by Solaron | Jan 31, 2020 | Blog, Global Information, World Trends
With the right combination of solar energy and agriculture, the efficiency of using arable and grazing land can be increased up to 160%, says the Austrian company EWS Consulting GmbH. Agrophotovoltaic systems differ from conventional ground-based solar power plants as...
by Solaron | Jan 22, 2020 | Blog, Global Information, World Trends
The number of solar power plants in the EU is growing steadily. In 2019, they were installed twice as much as in 2018 – 16.7 GW compared to 8.2 GW. This year has been a record for the number of such installations since 2010, according to analytics by SolarPower...
by Solaron | Jan 22, 2020 | Blog, Global Information, World Trends
ESA’s technical heart has begun to produce oxygen out of simulated moondust. A prototype oxygen plant has been set up in the Materials and Electrical Components Laboratory of the European Space Research and Technology Centre, ESTEC, based in Noordwijk in the...
by Solaron | Jan 16, 2020 | Blog, Global Information, World Trends
The Trump administration on Wednesday will announce the authorization of a roughly 3,000-acre solar farm near Palm Springs, California, after developers scaled back its size to help avoid threatened desert tortoises and cultural artifacts. First Solar Inc.’s...
by Solaron | Jan 15, 2020 | Blog, Global Information, World Trends
The Netherlands has launched a plan to build the world’s largest array of floating solar panels. Thus, the country not only raises the level of “green” generation but also struggles with sea level rising. The project consists of 15 “solar islands” at the Andij...
