Solar Energy

The Clean Technology Industry Has Seen a Sudden Growth in Confidence for Water Technologies in 2014, According to EY’s 4th Mena

The report, which was launched at the World Future Energy Summit in Abu Dhabi, gauges the sentiment of senior industry executives on renewable energy implementation in the region.

UC Merced Will Be Awarded About $5 Million from the Greater University of California System to Continue Research Conducted on Water and Solar Sustainability

Professors Roger Bales and Roland Winston were each awarded UC Multicampus Research Programs and Initiatives grants. The dollar amounts they will receive won’t be finalized until after the new year, but they expect $5 million total, according to a press release.

The professors’ projects were two of the 18 to be promised funding throughout the UC system.

Elemental Water Makers Will Execute a Solar Energy Driven Reverse Osmosis Project in the First Semester of 2015 on the Virgin Islands

Relatively Inexpensive Process which Uses Graphite to use Solar Energy far More Efficiently than Ever Before

A novel approach to desalinating water could be very beneficial in providing fresh water for many parts of the world needing clean water.  This is a relatively inexpensive process which uses graphite to use solar energy far more efficiently than ever before.

WaterFX Solar Thermal Desalinization Plant is Removing Impurities from Drainage Water at Half the Cost of Traditional Desalinization

The giant solar receiver installed on a wheat field here in California’s agricultural heartland slowly rotates to track the sun and capture its energy. The 377-foot array, however, does not generate electricity but instead creates heat used to desalinate water.

50,000 Solar Pumps Have Been Sanctioned for Installation in Various Indian States for Both Irrigation and Drinking Water Applications

A large part of rural India is dependent on hand-operated water pumps, simply called “hand pumps” for their water needs. The hand pumps are low maintenance and work well, but only until the water depth is about 30 meters. Beyond that you would need an electric/diesel pump.

Innovative Start-up for the Design of Smart Energy Systems., Patented a New Seawater Desalination System

MegaCell Engineering Srl has been founded by Franco Traverso, Italian entrepreneur already involved in the production of bifacial solar cells with MegaCell Srl.

The Floating Solar Farm, said the BBC, Involves 800 Panels Mounted on Plastic Floats Installed on a Reservoir at the Sheeplands Farm in Berkshire

The farm is located near Twyford in Berkshire and in rolling countryside next to the River Loddon. Reports said that it cost the farm £250,000 for the project, and the owner set up a company, Floating Solar UK, to distribute the technology in the UK.

Civil Engineering Scholars Have Created a Method that Uses Solar Energy to Accelerate Pond Reclamation Efforts by Industry

Instead of using UV lamps as a light source to treat oil sands process affected water (OSPW) retained in tailings ponds, University of Alberta