NRC: Canada Invests in Clean Solar Energy
January 4, 2008 // Published as a news service by IHS
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Canadian officials announced $1.1 million for demonstration projects promoting
photovoltaic (PV) and
solar thermal power technologies for commercial and residential use.
PV technology converts sunlight directly to electricity, while solar thermal technology uses the sun's energy to heat air for space heating.
The four demonstration projects are in Ontario and Quebec. In addition to support from the Canadian government, the initiative is being led by the Solar Buildings Research Network (SBRN) out of Concordia University, which brings together two dozen researchers from academia, governments and industry.
Renewable energy technologies for generating electricity and heating and cooling are becoming more popular in Canada.
Through its ecoENERGY Renewable program, Canada's government is investing more than $1.5 billion in two initiatives - ecoENERGY for Renewable Power and ecoENERGY for Renewable Heat - to make clean, low-impact renewable energy less expensive and more available to Canadians.
Source: Natural Resources Canada (NRC).
| Selected Photovoltaic
Standards |
IEC
60364-7-712
Electrical Installations of Buildings - Part
7-712: Requirements for Special Installations
or Locations - Solar Photovoltaic (PV) Power
Supply Systems - First Edition |
ISO
9845-1
Solar Energy - Reference Solar Spectral Irradiance
at the Ground at Different Receiving Conditions
- Part 1: Direct Normal and Hemispherical Solar
Irradiance for Air Mass 1,5 - First Edition |
ASTM
E 2236
Standard Test Methods for Measurement of Electrical
Performance and Spectral Response of Nonconcentrator
Multijunction Photovoltaic Cells and Modules |
BSI
BS EN 60904-2
Photovoltaic Devices Part 2: Requirements for
Reference Solar Cells - AMD 10125; November
1998; IEC 904-2: 1989 |
ASTM
E 948
Standard Test Method for Electrical Performance
of Photovoltaic Cells Using Reference Cells
under Simulated Sunlight |
ASTM
E 1125
Standard Test Method for Calibration of Primary
Non-Concentrator Terrestial Photovoltaic Reference
Cells Using a Tabular Spectrum |
ASTM
E 1362
Standard Test Method for Calibration of Non-
Concentrator Photovoltaic Secondary Reference
Cells |
ASTM
E 1040
Standard Specification for Physical Characteristics
of Nonconcentrator Terrestrial Photovoltaic
Reference Cells |
ASTM
E 973
Standard Test Method for Determination of the
Spectral Mismatch Parameter between a Photovoltaic
Device and a Photovoltaic Reference Cell |
ASTM
E 973M
Standard Test Method for Determination of the
Spectral Mismatch Parameter Between a Photovoltaic
Device and a Photovoltaic Reference Cell (Metric) |
ASTM
E 1036
Standard Test Methods for Electrical Performance
of Nonconcentrator Terrestrial Photovoltaic
Modules and Arrays Using Reference Cells |
ASTM
E 927
Standard Specification for Solar Simulation
for Photovoltaic Testing |
BSI
BS EN 61277
Terrestial Photovoltaic (PV) Power Generating
Systems - General and Guide - IEC 61277: 1995 |
BSI
BS EN 61345
UV Test for Photovoltaic (PV) Modules - IEC
61345: 1998 |
BSI
BS EN 61724
Photovoltaic System Performance Monitoring
- Guidelines for Measurement, Data Exchange
and Analysis - IEC 61724: 1998 |
BSI
BS EN 60904-7
Photovoltaic Devices Part 7: Computation of
Spectral Mismatch Error Introduced in the Testing
of a Photovoltaic Device - IEC 60904-7: 1998 |
BSI
BS EN 60904-8
Photovoltaic Devices Part 8: Measurement of
Spectral Response of a Photovoltaic Device-IEC
60904-8: 1998 |
BSI
BS EN 60904-10
Photovoltaic Devices - Part 10: Methods of
Linearity Measurement-IEC 60904-10: 1998 |
IEC
60904-5
Photovoltaic devices - Part 5: Determination
of the equivalent cell temperature (ECT) of
photovoltaic (PV) devices by the open-circuit
voltage method - First Edition |
IEC
61173
Overvoltage Protection for Photovoltaic (PV)
Power Generating Systems - Guide - First Edition |
IEC
61194
Characteristic Parameters of Stand-Alone Photovoltaic
(PV) Systems - First Edition |
IEC
61215
Crystalline Silicon Terrestrial Photovoltaic
(PV) Modules - Design Qualification and Type
Approval - Edition 2 |
IEC
61427
Secondary cells and batteries for photovoltaic
energy systems (PVES) General requirements
and methods of test - Edition 2 |
IEC
61646
Thin-film terrestrial photovoltaic (PV) modules
Design qualification and type approval |
IEC
61683
Photovoltaic Systems - Power Conditioners -
Procedure for Measuring Efficiency - First
Edition |
IEC
61701
Salt Mist Corrosion Testing of Photovoltaic
(PV) Modules - First Edition |
IEC
61702
Rating of Direct Coupled Photovoltaic (PV)
Pumping Systems - First Edition |
IEC
61721
Susceptibility of a Photovoltaic (PV) Module
to Accidental Impact Damage (Resistance to
Impact Test) - First Edition |
IEC
61727
Photovoltaic (PV) Systems - Characteristics
of the Utility Interface - Second Edition |
IEC
61730-1
Photovoltaic (PV) module safety qualification
Part 1: Requirements for construction - First
Edition |
IEC
61730-2
Photovoltaic (PV) module safety qualification
Part 2: Requirements for testing - First Edition |
IEC
61829
Crystalline Silicon Photovoltaic (PV) Array
- On-Site Measurement of I-V Characteristics
- First Edition |
IEC
62093
Balance-of-system components for photovoltaic
systems Design qualification natural environments
- First Edition |
IEC
62124
Photovoltaic (PV) stand-alone systems Design
verification - First Edition |
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Jun 26, 2008
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Jun 26, 2008
The following statement was released by Electric Power Supply Association (EPSA) President and CEO John E. Shelk after a briefing from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) on the rapidly rising costs associated with existing and new power generation infrastructure:
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Jun 24, 2008
Trilliant Inc. delivered a two-way fixed wireless smart grid deployment in North America based on the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. (IEEE) 802.15.4 compliant media access control/physical layer (MAC/PHY) from Freescale Semiconductor.
FAQ on EU Response to High Oil Prices
Jun 23, 2008
This document contains responses from the European Union (EU) to frequently asked questions about rising oil prices.
Farm Bill Addresses Commercialization of Advanced Biofuels
Jun 23, 2008
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EPSA Releases Paper on Rising Costs of New Power Plants
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In advance of a briefing on rising power plant costs expected at the June 19 meeting of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), the Electric Power Supply Association (EPSA) released an issue summary, The Rising Cost of New Power Generation Projects Argues for Greater Reliance on Competitive Markets and Procurement.
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