Comments on: Sempra Energy Beams Over Completion of Solar Plant http://www.xconomy.com/san-diego/2008/12/23/sempra-enegy-beams-over-completion-of-solar-plant/ Business + Technology in the Exponential Economy Sat, 11 Feb 2012 03:54:18 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 By: Fer Trujillo http://www.xconomy.com/san-diego/2008/12/23/sempra-enegy-beams-over-completion-of-solar-plant/comment-page-1/#comment-266448 Fer Trujillo Fri, 10 Dec 2010 09:06:15 +0000 http://www.xconomy.com/?p=7140#comment-266448 In response to Bruce V. Bigelow’s “Sempra Energy Beams Over Completion of Solar Plant” which states that the state of California has passed a law that requires all the major utilities to "generate 20 percent of the electricity they supply by 2010 (Xconomy).” Being a resident of San Diego, I am pleased that our electric utility is working on becoming “green” by obtaining some of their electricity from renewable sources. California has many incentives in order to promote turning to renewable energy, therefore we should all take advantage of them. Southern California’s major electric utility, Sempra Energy, announced on Dec. 22, 2008 of "the completion of the company’s first solar energy project, a 10-megawatt (MW) photovoltaic power-generation facility." (Sempra) This was the largest solar power plant that was in operation in 2008 in North America. By mandating the electric utilities to generate at least 20% of their electricity from renewable sources, California will keep encouraging other states and utilities to do the same. Soon, the United States will be able to move up the list of the countries producing the most renewable energy and will be able to compete with countries such as Germany, China, and Spain. In response to Bruce V. Bigelow’s “Sempra Energy Beams Over Completion of Solar Plant” which states that the state of California has passed a law that requires all the major utilities to “generate 20 percent of the electricity they supply by 2010 (Xconomy).”
Being a resident of San Diego, I am pleased that our electric utility is working on becoming “green” by obtaining some of their electricity from renewable sources. California has many incentives in order to promote turning to renewable energy, therefore we should all take advantage of them. Southern California’s major electric utility, Sempra Energy, announced on Dec. 22, 2008 of “the completion of the company’s first solar energy project, a 10-megawatt (MW) photovoltaic power-generation facility.” (Sempra) This was the largest solar power plant that was in operation in 2008 in North America. By mandating the electric utilities to generate at least 20% of their electricity from renewable sources, California will keep encouraging other states and utilities to do the same. Soon, the United States will be able to move up the list of the countries producing the most renewable energy and will be able to compete with countries such as Germany, China, and Spain.

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]]> By: solar panel diy http://www.xconomy.com/san-diego/2008/12/23/sempra-enegy-beams-over-completion-of-solar-plant/comment-page-1/#comment-44258 solar panel diy Fri, 09 Jan 2009 19:43:07 +0000 http://www.xconomy.com/?p=7140#comment-44258 Caifornia seems to be the plce to be when it comes to solar energy. The Million Rooftops initiative is an especially good idea. Go Arnie go Caifornia seems to be the plce to be when it comes to solar energy. The Million Rooftops initiative is an especially good idea. Go Arnie go

]]> By: Neil Farbstein http://www.xconomy.com/san-diego/2008/12/23/sempra-enegy-beams-over-completion-of-solar-plant/comment-page-1/#comment-43947 Neil Farbstein Fri, 02 Jan 2009 21:23:56 +0000 http://www.xconomy.com/?p=7140#comment-43947 Vulvox breakthrough collectors will be able to generate electricity with 50% efficiency or greater The dual solar thermal-photovoltaic system will wrest approximately twice as much power from an area as regular solar thermal or photovoltaic energy systems. Our technology can be used to retrofit existing parabolic troughs and solar power towers to increase their efficiency. Besides applications at utility scale solar power plants that are contributing electricity to the California power grid, they will also have an important advantage in the upcoming industry of rooftop solar power. Apartment buildings, skyscrapers and industrial buildings all have flat roofs that can accommodate our solar power systems and the greater efficiency of of dual thermal-photovoltaic energy generation systems will make it cost competitive with other generation systems. There are times when the sun is too strong and excess power that could be generated would overtax the turbine generators. Solar thermal utilities have to aim their solar reflectors away from the power towers to cool them, wasting solar energy and lowering efficiency. The Vulvox solar system will generate higher power levels than competing parabolic troughs and solar power towers, while retaining all of the storage capabilities of solar thermal power. Vulvox breakthrough collectors will be able to generate electricity with 50% efficiency or greater

The dual solar thermal-photovoltaic system will wrest approximately twice as much power from an area as regular solar thermal or photovoltaic energy systems. Our technology can be used to retrofit existing parabolic troughs and solar power towers to increase their efficiency. Besides applications at utility scale solar power plants that are contributing electricity to the California power grid, they will also have an important advantage in the upcoming industry of rooftop solar power. Apartment buildings, skyscrapers and industrial buildings all have flat roofs that can accommodate our solar power systems and the greater efficiency of of dual thermal-photovoltaic energy generation systems will make it cost competitive with other generation systems.

There are times when the sun is too strong and excess power that could be generated would overtax the turbine generators. Solar thermal utilities have to aim their solar reflectors away from the power towers to cool them, wasting solar energy and lowering efficiency.

The Vulvox solar system will generate higher power levels than competing parabolic troughs and solar power towers, while retaining all of the storage capabilities of solar thermal power.

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