The commercial operation of the largest solar project in California has started with the help of partnership between First Solar Inc. and NRG Energy Inc.. Moreover, New York is also all set to undertake its largest solar project.

The 21-megawatt (MW) power plant in Blythe, Calif., was built by First Solar, and was acquired by NRG last month, through its subsidiary NRG Solar.

According to First Solar, the electricity generated by the solar facility will be sold to Southern California Edison (SCE), under a 20-year power purchase agreement.

The Blythe plant is said to be the largest project in the United States, using thin-film PV and is also five times the size of the next largest PV project in California.

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A scientist at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology has declared that new discoveries are underway to move the society toward the era of “personalized solar energy.”

According to Professor Daniel Nocera, such an era would shift the focus of electricity production, from huge central generating stations to individuals in their own homes and communities.

Moreover, Nocera also predicted that the global energy needs will double by mid-century and triple by 2100, resulting from higher standards of living and world population growth.

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On Monday, The White House announced that it will be initiating a new program, spending $350 million over a period of five years in order to supply developing nations with clean energy technology to combat greenhouse gas emissions and reduce global warming. The funding will be granted by drawing funds from international partners.

According to this program, solar power alternatives will be distributed for homes, including sun-powered lanterns and cleaning equipment and appliances. The funding will also be used to encourage renewable energy systems in the world’s poorer nations.

The Major Economies Forum (MEF) established the funding plan among the world’s top economies in the beginning of this year, planning to produce the details and spending at the July summit meeting in L’Aquila, Italy.

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It will soon be possible to power over 15,000 homes in London, through 100,000 tones of capital’s annual waste that will be transformed into green energy by the largest eco gas fired plant in UK.

On Tuesday, the London Waste and Recycling Board approved a funding of 12 million pounds sterling to initiate the project.

The funding will help to develop an 80 million pounds sterling waste plant which will use new, clean technology to process local waste in a more environment friendly way.

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Secretary for Energy and climate change, Ed Miliband, has recently disclosed the government’s national smart meter program.

The program has been designed to make the citizens more energy conscious, enabling them to save as much as they can, by installing meters in their homes.

The meters will help the residents to keep track of their energy consumption, motivating them to minimize any unnecessary wastage.

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Latest and innovative scientific inventions are moving people and the world towards the period of "personalized solar energy", in which consideration is being given to generating electricity through solar energy instead of huge central generating stations.

The subject on solar energy was discussed in a report presented by an international expert. It discusses an economical process for saving solar energy that in turn could power homes and plug-in cars in the upcoming years.

Moreover, this will not only benefit an individual but the entire environment by keeping it fresh and clean.

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According to the largest utility company in California, it plans to purchase more solar power from businesses and individuals.

A few weeks back, Governor Schwarzenegger said that he wanted California to get at least a third of its power supply from sustainable and renewable sources such as wind, solar, and hydroelectric power.

Keeping this in view, Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E), which is the biggest utility company in California, suggested acquiring more solar power, in order to increase the practice of residential rooftop solar panels.

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An £8 million deal to build a renewable energy plant has been announced that will be able to power 3000 homes in North Lanarkshire, using food scraps.

According to the waste management group Shanks, the project is a joint venture with a Scottish-based Energen Biogas for the Cumbernauld development, which is expected to be capable of processing 60,000 tonnes of organic waste every year.

The permission for planning has already been granted for the plant, which would treat by-products from kitchens, supermarkets and food production. Hopefully, the plant will be in operation by next summer.

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We know that electricity is important for us, but how to afford so much of heavy bills we receive at our homes?  What if there is a possibility to get rid of the electricity bills and yes there is a solution- you can get home solar panel to get rid of long issues of getting electricity. Solar energy is highly important for us, and we most commonly use it in the form of electricity when the solar energy is converted into electricity by the solar panels. Even if you are not convinced of getting solar panel for your home, you have other alternative methods to get solar energy for your daily usage. Solar panels for home helps to get electricity as it absorbs the sunrays and heat from sun and change it into electricity that reaches the home places. Any how a good example for an alternative method is also a good way to get solar energy for your benefit.

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In a few years time homeowners would be able to power their homes in daylight with solar photovoltaic cells, while using excess solar energy to produce hydrogen and oxygen from water to power a household fuel cell. If the new process developed at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology finds acceptance in the marketplace, electricity-by-wire from a central source could be a thing of the past.

Solar power has always been a limited, far-off solution. Now we can seriously think about solar power as unlimited. Until now, solar power has been a daytime-only energy source, because storing extra solar energy for later use is expensive and inefficient. But Nocera and his team of researchers have hit upon an elegant solution.

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