An Iranian lawmaker said that some European countries, Germany in particular, were ready to sell solar panel production factories to Iran. These countries are also ready to make guaranteed purchase of electricity generated in solar power plants, head of the Iranian Parliaments energy commission Arash Najafi told IRNA on Sunday. He said that the ...

IRNA There are 218 hectares of lands dedicated to solar power plants in Hamedan to turn Irans midwestern province into a pioneer in producing electricity via clean solar energy, said Deputy of Natural Resources and Watershed Management of Hamedan Province. The provinces suitable sun angle and its 200 annual sunshine days have made it a suitable place ...

IRNA Iran welcomes Swiss companies bid to invest on Iran's solar energy sector, said the country's minister of energy on Tuesday. 'Cooperation between Iran and Switzerland in different fields, including water and electricity, started 15 years ago,' Reza Ardakanian said during a meeting with Swiss ambassador to Iran Markus Leitner. 'The water ...

Xinhua -- A Bulgarian company signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Iran to develop solar photovoltaic infrastructure in the Iranian central city of Jahrom, Financial Tribune daily reported on Saturday. "The first investment agreement in the Jahrom Special Economic Zone has been signed with Solar & Benefit Corporation (Bulgarian renewable ...

IFP - Over two hundred villages in are generating solar energy to meet their power needs and the number is expected to surpass 300 by the end of this years Iranian calendar year (mid-March 2018). An interesting point about these 217 villages is that the residents not only pay nothing to the government for their electricity, but also ...

TEHRAN, Dec. 28 (MNA) Deputy of Forests, Range and Watershed Management Organization said Renewable energies are essential for saving the basic resources such as water, soil, air and vegetation as they reduce the need to fossil fuels and wood. Parviz Garshasbi, pointing to the first national conference on renewable energies and sustainable development ...

The head of Tehran Electricity Distribution says residents of Tehran province can now register for the installation of one kilowatt solar energy panels on their roofs. IRNA reported on Saturday December 20 that the reduction of household power costs, a 50-percent rebate from the ministry of power and the potential for selling surplus power back to ...

TEHRAN (Tasnim) Wind and solar energy generation in Iran is set to rise significantly, an Iranian energy official announced. By the end of this (Iranian calendar) year (ends March 21, 2015), the countrys wind and solar energy production will double compared with that of last years, Homayoun Haeri, managing director of Irans Power Generation Transmission ...

TEHRAN, July 14 (MNA) The first solar-lift has been installed and operated in the main office of Iranian Atlas Company. Iranian Atlas Company announced that the corporation, in compliance with government policies supporting energy consumption optimization and utilizing renewable energies, designed and installed a photovoltaic system for solar-...

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[caption id="attachment_104226" align="alignright" width="194"] In this June, 22, 2014 photo, Iranian students tour the Taleghan Renewable Energy Site in Taleghan,160 kilometers (99 miles) northwest of capital Tehran, Iran. Solar has been a hot topic of discussion in Iran, which this year fielded a team of university students to compete in a U.S. solar ...

Iran is aiming big with renewables, based on recent statements made by the Iranian Energy Minister, Hamid Chitchian. As revealed by Chitchian, the countrys new goal is to add 5,000 MW of new solar energy and wind energy capacity by the year 2018. Thats a big increase over the countrys previous aims. Sort of makes you wonder what it is that they ...

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) -- Clouds may still linger over relations between Washington and Tehran, but that's not stopping a group of Iranian students and their teachers from gearing up for a summer road trip through the American heartland. Fueled by the sun and their hopes to shine in a first for the Islamic Republic, the 19-strong team is preparing to bring ...