Gateway:Solar
From Open Energy Info
Solar power converts light and heat from the sun into electricity. The sun is the origin of virtually all of the world’s energy. It powers the winds used to generate wind power.[4] And it is the necessary ingredient in photosynthesis which drives the generation of materials for biomass and biofuel energy.[5]
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Solar Incentives
- Solar Related Incentives
Provided by DSIRE and augmented with community input from OpenEnergyInfo.org.
- Solar Related Incentives
Solar Technologies
Solar Resource Availability
United States Solar Resources
- Solar Radiation
- US Photovoltaic Resource Map
From the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) in October 2008 - National Solar Radiation Database (NSRDB)
Describes the amount of solar energy which is available at any location in the United States. - US Solar Measurment Stations
Shows the spatial distribution of measurement stations across the United States. - NW United States Solar Resource Maps
University of Oregon Northwest Solar Resource Maps contain full-size maps of Washington, Oregon, Idaha, and parts of Montana and Wyoming.
- US Photovoltaic Resource Map
- Concentrating Solar Power (CSP)
- High-level US Concentrating Solar Power Resource Map
From the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) in October 2008 - Concentrating Solar Power Resource Maps for the Southwest U.S.
These direct-normal solar radiation maps—filtered by solar resource and land availability—identify the most economically suitable lands available for deploying of large-scale concentrating solar power plants in the southwestern United States.
- High-level US Concentrating Solar Power Resource Map
- Solar Radiation
Europe, Africa, Mediterranean, Asia Solar Resources
- Solar Radiation
- European GIS databases of solar radiation and other climatic parameters
Provides web applications to browse and query GIS databases of solar radiation and other climatic parameters. The data make it possible to estimate PV electricity generation at any location in Europe, Africa, Mediterranean Basin and South-West Asia.
- European GIS databases of solar radiation and other climatic parameters
- Solar Radiation
Solar Economy
- Solar Advisor Model (SAM)
Helps evaluate financing and cost models for several solar energy technologies. - Solar Photovoltaic Cell/Module Manufacturing Activities
Provided by the Energy Information Administration (EIA)
- Solar Advisor Model (SAM)
- The data from the Open Energy Info platform shows 223 registered companies in the U.S. solar sector, with the heaviest concentrations in the Bay Area (37), the Greater Boston Area (24), the Rockies Area (37), and the Texas Area (18).
Solar Energy Companies
- 1st Light Energy, Inc.
- 21-Century Silicon, Inc.
- 4th Day Energy
- A1 Sun, Inc.
- A10 Power
- ABC Solar, Inc.
- AC Solar Inc
- ACME solar works
- AEE Solar
- APOLO Solar
- AS Solar
- Abengoa Solar
- Abound Solar
- Acro Energy
- Adobe Solar
- Advanced Energy
- Advanced Solar Power Inc.
- Affordable Solar Group
- Affordable Solar Hot Water and Power LLC
- Agenera, LLC
- Akeena Solar
- All Solar PV
- All Solar Power, Inc.
- AllSolar Service Company Inc.
- AllWest Energy, Inc.
- Allied Sun Technologies
- AltE
- Alten Solar
- Alteris Renewables
- Alternative Concepts and Technology
- Alternative Power Enterprises
- Ambient Control Systems
- American Capital Energy
- American Photovoltaics
- American Solar Electric, Inc.
- American Solar Energy
- American Solar Technology
- Ampulse Corporation
- Apricari Corporation
- Array Technologies, Inc.
- Ascent Solar
- Aspen Solar
- Astralux
- Atlantic Solar
- Atlas Solar Innovations
- Ausra Inc
- BSL-Solar
- Bandgap Engineering Inc
- Bella Solar
- Big China Solar Energy Group
- Bloo Solar, Inc
- Blue Oak Energy
- Borrego Solar
- Borrego Solar (Massachusetts)
- BrightPhase Energy
- BrightSource
- C-Voltaics
- CETC Solar Energy
- Capitol Solar Energy LLC
- CarbonFree Technology
- Celestial Power
- Cetech America
- Chevron Energy Solutions
- Clean Power Design
- Cleantech America
- Climatic Solar
- Colorado Solar Inc
- Conergy, Inc.
