Intel's use of solar cells for the data center power supply

News May 8, it is learned that, Intel has been in Rio Rancho, New Mexico factory installed solar panels to test the use of solar power for the data center. Group of 64 has been installed Sharp solar battery can generate 10 kilowatts of electricity, this is only required for the data center of a small fraction of the power. However, the project may help Intel to find a more active use of solar energy plan.

Intel said the solar panels will power the data center rack, relatively traditional data center power consumption is relatively small cabinet. Mainly used in research experiments, water and electricity during the summer months the use of local peak power for data centers to add.

Source: windosi.com May. 8, 2009

China's solar power generation may increase the target 4 times

May 6 news, the Chinese government has formulated "by 2020 solar power will reach a total capacity of 1,800,000 kilowatts," the goal could be raised substantially.

National Development and Reform Commission, Energy Research Institute, assistant director of the Wang Zhongying yesterday CNEC the Third International Conference on Photovoltaic Solar Energy said that "1.8 million kilowatts," the planning figures could well turn into a 10 million kilowatts, or even 20 million kilowatts.

If 10 million kilowatts, the expansion rate of more than 4 times

Wang Zhongying said that the new target may appear in the Chinese government is planning a "New Energy and Industrial revitalization planning" in the.

"The goal of 1.8 million kilowatts," From August 2007 to the launch of China's "long-term renewable energy development planning" (the "Strategic Plan"). There is a market researcher said that before the establishment of the "1.8 million kilowatts," the goal was too small, "nuclear power and wind power are long-term goals are also changes to the planning of photovoltaic has not been clear, but should be more than expected."

It is reported that wind power development goals in 2020 is possible from the original 30 million kilowatts increased to from 100 to 150 million kilowatts, and the Government is also on the "2020 installed 40 million kilowatts of nuclear power" to proceed to increase the original content .

Source: windosi.com May. 6, 2009

China's first large-scale PV power station roof system passed the acceptance

May 4 news in recent days, China's State Grid Corporation of Science and Technology project "access to the city power grid for 100 kilowatts of solar photovoltaic roof-level and network test platform for power stations and implementation of research" through acceptance, marking China's first high-level structure of the existing framework building construction on the success of large-scale photovoltaic systems engineering, to promote large-scale development and utilization of solar energy and photovoltaic power generation projects and provides an important network to run technical support.

In order to effectively promote energy-saving emission reduction, China's State Grid Corporation of active solar energy and other new projects and research network. China's national power grid in the distributed power generation and grid, such as a series of theoretical studies based on the end of last year in Zhejiang province-owned power companies in production scheduling, respectively, the construction of the roof of the building a single-phase 220-volt 5 kilowatts of photovoltaic power station grid test , a 250 kilowatts of photovoltaic and 10 kV high-voltage power station and a network model 60 kilowatts of photovoltaic grid-connected three-phase 400-volt power stations, and developed a multi-grid PV system test platform for grid-connected PV system safety performance, operating efficiency, such as detailed and thorough study of the test, in view of the characteristics of solar power generation has developed a safe and stable operation of power grids to ensure that the photovoltaic system and network specifications. Three power stations in the January 2 this year and the network put into operation formally, as of April 28, has 807 hours power generation, power generation 55,200 kwh, 3.1 tons of carbon dioxide emissions reduction, good running, the system stability. With the use of integrated photovoltaic glass curtain wall construction is different from the large-scale photovoltaic power plant system and physical separation of buildings, marketing a wide range of applications. According to estimates, the system generating capacity is expected in about 30 million kilowatt hours and annual emission reduction of about 170,000 tons of carbon dioxide, nitrogen oxide emission reduction of about 220,000 tons, resulting in nearly 1.2 million yuan tariff income.

Source: windosi.com May. 4, 2009