LG Signs Contract with REC Wafer for Solar Cells Production

The five-year contract is said to have an estimated investment of more than US$340 million. LG will begin to receive wafers with limited volumes in 2010 and the delivery amount will increase over the contract period until 2014.

Solar energy park near Sandanski entered the national grid

The facility, located near the southwestern town of Sandanski, has a nameplate capacity of 207.2 kWp. The park will generate more than 300 MW of electricity annually.

The panels have been supplied by Suntech, one of China’s top five manufacturers, and Japanese giant Sharp. Venture Equity Bulgaria specialises in agriculture and green energy projects. The company is developing another photovoltaic park near Kazanlak, central Bulgaria.

Group says solar energy’s future bright in Texas

“Our economy is struggling and the unstable energy prices are only making things worse,” Seeley said. “But Texas has the technological prowess and vast resources of renewable energy from the sun, wind and crops that can revitalize our economy, power the nation, create thousands of high-paying manufacturing jobs, and renew Texas’ role as the energy capital of the world.”

Sharp to Team With Italy’s Enel on Solar Power

Solar panels are one of the industries Sharp has targeted over the last few years and the company has become a leading player but it faces fierce competition from companies including Germany’s Q-Cells and China’s SunTech.

Heat we emit could warm the Earth

Cowern and Ahn’s argument is logical, says Jonathan Gregory, a climate expert at the University of Reading, UK. “Human energy dissipation is currently small compared with other factors, but you can imagine it becoming much bigger.” However, he adds that energy production would need to grow significantly for the effect to kick in. “It’s fair to ask if we could ever produce so much power,” he says.