Escalating energy demand and improving wind turbine technologies are fueling the wind energy market and encouraging wind turbine installations. In turn, this is boosting the consumption of high-performance and lightweight blade materials, such as fibre, resins and core foam materials that can be used to increase blade length while keeping blade weight low. New analysis from Frost & Sullivan, finds that the market earned revenues of $1.94 billion in 2014 and estimates this to reach $3.78 billion in 2021.- In honor of National Solar Day, Golden State Foods (GSF), one of the world’s largest suppliers to the quick service restaurant industry announced their adoption of solar energy to power pallet jacks and lift gates, extending the service life of lift gate electric batteries on their trucking fleet, thereby maximizing efficiency and minimizing the impact on the environment. By the end of 2015, each of the 10 Quality Custom Distribution centers will be equipped with trucks utilizing the solar panels.
- Nashville-based renewable energy provider Silicon Ranch Corporation and Green Power EMC have announced that construction is set to begin on Silicon Ranch’s 20MWAC project in southeast Georgia. Silicon Ranch has selected California-based Phoenix Solar to construct the ground-mounted solar project near Hazlehurst, Ga., in Jeff Davis County. Once completed, it will be one of the largest solar generating facilities in Georgia, occupying approximately 135 acres and incorporating over 89,000 solar modules.
- Together with Hanwha Q CELLS and other partners, the ISM Group ceremoniously started up one of the largest solar power plants in the Bitterfeld Region on Friday, June 19, 2015. The “Alte Kaserne Bitterfeld-Wolfen” photovoltaic farm achieves a total output of 10 MW. Altogether, the 38,456 Q.PRO-G3 solar modules will generate around 11 GWh of clean energy per year
