06 Oct '12, 8pm

Small-Scale Solar Thermal Capacity Is Equivalent to 245 Nuclear Plants

Paolo Frankl, Head of IEA’s Renewable Energy Division, said: “Given that global energy demand for heat represents almost half of the world’s final energy use — more than the combined global demand for electricity and transport — solar heat can make a significant contribution in both tackling climate change and strengthening energy security.” The IEA’s Solar Heating and Cooling Roadmap outlines how best to advance the global uptake of solar heating and cooling (SHC) technologies, which, it notes, involve very low levels of greenhouse-gas emissions. Some SHC technologies, such as domestic hot water heaters, are already widely in use in some countries, but others, like large-scale solar fired district heating, are just entering the wider deployment phase, while solar-powered cooling is still at the development stage.

Full article: http://cleantechnica.com/2012/10/06/small-scale-solar-the...

Tweets

Solar Powered Still that Turns Sea Water into Drinking Water - Solar Feeds via @solarfeeds

Solar Powered Still that Turns Sea Water into D...

solarfeeds.com 06 Oct '12, 4am

Solar Powered Still that Turns Sea Water into Drinking Water 2050 Magazine September 14th, 2012 | 0 Tweet Italian designer...

The End of Abound Solar - What Have We Learned?: Filed under: Energy News

The End of Abound Solar - What Have We Learned?...

altenergystocks.com 06 Oct '12, 1pm

” by the Nobel Prize winning economist Daniel Kahneman describes how emotionally-charged-investment-decision-making is fra...

Georgia Could More than Triple Solar Power Capacity: Filed under: Energy News

Georgia Could More than Triple Solar Power Capa...

cleantechnica.com 05 Oct '12, 9am

For example, Georgia Solar Utilities proposed to generate 2,000 MW. It was noted that even with weaker sunshine, Germany h...

Roof ponds? Water walls? Thermal massing materi...

edcmag.com 09 Oct '12, 3pm

Improving the environment in your home – improving the environment overall with Icynene spray foam insulation. ICYNENE spr...

10 Significant State Policies for Distributed S...

sustainablebusiness.com 05 Oct '12, 2pm

California and New Jersey receive frequent coverage for the state policies that have helped them claim and hold onto the f...

Solar Stat: The Ten Biggest PV Solar Plants Ope...

greentechmedia.com 10 Oct '12, 12pm

Here's a table of operational PV power plants in the U.S. courtesy of GTM Research. One noticable aspect of this table is ...

Solar Thermal Holds Steady in Europe: Should the European solar thermal industry be cautiously optimistic that

Solar Thermal Holds Steady in Europe: Should th...

renewableenergyworld.com 15 Oct '12, 1pm

The solar thermal sector in Europe has grown an average of 3.9 percent over the past five years, and 9 percent over the pa...

Solar Energy Industries Association: Poll Revea...

green-energy-news.com 06 Oct '12, 2pm

Solar Energy Industries Association: Poll Reveals Strong Support for Solar Energy Across Political Spectrum. Hart Research...