- Conserval Systems Inc.
- Conservation Technologies
- Cool Earth Solar
- Cool Energy, Inc.
- Crystal Systems
- DPW Solar
- Dansk Solar Energy
- DayStar Technologies
- Dependable Solar Products, Inc.
- EV Solar Products
- Ecowatt Design LLC
- Emerging Energy Consultants
- Empower Energy Technology
- Energistic Systems
- Energy Innovations
- Energy Savings Store
- Entero Energy
- Environmental Solar Systems
- Envision Solar
- Evergreen Solar, Inc.
- Expert Solar Systems
- FTL Solar LLC
- Filmetrics
- First Solar
- First Solar, Inc.
- FreEner-g
- Free Energy Europe
- GT Solar, Inc.
- Gaiam Real Goods
- GeoInnovation
- GreenVolts
- Hackney Construction
- Harvest Solar
- Helio Micro Utility Inc
- HelioVolt Inc
- Helioakmi S.A.
- Heliocentric
- Heliotronics Inc
- Home Energy Systems Inc
- Hope Solar
- ITi Solar
- ImagineSolar
- Immosolar Austria
- Immosolar Germany
- Immosolar Mallorca
- Immosolar Morocco
- Immosolar Portugal
- Immosolar Spain
- Independent Energy Solutions
- Innovative Power Systems
- Integrated Energy Systems
- Konarka Technologies Inc
- Lighthouse Solar
- Lighthouse Solar (Texas)
- LighthouseSolar (New Paltz)
- MTPV Corporation
- MVSystems Inc
- Meridian Energy Systems Inc
- Miasole
- Mirasol Solar Energy Systems
- Munro Solar
- N2Solar
- Nanogram Corporation
- Nanoptek Inc
- Nanosolar
- Natural Solutions
- New Energy Partners Solar PTY Ltd
- Nexamp Inc
- North Shore Solar & Windpower
- Novan Solar Inc
- Oerlikon Solar Ltd.
- One Block Off The Grid
- PV Solar Planet
- Pioneer Materials, Inc.
- Plextronics
- Positive Energy
- Power House Solar and Wind
- Practical Solar, Inc
- Primestar Solar
- Pure Power Distribution, Inc.
- Pyron Solar
- REC Solar
- REC Solar (Colorado)
- REC Solar (Oregon)
- Recurrent Energy
- ReflecTech, Inc
- Remote Power Inc.
- Renova Energy Corp.
- SVTC Technologies
- SVTC Technologies (Texas)
- Satcon
- Schott North America Inc
- Select Solar
- Simply Efficient
- SkyFuel Inc
- Sol Inc
- Sol-Up USA, LLC
- SolASE
- SolFocus
- Solaicx
- Solaicx (Oregon)
- Solar Community
- Solar Design Associates Inc
- Solar Energy Home
- Solar Energy Squared, LLC
- Solar Generations LLC
- Solar Magic
- Solar Storage Company
- Solar Systems
- Solar Unlimited USA
- SolarCity
- SolarNexus
- SolarOne Solutions
- Solarfun
- Solarity
- Solartwin
- Solectria Renewables LLC
- Solexant
- Solfex Limited
- Soluz Inc
- Solyndra
- Spire Solar
- Standard Renewable Energy
- Standard Solar
- Stellaris Corporation
- Sun City Solar Energy
- Sun Dog Energy
- Sun Shine Solar
- SunDwel Solar Limited
- SunEdison Solar
- SunPower Corporation
- SunRun Inc
- Sunbiz Solar
- Sunergie
- Sunlight Direct
- Sunlight Solar Energy
- Sunrain
- Sunuser
- TRC Advanced Technologies Inc
- Techsolas LLC
- Teksun PV Manufacturing Inc
- Tessera Solar
- Tessera Solar (Texas)
- Texas Solar Power Company
- Tioga Energy
- Tipping Point Renewable Energy
- Tri Power Systems Inc
- Trina Solar
- United Energy
- Verve Solar Consulting
- Vital Engineering Ltd
- Wakonda Technologies
- Wheat Ridge Solar
- Windy City Renewable Energy LLC
- YBR Solar
Solar Energy Facilities
Add a new Energy Generation Facility
- AV Solar Ranch I Solar Power Plant
- Agua Caliente Solar Power Plant
