frank Uhlig, who took over the planning for the company Elicon. Get a building permit issued, the work would begin in October and then in December could first current is fed into the grid of the utility Envia.

Solar System Area

In April, the request for the zoning in the city administration Hohenlohe was received. Subsequently, the applications were designed and included objections from local residents quickly as authorities in the revised plan. Politics, too, stepped on the gas: "The council had a tight schedule," Building Department Director Christoph Karger says, looking at the past few months. He praised not only the Hohenlohe Council but also the staff of the authorities in the county.

Two procedures had to be processed: first, the building permit process, on the other hand, the land use plan (LUP). The land belongs, according to the statement Karger GmbH Deutschmarks bitumen, it is considered in the FNP conversion area. Because there was formerly a landfill, which was made into a green area. This means at one meter depth, a film was appropriate to the overlying surface is regarded as evaporation basins for precipitation. If you look on the spot by the fence, we suspect little of it: It can be seen grass and bushes. Reconversion like this can not be used for agricultural purposes, they are therefore seen as the preferred locations for photovoltaic systems.

The conditions for a solar system are so ideal. Elicon staff Uhlig told that his company had planned for six years for the former operator of the bitumen plant before this solar system. In addition, the construction of the black path already laid conduits for feeding - another advantage.

According to Uhlig's project rested for a while until it was revived Elicon and the Central German Bitumen Plant won again as an investor. There is currently no one wants to comment on the amount of investment, after the end of the building design would be to say something.

When zoning two points were left open to be resolved only with the planning application now submitted. Then any modules can not be anchored in the ground deeper than 80 centimeters, so that the protective film is not affected. Must also ensure that stay precipitation can evaporate in this area. This should be confirmed by a report that promises Uhlig.

After approval by the City Council of the county is now on the train. The operators move up a gear in order to secure the coming year, compared to higher energy output. And what the city has it? Building Department Director Karger speaks of an "ideal value". "We thus contribute to alternative energy sources"

Regional solar energy provider has made in Munzer-school

The Thomas Munzer-school harvests electricity from solar energy, a small photovoltaic system on the school hall roof. Yesterday the school was a station on the regional tour of Eon-Edis. Under the theme "Energy for the region" are visited by the end of 14 schools in the coverage area between the Baltic and flaming. This involves the question of how the power comes into the house, but also to vocational training, because good junior is needed. Currently, the company provides a total of 250 young people.

"We want young people to raise awareness of renewable energy, increase their awareness of the finiteness of fossil sources and show that we are as a partner in the local network operators and service providers locally," explains the head of municipal management, Burghard Heppke that concern. Big topic yesterday was the wind, water and solar generated electricity. Were from Baltic to Fläming installed in the field of Eon-Edis 4200 megawatts of renewable power, the students listened. According to investor requests will be doubled, according to the Heppke, was necessary, therefore, a network upgrade. Alone in Brandenburg further 233 km 110 kV line would be needed.

While Heppke and foreman Thomas Lennecke who himself lives in Leatherhead, shared with the teachers, the roles and lectured before the split into groups of 38 tenth graders, joined Mario Lahne by the operating service of web masters division to them in 1960, built in 1996 on the "Western Standard" upgraded transformer station station on. There will be transformed by the transmission line from the substation Kirchmöser incoming voltage from 15 to 000 volt outlet ready supply voltage of 230 volts. "Interesting," was the conclusion of the students, because they had never seen the inside of a transformer station. Outside, they should be artistically designed with a graffiti project after the autumn break - and a cable distribution cabinet in the station road. From the Bad Belzig be made by the Office Wusterwitz Niemegk in the north to the south to 1,260 square kilometers, approximately 17 000 household connections, serves nearly 3,000 kilometers of power cable and 500 substations.

Could impoverish the tenth graders built on an ergometer. In 15 minutes they should ride in groups, the approximately 19-kilometer distance from the school office to Görzke Ziesar what was to create little. It's fun.

"We have gladly accepted the project," said head teacher Birgit miracle. "Because it fits into our profile with professional preparation and practice of learning." And by the utility presented 500 € could make good use of the school. "The topic of energy that is the current on the schedule," said physics teacher Ina Wegener. As the power comes into the house, will be discussed shortly. "The students will also have to build yourself a transformer and make measurements."