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SEAT starts installing solar panels on Martorell factory roof

As we announced, SEAT is trying to maximize the possibilities of the sunny Mediterranean climate for its factory in Martorell, near Barcelona, Spain. SEAT's plan is ambitious, and could allow the plant to be able to function almost off the grid. The factory will use 320,000 m2 of solar panels on the roof, the equivalent of 10 MW of electric power. Annually, the plant could generate 13 million kWh. That's enough to power 3,000 homes and will save up to 6,200 metric tons of CO2. The first project will start working next year, and will be ... Read more →

Why don't we use solar to power our electric cars? Jeremy Korzeniewski

For years, we've been watching as solar-powered race cars travel at relatively high rates of speed for hours on end – as long as the sun happens to be shining, of course. In fact, the World ...

SUNRGI tempts us with solar power for 5Kwh Domenick Yoney

Sometimes we get a little fired up about new developments in solar technology. This new solar energy system (pictured above) from SUNRGI is making us downright delirious. What is it exactly? Thought ...

Me too: SEAT manufacturing plant also installing photovoltaic panels on roof Xavier Navarro

SEAT (a brand that belongs to Volkswagen) has announced the installation of photovoltaic panels on the roof of its Martorell (near Barcelona) factory in Spain. The company expects this move will save ...

Nissan to save some CO2 by installing solar panels on Spanish plants Xavier Navarro

In an effort to both save some euros off the electricity bill and some CO2 from hitting the environment, Nissan Motor Co., Ltd, will install 606 solar panels at its Barcelona (Spain) vehicle plant by ...

Bush Administration and the DOE helping invest in solar technology 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

President Bush outlined what he is calling the Advanced Energy Initiative in his State of the Union speech. Part of this initiative includes investment in solar technology. Specifically, the Department of Energy has chosen 13 Industry-Led solar projects. Click here for a list of the companies. The ...

ABG POLL RESULTS: Best way to spend the DOE's money 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

On the 13th February we posed the question "What is the best way to spend the DOE's money?", and asked you to vote for your favourite answer. After receiving 290 votes, the results are in and it looks like Lithium Ion battery technology was the clear favourite with 29 percent of the votes. Two ...

Solar chief sells photovoltaics and drives green 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

DayStar LightFoil flexible solar cells Stephan DeLuca, the former COO, and now CEO, of solar cell manufacturer DayStar Technologies Inc. has just received a healthy $50,000 pay rise, plus access to a healthy vehicle. DeLuca, who, according to a Securities and Exchange Commission filing, is allowed ...

World's biggest solar roof for Tesco U.S.A. 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

British supermarket chain Tesco, the fourth-largest retail chain in the world, is teaming up with Los Angeles-based Solar Integrated Technologies to build what is claimed to be the world's biggest roof-top solar panel installation. Solar Integrated won the $13 million contract to install solar ...

Calculate solar array size for electric car 3 years ago on Autoblog Green

I attended an energy symposium earlier this year and someone calculated that a solar cell would have to be larger than the state of Kansas to power America's electricity needs. Now there's a formula for determining how large a photovoltaic array should be to power an electric vehicle. The sample ...

Sunset on alternators, hybrid batteries? 3 years ago on Autoblog Green

MIT researchers have developed a system that could potentially do away with vehicle alternators and even hybrid batteries. The system is called "thermophotovoltaics". Briefly, a gasoline engine heats a light-emitting material which causes a photovoltaic (aka solar) cell to emit electricity. The ...


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