- Alpine SunTower Solar Power Plant
- Amargosa Farm Road Solar Energy Project Solar Power Plant
- Arnprior Solar Project
- Atlantic City Convention Center Solar Power Plant
- Bayshore Recycling Solar Project
- Beacon Solar Energy Project Solar Power Plant
- Belle Mead Solar Project
- Black River Farm Solar Project
- Blythe Solar Power Plant
- CalRENEW-1 Solar Power Plant
- Carrizo Energy Solar Farm Solar Power Plant
- Cimarron I Solar Power Plant
- Copper Mountain Expansion I and II Solar Power Plant
- DeSoto Next Generation Solar Energy Center Solar Power Plant
- Deming Solar Plant Solar Power Plant
- Denver Federal Center Solar Park
- Desert Sunlight Solar Power Plant
- Don Ana Sun Tower Solar Power Plant
- El Dorado Solar Project Solar Power Plant
- Emcore/SunPeak Solar Power Plant
- GV1 Solar Power Plant
- Gaskell Sun Tower and 2 others Solar Power Plant
- Golden Hills Solar Power Plant
- Hall's Warehouse Corp Solar Project
- High Plains Ranch Solar Power Plant
- Kings River Conservation District (KRCD) Solar Farm Solar Power Plant
- Long Island Power Authority Solar Project
- Martin Next Generation Solar Energy Center Solar Power Plant
- Mesquite Solar Plan - build out next to existing FF plants Solar Power Plant
- Mohave Solar Power Plant
- Mojave Solar Park Solar Power Plant
- NREL Mesa Top PV System
- Nellis AFB Solar Power Plant
- Nevada Solar One Solar Power Plant
- Niland Solar Farm LLC Solar Power Plant
- Palmdale Project Solar Power Plant
- Prescott Airport Solar Plant Solar Power Plant
- SCE Roof Project Solar Power Plant
- SEGS I Solar Power Plant
- SEGS II Solar Power Plant
- SEGS III Solar Power Plant
- SEGS IV Solar Power Plant
- SEGS IX Solar Power Plant
- SEGS V Solar Power Plant
- SEGS VI Solar Power Plant
- SEGS VII Solar Power Plant
- SEGS VIII Solar Power Plant
- SES Calico Solar One Project Solar Power Plant
- SES Solar Three Project Solar Power Plant
- SES Solar Two Project Solar Power Plant
- Sacramento Municipal Utility District Solar Array
- Sacramento Soleil Solar Project
- Saguargo Solar Power Plant Solar Power Plant
- San Joaquin Solar 1 & 2 Solar Power Plant
- Searchlight Solar I Solar Power Plant
- Solana Generating Plant Solar Power Plant
- Solar Millenium Palen Solar Power Plant
- Solar Millenium Ridgecrest Solar Power Plant
- Solaren Space Solar Power Plant
- Space Coast Next Generation Solar Energy Center Solar Power Plant
- Springerville Generating Station Solar System Solar Power Plant
- Starwood Solar I Solar Power Plant
- Stateline Solar Power Plant
- Steven's Institute Solar Project
- Sun Harvest Solar Project
- Sunset Reservoir Solar Power Plant
- Tonopah Airport Solar Power Plant
- Topaz Solar Farm Solar Power Plant
- Victorville 2 Solar Power Plant
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Socolovsky, Jerome (2007 August 22). NPR. "Spain Runs Europe's First Commercial Solar Plant"
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Shukman, David (2007 May 2). BBC. "Power station harnesses Sun's rays"
- ↑ Solucar Platform, Abengoa Solar - Our Projects
- ↑ Cause of Wind
- ↑ Biomass Energy Centre, What is BIOMASS?
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