With gas at more than three dollars a gallon and more people concerned about global warming, electric vehicles have found a new surge of popularity.  The major hurdle for electric cars is that the infrastructure to support them doesn’t exist yet. CHARGING STATIONS! Honda is one of the companies trying to change that, as they have begun trial testing an electric vehicle charging station that is powered by solar energy. When car companies…

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This page presents an overview of the Canadian Solar PV market activity from 1995 to 2005 and 2006 to 2011 and projection to 2025. Resources from other markets can be found at the foot of this page. The Canadian Solar Photovoltaic Market: The Canadian market for Solar Photovoltaics (PV) has developed steadily over the past decades and swiftly over the past years. 1995 to 2005: From Kilowatts to Megawatts During…

“Since the economic downturn, residents and businesses have been looking for ways to use real estate that may no longer appeal to mall developers or home builders. One option is to build solar energy farms, where thousands of solar panels convert the sun’s energy into electricity.” Developers and Farmers have a particular incentive to do so in Ontario, Canada where the Providence’s Feed-In-Tariff program, and sometimes-local incentives, has made solar…

Until recently, heliostats mirrors have been arranged around the central tower in concentric circles. The spacing between mirrors is similar to the seats in a movie theatre—staggered so that every other row is aligned. However, this pattern results in higher-than-necessary shadowing and blocking throughout the day, reducing the reflection of light from mirrors to the tower. 

The MIT team looked to optimize the pattern to increase a plant’s overall efficiency. The…

The Institute for Local Self-Reliance (ISLR), a progressive Midwestern think tank, says that Ontario is getting more jobs for its renewable energy investments than comparable Midwestern states.. http://www.allianceforrenewableenergy.org/2011/02/ontario-fit-policy-more-jobs-per-buck-says-report.html

OTTAWA – Key representatives are joining the industry at Solar Canada 2011, Canada’s largest solar gathering, being held Dec. 5-6 at the Metro-Toronto Convention Centre, showing support for the solar industry and the future it provides. http://www.cansia.ca/news-media-archive/press-release-ontario-representatives-come-out-solar-canada-2011-support-green

Watch Paul McKay’s keynote from Community Power 2011 http://www.ontario-sea.org/Page.asp?PageID=122&ContentID=3463&SiteNodeID=296&BL_ExpandID=

The North American solar photovoltaic (PV) market is set to double in the fourth quarter (Q4) of 2011. http://www.renewableenergyfocus.com/view/22607/north-american-solar-pv-market-to-double-in-q411/

A project to evaluate the potential to install a 5 MW photovoltaic (PV) solar power facility at the closed Milliken Sanitary Landfill located in Ontario, Canada has been agreed http://www.waste-management-world.com/index/display/article-display/0653098252/articles/waste-management-world/landfill/2011/12/5MW_Solar_Facility_Planned_at_Closed_Ontario_Landfill.html